Barnet Dance Festival Success

On Monday 6^th March, 14 Year 7 dancers performed at the Barnet Dance Festival alongside 13 other local schools. The girls had a long day… which started with a morning of rehearsals and adding final touches to their costumes at school, then at lunchtime we took a coach over to the Arts Depot in Finchley, where a full dress and tech rehearsal took place.

The girls really enjoyed seeing other schools perform and cheered everyone on. Once we had finished the tech run, all 14 schools were called onto the stage to learn the finale. This was great, with over 200 children on the stage, ranging from 4-16 years old. Finale learnt, we took the girls out for some fresh air and to get a quick snack to refuel them for the show ahead.

The curtains opened at 6pm and the girls were called to side stage at 6:30pm. There were lots of nervous but excited children itching to get on stage! Once the girls finished their routine, as they ran back down to their dressing rooms, the adrenaline rush was clear to see! Finally, they were called back up stage side to do the finale.

The girls were incredible! I am so proud of them. Each and everyone of them performed amazingly and I hope they enjoyed the day as much as I did. I could not have done show day without the help of Mrs Kelly and Ms Dawson who helped me with navigating the day and getting everyone on and off stage successfully.

Thank you all and a HUGE well done… until next time!

Miss Wooldridge