We hope you are all enjoying being back at LCDA!
Please take time to read all of this Newsletter because it contains very important information;
- Term 3 Achievements
- End of Year Performance Dates (including LCDA Tiny Tots & Pre-Ballet Show Days)
- Concert Tickets
- Dad’s Dance
- Parent Volunteers
- Term 4 Invoice & Costume Balance
- Active & Creative Kids Vouchers
- Term 4 Timetable Changes
- 2020 Summer School
- Subscribe!
We have such a busy term ahead but first we would like to reflect on some of our achievements in Term 3!
CECCHETTI BALLET EXAMINATIONS
During Term 3 students from Pre-Primary to Advanced 1 sat their Cecchetti Ballet examinations. We are so proud of each and every student who worked very hard to achieve their best result.
In our Pre-Primary to Grade 3 (Kindergarten to Year 4) exams, held at Lane Cove Dance Academy, 95% of students received results in the top band (Honours), while the reaming 5% were placed in the 2nd highest band (Highly Commended)!
Grade 4 to Advanced 1 students sat their exams at the Cecchetti Ballet main session and also achieved great results!
Congratulations to the following students who achieved 100% in their Ballet exam;
Primary – Moxie Bilby, Clara Lunoe, Charlotte Gee, Alicia Ming Hwei Ng, Rose Kreuiter & Anneka Warren
Grade 1 – Ada Wong, Weiwei Bao, Iris Schillebeeckx, Adeline Ho & Charlotte Brothers
Grade 2 – Amy Sallway, Adabelle Lee, Kate Hawkins, Ingrid McGibbon, Jayda Keighran, Felix Merlino, Elyssa Shi Ann Yap & Isabelle McCarthy
Grade 3 – Lucy Simpson
Grade 5 – Clementine Wills & Isla Macdonald
Intermediate – Maya Green & Lucy Hobson
CECCHETTI BALLET SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded a Cecchetti Ballet Scholarship:
Grade 4, Runner Up (tie) – Hannah Israel & Emma Hawkins
Grade 4, Honourable Mentions – Lola Reid & Lilah Mei Yan Schut
Grade 5, Honourable Mentions – Isla Macdonald, Clementine Wills & Annalise Macks
Intermediate, Winner – Maya Green
Intermediate, Runner Up – Lucy Hobson
Intermediate, Honourable Mention – Imogen Fish
These scholarships are awarded by the interstate Cecchetti examiner and are picked from all Grade 4 and above students who sat their exam at the main session in NSW this year!
Congratulations girls!
Congratulations Thomas who has been accepted back into the The Australian Ballet School’s Interstate Training Program for his 2nd year! Tom has also just been selected to perform with The Australian Ballet in their Sydney season of Sylvia! 8th-23rd November, we will keep you updated with his specific show dates.
COMPETITIONS
Our Performing Groups and soloists have had such a successful 2019 competition season!
Some highlights from this season include;
Our 16/U Jazz Performance Group competing in the Open Section at Sydney Eisteddfod (against full time jazz schools) and receiving a Highly Commended.
12/U Contemporary, 14/U Ballet & 14/U Contemporary Groups receiving Highly Commends at Sydney Eisteddfod.
Our 10/U Ballet placing 1st at their first competition of the year, Northern Beaches Eisteddfod.
1st Place for our 12/U Hip Hop & 8/U Jazz Groups at Ryde Eisteddfod.
Our 8/U Ballet Group Placing in every one of their competitions this year, even when they competed in the 10/U sections.
We are so proud of all of our Performance Groups & soloists and how much they have grown this year. For the full list of 2019 results see the end of this newsletter.
LOCAL BUSINESS AWARDS
We are so proud that Lane Cove Dance Academy & Roseville Dance Academy were both nominated as finalists in the Local Business Awards!
The Northern Districts awards (for LCDA) were held during the holidays and we were delighted to win the award for Outstanding Performing Arts. We were even more excited to be awarded Business of the Year for the whole Northern Districts area! Thank you to our wonderful Lane Cove community, all of our families & our amazing teachers who make LCDA such a great place to be a part of.
The North Shore awards night (for RDA) will be held on Wednesday 6th November.
REMINDER OF 2019 CONCERT DATES
LANE COVE DANCE ACADEMY
Sunday 24th November – Full School Dress Rehearsal at LCDA, Timetable TBA
Sunday 1st December – Photo Day at LCDA, Timetable TBA
Wednesday 4th December – Full School Dress Rehearsal at Shore Theatre, Timetable TBA
RED GROUP (Kindergarten, Year 2, 4, 6 8 & 10+ Students) – Saturday 14th December Shows
11am & 4pm Shows at Shore Theatre for Kindergarten, Year 2, 4, 6 8 & 10+ Students (school years), students perform in both the matinee & evening performances.
