Ballet and Dance
RAD Exams
The Exams are soon upon us. Please see timings for your exam on the noticeboard. Small change for Day 1 has been made. If you are an exam student please ensure you are coming to the workshop on Sunday 18 August.
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.
Yr 7 Movie and Pizza Night
The fundraising Movie Night for the Peter Lennox Scholarship Fund is happening this Friday. The Ballet and Dance students are very welcome to attend however the Dance classes will be running as per normal timetable.
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 to watch this event are available from the Dance Office.
Spring Holiday Workshop
The Spring Holiday Workshop for our Senior students will be held in Parkes Hall on the following dates: 30 September, 1 October and 2 October. We are excited to welcome back Mr Kit Lethby, ARAD PDTC (Dip.) Royal Academy of Dancing Vocational Graded Examiner, to the Academy to run these workshops this year.
9.30-11.00am – RAD Intermediate Foundation
11.00-12.30pm – RAD Intermediate
12.30-2.00pm – RAD Advanced Foundation
2.00-3.30pm – RAD Advanced 1
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)
Contact Us
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
Independent Dance Festival
Redlands Dance 1 will be performing at the annual Independent Dance Festival on Friday 6 September at Inaburra School. The Festival is an exciting opportunity to showcase excellence in Dance in Independent Schools. It is being made available to students from Kindergarten to Yr 12 from Independent Schools in the Sydney region. The Festival is an initiative created to develop a network of dance in Independent Schools, to further develop the performing arts culture in Independent Schools as well as providing performance opportunities for schools and students. If you would like to attend this event, please click here. Please note that the tickets are free, however you will still need to book so you are allocated a ticket.
Important Dates Term 3
Friday 23 August 1.00-4.00pm – HSC Dance Practical examinations
Friday 6 September – Independent Dance Festival all day rehearsal and performance in the evening
Mrs Katharine Boase
Subject Coordinator of Dance
kboase@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9889