Congratulations to Coastal Dance students Ruby O’Halloran & Amelia Mills, who competed in the vocal sections in the Quota Beenleigh Eisteddfod. The girls placed as follows:

Ruby
2nd – 11 Years Vocal Solo
HC – 11 Years Musical Theatre Solo

Amelia
1st – 10 Years Musical Theatre
HC – 10 Years Vocal Solo

Amelia & Ruby
1st – 12 Years & Under Vocal Duo
2nd – 12 Years & Under Musical Theatre Duo

You can view our July Newsletter HERE

Coastal Dance hosted another successful session of Tapatak Oz exams in June with examiner Christine Denny. Congratulations to all of our students who sat their exams for their fabulous results! Our special awards in 2015 went to:

Most Outstanding Teen / Pre-Senior: Riley Johnston
Most Outstanding Junior: Amelia Mills & Emma Mollison
Most Promising Teen / Pre-Senior: Georgia Mollison
Most Promising Junior: Charli Guest
Special Personality Award: Tiani Cashel-Patterson

A special thanks to Miss Maddy for all your time & effort that you put into our students.

Coastal Dance students Holly Johnston, Riley Johnston & Joel Murphy will be travelling to China to perform with the LOcREaDO Company at the Shanghai China Dance Festival at the end of July. They will be performing with the LOcREaDO Sydney program in 5 shows. We wish them chookas & a safe trip!

Congratulations to our Coastal Dance soloists who have been busy competing in the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts over the holidays. We are so proud of all your performances over the festival.

Special Awards
Most Expressive Modern 13 Years & Over – Holly Johnston
Most Entertaining Song & Dance/Tap – Tiani Cashel-Patterson

Joel Murphy
1st – Senior Modern Championship
1st – 20 Years & Under Dance duo/Trio
2nd – 20 Years & Under Dance duo/Trio
1st – 20 years & Under Jazz Solo
2nd – 20 Years & Under Slow Modern Solo
3rd – 20 Years & Under Contemporary Solo
3rd – 20 Years & Under Modern Improvisation

Holly Johnston
1st – 15 Years & Under Slow Modern Solo
1st – 15 Years & Under Jazz Solo
1st – 15 Years & Under Contemporary Solo
1st – 20 Years & Under Dance duo/Trio
2nd – 20 Years & Under Dance duo/Trio
2nd – Senior Modern Championship

Riley Johnston
2nd – 20 Years & Under Dance Duo/Trio
HC – 15 Years & Under Contemporary Solo
HC – 15 Years & Under Jazz Solo
HC – 15 Years & Under Tap Solo
HC – Senior Modern Championship

Jorja Coe
1st – 14 Years & Under Contemporary Solo
2nd – 14 Years & Under Slow Modern Solo

Santana Haynes
HC – 14 Years & Under Slow Modern Solo
HC – 14 Years & Under Contemporary Solo

Jacqueline Owen
HC – 14 Years & Under Tap Solo

Ruby O’Halloran
1st – 12 Years & Under Tap Improvisation
1st – 12 Years & Under Song & Dance Solo
1st – 12 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio
2nd – 12 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio
2nd – 12 Years & Under Song & Tap Solo
2nd – 12 Years & Under Tap Solo
HC – 12 Years & Under Modern Improvisation

Tiani Cashel-Patterson
1st – 12 Years & Under Song & Tap Solo
1st – 12 Years & Under Tap Solo
1st – 12 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio
2nd – 12 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio
2nd – 12 Years & Under Song & Dance Championship
2nd – 12 Years & Under Song & Dance Solo
HC – 12 Years Slow Modern Solo

Amelia Mills
1st – 12 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio
2nd – 10 Years & Under Song & Tap Solo
2nd – 10 Years & Under Song & Dance Solo
HC – 10 Years & Under Tap Solo

Congratulations to our eisteddfod students who competed in the group sections at Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts over the weekend. They performed beautifully & made us very proud.

