Stepping Out dancers excel at Eisteddfod
Stepping Out dancers danced to their own white canvas and painted their own pictures proving that all of their hard work, passion and love for dance paid off.
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“DANCING is like starting with a white canvas – you get to draw your own picture”
This was a powerful message to the dancers at the Harrismith Eisteddfod 2017. The Eisteddfod offers dancers a great platform to grow.
Stepping Out dancers danced to their own white canvas and painted their own pictures. Our dancers proved that all of their hard work, passion and love for dance paid off.
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Our dancers did amazingly well and our results speak for themselves: (A – 80%-84%, A+ – 85%-89% and A++ – 90%-100%)
Solos: Caity Scheepers – Hip Hop Solo: A+, Caity Scheepers – Modern/Contemporary Solo: A++, Mieke van der Walt – Modern/Contemporary Solo: A+, Megan de Beer – Lyrical Solo: A+, Megan de Beer – Character Solo: A+, Megan de Beer – Jazz Solo: A++, Kayla Becker – Modern/Contemporary Solo: A++, Kayla Becker – Character Solo: A+.
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Duets/Trios/Quartets: Kayla and Megan – Contemporary Duet: A+, Megan, Kayla, Caity, and Mieke – Golden Girls Jazz Quartet: A, Megan, Kayla, Caity, and Mieke -‘Momma, I`m a big girl now’ Musical Theatre Quartet: A++, Megan, Kayla and Caity – Sad Song Contemporary Trio: A+, Megan, Kayla, Caity – Forever Young Contemporary Trio: A+, Megan, Kayla, Caity and Mieke – Beauty Contemporary Quartet: A++, Kayla, Nina, Zene and Lehane – Walking on sunshine Modern Quartet: A, Kayla, Nina, Zene and Lehane – Get up again Quartet: A++.
The Special Judges Award went to: Kayla Becker – Modern/Contemporary Solo, Mieke van der Walt – Modern/Contemporary Solo, Megan de Beer – Jazz Solo, Sad Song Trio (Megan de Beer, Caity Scheepers, Kayla Becker).
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Two of our dance items also received a whopping 100% for their dances: A huge congratulations to Kayla Becker for her Modern/Contemporary Solo and to our Tiny Tots dancers, Kayla Scheepers, Nina Nieuwenhuizen, Lehane Ungerer and Zene Potgieter for their Get up again Modern quartet. These students are between 5-8 years old and I am beyond proud of these little ones. The judges loved these routines.
A message to my wonderful dancers: “Don’t follow a dream you dream with your mind, follow a dream you dream with your heart”.
“Thank you to each and every dancer who always dances with so much passion and love. I am proud to be your teacher! Thank you also to our dedicated parents for your love and support. It doesn’t go unnoticed.”
Dance greetings, Marina de Beer.