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-- Latest News - 30th January 2012 -- -- Welcome to all parents and students! --  Hope you have all had an amazing holiday break! 2012 is going to be an awesome year at the Academy with lots of exciting news to come! A quick reminder that classes resume on Monday January 30th. All 2011 students should have received the 2012 Timetable and Re-enrolment documents in the  mail, but if for some reason you missed it you can view it online. For all new and enquiring students please feel free to give us a call or come by in person for any questions and forms you require. For all enrolment enquiries (both new and returning students) please call our mobile numbers: 0425 567437 or 0425 567327 -- JUNIOR AND SENIOR CONCERTS --  Congratulations to all of those involved in putting together such amazing shows at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre for our annual senior Gala Performance, and the Camden Civic Centre for our 3 Junior Concerts. It was truly a fantastic show and the talent on display seems to get better each year. Thank you to all the teachers, staff and students for working so well together to put on such a great performance!  -- Anabella Sammut, Georgia Ellery & Katie Anne Clarke --  Congratulations to former Academy students Anabella (National College of Dance), Georgia (The McDonald College of the Arts) and Katie Anne (Ev & Bow) for their acceptance into such prestigious full time institutions! We are so proud of them for all of their achievments and wish them luck for all their future ventures in Dance. Chookas girls! -- NEW SHOP UPSTAIRS!-- Have a look at our new shop upstairs at The Academy. It supplies all of the Academy's uniform requirements, shoes, and some extras such as dance bags, tshirts etc. --Archived--   1 DAY ONLY!   - An opportunity to learn from dancers at the top of their field. - Great value for money - Don’t miss out , book early - class sizes are limited - All levels of students welcome. - Junior and Senior (Elementary and above) levels WHEN: Sunday, 29th MAY  TIMES: 9am — 4.30pm (doors open 8.30am)  Click here for the  WORKSHOP TIMETABLE.pdf COST:  Junior : 4.5 hours (All classes) $52  3.5 hours (Stretch & Strengthen + 2 other classes) $40  2.0 hours (Stretch & Strengthen + 1 other class) $28  Senior: 5.5 hours (All classes) $55  3.5 hours (Stretch & Strengthen + 2 other classes) $40  WHERE: 25/24 Anzac Avenue, Smeaton Grange (APA Studios)  HOW: Call 0425 567 435 to book your place or get more info.       -- Latest News - February 2011 -- Congratulations Nerilee and Edward (Advanced foundation students) for their successful audition for the Premier State Ballet Company. We look forward to watching you both performing on the big stage during the year!  Below is an un-edited sneak preview of the video of our 2010 Gala Performance held in December 2010 at the Seymour Centre, Sydney. 'Layers of Movement', choreographed by Danielle Hincks, and performed by our intermediate and advanced classical ballet students.   -- Latest News - 2 January 2011 -- -- HAPPY NEW YEAR! --  Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday break! 2011 is going to be an awesome year at the Academy with lots of exciting news to come! A quick reminder that classes resume on Monday January 31st. Hopefully you should have received the 2011 Timetable in the  mail, but if for some reason you missed it you can view it online here 2011 Timetable.pdf. To cater for increased demand, we have also planned to hold a number of classes in 2011 at Elderslie Public School, in addition to classes being held at our Smeaton Grange studios... can't wait to see how these classes go! For all enrolment enquiries (both new and returning students) please call our mobile numbers: 0425 567437 or 0425 567327 -- SENIOR GALA CONCERT AT THE SEYMOUR CENTRE --  Congratulations to everyone involved in putting together an amazing show at the Seymour Centre for our annual senior Gala Performance. It was truly a fantastic show and the talent on display seems to get better each year. Thank you to all the teachers, staff and students for working so well together to put on such a great night of entertainment!  -- MITCH & JESS --  Congratulations to former Academy students (and guest teachers) Jessica Franke & Mitchell Turnbull (pictured in poster below) who have recently been awarded contracts with Mod Dance Company (MDC). We look forward to watching them perform when MDC premieres Suite Synergy choreographed by Graeme Murphy in the first half of the year... should be an amazing show... and don't miss out on getting along to see it! More information at www.moddancecompany.com   CONCERT 2010 DATES TO REMEMBER! DOWNLOAD 2010 CONCERT GUIDE HERE(1.2mb PDF file) DOWNLOAD CONCERT HAIR-STYLING INFORMATION (500kb PDF file) This contains all the important information you need, and hopefully answers most of your questions. If you have ANY queries, please see someone in the office or have a chat with your class teacher. JUNIOR CONCERTS 'Pretty as a Picture' Concert Day: Sunday November 21, 2010 3 CONCERTS! - 10.00am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm Venue: Camden Civic Centre Oxley Street Camden (Download concert guide above to check which concert/s your class is in) TICKETS Tickets are on sale from 25 October 2010 at 9am available on-line at http://www.bigtix.com.au/pam/ or over the phone: 0408 863 876 (Phone Hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri). Seating plan: http://www.bigtix.com.au/pam/camdenseating.htm CONCERT REHEARSALS & PHOTOS Sunday October 31 & Sunday November 7, 2010 (Download concert guide above for your class rehearsal times) Venue: The Academy ---------------------------------------- SENIOR GALA PERFORMANCE 'Picture This' Sunday December 12 - 4.00pm Venue: Seymour Centre Corner Cleveland Street & City Road Chippendale, Sydney TICKETS Can be ordered over the phone, online or in person at the Seymour Centre Box office; Ph. 02 9351 7940. Tickets are available from Friday November 12 at 9.30am CONCERT REHEARSALS Monday December 6 to Thursday December 9 Rehearsal at the Academy Saturday December 11 Rehearsal and Photos at the Academy (see timetable for class times) Sunday December 12 Full stage and dress rehearsal 9.30 am-3.00 pm at the Seymour Centre, Chippendale Show begins at 4pm Performers on call from 3 pm (backstage and ready to go!) ** ZUMBA ** The last Zumba classes for this year will be Wednesday 24th November 2010.   All information will be on our web site for when Zumba resumes in 2011. -- Latest News - 11 October 2010  -- -- SEPT-OCT SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP -- Hey everyone! We are holding an AWESOME school holiday workshop in Jazz, Modern and Tap. Classes will be taken by special guest teacher, Steven Barnard, an accomplished performer and dance choreographer who has regularly worked with Sarah Boulter (So You Think You Can Dance). Mr Mitchell will be taking the senior Jazz classes, and for the students who are attending the Vocational classes, these will be taken by Miss Pauline. Get in shape for the upcoming concerts! Students aged over 8 welcome from all studios. For further information contact the Studio: 4647 0255 or 0425 567437 or 0425 567327. Click here for timetable (.pdf format) --CONGRATULATIONS! -- * Congratulations to all the students who attended the NSW SPRING WORKSHOP held at the Royal Academy of Dance. What an honour to be chosen to demonstrate the repertoire for the other students. You guys rock! * Fantastic, amazing, superb, brilliant R.A.D Classical Ballet results! We are very proud of each and every one of you! * Congratulations to our newest Australian Ballet School Junior Associate - Katelyn W! * Congrats to two of our students who both received distinctions in their Intermediate Classical Ballet exams. A great result for two beautiful and hard-working young ballerinas. * And congratulations to Breanna - HC 10/U Classical Ballet at the Sydney Eisteddfod! Katelyn Australian Ballet School Jnr Associate * Congratulations also to Nick and Dani who have both successfully auditioned for placements at full-time dance courses for 2011 (Nick for ED5, and Dani for the National College of Dance, and Ev&Bow). We wish you all the best in the next step towards following your dreams! We have loved being part of your journey! Dani and Nick: both offered full-time places for 2011. * Fantastic performances by all the troupes over Term 3. We are all very proud of you all! A few results from Ooh La Laa: 8/u Ballet- Highly commended 12/u Modern- Highly commended (1st time performing routine) 15/o Contemporary- 1st place 14/u Jazz- Highly commended 15/0 Jazz- 2nd place 12/u Ballet- 1st place Mr President (student + teacher section) - 1st place * Well done to all our Tappers who took part in their exams recently. You guys did an amazing job, and should be so proud of yourselves!! -- NEW MOBILE CONTACTS -- Just letting you all know new mobile contact numbers as follows: Miss P: 0425 567437 Miss Jo: 0425 567327

