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Ballet Exam Timetable – 14th and 15th December 2015

Please find below the times for the Ballet exams, December 2015

 

14th December 2015

Imperial Ballet Exams

Brambletye Pre-Prep School

10.00 – Primary Exam

Violet Wallis
Daisy Scrivener
Grace Louis
Keeley Marie Prevett

10.30 – Grade 1

Orla King
Charlotte Edwards
Chloe Lacey
Freya Bradstock

11.00- Coffee

11.15 – Grade 1

Maddie Ovington
Polly Hobbs
Charlie Stripp
Lucas Kewell

11.45 – Grade 1

Talia Valles
Cora Lansdown
Sophia Appavoo

12.15 – Grade 1

Diya Biju
Fiorella Cristano Roth
Jessica Coward
Katrina Mutimba

12.45 – Grade 1

Sophia Ally
Ellie Louis
Darcie Bennett
Paige Simpson

13.15 – Lunch

14.15 – Grade 4

Mary Mahoney
Chloe Marcham

14.55 – Grade 4

Jacqueline Brown
Marnie Trewern

15.40 – Tea

15.55 – Grade 5

Sasha Gardiner
Michaela Barshell-Wheeler
Keziah Defriend

16.50 – finish

 

15th December 2015

Imperial Ballet Exams

Brambletye Pre-Prep School

10.00 – Grade 4

Jessica Mitchell
Alicia Ally

10.40 – Grade 5

Bethany Mitchell
Grace Stroud

11.25 – Coffee

11.40 -Grade 5

Erin Dallas
Ellie House

12.25 – finish

Tap Exam Timetable – Click Here

Exam Timetable – December 2015

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Christmas Non-Uniform Week

Week commencing Monday 23rd November 2015 is the last week of term before “Watching Week” for Redhurst and we are holding a ‘Non-uniform Week’.

Christmas themed, it will give your child the opportunity to wear anything red or green or get out those pretty dresses or costumes and turn them all sparkly and Christmassy!

Pay £1 per class (or for more than 2 classes, pay £2 for the week), for the privilege of wearing your own outfits to class(es). Why not get together with a friend or group and arrange a theme?

We must point out however, ballet shoes, tap shoes and character shoes must still be worn and that costumes are not too long that will get under your feet when dancing.

Please give your donations to Miss Kay/dance assistant at the beginning of class.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

All donations contribute towards the Redhurst Schools Dance Show Fund.

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Exam Coaching Classes

Please see below the Ballet coaching classes for the forthcoming exams. (edited 21/11/2015)

Saturday 21st  November
2.45-3.15 Primary
3.15-4.00 Grade 1
4.00 -5.00 Grade 4
5.00-6.00 Grade 5

Sunday 29th November – individual timings are yet to be finalised.
9.30-10.00 Primary
10.00-10.30 Grade 1
10.30-11.00 Grade 1
11.00-11.30 Grade 1
11.30-12.00 Grade 1
12.00-12.30 Grade 1
1.00-2.00 Grade 4
2.00-3.00 Grade 5

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Beckenham Festival 2015 – results

Beckenham Results!
Well Done and huge congratulations to all the competitors. The teachers are extremely proud of the pupils great successes – another excellent Festival. If you have any more, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

 

