Ballet and Dance
Eisteddfods 2021
Congratulations to all students who competed over the weekend. We had an extremely busy weekend at the Ballet and Dance Academy, with students representing Redlands at Eisteddfods on both Saturday and Sunday.
We congratulate all troupes for their wonderful performances. On the weekend our troupes competed as follows, with our Jazz Trio placing second and our Senior Jazz Performance Group 2 receiving Highly Commended.
On Saturday our troupes competed as follows:
Jazz Trio at Extreme Dance – Jazz Age 10 and Under Section
Elysia Angus (Yr 4), Molly Crompton and Sophia Moriarty
Junior Jazz Performance Group at IRBD – Primary School Open Section
Jiayi Guan, Melanie Korolev (Yr 5), Charlotte Algar, Isabelle Bannon, Jaxon Black, Emma Cruttenden, Mia Cruttenden, Amelie Dewar, Liliana Halfen, Lillyah Rafferty (Yr 6)
Above: Junior Jazz Performance Group
Senior Jazz Performance Group 1 at IRBD – Secondary School Jazz / Hip Hop Section
Mia Allsop, Rory Hobbs, Dante Minassian (Yr 7) Soleil Burmeister, Rose Connell, Aneke Golowenko, Alicia Green, Madison Noes, Chloe Scamps, Sofia Vincent (Yr 8), Josephine Bannon, Tara Gold, Annabelle Harman, Madeleine Lamport, Scarlett Ilic, Alexandra Lloyd, Emma Noes, Ashley Stapleton (Yr 9)
Above: Senior Jazz Performance Group 1
Senior Jazz Performance Group 2 at IRBD – Secondary School Jazz / Hip Hop Section
Yr 7 – Mia Allsop, Zara Anderson, Rory Hobbs, Dante Minassian (Yr 7), Imogen Jeffery-Bilich, Soleil Burmeister, Rose Connell, Aneke Golowenko, Alicia Green, Madison Noes, Indyanna Rafferty, Chloe Scamps, Alexandra To, Sofia Vincent (Yr 8), Annabelle Harman, Ashley Stapleton (Yr 9), Phoebe Barnett, Aurora Golowenko, Poppy Justice, Jenna O’Reilly, Josephine Simpson (Yr 10), Kyle Banfield, Isabella Ilic (Yr 11), Sophia Justice (Yr 12)
Above: Senior Jazz Performance Group 2
On Sunday our troupes competed as follows:
Elite Performance Group at Extreme Dance – Jazz Age 17 & Under Section
Dante Minassian (Yr 7), Chloe Scamps, Sofia Vincent (Yr 8), Emma Noes (Yr 9), Marli Prado, Avalon Thomas, Alyssa Tinetti (Yr 10), Kyle Banfield, Elina Filatova, Riley Harrington-Hopkins, Edwina Magnus, Alyssa Price, Sara Vencalkova (Yr 11)
Senior Contemporary Performance Group1 at Extreme Dance – Contemporary Age 17 & Under Section
Mikaela Hunter (Yr 9), Marli Prado, Avalon Thomas, Alyssa Tinetti (Yr 10), Elina Filatova, Mia Kloiser-Jones, Harry Knight, Edwina Magnus, Alyssa Price, Sara Vencalkova, Kathryn Wightwick (Yr 11)
Troupes Competing This Weekend
Saturday 5 June: our Senior Jazz Performance Group1 will compete at Sydney Eisteddfod.
Sunday 6 June: our Tap Performance Group will compete at the Extreme Dance Eisteddfod.
Please see our Eisteddfod page on Redlands Pulse for further details.
Note: Due to COVID-19, we are constantly receiving updates from Eisteddfod venues regarding various aspects of these events. We endeavour to update our Eisteddfod page on Redlands Pulse and recommend checking details here prior to your student’s performance, and also the Eisteddfod venues website for any last minute changes.
Important Dates
| Week 7 – Saturday 5 June | Sydney Eisteddfod |
| Week 7 – Sunday 6 June | Extreme Dance Eisteddfod |
| Week 7 – Monday 7 June | Co-Curriculum Ballet & Dance Photos |
| Week 8 – Saturday 12 June | Class Watching |
| Week 9 – Tuesday 15 June – Friday 18 June | Class Watching |
| Week 9 – Friday 18 June | Last day of Classes and Private Lessons for Term 2 |
| Week 9 – Sunday 29 June | Extreme Dance Eisteddfod |
Co-Curriculum Ballet and Dance Academy Photos
Ballet and Dance Academy students in Yr 7 – Yr 12 are having their photographs taken at the Fahl Garden on Monday 7 June 10:30am – 11:05am. Please click here for further details.
Royal Academy of Dance Examinations
We would like to congratulate the following Yr 10 and Yr 11 students on their amazing achievements in their recent Royal Academy of Dance Examinations. Recognition and gratitude also goes to their extraordinary dance teachers, Ms. Samantha Simpson, Ms. Kate Larter, Ms. Kim Traynor and Ms. Julie-Ann Kerr (RAD examiner).
Advanced Foundation Exam: Kyle Banfield, Isabella Ilic and Edwina Magnus (Yr 11)
Intermediate Exam: Catarina Croll, Isabella Kendrigan (Yr 11), Iris Leung and Josephine Simpson (Yr 10)
Above: 1-Catarina Croll, 2-Iris Leung, 3-Isabella Kendrigan, 4-Josephine Simpson
Class Watching
Class watching is an opportunity for parents and friends to observe their child in their usual Ballet and Dance class (these are the classes they are enrolled in). Please find the Class Watching dates here on Redlands Pulse.
Please remember to scan the QR Code when you attend Class Watching, or visit the Parkes Hall Building.
Can’t Come to Class?
Please do not forget to let us know if sickness, injury or change of circumstance has occurred. Kindly email dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au
Ms. K Martin
Head of Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy
kmartin@redlands.nsw.edu.au
02 9908 6461
Feature Photo Caption: Senior Jazz Performance Group1 at IRBD – Secondary School Jazz / Hip Hop Section