Weymouth Dance Festival

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ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL HELD AT WEYMOUTH COLLEGE

 

Dance schools from all around Dorset and as far as Middlesex took part in the 4^th Annual Weymouth Dance Festival designed for pupils to express a wide range of dance styles.

 

The Weymouth Dance Festival, which took place at Weymouth College from Saturday 3^rd May to Monday 5^th May, featured many different styles of dance pieces comprising of contemporary dance, ballet, and tap, national, street and even song and dance. The event involved over 200 pupils from a variety of Dance groups and schools, including Weymouth Dance Studio, Julie Adams Stage School, Blackwell Dance Academy, Prompt Corner Academy of Dance, Stanmore College, Mercury Dance Academy, Lets Dance, Crystals Cheerleaders and Quay Theatre Arts.  

 

There were three days and nights of performances, which included a vast age range of dancers.  What was so pleasing to see, even though a competition was the camaraderie between all the schools because of their love of dance.

 

Adjudicating the festival was Miss Tanya Allen LRAD, ARAD, FISTD, PGC (A), who runs a large school with over 600 pupils and six branches. “The Weymouth Dance Festival’’ is now a recognised, important and beneficial event that is fast becoming the regional platform to showcase an exciting and varied amount of dance work from the many dedicated and talented pupils throughout the area.  This event requires a huge amount of help, hard work and organisation so a massive thank you goes out to Ms June Hornby of Weymouth Dance studio and her committee.

                                                  

 

The cup winners were: NOVICE BALLET CUP: Thomas Gerhardt (Weymouth Dance Studio) NOVICE MODERN CUP: Danielle Brunell (Weymouth Dance Studio) SHAW CONSTRUCTION CUP FOR NOVICE TAP: Rebecca Hunter (Weymouth Dance Studio) JUNIOR BALLET FESTIVAL CUP: Hattie Sheriff-Holford (Prompt Corner Dance Academy) JUNIOR MODERN FESTIVAL CUP: Skyela Dunstall-Stevens (Quay Theatre Arts) JUNIOR TAP FESTIVAL CUP: Megan Sers (Weymouth Dance Studio) THE HADFIELD GRAY MEMORIAL CUP FOR JUNIOR SONG & DANCE: Hannah Scott (Julie Adams Stage School) THE LUCY KING MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR JUNIOR NATIONAL: Courtney MacGregor-Smart (Weymouth Dance Studio) UNDER 7 FESTIVAL CUP: Courtney MacGregor-Smart (Weymouth Dance Studio) THE MARION SMITH AWARD FOR LYRICAL MODERN: Eilish Harmon-Beglan (Quay Theatre Arts) CHARACTER FESTIVAL CUP: Eilish Harmon-Beglan (Quay Theatre Arts) CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL CUP: Seya Charles (Stanmore College) SENIOR BALLET FESTIVAL CUP: Isla Moir (Julie Adams Stage School) SENIOR MODERN FESTIVAL CUP: Rebecca Griffiths (Quay Theatre Arts) SENIOR TAP FESTIVAL CUP: Laura Tiltman (Weymouth Dance Studio) SONG & DANCE FESTIVAL CUP: Chloe Davis (Quay Theatre Arts) NATIONAL FESTIVAL CUP: Laura Tiltman (Weymouth Dance Studio) THE TANYA ALLEN TROPHY FOR CLASSICAL DUET: Eilish Harmon-Beglan and Calum Griffiths (Quay Theatre Arts) THE SCRIBE'S CUP FOR CABARET DUET: Eilish Harmon-Beglan & Calum Griffiths (Quay Theatre Arts) THE LAWLESS CUP FOR CLASSICAL TRIO/QUARTET: Tamara Collier, Leah Harris, Michaela Johnson, Laura Tiltman (Weymouth Dance Studio) THE LANNY MEAD THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT' CUP FOR CABARET TRIO/QUARTET: Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Rebecca Griffiths, Sally Walker (Quay Theatre Arts) THE TANYA ALLEN CUP FOR VOCAL PROMISE: Imogen Gray and Danielle Brunell (Weymouth Dance Studio) THE SUE LATHAM CUP FOR ENDEAVOUR: Skyela Dunstall-Stevens (Quay Theatre Arts) THE PRINCE REGENT HOTEL GROUP AWARD (MOST ENTERTAINING GROUP): Quay Theatre Arts and Stanmore College

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