Ballet and Dance
Student Achievements
Congratulations to all our Eisteddfod groups that performed this weekend in the Sydney Eisteddfod and Dance Life United Competitions.
Sydney Eisteddfod Results
Senior Ballet Performance Group (above) placed 2nd in Secondary School Classical
Ella Banfield, Nina Casey-Brown, Elina Filatova, Maddison Hand, Emma Noes, Jade Patrick, Alyssa Price, Summer Smyth and Alyssa Tinetti
Senior Contemporary Performance Group achieved Highly Commended in Secondary School Dance
Ella Banfield, Nina Casey-Brown, Lara Dempsey, Elina Filatova, Mia Kloiser-Jones, Jade Patrick, Jennifer Psaroulis, Avalon Thomas and Alyssa Tinetti
Redlands 1 (Dance as a Representative Sport) achieved HIghly Commended in Secondary School Contemporary/ Lyrical/Modern/Expressive
Maria Argyropoulos, Ella Banfield, Tasman Banks, Nina Casey-Brown, Lara Dempsey, Elina Filatova, Sienna Gray, Riley Harrington-Hopkins, Saskia Jane, Faith Oosthuizen, Jade Patrick, Jennifer Psaroulis, Sunday Stephens, Emma Sutton and Avalon Thomas
Dance Life Unite Eisteddfod Results Senior Contemporary Performance Group placed 2nd
Congratulations to the other Dance Groups who all performed beautifully over the weekend at the Sydney Eisteddfod and Dance Life Unite. Junior Jazz Performance Group: Soleil Burmeister, Rose Connell, Kira Delaney, Tali Feldman, Tabitha Galvin, Aneke Golowenko, Alicia Green, Amber Hosker, Charlotte Humphreys, Annabelle Hwang, Dante Minassian, Madison Noes, Chloe Scamps, Sela Tea, Alex To and Sofia Vincent.
Senior Jazz Performance Group: Josie Bannon, Ellyce Evans-Beard, Lara Farrell, Tara Gold, Aurora Golowenko, Annabelle Harman, Samantha Hely, Scarlett Ilic, Poppy Justice, Madeleine Lamport, Alex Lloyd, Tess Malycon, Emma Noes, Marli Prado, Ashley Stapleton, Tiana Vatandoust, Zoe Waterfield and Melinda Wright.
Redlands 2 Representative Dance as Sport: Cadence Austin, Phoebe Barnett, Aurora Golowenko, Jaida Gwilliam, Maddison Hand, Annabelle Harman, Samantha Hely, Mikaela Hunter, Isabella Ilic, Poppy Justice, Madeleine Lamport, Emma Noes, Alyssa Price, Summer-Eve Smyth, Ashley Stapleton, Alyssa Tinetti, Tiana Vatandoust, Sara Vencalkova, Zoe Waterfield and Melinda Wright
Sydney Eisteddfod Dance Finals – Sydney Opera House
Congratulations to the Junior Jazz Performance Group who have been asked to perform and compete at this prestigious event on Sunday 25 August together with other groups who came first in their sections. An email has been sent to all in the group. Tickets are available from the Dance Office
Summer Intensives
Angus and Isabella McLachlan had a busy holiday attending the Royal Ballet School Summer Intensive, the English National Ballet School Intensive and the Princess Grace Academy Summer Intensive in Monaco, and the Bolshoi Ballet Summer Intensive in New York, Connecticut. The array of teachers was amazing and the experiences and friends they made will be with them for life.
RAD Exams
The exams are in a couple of weeks. Please see timings for your exam on the Noticeboard. A small change for Day 1 has been made.
Friends of Ballet and Dance
Awards Night – Buy Your Tickets Now!
The Ballet and Dance Awards Dinner will be held on 19 September at Manly Golf Club. All students in Yrs 7-12 have been invited to attend. Awards (Yrs 8-11) and Certificates (all Yr 7) will be announced at the dinner and special guests will join us. Let us know if you missed the invitation and we’ll send it to you.
Raffle
The FOBD Committee will be organising a raffle for the Awards Dinner on 19 September. We are asking for donations big or small (we will package small items together). Examples are: Bloch vouchers, massage vouchers, luxury food items etc. We kindly request that items do not exceed $200 in value. Donations can be left with Eva or Karen in the Dance office.
FOBD Coffee Club
Watch this space for Saturday monring coffee catch-up dates.
Last Classes Term 4 for Pre-Primary and Primary Transition Classes
There will be an In Class Christmas Presentation during the last class of Term 4. These classes will not be performing in the EOYC at The Concourse, Chatswood. See Redlands Pulse for details.
Important Dates Term 3
Week 4: Sunday 18 August – RAD Workshop (Prep/Junior exam students only)
Week 5/6: Sunday 25 – Tuesday 27 August – RAD Ballet Exams TBC
Week 9: Thursday 19 September – Ballet and Dance Awards Night (Yr 7- 12)
Week 10: Saturday 21 – Friday 27 September – Class Watching Week
Week 10: Monday 23 September – Auditions Ballet Program 2020
Week 10: Thursday 26 September – Auditions for Performance Group and Jazz Class 2020
Week 10: Friday 27 September – Last Classes
Week 10: Saturday 28 September – Auditions for Performance Groups 20
Spring School Holidays
Week 2: Tuesday 8-11 October – Senior RAD Holiday Workshops TBC
Week 2: Tuesday 8 October – Audition Results for Performances Groups Released (Noticeboard and Redlands Pulse)
For all updates, enquiries and information in regards to classes, uniform and competitions, please check Redlands Pulse and the Ballet and Dance TV (in the corridor outside the Ballet studios).
Please do not forget to let us know if sickness, injury or change of circumstance has occurred. Send us an email evabishop@redlands.edu.nsw.au.
Ms K Martin
Head of Ballet and Dance
evabishop@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6461
Curriculum Dance
Student Achievements
Redlands 1 and Redlands 2 (Dance as a Representative Sport) competed in the Sydney Eisteddfod over the weekend against 40 other schools. Their wonderful achievements are outlined in the Eisteddfod section above.
Important Dates Term 3
Friday 23 August – HSC Dance Practical Examinations
Mrs Katharine Boase
Subject Coordinator of Dance
kboase@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9889