Ballet and Dance
RAD Exams
Congratulations to all the Prep, Junior and Secondary School students for this huge achievement. The RAD Exams were held on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday this week. Almost 90 students took their exams during the three days. The largest Junior input that the Academy have ever had in one session. A special thank you to the tutors Miss Samantha, Miss Kate, Miss Maria, Miss Susie and the volunteers for supporting us during this very important time for the students.
Angus McLachlan
Angus has received a short-term scholarship to the Australian Ballet School which will commence next week. Last week he was in Hong Kong for the Asian Grand Prix where he was the recipient of the AGP 2019 Atelier Yoshino Prize. We are all very excited for Angus and look forward to hearing how he gets on.
Student Achievements
The Junior Jazz Performance Group (JJPG) performed at the Eisteddfod Finals at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday. They did very well and were a huge highlight to such an exciting evening.
Congratulations to Soleil Burmeister, Rose Connell, Kira Delaney, Tali Feldman, Tabitha Galvin, Aneke Golowenko, Alicia Green, Amber Hosker, Annabelle Hwang, Dante Minassian, Madison Noes, Chloe Scamps, Sela Tea, Sofia Vincent, Charlotte Humphries and Alex To.
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.
We are seeking donations from our Dance community – gift vouchers, beauty products and dancer’s gifts would be much appreciated.
Luxury Food Hamper: One donation from each student in Yrs 7 to 9
Chocolate Hamper: One donation from each student in Yrs 10 – 12
Please drop donations into the Ballet Office or bring along on 31 August.
Coffee Morning and Hair Tutorial
Saturday 31 August 10am to 11am in P1.3 Parkes Hall
Hair Demonstration by Virginia Burmeister
Our fabulous Hair Coordinator, Virginia, will be conducting a hair demonstration, teaching us the art of creating the perfect bun. Starting at 10.00am, this is the perfect place to pick up some useful tips and tricks. All hair types are different, so come along and share some of your own knowledge and experience.
New Dance T-Shirt Available
Unisex Redlands Ballet and Dance t-shirt is available for purchase from the Uniform Shop. Sizes are available for Girls/Womens and Boys/Men, the price is $30.
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 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
Congratulations
Congratulations to Anouk Daddo and Jacob Harrap for completing their HSC Dance Practical examinations last Friday. We wish them all the best for their future endeavours.
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 with 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 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