Author: coastaldance

 

Congratulations to our #teamcoastal groups who performed at the 2019 Coffs Harbour District Eisteddfod. We had performers aged from 7 to 70+ competing over 3 days. Thank you to the committee, volunteers & our #teamcoastal families for a fun-filled weekend!

Under 6 
1st – Jazz Trio

Under 8
1st – Tap Group
1st – Jazz Group
2nd – Jazz Group
HC – Ballet Group

Under 10
1st – Variety Group (8’s)
HC – Jazz Group
HC – Ballet Group

Open Age
3rd – Tap Group
3rd – Cabaret Group (18’s)
3rd – Teacher Feature
HC – Variety Group (15’s)
HC – Jazz Group (15’s)
HC – Lyrical Group (18’s)
HC – Group Choreography

25 Years & Over
HC – Mature & Motivated

13 Years & Over
3rd – Student Choreography Tiani Cashel-Patterson

10 Years & Under
2nd – Isla Davies & Grace Gonano – Tap Duo

 

Congratulations to our #teamcoastal eisteddfod teams who competed at the Ipswich Combined Teachers Festival over the weekend. Our groups performed beautifully & made us very proud! We are looking forward to a great year of competition with #teamcoastal! Thank you to the ICTF committee and volunteers for all your effort in putting this great competition on!

Under 8

1st – Song & Dance
1st – Tap
2nd – Jazz
3rd – Song & Tap
HC – Jazz

Under 10

2nd – Jazz

Under 15 

VHC – Lyrical
VHC – Song & Tap
HC – Jazz

Under 18

1st – Song & Dance
3rd – Tap
VHC – Lyrical
VHC – Musical Theatre
HC – Street Tap

Congratulations to senior students Tiani & Mia who have successfully auditioned for the Brisbane season of the LOcREaDO Dance Company. This is a junior contemporary company which is run by Loredo Malcolm.

Coastal Dance has had students in all 3 QLD programs with students also travelling to Sydney & China to perform. We are grateful for the opportunities this program gives young dancers and we can’t wait to see the show!

#teamcoastal celebrated Valentine’s Day with our annual mufti day on Saturday the 16th of February. This is an annual tradition at the studio with all classes celebrating by dressing in pink or red. We love our studio traditions that make lasting memories for #teamcoastal!!

 

Last week Miss Kate & Miss Georgia spent 3 days in Brisbane at the annual Tapatak Oz Teachers Seminar. The seminar was conducted by the creator of Tapatak Oz, Christine Denny who taught the teaching techniques she has developed over the past 25 years & covered all the levels of the syllabus.

Coastal Dance is proud to be a Tapatak Oz school as we truely believe in the vision & philosophy of spreading the joy of tap! You can find out more about Tapatak Oz on the offical website:  https://www.tapatak-oz.com

Congratulations to 2017 graduate Jorja Coe who has just secured her first contract with Celebrity Cruise Lines. Jorja started her formal dance training at Coastal Dance, age 13. Jorja completed her Certificate IV in Dance at Dynamite Studios Australia in 2018 and is currently signed to their agency Evolution Agency.

Jorja is the third #teamcoastal graduate to be offered a professional contract with Royal Carribean or Celebrity Cruise Lines.

We are very proud of our #teamcoastal alumni who have all pursued dance since graduating. They have achieved incredible things in such a short time & we look forward to watching their careers unfold in the future.

Coastal Dance will be hosting an Open House for new & returning students on Saturday the 12th of January. There will be a selection of classes for dancers to take across a variety of genres & information for the 2019 dance year will also be released. A detailed timetable will be sent out in the new year!

Each year Nanny Noel awards 2 shining star awards to students who sparkle & shine at the end of year concert. This year’s award winners were: Ella Taylor – Junior & Jacqueline Owen – Senior. Many thanks to Noelene Taylor, for your constant support of the studio!

Junior Shining Star Award Winner: Ella Taylor

Senior Shining Star Award Winner: Jacqueline Owen

Congratulations to our students who received a special award in 2018! We saw so much improvement in 2018 with some incredible transformations not only in dancing but attitudes & work ethic!

Most Improved All-Rounder: Ruby Johnston

Most Improved Jazz Dancer: Emma Mollison

Most Improved Classical Dancer: Mia Johnson

Most Improved Vocalist: Danika Mason

Most Improved Tapper: Eva Nicol

Most Promising Junior: Bella Hardy

Most Improved Acrobat: Rose Gonano