SOLO Alicia Ally Modern Modern Dance – Age 14 years 466 2nd – Distinction – 87 Marks
SOLO Alicia Ally Greek Greek – Age 14 years 469 3rd – Distinction 85 Marks
SOLO Sophia Ally Greek Greek – Age 9 and under 430 1st – Distinction 84 Marks
SOLO Sophia Ally Modern Modern Dance – Age 8 years 422 2nd – Distinction – 86 Marks
SOLO Darcie Bennett Greek Greek – Age 9 and under 430 3rd Distinction – 82 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Greek Greek – Age 14 years 469 2nd – Distinction – 86 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Modern Modern Dance – Age 14 years 466 2nd – Distinction – 87 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Tap Tap – Aged 14 years 468 2nd – Distinction – 85 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Ballet Ballet – Age 14 years 463 2nd – Distinction – 86 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Contemporary Contemporary Dance – Solo Age 14 502 1st – Distinction – 87 Marks
SOLO Erin Dallas Choreography Choreographic – Solo – Age 15 and under 489 3rd – Distinction – 85 Marks
SOLO Sasha Gardiner Lyrical Lyrical Modern – Age 15 years 475 Distinction – 83 Marks
SOLO Daisy Herriot Modern Modern Dance – Age 12 years 450 Distinction – 83 Marks
SOLO Georgia Hoad Modern Modern Dance – Age 13 years 458 Distinction – 81 Marks
SOLO Georgia Hoad Greek Greek – Age 13 years 461 4th – Distinction – 84 Marks
SOLO Ellie House Modern Modern – Age 14 years 466 4th Distinction 85 Marks
SOLO Ellie House Ballet Ballet – Age 14 years 463 Distinction 83 Marks
SOLO Georgia Kewell Greek Greek – Age 10 years 437 2nd – Distinction – 83 Marks
SOLO Georgia Kewell Ballet Ballet – Age 10 years 432 3rd – Distinction – 84 Marks
SOLO Chloe Marcham Greek Greek – Age 16 years and over 485
SOLO Jessica Mitchell Modern Modern Dance – Age 14 years 466
SOLO Jessica Saunders Greek Greek – Age 13 years 461 Distinction – 82 Marks
SOLO Imogen Shern Greek Greek – Aged 12 years 453 Distinction – 81 Marks
SOLO Paige Simpson Greek Greek – Age 9 and under 430 3rd – Distinction – 82 Marks
SOLO Grace Stroud Greek Greek – Age 16 years and over 485
SOLO Amelia Stuart Greek Greek – Age 13 years 461
SOLO Isabelle Weir Song and Dance Song and Dance – Age 12 years 454
Duet Sophia Ally
Paige Simpson		 Greek Duet Greek Duet – Age 9 and under 509
Duet Georgia Hoad
Alicia Ally		 Greek Duet Greek Duet – Age 15 and under 511 Distinction – 86 Marks
Duet Daisy Madkins
Mary Mahoney		 Greek Duet Greek Duet – Age 15 and under 511 Distinction – 85 Marks
Duet Grace Stroud
Michaela Barshell Wheeler		 Greek Duet Greek Duet – Age 21 and under 511
Duet Erin Dallas
Alicia Ally		 Modern Duet – Chicago Modern Dance – Age 15 and under 515 1st – Distinction – 87 Marks
Duet Ellie House
Jessica Mitchell		 Modern Duet Modern Duet – Age 15 and under 515 Distinction – 84 Marks
Duet Daisy Madkins
Georgia Hoad		 Modern Duet – Tea Party Modern Duet – Age 15 and under 515 Distinction – 84 Marks
Greek Quartet Michaela Barshell Wheeler
Harriet Clare
Jacqueline Brown
Hannah Weir		 Greek Quartet Greek Quartet – Age 21 and under 552 1st – Distinction 85 Marks
Greek Trio Bethany Mitchell
Chloe Marcham
Olivia Golton		 Greek Trio Greek Trio – Age 21 and under 532 2nd – 84 marks
Greek Senior Group A Genevieve Busby
Lily Gibbons
Daisy Herriot
Natasha Herriot
Georgia Hoad
Georgia Kewell
Daisy Madkins
Kanyinsola Odeyinde
Lauren Pierre
Emma Poole
Jessica Saunders
Imogen Shern
Millie Smith
Amelia Stuart		 Elements Greek Group – Age 15 and under 571 1st – Distinction – 84 Marks
Greek Senior Group B Alicia Ally
Michaela Barshell Wheeler
Marina Billings
Jacqueline Brown
Harriet Clare
Erin Dallas
Olivia Golton
Mary Mahoney
Chloe Marcham
Bethany Mitchell
Jessica Mitchell
Kate Noble
Grace Stroud
Hannah Weir		 Theseus & the Minotaur Greek Group – Age 21 and under 572 1st – Distinction – 88 Marks
Modern Troupe 1 Kezi Defriend
Olivia Golton
Bethany Mitchell
Jessica Mitchell
Alicia Ally
Erin Dallas
Ellie House
Hannah Weir
Harriet Clare
Sasha Gardiner
Georgia Hoad
Isabelle Weir
Kate Noble		 Annie Waites Modern Troupe – Age 21 and under 576 3rd – Distinction – 88 Marks
Modern Troupe 2 Kezi Defriend
Olivia Golton
Jessica Mitchell
Alicia Ally
Erin Dallas
Ellie House
Hannah Weir
Harriet Clare
Sasha Gardiner		 Bang Bang Modern Troupe – Age 21 and under 576 2nd – Distinction – 89 Marks

Cups and Awards

Erin Dallas – Hilton Cup – joint winner for aggregate Tap & Modern mark

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Kay Ball – Principal

Dip L.C.D.D F.I.S.T.D.
Registered member R.A.D
Examiner I.S.T.D.

