Congratulations to our Coastal Dance teams, young & old who performed at the Coffs Harbour District Eisteddfod over the weekend. Our seniors entered the The Parriott Family Team Choreography for the first time & they produced an incredible routine that placed 2nd! Thank you to the committee & volunteers of the eisteddfod that made our time so enjoyable.

Under 12

Tap Group – 1st Puttin’ on the Ritz 3rd Lullaby of Broadway
Jazz Group – 4th A Lil’ Party
Variety Group – 3rd All I Do HC Movies Are Movies

Under 14

Variety Group – HC Can’t Be Bothered Now HC I Got The Sun

Open Age (Under 15 & Under 18)

Choreography Challenge – 2nd
Variety Group – 4th Anything Goes HC Tap Your Troubles Away
Jazz Group Small – 3rd She Wolf HC Get Outta My Way
Jazz Group – 3rd Wish I Didn’t Miss You HC Aphrodite
Modern Expressive Group – HC I’ll Be There HC Halo
Contemporary Group – 2nd BomBom HC Ghosts of Sky
Contemporary Group Small – 2nd Depth Over Distance HC 2one Another
Cabaret Group – 3rd Jet Set HC Bye Bye Blackbird
Tap Group – 3rd Turn Around HC Fascinating Rhythm

25 Years & Over

Mature & Motivated – 3rd Matilda HC Dear Future Husband

Duos / Trios

Under 12

1st Amelia Mills, Tiani Cashel-Patterson & Ruby O’Halloran 3rd Tiani Cashel-Patterson & Ruby O’Halloran

Open Age

1st Holly Johnston & Joel Murphy 2nd Holly Johnston, Joel Murphy & Riley Johnston

 

Coastal Dance will be hosting tap workshops with Tapatak oz creator, Christine Denny on Monday the 20th of June. We will be running 3 levels:

Beginner: 5:00 – 6:00
Senior: 6:00 – 7:00
Intermediate: 7:00 – 8:00

There is a charge of $20 per student to help cover the costs. If you would like more information please contact Kate (kate@coastaldance.com.au)

Coastal Dance will be holding a ballet workshop  on Friday the 17th of June with Gina-Marie Leathem who has recently returned from dancing professionally in Europe. There will be junior class (7 – 11 years) from 5:00 – 6:00pm & an Intermediate & Senior class (11 yrs +) from 6:00 – 7:30pm. There is no charge for this workshop as we want to give our students the opportunity to work with a professional ballerina!

Thank you to all of our Saturday classes who dressed up for Miss Kate’s annual birthday mufti day! This years letter was B! Here’s a few photo’s from the day:

 

Thank you to everyone who supported Jacqueline’s Bake Sale on the weekend. Jacqueline raised $467.55 towards her fundraising efforts & had a great time at the Mother’s Day Classic.

Congratulations to our senior eisteddfod team who were awarded the Most Promising Group (Open Age) at the Ipswich Combined Teachers Festival over the weekend. The adjudicator was incredibly complimentary about their potential & technique & also acknowledged their versatility. We are so proud of how far our seniors have come over the past 4 years & we look forward to watching them succeed!

Congratulations to Junior student, Amelia Mills who was awarded the Most Promising Tapper at the Starbound Entertainers Festival. Amelia is an incredibly hard working student & a deserving winner!

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.