T H E PI LG R I M R E V I E W | S U M M E R / AUTU M N 2016
RGS CHOREOGRAPHY SLAM 2016 During the summer term we held the first ever Choreography Slam at RGS. This was a fantastic celebration of dance and original choreography by our students. A professional choreographer was invited to adjudicate the performances which included styles as diverse as Ballroom, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Acro and Street.
The standard of performance and choreography was excellent across the board and it was a real treat to discover the hidden talents at RGS. We were thrilled to be hosting this event and our dance club entertained the audience with a sassy street dance routine to Uptown Funk. We also welcomed the RSM dancers
to perform their Titanium routine. It was inspiring to see the warmth of the audience, the creativity and hard work of RGS students and the care with which all students had prepared their dances. Thank you to Miss Hare for orchestrating this new initiative.
Prizes were awarded for Best Original Choreography and Best Dance Performance to Caspar Meurisse and Purvaja Sivakumar. Purvaja performed a charismatic Bollywood routine that she had choreographed herself, whilst Caspar performed his own choreography and held everyone’s attention with a beautifully engaging ballet/contemporary performance to the music of Swan Lake. Malvika Santosh was second with a marathon tap routine, with Maddie Wright and Lily Florida-James coming third in the Dance Performance category with an upbeat tap dance duet. Amelia Dean was placed second for Original Choreography, with the trio of Hana Bashir, Sereena Pallana and Jyothika Menon coming third.
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