2023 HSC Dance Showcase
Featuring Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 Elective Dancers
SATURDAY 19 AUGUST, 2.00PM – 4.00PM
GILLIAN MOORE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
2023 HSC Dance Showcase
For the past 16 years, Dance has thrived as an academic pursuit at the College, witnessing the growth of talented, impassioned students delving into the realm of Dance as an art form. Pymble Dancers have not only garnered numerous HSC Dance Callback nominations, multiple state rankings, and even a perfect score of 100/100, but they have also gained something far more profound than impressive scores. The HSC Dance curriculum has proven to be robust, stimulating, and full of challenges, instilling skills that extend well beyond the confines of the Dance Studio.
Dance education presents a unique platform, where each student brings a diverse range of individual characteristics into the studio. This discipline necessitates a consideration of physical, social, and cognitive aspects in every lesson. Pymble’s Elective Dance program is designed to harness these diversities, aiding students in customizing their growth to align with the demands of the course. Through Dance, students have delved into subjects spanning social, political and global themes, engaging in profound discussions to interpret dance performances. They have not only honed their physical prowess to meet the demands of performances but also fostered collaborative, supportive relationships within each class.
This year, the accomplishments of the Dance program continue to shine brightly. Our Year 10 Dance students proudly represented the College at the Independent Dance Festival, showcasing their talent and dedication to the art form on a broader stage. In Year 11, students embarked on a deep exploration of the interplay between AI and dance composition, considering how artificial intelligence can both assist and hinder the creative process. This engagement with cutting-edge technology showcases the program’s commitment to fostering innovative thinking within the realm of dance. Meanwhile, our Year 12 students have once again demonstrated their artistic maturity by producing a diverse and sophisticated collection of practical works. These final projects stand as a testament to their growth and development throughout their years of study. Alongside this, several of our students are also extending themselves by studying their Cert II in Dance or Cert III in Assistant Dance Teaching.
A special acknowledgment goes to our exceptional educators: Ms. Melissa Cooper-Findlay, Mrs. Rebecca York, and Mrs. Keya Pettigrew, who have stood as passionate collaborators and experts in their field of Dance. Gratitude also extends to Mr. Marcus Stafford, Mrs. Natasha Stanfield, Mr Jake Plaskett, Mr Dan Brown, Mr Anthony England, Ms. Sonja Schulze, Miss Samantha Hibburt, Miss Genevieve Gardiner and the entire Pymble Dance Staff for their collective dedication to our Curriculum Dance program. The elective dancers would like to pay tribute to our amazing Pymble Dance Teachers and their choreographic influences on their works.
MR MARCUS STAFFORD
HEAD OF LEARNING AREA, PERFORMING ARTS
MISS KATRINA CLUFF
MISS KATRINA CLUFF HEAD OF DANCE
MS MELISSA COOPER-FINDLAY
MRS KEYA PETTIGREW
MRS REBECCA YORK
ELECTIVE DANCE TEACHERS
Performers
YEAR 10
Sofia Adamovich
Madeline Arrage
Ilaria Bicego
Jessica Bunce
Sophia Chang
Sabrina Cooke
Keira Duncan
Evie Gibson
Nuha Hassan
Lily Ikawa
Amelia Laing
Madeline Potts
Grace Rew
Emily Rothery
Alanah Scott
Felicity Sheh
Alexandra Stansall
Lily Sullivan
Sophie Suttor
YEAR 11
Georgia Dixon
Ashleigh Henderson
Yewon (Lisa) Ji
Stephanie Lee
Grace Perrignon
Georgia Shaw
Jessica Slater
Stephanie So
Gigi Spiller
Claire Spring
Kseniia Vereshchak
Demitria Volos
YEAR 12
Charlotte Allen
Amelia Barr
Laura Croker
Olivia Eichmann
Vishakha Iyer
Zoe Orr
Emilia Ruscio
Sophie Van Kerkwijk
Jessica Woo
