Congratulations to our competition teams who competed at the Ipswich Combined Teachers Festival over the weekend. We had such a great weekend with our Coastal families & were so proud of the achievements of our students. A special congratulations to our Seniors who were awarded the Most Promising Group for the 2nd year in a row!

Under 12

3rd – Song & Tap Group – All I Do
3rd – Song & Dance Group – Movies Are Movies
HC – Tap Group – Lullaby of Broadway

Under 15

2nd – Slow Modern Group – A Drop In The Ocean
3rd – Song & Tap Group – Tap Your Troubles Away
HC – Jazz Group – Get Outta My Way
HC – Tap Group – Fascinating Rhythm
HC – Slow Modern Group – I’ll Be There For You
HC – Contemporary Group – 2one Another

Under 18

1st – Contemporary Group B – Ghosts of Sky
1st – Musical Theatre Group – Anything Goes
2nd – Contemporary Group A – BomBom
2nd – Tap Group – Turn Around
2nd – Slow Modern Group – Halo
HC – Tap Group – Your Nothing Without Me
HC – Slow Modern Group – Depth Over Distance

On Sunday the 8th of December Coastal Dance student Jacqueline Owen will be taking part in the Mother’s Day Classic in memory of her beautiful mum, Karen who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2010. Jacqueline is raising money for cancer research so on Saturday the 7th of May we’ll be wearing PINK & holding a bake sale!

You can donate to Jacqueline’s fundraising HERE or come down the studio on Saturday the 7th from 9:30am! We are so proud of Jacqueline & the thoughtful caring person she is.

Coastal Dance will be closed on ANZAC Day. Those missing classes may choose a makeup class from the timetable.

Over the Easter holidays Coastal Dance soloists competed in the Starbound Entertainers Festival at Albert Waterways. All competitors represented the studio beautifully & made us very proud!

Amelia Mills
1st – 12yrs and under Tap solo (A)
3rd – 12yrs and under Musical Theatre Solo (A)
HC – 12yrs and under Entertainment Solo
HC – 12yrs and under Theatrical Solo

Ruby O’Halloran
2nd – 12yrs and under Tap solo (B)
2nd – 12yrs and under Theatrical Solo
3rd – 12yrs and under Musical Theatre Solo (B)
HC –  12 Years and under Vocal Solo

Tiani Cashel-Patterson
2nd – 12yrs and under Contemporary Solos (B)
HC – 12yrs and under Musical Theatre Solos (B)

Jacqueline Owen
3rd – 14 Yrs + 16 Yrs + Open Age – Song & Dance/Tap

Jade Gordon
HC – 10 Years and Under Vocal Solo

Lucy Gordon
1st – Tiny Tots – Any Style 5 Years and Under

Amelia Mills, Ruby O’Halloran & Tiani Cashel Patterson
2nd – 12yrs and under Any Style Duo/Trio

Ruby O’Halloran & Tiani Cashel-Patterson
3rd – 12yrs and under Any Style Duo/Trio

If you would like to enrol at Coastal Dance for Term 2 please email kate@coastaldance.com.au. Miss Kate is currently in the USA with our seniors & is not contactable by phone. Thank you for understanding : )

In the final week of terms 1, 2 & 3 we invite our studio parents to view their child’s technique classes on our weekly timetable. This is a great chance to view your child’s progress throughout the year! Our term 1 Open House runs from Saturday the 19th to Thursday the 24th of March.

We have created a travel blog for our family & friends to follow our upcoming USA trip. You can view our Coastal Dance Travels Blog here! We’ll be updating it daily with our adventures & we look forward to sharing the experience with you!

We held our final fundraiser for our seniors upcoming USA tip on Saturday the 12th of March. The studio raised $330 for our seniors which will go towards transport & groceries. Thank you to all those who came & to the studio for the support throughout!

Coastal Dance will be holding our first disco of the year on Saturday the 12th of March from 6:00 – 8:00pm to celebrate Easter! All students & their friends are invited to attend with all funds raised going towards our seniors upcoming USA trip. Entry is $10 & Coastal Dance students are asked to bring a plate of food to share. Our discos are lots of fun & it’s a great chance for our new & old students to mix outside of dancing!

Coastal Dance will be holding our annual St Patrick’s Mufti Day on Saturday the 19th of March. All Saturday classes are encouraged to participate in a day of fun!