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2013 Summer Fling Christchurch
The Summer Fling 2013 was held recently in Christchurch and was heralded a great success. There were 164 enrolments - 159 dancers and 5 teacher observers. Tutors this year were Mrs Lynette Mitchell, Mrs Robyn Simmons, Mrs Sue Gill and Mrs Kim Mavor. Mrs Katherine Kaynes tutors the Junior Dance Class and Mrs Danitta Findlay took the Intermediate fun class. The Senior workshop was taken by Helen Inkster and Robyn Simmons and retired dancers - Julianna Simeonidis and Merryn Herlihy.
The fun classes for the younger dancers and the workshops for 12 & over dancers proved to be the most popular with 42 dancers in the Intermediate class anf 50 in the Senior workshop
Balmoral Club scholarships were awareded by the tutors of each examination class from Initial through to Advanced. The winners were as follows:
Initial - Catilyn Stewart - Rakaia
Preparatory - Amelia Bottin g- Christchurch
Grade 1 - Lucy Muir - Christchurch
Grade 2 - Ruby Baynes - Christchurch
Grade 3 - Victoria Stevens - Christchurch
Grade 4 - Brittney Moore - Ashburton
Grade 5 - Jordan McIvor - Christchurch
Elementary - Courtenay Henshaw - Christchurch
Intermediate - Brittany Findlay - Christchurch
Advanced - Victoria Wilson - Timaru
See the Gallery for more photos from Summer Fling 2013
Hawkes Bay Summer School 2013
The Hawkes Bay Summer School was held recently and they had 3 days of temperatures ranging from 32-35 degress but all the pupils worked very hard and enjoyed their classes
Scholarship winners
Junior Under 10 class - Isla MacFarlane, Orla Byers, Madison Basher
Senior Under 10 class - Christie Watson, Brooke Wilson
10 & under 14 class - Imogen Grayson, Emma Cavaney
14 & over class - Nicole Harvey, Jessie Williams-Emmett
See the gallery for the class photos
Marlborough Dance centre production "Oliver" 2012
The Marlborough Dance Centre performed "Oliver" at their end of year production
See the Gallery for more photos
2013 Highland Dance Company of New Zealand Audition requirements
The Highland Dance Company of New Zealand Audition requirements and application form is now available from the Downloads Page
Application and DVD closing date is 05 January 2013.
Christchurch Christmas Parade
On Sunday 2nd December a group of Highland Dancers participated in the Christchurch Santa Parade.
The Giant and the Toffee Apple float that they have used in previous years was “munted” in the Earthquake, however, the young dancers made the most of dancing on the Back Deck of a Mainfrieght Truck. They danced from the beginning to the end of the parade accompanied by young up and coming piper Johnathan Findlay. Many Jigs, Flings and Hornpipes were performed but the star of the parade was young Hannah Smith who waved and blew kisses from her wheelchair following the truck.
Summer Fling 2013
See Downloads for the Summer Fling 2013 schedule
2012 Conference Report
See the Conference page for the Nelson conference report
and the Gallery for conference photos