11am Saturday Matinee Performance only – Tiny Tots Saturday & Pre-Ballet 9:30am Saturday
4pm Saturday Evening Performance only – Tiny Tots Tuesday & Tiny Tots/Pre-Ballet Thursday
WHITE GROUP (Year 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 10+ Students) – Sunday 15th December
11am & 4pm Shows at Shore Theatre for Year 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 10+ Students, (school years), students perform in both matinee & evening performances.
11am Sunday Matinee Performance only – Tiny Tots Friday & Pre-Ballet Tuesday
4pm Sunday Evening Performance only – Pre-Ballet Saturday 10am & Pre-Ballet Friday
*YEAR 10+ (school years) students perform in all 4 LCDA Shows.
Timetables for photo day & rehearsal days will be posted on our website in the coming weeks.
PERFORMANCE GROUP STUDENTS
Performance Group students perform in ALL 6 LCDA & RDA Performances & are required for both full school dress rehearsals at the theatre & the Sunday 24th November rehearsal at LCDA.
ROSEVILLE DANCE ACADEMY CONCERT DATES for Performance Group Students ONLY
Saturday 7th December – Full School Dress Rehearsal at Shore Theatre, Timetable TBA
Sunday 8th December – 11am & 4pm Shows at Shore Theatre
CONCERT TICKETS
Concert tickets will go on sale 1 month before the performances. Please make sure you subscribe to the website to receive booking information.
If your children are performing in two separate show groups (e.g. a Kindergarten student (red group, Saturday shows) and Year 3 student (white group, Sunday shows)) please contact the office for discounted show tickets, lcda@lcda.com.au
CALLING ALL DADS!!
Rehearsals for 2019 Dads Dance begin Week 2!
Lane Cove Dance Academy Dads – Thursday 24th October, 7:158:15pm at Lane Cove Dance Academy.
Please register your interest: lcda@lcda.com.au
We look forward to seeing you there!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
We are seeking parents who wish to be involved in volunteering during the upcoming LCDA concert season. Kids get a huge kick out of seeing their parents get involved.
We require interested parents for the following dates;
Sunday 24th November – Dress Rehearsal at LCDA
Sunday 1st December – Photo Day at LCDA
Wednesday 4th December – Dress Rehearsal at Shore Theatre
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December – Shows at Shore Theatre
Duties involve registering kids, kiddie crowd control at the door, and finding the odd lost water bottle or ballet shoe.
If you are interested, please email Amanda Liddell at bailey0311@optusnet.com.au with preferred time slots for any of the days.
A roster will drawn up and published prior to the first event.
Thank you!
TERM 4 INVOICE & COSTUME BALANCE
Term 4 invoices have now been raised and are available on the Family Portal. Invoices are due before Monday 4th November.
Costume balances have been added to your Term 4 invoice. The cost for the following costumes have still not been calculated and we will send you an additional invoice soon;
Hip Hop classes
Hip Hop Performances Group
Main Character Costumes
Students with unpaid 2019 invoices will not be given their end of year concert costume, will not be able to purchase concert tickets or enrol in classes for 2020.
ACTIVE & CREATIVE KIDS VOUCHERS
Last two weeks to use your Active & Creative Kids Vouchers!
To apply your Active/Creative Kids Voucher to your Term 4 invoice, just send through;
- a) Your childs full name
- b) Their D.O.B. (not the voucher expiry date)
- c) The voucher number (not a screen shot of the voucher please)
We will then apply it to the invoice and you can pay as normal through the family portal. Please note that Active/Creative Kids Vouchers WILL NOT be applied to overdue invoices. Active/Creative Kids Vouchers will not be transferred to another organisation once LCDA/RDA have received them. Nor will they be accepted from another Active/Creative Kids Provider.
TERM 4 TIMETABLE CHANGES
The following classes timetables will change during Term 4;
All Acrobatics classes (from Week 1)
Friday 4:00-5:30pm Acrobatics Red Group (school years 2, 4, 6, 8, 10+)
Friday 5:30-7:00pm Acrobatics White Group (school years 3, 5, 7, 9, 10+)
There will be no Saturday Acro in Term 4.
All Tap Classes (from Week 1)
Friday 4:30-5:30pm Tap White Group (school years 3, 5, 7, 9, 10+)
Friday 5:30-6:30pm Tap Red Group (school years 2, 4, 6, 8, 10+)
Friday 6:30-7:00pm Senior Tap Students
12/U & 14/U Contemporary Performance Group (from Week 4)
Saturday 12:45-2:45pm
12/U & 16/U Jazz Performance Group (from Week 4)
Saturday 2:45-4:45pm
2020 SUMMER SCHOOL
Our 2020 Summer School will be Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd January 2020 at Lane Cove Dance Academy
More details to come soon.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR WEBSITE!
