NEW TERRITORY FOR DANCE TEACHER Rehearsals are well underway for the eight celebrities taking part in the 2017 Swinging With The Stars – the major annual fundraiser for the Stand Like Stone Foundation. Each week in the lead up to the June 24 gala event, Lifestyle1 will touch base with each celebrity as they look to learn the dances, sew on sequins and raise funds for their chosen charities. This week, we catch up with Mount Gambier High School’s Samara Greer. Samara Greer is the dance teacher at Mount Gambier High School. In her second year at the school, she has invigorated the school’s dance program and at a glance is the most eminently qualified of all the contestants in the 2017 Swinging With The Stars. But Samara’s background is belly dancing and that is not one of the genres, Hype’s Kim Cella is teaching the class of 2017 ahead of the June 24 competition. In fact, despite having dabbled in a number of genres over the journey, ballroom is not one of those so Samara has entered the 2017 event as clueless as anyone. “I was really young when I started belly dancing,” Samara said. “My mum thought it would be a really good idea. I started when I was four or five and lived it and continued it through.” That was 16 years ago and when she moved to Mount Gambier in 2016 for this teaching opportunity, which sees her teaching Year 9-12 dance; Year 8 art & design and Year 10 & 11 media, she brought that expertise with her and has run classes.
parties and even was part of the Rolling Stones Aussie tour but never with judges in wait and a trophy on the line. Samara is raising funds for the Mount Gambier High School Scholarship Fund. She has some major fundraisers, including workshops and performances, on the horizon. SAMARA GREER’S UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, April 22 @ Hype 10-12 Bellydance Technique 12:30 – 1:30 Bellydance Choreography beginners 2- 3:30 Elementary/ Intermediate choreography Saturday, April 29 @Hype 11- 1 Pop and Lock isolations 2- 4 Bellyfunk Samara will have the edge over some of her fellow celebrities – she has done hip hop and that is one of the genres for 2017. Just as her passion for dancing developed at a young age, so did her desire to be a teacher. “I think I’ve always had a bit of a passion for teaching – particularly high school,” Samara said. “I had some really good high school teachers and I wanted to do the same for others.” Samara boasts a double degree from Flinders University – a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts. Samara’s first exposure to the Stand Like Stone Foundation fundraiser was last year when colleague Steven Speck
was part of the celebrity pack. “He did a fantastic job and I was watching in the crowd and thought I want to do this,” Samara said. The challenge for Samara will be dancing with a partner. “I’ve never done that before,” she said. Belly dancing is obviously a solo style and even in her jazz and contemporary work she has never partnered up. “I think people expect that I’ve already done these styles (ballroom) as well but I haven’t and am looking forward to the challenge,” Samara said. It is also the first time Samara has danced competitively. She has done Fringe shows, performed countless times at weddings and anniversary
Monday, May 8 @ MJ Dance Studio 7- 9 Veil technique/ beginners choreography Tuesday, May 9 @ MJ Dance Studio 7-9 Veil technique / elementary choreography JUNE 3 – SAVE THE DATE TRIVIA NIGHT @ MOUNT GAMBIER HIGH SCHOOL. Entertainment will include Lizzie Coke, The Fly Guys and Bellydancers. Above - Mount Gambier High School’s Samara Greer strikes a pose in the school’s dance studio.
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