Head's Newsletter - 21 January 2022

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SCHOOLS

DANCE NEWS

DANCE COMPETTION charge of the overall task (that would involve finding timings, organising costumes and pointing out various tips to help us improve). After a week or so, we were informed of an even more daunting task where we would actually be performing the piece in a competition. At first, my heart skipped a beat at the idea, although I believe that this only led to more determination to polish up the

piece. Eventually, the day came. The day of the Kingston Dance Competition. Many other schools posed flawless pieces with extravagant touches and a real sense of emotion. The judge, Claire Guntrip of the Dance Faculty at Richmond College, pointed out their natural dancing flair. Shortly it was our turn to perform; the walk to the stage felt endless as we routinely assumed our starting positions. All round, I believe our performance went tremendously and that reflected in the results: I am proud to declare that we have been selected to represent Kingston Borough at the next round of London Youth Games (South London) at Langley Park School on 10th February! Enzo Brown

Tiffin has opened my eyes to many opportunities, one of those being dance. Having never before competed, practised or even learnt dance before, originally, I was sceptical to venture into this new language of motions. However, with support and endless patience from Mrs Brittain (my fabulous dance teacher) and James (a professional dancer), I, alongside 10 others from KS3, undertook the challenge of learning a choreographed piece for the Tiffin Dance Company. This consisted mainly of regular rehearsals, where we would repeat various phrases and explore new techniques. James was predominantly responsible for teaching us the choreography, which was based on building up tension, while Mrs Brittain was in