June 2014 Hello, and welcome to our school newsletter! As you know, we are filling you in on everything you need to know! We welcome your input! DATES TO REMEMBER Newham Town Show performance all of school will perform 2 slots of 30 min Sunday 13th July 2014 Show STEPPING OUT 19th 20th July 2014 Exams ballet tap mod Exam coaching and exams inclusive from 21stjuly to 2nd August Billy Elliott workshop for Grade 2 tap and above NEW SYSTEM! THE NEW I.T SYSTEM IS NOW IN PLACE. PLEASE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ALL YOUR CORRECT DETAILS ON OUR DATA BASE AS YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS ELECTRONICALLY Exam Results Jan - April 2014 The school recently held exams in Tap, Modern and Acro with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance ALL EXAMS ARE QCA ACCREDITED. SUBJEC T A B C TAP MODERN BALLET ACRO 9 5 11 36 22 5 11 4 4 0 3 0 TOTAL 61 42 7 British Arts Award 2014 Results! Well done to everyone who competed this year! The results are: TOTAL EXAMS TAKEN = 110 WELL DONE TO ALL! For a summary of exams taken from Jan 13 please visit the website www.ddtst.com TROUPES: Bobby Shaftoe 1st Fabulous Feet 1st Sound of Music 4th Peter Pan 2nd Encoura 3rd Spring Spring Spring 2nd Torch 2nd Umbrella 2nd One Night Only 1st Impossible 1st Winners of spring term Star Awards… Junior Section – Faith Adekunle with 16 Stars Inter Sections – Roxanna Nistor with 12 Stars Senior Section – Sinead Foley with 6 Stars Winners of winter Term Star Awards… Junior Section – Kira Seikegba with 19 stars Inter Sections – Polly Tuffin with 17 Stars Senior Section – Shekinah Mbiki-Lumeka with 10 Stars Congratulations to Well done! To LIANI SAMUEL Who joins the Cast of “Lion King” to play Nala , Well Done! We now have a Simba and Nala in the show! Jack Petchey Awards 2014 Congratulations to Sinead Foley, Bethany Thompson, Janine Cook, Tanyel Hassan, Alex Guazzelli and Lauren Dixon pictured here with special guest Olympic sprinter Mark Richardson receiving their ‘Outstanding Achievers’ awards from the Jack Petchey foundation at their regional awards in March at the Kenneth More theatre. The Winners were chosen by their peers for this award. The school also performed at the awards with our show stopping numbers ‘End of Time’ and ‘Hometown Glory’. SOLOS: Maisie teeling (Acro) 2nd Charlie Dillon (Song) 1st Adam Kajouk (S&D) 1st Roxanna Nistor (Acro) 2nd Tanyel Hassan (Song) 1st Maisie Teeling (All rounder) 3rd DUETS: Maisie Teeling & Roxanna Nistor (Lyrical) 1st EDA COMPETITIONS 2014! Congratulations to everyone who competed in the EDA dance festival this year. For a full list of the results please check out our website! Birthdays in June We would like to say happy Birthday to: 3rd 3rd 5th 5th 6th 6th 10th 11th 11th 11th 15th 16th 17th 22nd 22nd 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 27th 27th 30th Cian East-Sharpe Jada Nnodim Reem Rajil-Leblad Amore Ogarro Oliver Midzio Roscoe Parkinson-Jones Sydnea David Judith Anthony Thomas O’Carroll Jandice Stewart Shyan Ogunsimi-Dyer Livi Kolinsky Shanaya Beeharry Jade Anthony Greise Astrauskaite Emma Czarnowska Zipporah Fornah Naimh Monelle Poppie Felix Sana Chikkam Dylan Alexander Rae Ann Quayle Timeka Seikegba Liani Samuel th The photographer will be in the studios on the 8 July from 4pm, the 10 th July from 4pm, and the 12 July from 9am-12pm DD’s Casting Agency Success…. Birthdays in July We would like to say happy Birthday to: nd 2 Nnenna Nwanya nd 2 Diellza Qema th 4 Hannah Butler th 4 Sinead Foley th 7 Faith Adekunle th 7 Jamie Louise Sorhaindo th 10 Vitalija Martinkute th 10 Amrit Ramkumar th 14 Na’eemah Essien th 17 Anna Sobko th 19 Kriselle Basilio th 20 Leah Chanel Cameron th 20 Jayleen Kaur nd 22 Ozi Oparaugo th 24 Polina Hector th 26 Bailey Chapman st 31 Charlie Dillon James Wilson Will be appearing in the BBC drama ‘Our World War’ playing the role of a German war child. Zipporah Fornah plays a part of the Cabin Crew as part of the Lebara Mobile ‘Even Kids Know’ brand film so watch out for her! Liani Samuel joins the cast of ‘The Lion King’ playing lead role ‘Nala’ so get your tickets to see her. We are also very proud to announce that Ezrae Maye who has been playing ‘Simba’ in the show the last year has had his contract renewed and so will continue his time in the show for another term, Congratts!! Watch out for Gabriel Fornah who is in the Carphone Warehouse campaign ‘Scrimpers’. Suraiya Williams –Malik is appearing in the new Tesco Advert. Jamal Hadjkura is currently filming the new BBC comedy ‘600 days’ with comedian Elis James. Freya Michael just shot the new Clarks Stills campaign and we can’t wait to see it! Joshua Joseph filmed his first job with our agency with ADT Alarms so watch out for this rising star! Some of our young children at competitions! Charlie Dillon also appeared in the Fiat stills campaign so keep an eye out! If anyone would like to add anything to our next newsletter, please let us have all the details...! It would be wonderful for your input - or anything of interest. Let us know or email us at [email protected] th