Ballet & Dance
Class of 2021
Dance Awards 2021
This week would have seen our amazing Redlands Friends of Ballet and Dance host our annual Awards Dinner at Manly Golf Club. As we are unable to have our dance community come together this year, we will still celebrate our students’ achievements.
Ballet and Dance tutors have reviewed all senior students from Years 8 – 11 who have participated in co-curricular and extra-curricular Ballet and Dance classes and have voted for students in the following four categories: Dedication, Service, Excellence and Leadership. We look forward to announcing our Dance Awards in next week’s edition of Note Day.
Our Yr 7 students will receive a Ballet and Dance Participation Award and Yr 12 students will receive a framed headshot.
Friends of Ballet and Dance
Hi Parents of Dancers,
As our annual dinner is unable to go ahead, a reminder that you are invited to join us for drink and nibbles over Zoom this Thursday 2 September at 6pm.
Zoom information: FOBD Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 954 7584 8293 Passcode: 141766
Hope to see you there.
Friends of Ballet and Dance, Chair
Sue Banfield
Staff News
Kim Traynor – Celebrating 21 Years at Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy
Ms. Traynor trained at the Scully Borovansky School in Sydney attaining her RAD Solo Seal. After completing her studies at the Royal Ballet School in London she joined Deutsche Oper am Rhein Company in Dusseldorf, Germany. Upon her return Ms Traynor was invited to join the Australian Ballet where she toured extensively to China, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Together with Mr Kelvin Coe OBE, Ms Traynor founded the NSW College of Dance. Dancers from her Junior School in Sydney performed with the Australian Opera and the wider professional dance community. Ms Traynor has been a lecturer in Classical Ballet at the Victorian College of the Arts working with Secondary School and Melbourne University as well as guest teaching and adjudicating extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Ms Traynor is a highly respected teacher and has taught at Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy for over 20 years. Her experience, achievements, wealth of knowledge and passion for dance have greatly inspired and benefited our many classical Ballet students.
Dance in Dress-Up (Prep & Juniors)
Our students and teachers alike continue to embrace the opportunity to dress up for Dance. Thank you to our Prep and Junior dancers, and our teachers, for sharing their creativity!
Next week we’re asking students to use a scarf or some ribbons whilst dancing (ribbons and scarves are optional).
And for all dress-up theses for Term 3 please CLICK HERE.
Class of the Week
Each week we choose a class that demonstrates a collective drive to learn and excel in practice while remote learning.
This week congratulations go to Ms Bree’s Year 4 Contemporary class.
Secondary School Sport and Cocurricular Photographs
Secondary School Sport and Co-Curricular activity photos are ready for ordering. Please visit the Melba Studios website, www.melbastudios.com.au. Select school orders and enter the password, WINNIE.
If you have any questions, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.
Contact Us
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us at dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au should you have any questions or concerns.
We also ask that you check our Ballet and Dance page on Redlands Pulse for updates (click here) .
Thank you again for your continued support and understanding.
Stay safe and keep well.
Ms. K Martin
Head of Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy
kmartin@redlands.nsw.edu.au