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-- miss D - 28 Sept 2009 -- -- BIGGER THAN BEN HUR? BEN HUR LIVE! -- One of the Academy's former students - Brad Cleary - who has been performing and choreographing in Europe for the past five years has let us know of the MASSIVE Ben Hur extravaganza he is currently involved with, and which is now playing to stadium-sized audiences throughout Europe.  Below are a few snaps Brad took during rehearsal and some shots from the show.  The show may be headed to Australia in the future. One word... BIG! --miss D - 27 Sept 2009 -- -- A VISIT FROM THE MOULIN! -- It was lovely to catch up with former student and teacher Miss Karina who was back in Australia for a couple of weeks recently. Karina has been performing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris for the last couple of years and has recently had her contract extended. A number of students and teachers have been lucky enough to meet-up with Karina whilst travelling in Europe, and it was great to see her happy face back at the studio! Below are a few pics of Karina at the Moulin.  -- miss D - 23 Sept 2009 -- -- RAD Ballet Exams -- Best of luck to all the students sitting their RAD Ballet exams at the studio today, Thursday and Friday. CHOOKAS! -- More success for former students! -- Jess Franke (Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts) - has been on secondment with Sydney Dance Co and Carte Blanche in Norway. Brianna Kell (Victorian College of the Arts) - accepted into choreographic program at Expressions Dance Company. -- miss D - 28 Aug 2009 -- -- OPEN WEEK! -- Open Week - Week 6 (31 Aug - 5 Sept). All families are welcome to come into the studios and watch the progress the students have been making during class. It's a really fun week... so if you can make it we look forward to seeing you!   -- miss D - 24 Aug 2009 -- -- Dress-up week! -- Week 5 (24-29 Aug) is dress-up week for Wigglebugs through to Grade 5... its Dragons, Knights and Princesses! Can't wait to see you all! -- Performance Groups -- Wow - what a weekend! Congratulations to all the Performance Groups for your great performances over the weekend down at Wollongong. You all danced fantastically and made us very proud! Well done! :)   -- miss D - 15 Aug 2009 -- -- 2010 USA TRIP! -- A number of senior students have been invited to travel to the USA on an educational dance tour where they will have the chance to train at some of the leading dance institutions with some of the best teachers and choreographers in the world. The trip will take in both LA and New York... with a couple of Broadway shows on the itinerary. The trip is planned for September 2010 - more info to follow!

