tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10385844593911784932024-03-13T17:29:32.534+13:00Ballet Boy New ZealandHi, my name is Salem and I'm a devoted ballet dancer from New Zealand.
I am a freelance dancer and dance teacher.
This is my journey to have a career in the profession that I am so passionate about, and I have done it my way.Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-7457301622953615822018-07-20T16:07:00.000+12:002018-07-20T16:07:14.424+12:00A Ballet Boy Does Ballroom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for my first ever ballroom and latin exams.</td></tr>
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Just recently I have taken up ballroom and latin dancing. It's been lots of fun and I have really enjoyed dancing with a partner.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And then it was off to watch the ballroom comps that were held in the Waikanae Memorial Hall straight after</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I ended up competing as well, did two solo dances and found myself a lovely partner for three open dances. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I even got a third placing for my solo rhythm foxtrot. I had so much fun,</span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I can't wait to do it again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Salem</i></b></span>Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-28199557189721921332018-07-19T21:10:00.000+12:002018-07-20T00:21:52.670+12:00Fundraiser for Acrobatic Dance Teachers Course<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hi everyone, it's been a very long time since my last post, I really don't know where all the time has gone.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><br style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm starting up a bit of a fundraiser to help pay for a course which I will be doing on the 8th and 9th of October.</span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It is the Acrobatic Arts Teaching Module 1. I've been doing acrobatic dance for a few years now and would like to be a certified teacher to add to my teaching skills.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Salem</i></b></span>Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-35819159263217084692016-06-15T23:03:00.000+12:002016-06-15T23:03:00.596+12:00Winner of the INAP Performing Arts Youth Award 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #1d2129; line-height: 16.08px;"> Last year on the 4th October, I was the recipient of the 2015 International Naturally Autistic People "Performing Arts (Youth)" Award at the ANCA World Autism Festival Awards which was held in Vancouver, Canada.</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I received my award from Canada.</span><br /><br /><br />
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There were nominees from all over the world, so it was very cool that little o'l me from New Zealand was an award winner. I'm very proud.<br />
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<br /><br />The awards were part of the 6th Annual ANCA World Autism Festival which was held over six days.</div>
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I couldn't go to Canada, so I had to video my acceptance speech which was played on the big screen at the awards.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in the Naturally Autistic magazine</td></tr>
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I was also included in an article titled "Cultural Diversity" by Charlie Collura, in the Fall 2015 issue of the Naturally Autistic magazine.<br />
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The award, itself, is pretty cool. I really like the little Inukshuk guy, which in the Inuit language is the singular of <i><b>inuksuit</b></i> which means "in the likeness of a human".<br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Salem</i></b></span><br />
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Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-54965240295397301952016-06-14T00:43:00.000+12:002016-06-14T02:14:44.325+12:00The Mysterious Miss Hannigan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely Miss Hannigan - Kapiti Comps 2015</td></tr>
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Aaaaah..... Miss Hannigan!!!!!<br />
What can I say....??????<br />
I love Miss Hannigan!!!!!!!<br />
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After being Daddy Warbucks in my dance schools production of "Annie" in December 2014, one song stuck in my head, "Little Girls".<br />
So I thought why not. I've been Rooster, Daddy Warbucks and now <b>Miss Hannigan</b>, and I'll be her en pointe!!!!<br />
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I needed a new demi-character dance, even though I still enjoyed doing "Robin Hood", but I needed a challenge. I still bring out Robin Hood and Truffles the horse occasionally for musical theatre though.<br />
And I wanted to do another humorous dance, demi-characters can be so serious.<br />
So why not be a boy dancing en pointe, wearing a dress and a wig, looking like a drunken mess.<br />
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I kept my theme a secret from everyone so it could be a surprise when I finally got to perform it at the Dance Art Comps in May 2015, which also happened to be my 15th birthday.<br />
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I gave hints on my facebook page, "Ballet Boy - Salem Foxx", such as the three photos above - the pointe shoes, wine glass, bloomers and a doll (little girl) with red hair (Annie).<br />
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Everyone guessed I was dancing en pointe, but nobody connected the clues to Annie or "Little Girls".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Hannigan waking up from a hard night drinking</td></tr>
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Mum had great fun getting me a wig and then going through her old clothes to find the perfect dress, fishnets and dressing gown for Miss Hannigan to wear. </div>
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Mum couldn't stop laughing every time I practiced in costume.</div>
