TEACHING YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS TO DANCE SINCE 1987
Breaking News... Darcey Bussell appointed new President of the Royal Academy of Dance http://www.rad.org.uk/article.asp?id=580
Information on the Auckland Academy of Dance July Vocational Seminar below.
AAD_July_2012_Vocational_Seminar_Registration_Form.doc
'Due to heavy demand we can only confirm you place once we have received your
payment and your form.
If you wish to have a private lesson for either Classical Coaching or Pilates
this must be paid with your registration form in advance to avoid
disappointment.
Please get this in early in order to secure your place as we have long waiting
lists every year.
Dr Nicole Bassett
Director
Auckland Academy of Dance'
The prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition is coming to New Zealand for the first time ever, in December this year!
This is the Royal Academy of Dance’s flagship event - an “Olympic Games” of Ballet – which in coming to New Zealand provides a wonderful opportunity for budding young classical dancers here to experience this international competition.
To ensure the event is a great success in New Zealand, the Auckland RAD Dance schools have been asked to fundraise along with other regions throughout the country, to make a contribution to the cost of bringing this event here.
So as one of Auckland’s larger RAD Dance Schools, please help MEBA support this initiative.
EXCITING MASTER CLASS WITH MARTIN JAMES
The Waikato Genee fundraiser is being hosted by Thames Hauraki Ballet Theatre Trust. We are privileged to have a teacher of such a high calibre as
Martin James, a New Zealander with such vast international experience and high profile. Our Master Classes for major levels will be on Sunday 27th May at the Ngatea War Memorial Hall, accompanied by pianist, Megan Quatermass. See information attached. Please note there are limited numbers for the classes so be in quick!
Some photos from our St Patrick's Day Mufti Genée fundraiser...
Some Advanced 2 girls with Melinda and Ophelia
Some of the Advanced Foundations with Heather
Some Advanced Foundations with Melinda, Ophelia and Primrose
Sisters, Katie and Ariana
Kate, Katie & Brooke
*Check this out.... http://www.youtube.com/royaloperahouse
Congratulations for making the Finals of the Prix de Lausanne, Brooke! We are very proud of you.
Brooke has been offered 7 full scholarships at the Prix de Lausanne.
*Royal Ballet School, which she has accepted, to start in September.
*San Francisco Ballet School
*Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy
*John Neimeier Ballet School, Hamburg
*John Cranko School, Stuttgart
*Munich Ballet Academy
* La Scala, Milan
Brooke in Trafalgar Square, London, at the beginning of her big adventure.
Outside the Royal Ballet School.
In Lausanne.
Practising variation on stage.
Contemporary coaching
Finals
Exciting news for Molly Pragert!. She has been accepted in to Ballet West's Summer Intensive in Salt Lake City, Utah and The Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive in Chicago from dvd auditions. Molly has chosen to take up the offer from Ballet West and will travel to Salt Lake City in June for 8 weeks. This is where Alex Cambie is in the Professional Trainee programme.
Congratulations and good luck to Olivia James-Baird, who is leaving mid February to train at the Professional Ballet Coaching Academy on the Gold Coast, Queensland. MEBA wishes you well!
Congratulations to Thealyssa Ng for being offered a Full Time place at The National College of Dance in Newcastle, Australia. She recently attended the summer school there, from the scholarship she received at the AHA Awards in 2011.
We are thrilled that Kaena Ahern, Ariana & Katie Hond and Brooke Ray have all successfully auditioned to compete in the finals of Youth America Grand Prix in NYin April !
Well done to Jasmine Mexted for receiving the 'Excellence' award in Advanced 1 & 2 at the January 2012 Auckland Academy of Dance seminar. Congratulations to Kate Turner for winning the 'Excellence' award in Advanced Foundation and Lina Robertson for receiving the Incentive Award. Congratulations also to Rachel Young for her 'Excellence'award in Intermediate and Breanna Drummond for winning the 'Excellence' award in Intermediate Foundation.
Alex Cambie is doing very well and loving her training at Ballet West, Salt Lake City. She has been performing regularly with the company. Recently Alex received a scholarship to attend Pacific Northwest Ballet's Summer Intensive and she has also been chosen to represent Ballet West in Youth America Grand Prix.
Here are some of the results...