-- miss D - 5 August 2009 --
CALLING ALL YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS! FAST+FRESH DANCE ENTRIES NOW OPEN!! Fast+Fresh Dance showcases the talents of Sydney’s young and creative choreographers and dancers 21 years of age or younger. The festival offers all participants the opportunity to create, develop and perform innovative new dance works and gain vital industry experience.
In partnership with Short+Sweet and the Riverside Theatre, Western Sydney Dance Action is proud to present Fast+Fresh Dance in 2009. Following the success of the festival’s inaugural season in 2008, the festival is returning in November to amaze audiences and showcase short dance works choreographed and performed by Sydney finest young talent. If you love to dance and would like to be involved, why not take this opportunity to realise your potential and start creating now! All genres of dance welcome - so long as the work is innovative and original. Entries close 18 September 2009. For more information about Fast+Fresh Dance 2009 ENQUIRIES/ENTRIES Tel: 02 8839 3309 www.wsda.org.au/projectsedu.htm

-- miss D - 2 August 2009 --

Just found this - the Layne Beachley 'Aim for the Stars' Foundation. The Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation was created to inspire girls and women across Australia to dream and achieve.  My desire is to encourage, motivate and provide for all aspiring women. Encompassing academic, sport, cultural and community pursuits, Aim for the Stars offers ambitious and dedicated females an opportunity to receive financial and moral support to help them achieve their goals. My support will give them the opportunity to maintain a determined focus on their goal, to achieve their dreams earlier in life and allow them to further their ambitions and aim for the stars. The foundation is an investment into the future of Australian women. Statistics show that involvement in sport or like interests detracts from drug addiction, criminal intent and teenage pregnancy. Pursuing personal endeavors enhances goal setting skills, encourages self discipline, furthers self esteem and fosters a motivational nature, all of which benefit professional, academic, personal and social interaction throughout life. A little bit of finance or just the knowledge someone believes in their personal ambition may be all it takes for a female to achieve greatness and ultimately happiness. Layne Beachley For more information and apply for scholarships: http://www.aimforthestars.com.au/

-- miss D - 29 July 2009 --

Congratulations to former student and teacher Miss Laura and Will on the birth of their beautiful little boy - Julian Arthur Harris Freelander. xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

-- miss D - 28 July 2009 --

One of the most influential and famous contemporary dance choreographers of the past 50 years, Merce Cunningham, sadly passed away aged 90 on the 26th July 2009. Many of the students have probably heard us teachers talk about 'Cunningham Technique' in modern classes - also our more senior students may remember former student Melissa Toogood who has been working with the Merce Cunningham Dance Co in New York for a number of years.