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It was so funny when it was performance day at the Dance Art Comps, I got a lot of strange looks and people didn't recognise me. I could see that some of the other dancers were wondering who this strange new girl was backstage. That was until I talked.<br />
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They knew I was going to dance en pointe, but not that I was going to be in drag.<br />
There was quite a few of the other dancers, who weren't dancing in this class, at the side of the stage, waiting to see me dance.<br />
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Me and Mum set out my props on stage when it was my turn.<br />
I placed myself on my chair and thought "this is it"!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a sight - Dance Art Comps 2015</td></tr>
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<b>I had a ball!!!!!</b><br />
<b>It was soooo much fun!!!!</b><br />
<b>I had finally done it, performed and competed en pointe!!!!!!!</b><br />
I loved every moment of it.<br />
Mum said that other dancers and dance teachers had crammed themselves side stage in the wings to watch me, a boy en pointe.<br />
This is what the audience and adjudicator saw.<br />
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I had such a good time, made people laugh and achieved a personal milestone.<br />
Then to top it off, when the results were read out, I had been awarded 1st!!!!!!!<br />
I really couldn't believe it.<br />
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This next video is part of my dance which was filmed at the Kapiti Comps 2015.<br />
Not my best performance as I had a very badly swollen big toe and foot, I actually didn't think I would be able to perform at all at those comps but I managed with plenty of paracetamol, ibruprofen, arnica cream, and the list goes on..........<br />
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I am only doing one competition this year, the Kapiti Comps which is local for me. It is held at Southward's Theatre.<br />
And the lovely Miss Hannigan will be making another appearance. <br />
Wish I could take her out more often.<br />
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I've been working on some new dances this year and will be debuting them at the Kapiti Comps.<br />
My new jazz dance is quite funny. I also have a new lyrical and am doing two new variations. Plus I have entered the classical en pointe class too.<br />
But I'm not telling, I will be hinting, until competition day.<br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Salem</i></b></span><br />
<br />Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-88271094366201427362016-06-12T17:57:00.000+12:002016-06-12T17:57:11.066+12:00Gardening and Dancing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, I can't believe I haven't done a post since last year!!!!!<br />
Sorry everyone.<br />
Well, I'm just going to have to catch everyone up on what I am doing, as a few things have changed since last year. So expect regular updates and catch-ups over the next few weeks, promise.<br />
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The first change is that I no longer practice up at the gym.<br />
For one, I can't really afford it and another reason was lack of ventilation.<br />
I was finding it very hard in hotter weather to cool the studio down enough to be comfortable to practice in. As soon as I stepped into the studio I would be hit with a blast of hot, sweaty air and found it hard to breathe, let alone dance. I just wish that there were windows that could be opened.<br />
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So me and Mum approached the church a few doors down from us about using the hall for me to practice in exchange for me doing some gardening.<br />
They said yes!!!!!!!<br />
So now I practice in the hall and there are tons of windows for me to open, it's great.<br />
Plus I get to do something else that I love doing, gardening.<br />
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I do gardening at home, I also do some gardening and odd jobs around my neighbourhood to help pay for my dance classes and dance shoes etc. <br />
It's so nice to be able to help out so that it doesn't all fall on Mum to pay for everything.<br />
I'll be back tomorrow with another post<br />
See you then<br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Salem</i></b></span><br />
<br />Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-38486142984096199652015-10-30T19:16:00.002+13:002015-10-30T20:49:16.685+13:00Ballet Amongst The Blooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love going to the Botanic Gardens in Wellington as often as I can.<br />
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The other weekend had all the tulips out in their full glory and it was such a beautiful day that I had to get some stretching done while enjoying all the beautiful colours.<br />
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These photos are more acro than ballet but stretching is good for all dance types. And I prefer to stretch outdoors on a lovely day.<br />
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The photos didn't turn out of me doing jetes, too blurry.<br />
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I was doing some more stretches on the grassy lawn and two little girls, sisters. joined me and I gave them a ballet lesson, a very simple introduction, which they loved. <br />
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Their mum was very impressed and enjoyed watching.<br />
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After the ballet lesson I did some very basic contemporary exercises with them and their little friend, a boy, joined in too.<br />
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He had just as much fun as the girls.<br />
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Then I added in a little acro to finish things off, lots of rolling around and some gentle stretching.<br />
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I'm sure the kids could have gone on for longer but there were more flowers to see.<br />