Under 10’s
Song & Dance/Tap – 1st All I Do 2nd Break Out
Tap – 2nd Did You Get My Message?

Under 12’s
Song & Dance – 1st Can’t Be Bothered Now 3rd I Got The Sun
Tap – 1st Puttin’ On The Ritz 3rd Strut Your Funky Stuff
Musical Theatre – 2nd Matilda
Jazz – HC A Little Party

Under 15’s
Song & Dance/Tap – 1st Tap Your Troubles
Lyrical – 3rd I’ll Be There
Jazz – HC She Wolf
Tap – HC Jumpin’ Jack
Contemporary – HC 2ONE Another

Under 18’s
Tap – 1st Your Nothing Without Me 2nd Turn Around
Song & Dance/Tap – 1st Le Jazz Hot 2nd Jet Set
Contemporary – 3rd BomBom
Lyrical – 3rd Halo
Jazz – HC Wish I Didn’t Miss You

Congratulations to our tap students who sat their Tapatak Oz Exams yesterday, Monday the 22nd of June 2015.

Coastal Dance students Holly Johnston & Riley Johnston travelled to Coffs Habour District Eisteddfod to compete in the solo sections last week. The girls had a successful time & their  results are as follows:

 

Holly Johnston
1st – 14 Years Jazz A
1st – 14 Years Modern Solo B
2nd – 14 Years Tap Solo
2nd – 14 Years Modern Improvisation
3rd – 14 Years Jazz Improvisation
3rd – 14 Years Contemporary Solo
3rd – Intermediate Modern Championship
3rd – Intermediate Jazz Championship

Congratulations to the Coastal Dance students who participated in BPAC this week. We are very proud of the standard of your classes & your performances.

Joel Murphy – Senior Jazz Scholarship – Semi-Finalist
Amelia Mills – Junior Tap Scholarship – Finalist
Amelia Mills – Junior Musical Theatre Scholarship – Finalist
Ruby O’Halloran – Intermediate Jazz Scholarship – Semi-Finalist

Congratulations to our Coastal Dance students & parents who performed at the Coffs Harbour District Eisteddfod over the weekend. The highlight of the eisteddfod was most defiantly our Mature & Motivated group who made their debut. We are very proud of all our competitors performances & our students were praised for their behaviour.

10 Years & Under

1st – Variety Group – Break Out
1st – Song & Dance Group – All I Do Is Dream Of You
1st – Jazz Group – Played A-Live
HC – Lyrical Group – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
HC – Tap Group – Did You Get My Message?

12 Years & Under

1st – Variety Group – Matilda
1st – Tap Group – Puttin’ On The Ritz
1st – Song & Dance Group – Can’t Be Bothered Now
2nd – Jazz Group – A Little Party
HC – Tap Group – Strut Your Funky Stuff

14 Years & Under

1st – Tap Group – Jumpin’ Jack
1st – Lyrical Group – A Drop In The Ocean
2nd – Jazz Group – She Wolf
HC – Contemporary Group – 2one Another

Open Age

1st – Jazz Group Small – Wish I Didn’t Miss You
1st – Tap Group – You’re Nothing Without Me
2nd – Lyrical Group – Halo
3rd – Contemporary Group – BomBom
4th – Variety Group – Jet Set
4th – Jazz Group – Get Outta My Way
HC – Song & Dance Group – Le Jazz Hot
HC – Lyrical Group – Depth Over Distance
HC – Tap Group – Turn Around

25 Years & Over

2nd – Mature & Motivated – Dear Future Husband

12 Years & Under Duo/Trio

3rd –  Amelia Mills, Ruby O’Halloran & Tiani Cashel-Patterson
HC – Ruby O’Halloran & Tiani Cashel-Patterson

Open Age Duo/Trio

1st – Holly Johnston & Joel Murphy
HC – Holly Johnston, Joel Murphy & Riley Johnston