There will be a lot of important concert information posted this term; rehearsal timetables, photo timetables, concert procedures, ticket sales & much more!
Our 2020 timetable will also be posted and classes always fill up fast!
LCDA – https://lcda.com.au/subscribe/
Have a great term and we look forward to seeing everyone at the concert!
PERFORMANCE GROUP & SOLOISTS RESULTS 2019
Sydney Eisteddfod
1st Place – Noam, Hip Hop Solo
1st Place – Etai, Hip Hop Solo
2nd Place – Imogen, Song & Dance Solo
Highly Commended – 12/U Contemporary Performance Group
Highly Commended – 16/U Jazz Performance Group (in the Open section)
Highly Commended – 14/U Ballet Performance Group
Highly Commended – 14/U Contemporary Performance Group
Northern Beaches Eisteddfod
1st Place – 10/U Ballet Performance Group
2nd Place – Lola & Hannah, Contemporary Duo
2nd Place – Charlotte, Jazz Solo
3rd Place – Thomas, Contemporary Solo
Highly Commended – 8/U Ballet Performance Group (in the 10/U section)
Highly Commended – 10/U Jazz Performance Group
Highly Commended – 12/U Contemporary Performance Group
Highly Commended – 12/U Hip Hop Performance Group
Highly Commended – 14/U Contemporary Performance Group
Highly Commended – 16/U Jazz Performance Groups!
Highly Commended – Mikaela, Contemporary Solo
Highly Commended – Thomas, Ballet & Demi Character Solos
Ryde Eisteddfod
1st Place – 12/U Hip Hop Performance Group
1st Place – 8/U Jazz Performance Group
2nd Place – 14/U Balle Performance Group
2nd Place – 12/U Contemporary Performance Group
2nd Place – Allegra, Jazz Solo
3rd Place – 10/U Jazz Performance Group
Highly Commended – 16/U Jazz Performance Group
Highly Commended – 8/U Ballet Performance Group (in the 10/U section)
The Ultimate Dance Challenge
1st Place – Lucy, Ballet Solo
1st Place – Mia & Allegra, Jazz Duo
2nd Place – Emma, Ballet Solo
2nd Place – Mikaela, Jazz Solo
2nd Place – Noam, Hip Hop Solo
2nd Place – Kiara, Jazz Solo
2nd Place – Hannah & Lola, Contemporary Duo
3rd Place – 12/U Ballet Performance Group
3rd Place – 8/U Jazz Performance Group
Highly Commended – 12/U Contemporary Performance Group
Highly Commended – 10/U Jazz Performance Group
Highly Commended – 10/U Ballet Performance Group
Highly Commended – 8/U Ballet Performance Group
Highly Commended – Mikaela, Contemporary Solo
The Hills Dance Spectacular
1st Place – 8/U Ballet Group Performance Group
2nd Place – 14/U Ballet Group Performance Group
3rd Place – 10/U Jazz Group Performance Group
3rd Place – 10/U Ballet Group Performance Group
3rd Place – 12/U Ballet Group Performance Group
3rd Place – 14/U Contemporary Group Performance Group
Highly Commended – 12/U Contemporary Group Performance Group
Highly Commended – 16/U Jazz Group Performance Group
Extreme Dance Competition
1st Place – Mia & Allegra, Jazz Duo
2nd Place – Etai, Hip Hop Solo
3rd Place – Noam, Hip Hop Solo
Highly Commended – Charlotte, Contemporary Solo
Highly Commended – Thomas, Contemporary Solo
Highly Commended – Lola & Hannah
Dynamic Song & Dance Festival
1st Place – Emma, Ballet Solo
1st Place – Imogen, Song & Dance Solo
Dance Classique Eisteddfod
1st Place – Amy, Ballet Solo
1st Place – Mikaela, Contemporary Solo
2nd Place – Sarah, Lyrical Solo
2nd Place – Paloma, Jazz Solo
4th Place – Lucy, Jazz Solo
Highly Commended – Mikaela, Jazz Solo
Highly Commended – Ashleigh, Ballet Solo
Highly Commended – Kiara, Jazz Solo
Highly Commended – Imogen, Jazz Solo
Time to Shine
2nd Place – Mikaela, Contemporary Solo
2nd Place – Mikaela, Jazz Solo
Energy Express Eisteddfod
1st Place – Mia & Allegra, Jazz Duo
1st Place – Kiara, Jazz Solo
In Sight Contemporary Clash
2nd Place – Thomas, Contemporary Solo
Highly Commended – Charlotte, Contemporary Solo
St George Eisteddfod
1st Place – Chloe, Contemporary Solo
Destiny Star Dance
1st Place – Alyssa, Contemporary Solo
2nd Place – Alyssa, Jazz Solo
3rd Place – Alyssa, Lyrical Solo
Rainbow Dance Competition
Contemporary 3 Platinum Awards – Alyssa