To find out more about Merce Cunningham, here are a couple of good links:
http://www.merce.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merce_Cunningham

	-- miss D - 26 July 2009 --
-- NEW PHOTOS! -- Well we've been busy getting a bunch of new photos uploaded onto the PHOTOS page... take a look!

-- miss D - 24 July 2009 --

-- Facebook post from former student Jessica Franke (now at WAAPA) --

Hey guys and gals!

Am eagerly awaiting my flight tomorrow so I can come back and do some classes at the studio!

Have just finished the first six months of the third and final year of my course (a daunting thought that there is only six months to go but exciting all the same). Alex and I performed in the same piece on Wednesday. It was really nice to work with someone you've danced with for years in a new environment. Have received marks from all my assessments and am yet to get anything under distinction which I'm very pleased with. Will be back for 4 weeks and will be dancing at the studio as much as I can to keep in shape for my secondment at Sydney Dance Company in the third week.

Congrats Miss D on the exciting news!

Cant wait to see you all,
Jessica Franke


-- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE STARS WORKSHOP -- 
Thanks so much to A-Live Entertainment - Sean, Hilton, Stephen, BJ and Khaly for warming up the winter school holidays and bringing two fantastic fun-filled days of dance to the studios. The classes were great and the kids were totally buzzing at the end. The workshop ended with a performance from the kids and a special half-hour show by the boys from A-Live which left the kids, mums and dads cheering. Thanks so much guys and we hope to see you back soon!

-- miss D - 15 July 2009 --

-- HOLIDAYS! -- 
Normal classes resume for Term 3 on Monday July 27. In the holidays we have our Winter Workshop with a number of the stars from So You Think You Can Dance: Hilton Dennis, BJ Rorke, Stephen Tannous and more! The workshop is on Thurs 23 and Fri 25 July. Call the studio mobile 0405 140 561 if you want to join us for two fantastic days of fun - students from other studios more than welcome! Ages 8 years and up.

-- SENIOR STUDENTS -- 
It's been really wonderful to see many of our former students doing classes back at the Academy whilst back in the area on their full-time breaks: it's great having you back inspiring and sharing your knowledge with the current crop of seniors. Thanks.. and it's been great catching up!
And just on that... a special to congrats Ashley for your first dance contract overseas with a cruise ship and we wish Jess all the best on her upcoming secondment with Sydney Dance Company!

NAB Dance the Dream offers ballet students aged 8-17 the opportunity to learn from a professional ballet dancer at their local ballet school. You could WIN a once-in-a-lifetime experience with a dancer from The Australian Ballet for your ballet school simply by telling us why this opportunity would make a difference to your class. Hey everybody - lets try to win! Click here to be directed straight to the entry form! Entries close 30 June 2009. xx - Miss D

-- miss D - 5 June 2009 --

-- EXTREME DANCE EISTEDDFOD  --
Our second comp for some of our Performance Groups and great to see the routines improving each time we do them! Well done especially:
8/u Ballet - 1st place
12/u modern - 2nd place
15/u Ballet - 1st place

-- miss D - 18 May 2009 --

-- STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS  --
I would just like to let everyone know about some fantastic student achievements that we have had recently.

Firstly, long-time student and student-teacher Brittany McCroary has reached the final 3 contenders for the lead role in the ABC's upcoming TV series Dance Academy. Brittany has gone through many stages of dance/acting auditions to get to this point. Well done Brit!

Next, Allison G was the proud recipient of a scholarship at the recent RAD Autumn seminar. This is an exceptional honour for Alison and we are very proud of her. 

Also, Breanna W received an award from the RAD at the seminar she attended - another fantastic achievement.

Last, but most certainly not least, Emily G received a couple of first places and HCs in the Classical and Modern solo sections at a couple of her recent competitions.

Congratulations to all these high achievers and we are sure we will be bringing you a lot more as the year progresses.

-- 4 May 2009 --

-- TOP HAT EISTEDDFOD --
Congratulations to everyone who performed at the Top Hat Eisteddfod this weekend. You all did a fantastic job - especially seeing it was the first time many of the routines had been performed. Here are a few notable achievements.
8/U Ballet 1st Place
12/U Modern Highly Commended
14/U Jazz Highly Commended
15/U Ballet Highly Commended
15/U Jazz Highly Commended
15/U Modern Highly Commended

Well Done Everyone - and also to all of you who performed so fantastically at St Paul's Fete.