Kay Ball trained at the London College of Dance & Drama, after graduating she taught for a number of prestigious schools in the West Sussex area. She has been principal of the Redhurst Schools of Dancing since January 1986.

Kay is qualified to teach Classical Ballet (RAD & ISTD), Modern, Tap and Classical Greek, and is an examiner for the Classical Greek & Modern Faculties.

She has sat on the Classical Greek Dance Association Faculty Committee of the ISTD since February 1988 and took over as Chair of the Faculty in 2001 and one of the CGDAF representatives on the ISTD Theatre Faculties Board. Kay became Vice Chairman of the Theatre Faculties Board in 2007 and was voted Chair of that Board this year (2015).

In 2008 Kay was appointed onto the Board of Trustees of ISTD Council and in September 2014 became Chair of the ISTD Teacher’s Benevolent Fund.

In 2015 Kay was awarded Imperial Theatre Award, which is the highest accolade the ISTD can present to a member given for outstanding achievements and service to the society.

As Principal of the Redhurst Schools of Dancing her first priority is to provide enjoyment for the children and encourage a happy and friendly atmosphere throughout the school.

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Patricia Prime

A.R.A.D. (Solo Seal)
FISTD Examiner for Imperial Classical Ballet (All levels)
Member of Grand Council ISTD

Patricia Prime received her training at the Bush Davies Schools and at the Royal Ballet Upper School. Having gained her RAD Solo Seal and all of her teaching qualifications, she successfully ran her own school of dancing, for a great number of years, with pupils going on to dance in the Royal Ballet Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Northern Theatre Ballet, Phoenix Dance Company and West End Musical Theatre.

Patricia is an ISTD Examiner for the Imperial Classical Ballet Faculty, examining all Grade & Vocational levels along with the teaching qualifications DDI. DDE. Licentiate and Fellowship.

Patricia was Chair of the ISTD Theatre Faculty Board, Chair of the Imperial Ballet Faculty, and Vice Chair of the ISTD Council. She is now a member of the ISTD Grand Council.

At present she coaches Ballet for Kay Ball at the Redhurst School of Dancing and is teaches at the Italia Conti Academy in Guildford, coaching their Vocational Graded examinations and teaching qualifications.

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Jodie Clark

FISTD / ARAD / BA (Hons.) / QTS /
Adjudicator for Federation of Festivals

Jodie has taught for many well-known events and institutions including Laine Theatre Arts and ISTD Janet Cram Awards.

Her past students are performing across the dance genre for companies such as RADC, Rambert & Akram Khan, commercially for X Factor & well known Music Artists, in the West End and on Cruises.

Trained at Bird College where she won the Dancing Times Choreography Award and graduated with Distinction. Jodie enjoyed a diverse performing career across many genres including Musical Theatre, Cabaret and Contemporary Dance throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide on board luxury cruise liners.

Jodie is Director of Dance at The BRIT School where she teaches a range of techniques and writes, choreographs and directs performance work. She also choreographs for various corporate events, pantomimes and local theatre projects. Jodie holds BA (Hons.) from Christchurch Canterbury University, QTS and Fellowship status with the ISTD.

She was in the first cohort to benefit from The Dance UK Teacher mentoring programme and is an adjudicator member of The British and International Federation of Festivals.

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Carol Vasko

Dip. L.C.D.D., L.I.S.T.D.(Ballet, Modern) A.I.S.T.D.(Tap)
Registered member RAD F.I.S.T.D. (Greek), Examiner ISTD

Carol trained at London College of Dance, graduating with an overall teaching grade of Distinction, and the winner of the Audrey MacBeath Award for Most Promising Teacher.

She spent two years teaching in Canada as Head of Ballet at a studio in Northwest Ontario. Since her return to the UK, Carol has worked as a freelance teacher, privileged to work in some of the most respected dance studios in Hampshire and Sussex.

Carol is qualified to teach Classical Ballet, Classical Greek, Modern, Tap & National, and is experienced in teaching Choreography, GCSE and A level Dance.

Carol is an active member of the Classical Greek Dance Faculty, she is the current Vice-Chairman; and is a representative on the Theatre Faculties Board of the ISTD.

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Scout Hut

We mainly use the Scout Hut in Moat Road for all our Tap Classes, it is a great facility and we are also very pleased to be supporting the Scout Movement by utilising their building at quiet times.

There is not much parking at the Scout Hut and many parents find it easier to park at the nearby King’s Leisure Centre, there is a small area to change but it is recommended that the students come ready for their classes.

SCOUT HUT HQ
Moat Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3LN

Click Here for the 1st East Grinstead Scout Group website