Imogen McGill - Winner of the Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award
- 2nd Place Ora Burnett Jazz Award
- Runner Up Pre Senior 14/ under 16 Ballet Scholarship
- Most Entertaining Item for Demi Character
- Most points Pointe & Classical Variation
- Most Outstanding Solo Performance Ballet Section
Ariana Hond - 2nd Place Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award
Brooke Ray - 3rd Place Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award
- Winner Pre Senior 14/ under 16 Ballet Scholarship
Molly Pragert, Ling Zhang, Kaena Ahern, Olivia James- Baird, Melody Martin, Natalie Welch - Finalists in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award
Kaena Ahern - Winner Senior 16/ over Ballet Scholarship
Melody Martin - Winner Senior 15/ over Jazz Scholarship
Thealyssa Ng - Winner of 1 week Scholarship to NZSD
- Most Promising & Versatile 12/ over
- Winner Classical Variation
Leah Winters - 2nd Place Classical Variation
- Winner Intermediate 12/ under 15 years Jazz Scholarship
Katie Hobson- Brown - 3rd Place Classical Variation
Thomas McClintock - Winner of the President's Award ( for Most Entertaining Item) for his Character dance.
- Most Promising & Versatile Under 12
- Winner of Junior 10/ under 12 Ballet Scholarship
Katerina Hond - Runner Up Most Points Solo Dances
- Most Outstanding Classical barefoot any age
Finn Roberts - Nominated for the President's Award
Larissa Kiyoto- Ward - Winner Juvenile Under 10 Ballet Scholarship
FOR YOUR INTEREST...
Shock news from the Royal ballet!
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/sergei-polunin-resigns
Steven McRae
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8473998/Steven-McRae-Dancing-at-full-throttle.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/nov/06/ballet-russia-isabella-mcguire-mayes
Congratulations RNZB! See below...
http://www.ballet.co.uk/2011/11/pr-2011-uk-national-dance-awards-nominees-announced/
Lauren Cuthbertson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/oct/30/lauren-cuthbertson-ballet-manon-interview
New National Contemporary Dance Company Initiative – Dance – Culture – New Zealand Listener
www.listener.co.nz
Seeing Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant inspired choreographer Shona McCullagh to launch a national company that might attract similar-sized audiences for contemporary Kiwi dance.
Alexander GrantRIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/arts/dance/alexander-grant-dancer-with-royal-ballet-dies-at-86.html
Ex MEBA pupil, Rebecca Jensen, is busy dancing in Melbourne. Rebecca trained at Victoria College of the Arts.
http://lanewaymagazine.com.au/?dancehouse-document/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jul/10/ethan-stiefel-new-zealand-ballet
NEW DIRECTOR OF ROYAL BALLET COMPANY IS APPOINTED.
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http://www.ziln.co.nz/channel/tempodancetv
Alex at YAGP
Alex at Prix de Lausanne
GRADE 6, 7 AND 8
These are beautiful grades with particular emphasis on dance quality and musicality. We recommend it for Vocational students to help with the quality of their work and to give them the option to continue with Free Movement and Character styles. It is also good for those who would like to keep doing ballet but without pointe work and attending lots of classes per week.
*We strongly recommend children who sat Grade 5 last year do Intermediate Foundation before, or as well as Grade 6. For this age we think it best to sit he Grade 6 exam next year but think attending Grade 6 will be extremely helpful for artistry in Intermediate Foundation. All Upper Grades (Grade 6, 7 and 8) require maturity, especially Grade 8 (like Solo Seal of the Grades).
NZAMD SLS (Stretch, Leap and Spin)
MEBA students will now sit SLS after their Grade 5 exam and before Pre Elementary.
NZAMD say... 'Designed to develop flexibility (stretch), introduce the student to big jumps and leaps (leap), and improve turning technique (spin) through a fun and energized syllabus which teachers are finding to be an excellent addition to their class content.'
Please Help Us Look After Our New Studios
Please refrain from eating in the studios and bathrooms!
Please protect our floors...no street shoes in studios!
Absolutely no chewing gum!!!!
Also... if we have big classes in smaller studios (these will be rotated so not same classes in small studio each week), it may help to not have spectators? If the dancers are too squashed, please respect this, especially if blocking barre space!