-- 28 Apr 2009 --

-- WELCOME BACK FOR TERM 2!  --
I hope you all had great break over the holiday and are ready to settle back into your classes. We'd like to Welcome back Nick Robson from his 9 month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines. Also farewell to Mitchell Turnbull and Neil Macmillan who have returned overseas to pursue their dance careers. We wish them all the best.
Also a reminder that term fees should be paid by the end of week 2.

xx
Miss D

-- miss D,  17 Feb 2009 --

-- CLASSES GET INTO FULL SWING!  --
Great to see everybody starting back for the new year... and its wonderful to see so many new faces - I'm sure you will settle into your classes pretty quickly. Of course, if you have ANY queries or questions please feel free to chat to your class teacher, or to Brooke, myself or any of the other staff at the front desk who will only be too happy to assist you.

We've got lots of great stuff coming up this year, so be sure to check back here regularly for all the latest news and updates. We've also got a lot of news that goes onto our noticeboards at the studio, so you can also check these out when you're in at the studios next. 

Our new 'Little Ballerinas' program for 4-5 year olds is going along fantastically, as are the new classes being taken by Brett Morgan... its great to see our more 'serious' 10-13 year ballet dancers showing some extra-strong focus on their technique, which I know will pay off for them into the future! 

hmmm... here's a little challenge... seeing that we are all glued to the TV watching So You Think You Can Dance, instead of sitting on the couch, why not use this time to sit on the floor while you watch and doing a bit of extra stretching! Give it a go! 

xx
Miss D

CLASSES BEGIN TUESDAY 27TH JANUARY!
SEE YOU ALL SOON!

XX

Miss D and all the teachers

NEWSLETTER - JAN 2009 (.pdf file)

NEW! 2009 TIMETABLE (.pdf file)
New 2009 timetable out now! 

-- miss D,  Jan 2009 --

-- Some pics! --

-- miss D,  15 Dec 2008 --

-- All over for 2008! --
Wow! What a year! Congratulations to all of you for our fantastic end of year concerts 'Adventures in Wonderland'. This was perhaps the smoothest concerts we've ever staged... thanks to Miss Brooke for your amazing organisation skills, to all the teachers for your talent and friendship, to the students for your smiles and hard work, and to the parent helpers and families for your neverending support. Thank you so much!


-- Latest student achievements --
It is with a tinge of sadness that I write about the following 3 students - having taught them for such a long time (15 years!!!). At the same time I am so proud to see them spreading their wings and going for their dreams. We all wish you all the best wherever life's path leads - you will always be welcome as part of the Academy 'family'!

Elly - Recently finishing her HSC, Elly has been offered her first pro contract with Royal Caribbean Cruises, performing on a luxury cruise line in the US. Elly will be missed not only by her teachers and classmates, but also by all her little students who she has taught at the Academy over the past couple of years. 
Alexandra - Also completing her HSC this year, Alex successfully auditioned for the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and was offered one of only a small number of places offered nationally.  A beautiful classical dancer with a fantastic voice, Alex will be joining another one of our former students Jess who will be going into 3rd year in 2009.
Michelle - Combining her HSC with her Classical Ballet studies, Michele completed her RAD Advanced II Classical Ballet exam - the highest exam level in the Royal Academy of Dance. Well done Michelle!

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Mitchell  - If you managed to get to the Senior Gala concert, you would have noticed one of our former senior students Mitchell performing in a number of the items. Mitch has been contracted with Royal Carribbean Crusises for the past couple of years and just received another contract with the same company. we have also recently received news that he has won a scholarship to further his classical ballet and contemporary studies with Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York. Mitch will be teaching at the Academy next year until he leaves to take up his position in New York. Well done Mitch!

Jayden - Will be performing in Opera Australia's performance of The Magic Flute being held at the Opera House late Jan thru March 2009. 

-- miss D,  17 Oct 2008 --

-- TERM 4 2008 - IMPORTANT DATES! --

• Monday October 13: First day of Term 4
• Week 1 - October 18: Mary Immaculate fete-troupes.
• Week 1 - October 19: Mater Dei fete-troupes.
• Week 3 - November 2: Junior Dress rehearsal
• Week 4 - November 9: Junior Dress rehearsal
• Week 5 - November 16: JUNIOR CONCERT!!!!
• Week 6 - November 20: Light up Camden
• Week 7 - Nov 24 - 29: Princess & Pirate Dress-up week for juniors!
• Week 8 - December 6: Campbelltown Carols
• Week 8 - December 7: Senior Dress Rehearsal
• Week 9 - December 14: SENIOR CONCERT DAY!!!!
• Week 9 - December 14: Last day Term 4- All students

-- EXAMS --
R.A.D Classical Ballet and Tap exams as well as Modern and Jazz Assessments were held at the end of Term 3. All the teachers are so proud of their students progress leading up to the exams and with how hard they have been working in class. I was also very impressed to see how well prepared all the students were going into their exams/assessments. Most of the candidates still had their bright smiles when they came out...always a good sign. Results for exams will be sent to soon and will be given out to students in class.

