GCE Group Weekend 3 Results

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Congratulations to our Senior dancers for a great weekend at Gold Coast Eisteddfod. You were a pleasure to watch & you are such a great group of kids! Thanks to the parents & the nan’s for all you do for the kids. Thanks to our amazing teachers for all your hard work & thank you to Miss Jaimi for being such a handy assistant over the weekend!

15 Years Local Jazz Group – 3rd Get Outta My Way
12 Years Small Group Lyrical – VHC The Scientist
12 Years Small Group Jazz/Tap – 1st Candyman 2nd Titanium
12 Years Song & Tap Group – 3rd Tap Your Troubles Away
15 Years Tap Group – 3rd Steppin’ Out
15 Years Song & Tap Group – 3rd Yankee Doodle
15 Years Lyrical Group – VHC I’ll Be There
15 Years Open Jazz Group – 3rd River Deep
15 Years Song & Dance – VHC Bye Bye Blackbird
15 Years Musical Theatre – HC All That Jazz

GCE Soloists Results Week 2

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Congratulations to our Coastal Kids for even more great results!

20 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio – 1st Brock Parker, Joel Murphy & Zac Gaffey
20 Years & Under Jazz Duo/Trio – 3rd Brock Parker, Joel Murphy & Zac Gaffey
5 Years & Under Petite Solo – VHC Zara Gaffey
7 & 8 Years Restricted Solo – VHC Caitlin Camerson
10 Years & Under Tap Duo/Trio – 1st Ruby O’Halloran &Tiani Cashel-Patterson
10 Years & Under Jazz Duo/Trio – VHC Amelia Mills & Zoe Gaffey VHC Amelia Mills, Caitlin Cameron & Zoe Gaffey
10 Years & Under Song & Dance Duo/Trio – 1st Emma Mollison, Ruby O’Halloran & Tiani Cashel Patterson  VHC Amelia Mills & Zoe Gaffey
14 Years & Under Tap Duo Trio – 3rd Holly Johnston & Riley Johnston
14 Years & Under Jazz Duo/Trio – 3rd Holly Johnston & Joel Murphy VHC Holly Johnston & Riley Johnston
13 to 20 Years Jazz Improvisation – 1st Joel Murphy
8 Years & Under Tap Solo – 3rd Emma Mollison
8 Years & Under Song & Dance Solo – VHC Zoe Gaffey
9 Years & Under Jazz Solo – 3rd Charli Guest HC Ruby O’Halloran
9 Years & Under Lyrical Solo A – VHC Tiani Cashel-Patterson
9 Years Lyrical Solo B – HC Ruby O’Halloran
9 Years Tap Solo – 2nd Tiani Cashel-Patterson VHC Ruby O’Halloran HC Ebony Birse

GCE Group Weekend 1

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Congratulations to all our 8’s & 10’s for an amazing weekend of dancing at Gold Coast Eisteddfod. You danced like absolute stars!!  

Under 10’s
1st – Matilda (Musical Theatre)
3rd – Wherever You Go (Song & Tap)
VHC – A Little Party (Jazz), Razzle Dazzle (Tap)
HC – Friend Like Me (Song & Dance)

Under 8’s
1st – Swinging on a Star (Song & Tap)
2nd – Big Parade (Tap), Zip-a-Dee (Song & Dance)
3rd – Angry Birds (Ballet), Witch Doctor (Jazz)
VHC – Dr Jones (Jazz)

Gold Coast Eisteddfod Solo Results Week 1

Below are the results for our soloists in week 1 of Gold Coast Eisteddfod. Congratulations to all that have performed so far. Amazing feedback for all of you!

Joel – 3rd 14 years Jazz, VHC 14 years Contemporary & HC 14 years Lyrical

Holly – HC 13 years Jazz

Riley – HC 13 years Lyrical

Della – 3rd 13 years Song & Tap

Gold Coast Eisteddfod

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Coastal Dance Groups & Soloist will be competing at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod from Tuesday the 13th of August to Sunday the 1st of September. Programmes can be bought at the venues, Albert Waterways for solos & Gold Coast Arts Centre for groups. 

Group Weekend 1 (Saturday 17/08 – Sunday 18/08) – Under 10’s & Under 8’s
Group Weekend 3 (Friday 30/08 – Sunday 01/09) Under 12’s & Under 15’s

Good Luck to all our competitors & the other studios competing!

 

The Discipline of Ballet Class

A must read for ALL dancers.

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Discipline in ballet class simply means learning , practicing and demonstrating expected behaviors specifically associated with ballet. From the dancers’ viewpoint, discipline comes from the desire to meet and obtain the desired results in class, that is, learning and perfecting the steps taught. Taking ballet class develops self discipline of the body as well as critical thinking skills. Practicing ballet physically changes the body by teaching it a way to communicate through the choreographed movements, we call steps.

Dancers, executing the required barre, center and across the floor dance combinations, requires them to focus on the exercises and combinations in logical, orderly phrases, that create a sequence. Those phrases relate to the accompanying music. The dancer requires self discipline to meet the standards of ballet. Sometimes, learning to commit to the study of ballet, dancers increase self discipline and abilities which may have a positive effect on learning…

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