Terms
1 & 2 Newsletter 2003
Greetings everyone
Classes for 2003 are now well underway and the school
is continuing to grow with class numbers very healthy. Enthusiasm is high
and returning students enjoy facing the challenges offered at their new
level. Ballet is a very rewarding dance technique to study as the exercises
and steps become progressively more complicated. The technique is often
tricky to master but the sense of achievement is great when you get something
difficult right.
"Mummy, you might think that ballet looks easy,
but actually it's quite hard!" A Level 1 student (aged 5) made this
enthusiastic comment to her mother the other day and I thought you'd all
like to share it.
Contemporary Dance:
Classes continue on Friday afternoons and newcomers are always welcome.
These popular classes taught by the inspiring Katie Burton, compliment
the ballet programme beautifully. They are great fun and very creative.
The students get lots of opportunities to choreograph their own movement.
Pilates Body Conditioning:
Our new teacher is Vicky Archbold and she is absolutely fantastic. I can
personally recommend her classes as I attend Pilates (pronounced per lar
tees) classes with her myself. I find Pilates a real help in keeping my
aging and often tired body strong and injury free.
Cara's Baby:
Just in case you haven't already heard; Cara is now the proud mother of
a little baby boy named Darcy. I'm sure you will all wish to join me in
congratulating Cara, Billy and Briana. We look forward to seeing little
Darcy at ballet in 5 years time!
The Show:
This year our annual show will be performed in September at Centrestage
Theatre, Orewa. All students are invited to perform in the show. The main
ballet item will be "The Greatest Show on Earth" and there will
also be other items from both the senior Ballet students and the Contemporary
Dance students.
Please make careful notes of the following dates
on your calendar now:
Show Performances: Sunday September 7th @ 1.00pm
and 4.30pm.
Theatre rehearsals: Saturday September 6th and/or Sunday September 7th
between 8.30am and 12.00pm. Detailed rehearsal schedules will follow closer
to the time.
Combined Cast Rehearsals at the Torbay Hall:
Most probably will be during the weeks commencing August 18th and 25th.
Ballet students will most likely be needed to attend rehearsals on days/times
different to normal. Detailed rehearsal schedules will follow closer to
the time. Contemporary Dance rehearsals will take place on the Fridays.
Second Hand Dance Clothing/Shoes:
Currently there is a large selection of good quality second hand dance
wear for sale. Items are displayed in the hall during class times. If
you want to buy anything just place your money in the named bag and remove
the item leaving the named bag with payment for me to deliver to the original
owner. This is free service to our students. If you have any good quality
second hand dance clothing or shoes for sale please place them in a named
and priced bag and give them to Marian.
Teen/Adult Beginner Ballet:
This class runs on Wednesday evenings and is proving very popular. There
is still room for a few more keen, would-be ballet dancers though, so
"don't be shy if you would like to try"….
Teen/Adult Contemporary Dance:
Suitable for dancers with some previous dance experience in any dance
style. This class runs on Friday evenings and newcomers are most welcome
to try out a class before deciding.
Pianists:
This year we welcome not one but three new pianists to the school. Mei-Yin
Lee plays for the Monday classes, Mi-Jin Park for the Tuesday classes
and Melody Deng for the Wednesday classes. Welcome all of you.
Term 2 Timetable:
Term 1 ends on April 11th and Term 2 commences on April 28th. All current
classes will continue at the same day and time in Term 2. Classes held
Tuesday - Friday will have ten classes each. Monday classes will have
nine due to the Queen's Birthday holiday on June 2nd.
Hall for Hire:
Did you know that the hall is available for hire for young children's
birthday parties? Phone the Booking Officer (Kevin) on 473 7665.
Website:
Remember to check out the website every so often as it is updated regularly.
Well that's about all the news I can think of. All
the best for another great fun year of dance.
Marian
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