Head's Newsletter 21 October 2022
TIFFIN HOUSE DANCE
Kingsley Montgomery (KM), Scott (S) and Raleigh (R) all had performances in the Free Piece categories. Scott ’ s piece was tremendous. The opening saw multiple dancers doing contrasting flips and lifts which kept the audience interested and on their toes. This dance had the most participants and was a pleasure to watch. Scott finished third in Free Piece, finishing 5th overall. In second place for Free piece was Raleigh who performed a unique dance, the likes of which had
never been seen in house dance before. To the Adele song ‘ Oh My God ’, Raleigh used props and a set of chairs upstage to represent a cafe. The concept of a group of businessmen starting their days with a routine, shown by freeze frames and then moving on with their day to day lives was very effective. It was also interesting to see the use of chairs as a prop continuously in this dance alongside the intricate recurring choreographic motifs and exciting lifts. Winners of the Free piece were therefore KM and this dance was absolutely sublime. It started with a classical piano track and contemporary movements. The overall image from the audience of one dancer in the middle seemingly controlling the movement of the others in the circle was very creative. The change in tempo of the music once the beat dropped and the variation in choreography reflecting this was excellent. The changing in ideas and motifs throughout painted an incredible picture, making this the best dance of the afternoon by quite some distance. From breakdance to outstanding lifts and unison movements, this dance ’ s excellence was professional, a testament to the discipline of KM and their collaborative choreographing of
this piece with large influence by Pasindu who, despite being injured and unable to dance, helped his house to Free Piece victory. In the Solos Category there were also 3 entries that got through to the final. From KM, was last year ’ s winner Daniel Houghton in Year 8 whose popping and locking style with attitude won him the dance. It was a truly brilliant dance and the audience loved it! Honourable mentions go to Livingston ’ s Perry Wade (Y12) and Scott ’ s Joseph Fox (Y13) who both had excellent solos as well as choreographing their House ’ s group dances. Overall, Raleigh won House Dance, winning set piece and coming second in free piece; a testament to their hard work and collaborative efforts.
Arjan Dhatt Year 12
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