Dance

Dance Festival 2022.

We are looking forward to welcoming dancers, parents and teachers to our 2022 Festival.
It is a joy to see both returning and new participants who continually delight us with their creative and committed performances. Our adjudicator this year is Karen Blackburn.

September will soon be with us so good luck with the preparation.

Kathy Goodspeed

RUNNING ORDER

The running order for The Dance Festival performances taking place on 16, 17 and 18th September 2022 are as follows:

FRIDAY

6.10 pm           Class 5 Ballet 11 – 12 years

6.55 pm           Class 13 Character 13 – 14 years

7.25 pm           Class 31 Lyrical 11 – 12 years

8.10 pm           Class 44 Cabaret Duet 13-14 years

8.30 pm           Class 19 Tap 11 – 12 years

9.00 pm           Finish

SATURDAY

9.10 am           Class 12 Character 11 – 12 years

9.45 am           Class 6 Ballet 13-14 years

10.50 am         Class 28 Modern 15 years & over

11.55                 Class 54 Classical Trio 9- 10 years   Class 55 Classical Trio 11-12 years

12.10 pm         Class 59 Cabaret Trio 9 – 10 years   Class 60 Cabaret Trio 11 – 12 years

1.30 pm           Class 20 Tap 13 – 14 years

2.10 pm           Class 26   Modern 11 – 12 years

3.25 pm           Class 32 Lyrical 13 – 14 years

5.30 pm           Class 49 Classical Duet 13 – 14 years   Class 50 Classical Duet 15 years & over

5.55 pm           Class 38 Song & Dance 11 – 12 years

6.35 pm           Class 27 Modern 13 – 14 years

7.45 pm           Class 61 Cabaret Trio 13 – 14 years   Class 62 Cabaret Trio 15 years & over

8.10 pm           Class 33 Lyrical 15 years & over

9.00pm            Finish

SUNDAY

9.10 am           Class 4 Ballet 9 – 10 years

9.35 am           Class 14 Character 15 years & over

9.55 am           Class 17 Tap 7 – 8 years   Class 18 Tap 9 – 19 years

10.20 am        Class 9   Character 5 – 6 years   Class 10 Character 7 – 8 years   Class 11 Character 9 – 10 years

11.00 am         Class 21 Tap 15 years & over

11.35am          Class 25 Modern 9 – 10 years

1.20 pm           Class 46 Classical Duet 8 years & under   Class 48 Classical Duet 11 – 12 years

1.30 pm           Class D2 Ballet 5- 6 years   Class D3 Ballet 7 – 8 years

1.55 pm           Class 36 Song & Dance 7 – 8 years   Class 37 Song & Dance 9 – 10 years

2.15 pm           Class 29 Lyrical 7 – 8 years   Class 30 Lyrical 9 – 10 years

2.30 pm           Class 23 Modern 5- 6 years   Class 24 Modern 7 – 8 years

3.05 pm           Class 69 Cabaret Group 9-10 years   Class 71 Cabaret Group 13-14 years

3.45 pm           Class 40 Song & Dance 15 & over   Class 39 Song & Dance 13 – 14 years

5.20 pm           Class 45 Cabaret. Duet 15 years & over

5.40 pm           Class 42 Cabaret Duet 9 – 10 years   Class 43 Cabaret Duet 11-12 years

6.05pm            Class D57 Classical Trio 15 years & over

6.20 pm           Class 64 Classical Group 9-10 years

6.35 pm           Class 7 Ballet 15 years & over

7.15 pm           Class 67 Classical Group 15 years & over   Class 66 Classical Group 13 – 14 years

7.55                   Class 72 Cabaret Group 15 years & over

8.20 pm           Finish

A fabulous 2021 Dance Festival

We made It!

Months of ‘Can we’ ‘should we’ ‘will we’ discussions about safety, procedure and security finally culminated in a glorious explosion of Dance. As organisers we were all delighted to be physically working together in a team instead of the last 18 months of online interaction. The joy permeated every aspect of the weekend with dancers just happy to be performing again and parents frequently coming into the office to express their thanks for a festival taking place.

We lost a few performers due to injury and the shortage of fuel that weekend made some families who lived at a distance frightened to use their remaining fuel in case they wouldn’t have enough for work but those that were there more than made up for that. They gave of their absolute best and the quality of the performances was noted by Geoff Lucas, our adjudicator with a number coming in for high praise.

Writhlington School were most supportive and accommodating of our needs and we feel very lucky to be able to use such excellent facilities.

Roll on 2022

Trophies were awarded to –

Lily Beacon                                                  Song & Dance Trophy (Adele Stitch School of Dance)

Jessica Brandon                                         Best Ballet Solo over 12 years & Best Tap Solo over 12 years (Swindon Academy of Dance)

Kitty Stuart Hunt                                       Most Promising Tap 12 years & under (Adele Stitch School of Dance)

Ruby Dean                                                   Most Promising Ballet solo 12 years & under (Swindon Academy of Dance)

Alice Groves                                                Most Convincing Character (Weymouth Dance Studio

Deeds Not Words                                       Most Memorable Group (Weymouth Dance Studio)

Teddy Holton-Frances                              Most Promising Boy (Prompt Corner)

Jemima Garner/Mia Huntley                   Best Duet or Trio (Fox King Dance Academy)

Amera Purnell                                             Most Musicality (Swindon Academy of Dance)

Katie Alford                                                 Most Lyrical Performance (Bristol Ballet)

Lily Woods                                                   Most Promising Performer under 8 years (Prompt Corner)

Saskia Gair                                                   Most Promising over 8 years (Private Entry)

Ottilie Stuart Hunt                                     Best Modern Performance 10 years and under (Adele Stitch School of Dance)

Note for the diary – Next year the dance festival will take place on the 16^th – 18^th September.

For further information contact Kathy Goodspeed email: dance@midsomersetfestival.org.uk   Tel: 01985 216825