Journey of the Celts - concerts Auckland April 2015
Here is the details of the 3 concerts that will be held in Auckland 10/11 April at the Hawkins Theatre,
Tickets are available from : www.eventfinder.co.nz
here is the youtube link to the concert details
http://youtu.be/2iBGD0T-6ow
May Exam Entries
Reminder that exam entries close Sunday 1 March, please ensure you have posted your entries by Friday at the latest the ensure they arrive by the 1st March. Remember there is no postal collection Saturday and Sunday nights so anything posted over the weekend will not leave until Monday night.
Christchurch dancers performing at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony
Over 40 members of the "Christchurch Junior Dance Group" let by Danitta Findlay and assisted by Elizabeth Smith have been working hard for the last two weeks putting the finishing touches on their choreographed item "Celtic Dawn" .
The group have learnt, perfected and performed Celtic Dawn over the last 12 months and have danced at concerts, cultural festivals, competitions, on What Now TV and have even had their photo on the front page of The Press.
This week they are performing along with Senior Dancers for their biggest crowd yet at the Opening Ceremony for The World Cup Cricket. They have to attend a rehearsal on Tuesday evening and then a full Dress rehersal on Wednesday night ready for the big show on Thursday night. Keep an eye out for them during the coverage on TV.
Hawkes Bay Summer School
Our three day summer school was held at 'K Studio' in Havelock North on 17-19 Janruary 2015. We had 28 entried in total and the tutor was Mrs Kimberley Mavor from Oamaru. We offered age group dance classes and had dancers from Wellington, Tauranga and Hawkes Bay attend. We offered a $50 scholarship for each class which was presented by Mrs Mavor on the last day.
Winners were
Under 10 Junior - Haylee Barker
Under 10 - Ava Woodbury-Rinkle
10-14 - Tesca Edwards
14 and over - Jessica Miller
May Exam Entries
Reminder that exam entries close on 1 March.
Entry forms are available from the downloads section on the website.
Summer Fling 2015 fun video
Here is the link to the video that was taken at Summer Fling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S5O90AFV9E
Auckland Summer School
Tutors were Mrs Robyn Simmons and Mrs Pamela Fleming.
Students attending came from Christchurch, Palmerston North, Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland areas.
Scholarships awarded in 2014 were taken up by Imogen Grayson and Ariah Mandeno and Auckland Teacher's & Judges Association awarded scholarships to Kate Lee and Ella Twiss.
Summer Fling 2015
This year 170 dancers enrolled for Summer Fling which was held at St Margarets College. The tutors were
Mrs Sherilyn Hall, Mrs Susan Edwards, Mrs Kim Mavor and Mrs Jacqueline Seque. Mrs Jacqueline Jones tutors two Junior Dance classes, Miss Lana Donaldson took the Junior fun class and Mr Michael Gudgeon tutors two 11 & over Stretch classes.
The following students were awarded $50 Balmoral Club scholarships by the tutors of the Examination classes
Initial - Lulu Steel - Christchurch
Preparatory - Isabella Inglis - Ashburton
Grade 1 - Sarah Jamison - Oamaru
Grade 2 - Alesha Keenan - Peel Forest
Grade 3 - Tassilo Abbot - Tuatapere
Grade 4 - Hannah Sangster - Lumsden
Grade 5 - Lucy Palmer - Nelson
Elementary - Kate Booker - Rakaia
Intermediate - Demi de Kruijf - Winton
Advanced - Sophie Sangster - Lumsden
The swimming pool was in constant use during the dancers class breaks
