Competition students Elana, Amelie, Anneka, and Isabella performed at Ryman Healthcare Jean Sandel Retirement Village as part of their Nutcracker Christmas function. They had a great time dancing and talking with the residents - top two questions: 'How long have you been dancing?' and 'How do you get your tutu to stay up?'. Many of the ladies in the crowd also shared memories of their own dancing days with the girls. A big thank you to Carla and the Ryman team for the invite!

Last weekend a number of our competition students performed as part of the 'Ballet at the Bowl' number for Christmas at the Bowl on December 16. A big thank-you to Raeleen for organising the piece, which featured over 70 ballet students from 9 different studios. Well done to all! Final practice at the studio Before going on stage - unfortunately four girls are missing All lined up and ready to go! Thanks for reading! - Selene

Here's Part II of our concert photos: Grade 4 Ballet, 'Vivaldi's Winter' Adult Jazz Hip Hop Teen Hip Hop Juvenile Jazz I & II, with Rebekah and Becky Reeve as Princess Fiona, 'Morning Person' Musical Theatre solo from 'Shrek the Musical' Anneka, Lyrical solo Amelie, Ballet solo Elana, 'Swanhilda's Entrance' variation, 'Coppelia' Act I Grade 1 Jazz Grade 3 Jazz Grade 2 Jazz Pre-Elementary Jazz, 'Burn' Elementary Jazz, 'Cry Me a River' Grade 3 Ballet, 'Wind Beneath My Wings' Gr

Another concert over and done with! Many thanks to all our parent helpers - we really couldn't do it without you. Well done to all the students, you all danced beautifully! Now time for a well-deserved Christmas break before we're back into rehearsals for the Festival of Lights (if your class is participating, your parents have been contacted). Also best wishes to senior ballet student Becky, who will be attending Victoria University next year. Becky, 'Gold Fairy' Variation,

It is with great sadness that I report the death of Raven Wilkinson, who died 19 December 2018 aged 83. Wilkinson was a pioneer for African-American ballerinas, having danced with the celebrated Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo throughout the 40s and 50s. Wilkinson travelled with the company even into the American South, a hotbed of intense racism at the time, despite threats and attempts to seize her by the KKK. Company members shielded Wilkinson for as long as possible, but she