Bonita Xie
HSC CORE COMPOSITION PERFORMERS
Claire Spring
Georgia Shaw
Stella Boyle
Alanah Scott
Ashleigh Henderson
Emily Rothery
Felicity Sheh
Meimei Jiang
Grace Perrignon
Lisa Ji
Teagan Ning
Program – Act One
1. I AM – YEAR 12 (CORE PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer: Mrs Keya Pettigrew and Year 12 Students / Performers: Year 12
Dance Cohort
2. VIRTUAL REALITY– YEAR 11 (CREATING A DANCE PERFORMANCE WORK)
Choreographer and Performer: Year 11 Dance Students / View Rationale
3. GATSBY/ME– YEAR 10 (CONTEMPORARY DANCE FORM AND FUNCTION)
Choreographer: Ms Cooper Findlay and Year 10 Students/ Performer: Year 10
Dance Cohort / View Rationale
4. CANCER – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY FILM)
Choreographer: Emilia Ruscio / Performer: Claire Spring (Year 11) and Charlotte Ruscio (Year 9) / View Rationale
5. ELECTRICITY – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Charlotte Allen/ Performer: Claire Spring (Year 11) / View Rationale
6. POISONED– YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Bonita Xie / Performers: Teagan Ning (Year 9) - Absent, Denise Wang performing / View Rationale
7. INTUITION VS. CONSICENCE– YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Laura Croker / Performers: Stella Boyle (Year 9) and Alanah Scott (Year 10) / View Rationale
8. THE FACE OF RESILIENCE– YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Sophie van Kerkwijk / Performer: Grace Perrignon (Year 11) / View Rationale
9. THE DREAM – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Olivia Eichmann / Performer: Ashleigh Henderson (Year 11) / View Rationale
10. GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Zoe Orr
11. FACTURED FOUNDATIONS – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Sophie van Kerkwijk
12. ALBATROSS – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Olivia Eichmann
13. PICASSO AND JACQUELINE– YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Charlotte Allen
Program – Act Two
14. MOKSHA – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: VIshaka Iyer / Performer: Emily Rothery (Year 10) / View Rationale
15. UNSEEN BATTLE – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Zoe Orr / Performer: Felicity Sheh (Year 9) / View Rationale
16. STATUE OF LIBERTY – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Jessica Woo / Performer: Lisa Ji (Year 11) / View Rationale
17. HEART ATTACK – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Amelia Barr / Performer: Georgia Shaw (Year 11) / View Rationale
18. VENETIAN MASK – YEAR 12 (CORE COMPOSITION)
Choreographer: Emilia Ruscio / Performer: Meimei Jiang (Year 9) - Absent, Emilia
Ruscio performing / View Rationale
19. CREATION AND DESTRUCTION – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Vishaka Iyer
20. WAY OF WATER – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Laura Croker
21. A CANCER JOURNEY – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Jessica Woo
22. BIRD BOX – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Amelia Barr
23. I AM OK – YEAR 12 (MAJOR STUDY PERFORMANCE)
Choreographer and Performer: Bonita Xie
Credits
HEAD OF LEARNING AREA, PERFORMING ARTS
MR MARCUS STAFFORD
HEAD OF DANCE / YEAR 11 AND 12 DANCE TEACHER MISS KATRINA CLUFF
YEAR 10 DANCE TEACHERS
MS MELISSA COOPER-FINDLAY AND MRS REBECCA YORK
CURRICULUM DANCE CAPTAIN
GRACE PERRIGNON
LIGHTING DESIGN AND OPERATION CHRIS MATHERS
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY LINDSAY KEARNEY (LIGHTBOX PHOTOGRAPHY)
THEATRE MANAGER
TONYA GRELIS
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
TIMOTHY COLVIN
THEATRE TECHNICIAN
MARNI COLLIER
STAGE MANAGER
MRS REBECCA YORK
Thank you to Mrs Keya Pettigrew and Ms Melissa Cooper-Findlay for their team teaching contribution for Year 11 and 12 Dance 2023
Thank you to all Pymble Dance Staff for the contributions you make and the inspiration that you provide our dancers via their Co-curricular Dance Classes.
