Ballet and Dance
Student Achievements
Tabitha Galvin and Alicia Green represented the school in the Classical Solo Category at the Eisteddfods during the holidays. They both did extremely well and received Highly Commended.
Saskia Jane attended several Eistedfods also with excellent results:
IRBD (I’d Rather be Dancing) – 3rd in both Open Lyrical and Open Student Choreography (15 years and over); Flawless Dance Eisteddfod – 2nd in Open Student Choreography (Open age group); 3rd in the Open Lyrical and Open Contemporary (Open age Group) section.
Congratulations to Saskia, Alicia and Tabitha. Well done!
Staff Changes
Karen Martin is currently on long service leave. Samantha Simpson (Academy) and Katharine Boase (Curriculum) will be acting heads so please feel free to come and say hello.
We also welcome our new Assistant, Eva Bishop, to the Ballet and Dance office. Eva will be supporting the department going forward.
Appearance
Please take time to remind your children to bring their appropriate dance uniform and shoes to class. In particular, the students should make sure their hair is neat and tidy. All the teachers have commented on the improvement in students’ appearance – let’s keep it going.
Lost Property
Please check through the lost property box outside the Ballet and Dance office to ensure your items are going home to their rightful owner. We will be doing a tidy up this week and anything unclaimed will be removed to ensure the corridors are tidy and clear of unclaimed property.
Can’t Come to Class?
Please do not forget to let us know if sickness, injury or change of circumstance has occurred.
Any Questions?
Please contact us at dance@redlands.edu.nsw.au. We would love to hear from you!
Important Dates
Week 1: Tuesday 1 May – All classes begin
Week 4: Friday 25 May – Dance Life United Eisteddfod (MK Snr)
Saturday 26 May – I’d Rather be Dancing Eisteddfod (JC, MK and MW Snr)
Week 5: Friday 1 June – Gala Arts Performance 6.30pm
Week 6: Saturday 9 June – Long Weekend – Academy Open
Week 7: Wed 13 –Friday 15 June – TBC Senior RAD Ballet Exams
Sunday 17 June – City of Sydney Eisteddfod (JC, MK and MW Snr)
Week 8: Monday 25 June – Yrs 8, 9 and 10 Dance Curriculum Showing 6pm
Tuesday 19 –Saturday 23 June – Class Watching Days
Week 9: Friday 29 June – Last Classes
Redlands Spring Fair – Saturday 15 September. There will be no classes on this day but some students will be performing as part of the day. Groups performing are still to be confirmed.
Ms K Boase
Coordinator of Ballet and Dance (Acting)
dance@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6461