Students take dance to local schools
Posted on Thursday 25 March 2010
College Dance Leaders mount inspirational show
Dance Leaders mount inspirational show with local schools
Dance Leader students at The Sixth Form College Farnborough demonstrated how they are an inspiration to local school children as their four week dance project came to a climax with a spectacular showcase held at Oak Farm Community School. The showcase, entitled Oak Farm Family Dance Showcase presented a range of pieces and involved over 50 local school children.
The work was a result of a four week project led by Dance Leaders from The Sixth Form College Farnborough, in association with North East Hampshire School Sports Partnership. Second year dance students prepared and delivered a dance session every week in Cherrywood Community Primary School, Tower Hill Primary School and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. The project aimed to build links between further education and local schools by providing extra-curricular dance activities.
Friends and family of the school pupils, who were invited to the performance, were full of praise for the work. Subject Leader for Dance Leaders, Emily Burke, said, “I am overwhelmed by the maturity of the leaders and how they have applied their leadership skills when working with the school children, it is a demonstration of the hard work and commitment that our students put into their studies within the Performing Arts department.”
Staff at the schools who worked with the College students said they were a fantastic role model for the school children and were impressed by their manner of professionalism and sense of responsibility.
DANCE LEADERS involved in the project were:
Cherrywood Community Primary School - Sara Lacey, Annabel Moody, Erika Rose, Rhianne Watson, Josh Harrison, Eleanor Turner, Verity Cooper, Nicola Ashton.
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School - Sian Brown, Krystal Duncan, Samantha Till, Victoria Moore, Kimberley Jarnak , Steffi Callaco, Piers Jeffries.
Cherrywood Community Junior School - Ben Seward, Lucy Chilton, Megan Hill, Rebecca Evans, Rachel Tufts, Charlotte Black, Fallan Burke.
Tower Hill Primary School - Becky Kukcla, Sophie Kelpacz, Joel Stevens, James Dance, Jessica Newson, Hayley Goddard, Hayley Carrington.
SPECIAL THANKS to all the schools involved in this project; the dance leaders for their wonderful guidance and expertise, who made the sessions both informative and fun. Oak Farm Community School for hosting this event; Jack Salzman for technical support; Lucy Chilton and Ben Seward for creating the programme and Joel Stevens for designing the poster. Further thanks to Lucy Moore for all her hard work organising the link between the College and the schools and all the teachers who have supported and encouraged such a wonderful experience for the leaders and the students involved. Emily Burke Subject Leader of Dance Leaders.