-- LA & NEW YORK DANCE TRIP --
Miss Courteney and a few of the senior students recently enjoyed a great trip over the Term 3/4 school holidays to New York and LA - spending their holidays in LA and New York with some well recognized and up-and-coming Hip-Hop, Jazz and lyrical teachers. We can’t wait to see what new moves Miss Courteney brings back with her and I'm sure we'll some of these new moves appear in their routines for the concerts!

-- CONGRATULATIONS! --
Jayden S: 3rd Place in the City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge.
Joscelyn M: 3rd Place in the City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge.
Well done!

NEWSLETTER - TERM 3 2008 (.pdf file)

Term 3 Starts Mon July 21

-- miss D,  17 July 2008 --

Yes, July already! - I for one can not believe how fast this year is going. Maybe its because of all the exciting events and activities we are having. In the newsletter (download above) we have some information regarding the exams, assessments and other activities that will be held in term 3 as well as reporting on events from term 2 such as the Annual Recital for Musical Theatre, Drama and Singing.

Have a lovely holiday and I’ll see you all next term - classes start again Mon July 21.

-- Student Achievements -- 
Neil: 18 year old Neil has received his first professional Dance contract. Based in the USA he will be touring from Florida to Mexico on a cruise-line. A great way to see the world and kick-start his professional career in dance. Bon Voyage Neil!

Nick: Nick who is also 18 years old will also be taking up his first professional Dance Contract on a cruise-line based in the USA in July. An amazing feat considering Nick only started to take his dance seriously this year! Previously having studied Ballroom and Hip-hop he has now mastered pirouettes and grand Jetes. His intense training this year has included Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Hip-Hop at The Academy. What an astounding achievement!

Samara: Received a scholarship in dance to study at ACPE (Australian College of Physical Education). She began her studies in January– Congratulations Samara!

-- Guest Teacher Lachlan McCarthy -- 
We have been very excited to have Lachlan McCarthy back at The Academy in 2008 to teach a series of Open Classes. Lachlan who is on his annual break from his professional commercial dance career based in L.A. taught a range of classes including 12-14 Hip-Hop, 15-17 Hip-Hop, 18+ Hip-Hop, Open Modern, and Open Jazz classes.

Lachlan began his career performing on Cruise ships touring the world. After this he took up the opportunity to study at ‘The Edge’, a prestigious training facility in L.A for pre-professional and professional commercial performers. Graduating from ‘The Edge’ he began his now successful career as a commercial dancer and is contracted throughout the USA and Europe on various commercial dance projects.

I took a moment to ‘peek’ at some of the classes and they looked like so much fun I wish I had a chance to do them! It is wonderful to see the students have the opportunity to take classes in the most up-to-date styles coming out of the US and Europe without even leaving the Macarthur area! A big thank you to Lachlan for your inspiring and challenging classes!

-- Annual Recital 2008! -- 
Once again the recital was fantastic and it was great to see all the students giving their best up on stage. The intimate setting at the Arts Centre allows the audience to be close to the action and really see and hear the expression in the performances.

A surprise performance by Miss Brooke (to support one of the vocal performers in her item) was definitely a highlight for many! A special thank you to all the teachers who were there on the day and made the recital possible: Miss Brooke, Miss Courteney, Miss Eloise and Miss Pauline. 

Also a huge thank you to some of the senior students who gave up their Sunday to help out; Danielle (our beautiful MC), Alexandra, Anabella  Lauren  Sophie and Renata.

-- Performance Groups-- 
The performance groups have all been working very hard this year and in Tem 2 got their first taste of the stage for 2008. We are very proud of the excellent work they are doing as individuals and most importantly as a team! They have gotten excellent results in their performances so far (see the results listed below) —Great work Guys!

Top Hat:
• 10/under Ballet-1st place
• 14/under Jazz-Highly Commended

MACPAS:
• 10/under Ballet-Highly Commended
• 10/Under Jazz-Highly Commended
• 14/under Jazz-2nd place
• 14/under Modern-1st place

NEWSLETTER - TERM 2 2008 (.pdf file)

-- miss D,  7 May 2008 --