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A great way to spend a sunny springtime afternoon.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Salem :-)</b></span><br />
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Hi everyone, it's been a while since I last did an up-date, been very busy with my dancing, exams etc and also having a few doses of the nasty flu's that have been doing the rounds.<br />
It is now springtime over here in New Zealand so hope fully all the winter nasty's are behind us.<br />
So I will be doing a bit of a catch up and here is my first lot of news...........<br />
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I have been lucky enough to be a finalist again this year for the <b>Attitude Awards</b> which are held in Auckland on the 3rd December - <i><b>World Disability Day</b></i>.<br />
I had a fantastic time there last year and meet some amazing people.<br />
It is such an honour to be one of three finalists for the <i><b>Artistic Achievement Award</b></i>.<br />
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The <b>Attitude</b> film crew came to my grade one class at <b>Hayley Johnson Academy of Dancing</b> to do some filming, all the students had a great time in front of the camera, they all did very well and looked great.<br />
They had all their hair neatly done, were on their best behavior and did all their exercises etc brilliantly.<br />
It was a really good practice for exam time.<br />
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I'm dying to know how the filming turns out and what they will be using for my piece at the awards.<br />
My Grade Ones and their parents are dying to see it too.<br />
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This is the article that appeared in the <b><i>New Zealand Woman's Day</i></b> magazine in June 2015.<br />
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I was interviewed while I was taking part in the <b>Dance Art Competition</b> in May and then did a photo shoot at the St James Theatre at a later date. <br />
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When the magazine with my article was out in the stands, I was mentioned on the <i><b>"Good Morning"</b></i> television show.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I have my contemporary and two jazz exams, plus medal tests for jazz, ballet, contemporary and tap.</span></div>
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Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-46276942860629874672015-07-20T12:46:00.000+12:002015-10-14T23:22:42.307+13:00Kapiti Comps 2015 and What I'm up to at the moment<br />
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It was the <b>Dance</b> <b>Kapiti Competitions</b> finally after a years break. It was held at the <b>Southwards Theatre</b>, out here in Kapiti. Nice and close, it was great not to have to travel.<br />
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It was held over four days, 11th to the 14th July. I danced 16 times over the four days.<br />
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I had injured myself at practice the day before comps started and I wasn't too sure that I would be dancing at all. I had hurt my big toe quite badly and it was quite swollen and very sore when putting any pressure at all on it.<br />
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But we put arnica on, ice packs and kept up a regime of anti-inflammatories and paracetamol when needed.<br />
I managed to dance every dance, it did get quite sore at times, I couldn't do double tours so had to stick to singles and had to make adjustments to some of my dances. Even had to wear different ballet shoes as my usual ones were a little too tight on my toe.<br />
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But overall, I was really pleased with my performances, I had sooooo much fun with my jazz dances, especially the impromptu. I just went out, put lots of humour in it and had a ball. I wish it was videoed.<br />
I was able to dance both of my jazz dances, <i><b>Sh-Boom</b></i> and <b>White Trash</b>. <b><i>White Trash</i></b> was danced two times, it was the only repeat I had.<br />
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It was really nice to catch up with dancers that were not from the Wellington Region. Some I hadn't seen since <b>Palmerston North Comps</b> from last year.<br />
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This was my third competition of the year, and the last for this year.<br />
I no longer have a scholarship for my dancing. I had three years of <b><i>Gold Heart Scholarships</i></b> from <b>Variety - The Children's Charity</b>. Three years is the limit and I was very lucky and honored to have that support.<br />
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So we can no longer afford to do as many competitions, I did eight last year, but that just means I can now concentrate more on my classes and work on technique. Also do some more choreographies which I have so many ideas. I will be working on a classical dance en pointe and a new variation as well.<br />
<i><b>Cold</b></i> will be done en pointe next year!!!!!!<br />
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I'm fundraising to go over to the Boy's Ballet Summer School again this summer, I enjoyed it so much last time and learnt so much. So when the weather gets drier and warmer, I will be busking in Wellington City at some of the inner city parks. I can't do my dancing and acro on hard concrete so the grassy parks will do nicely.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running Up That Hill</td></tr>
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Term three starts today so it is back to classes in Tawa, can't wait to see my Grade One students today, and my Grade Two's tomorrow. This term we are getting ready for exams. I have exams for contemporary and jazz. I am doing two jazz exams - Elementary and Intermediate. I am also doing medals for jazz, contemporary, ballet and tap.<br />
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No ballet exams for me this year. I am doing non syllabus ballet with Jacqui and Jonty and a mixture of advanced levels with Hayley.<br />
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Last term I got together with the lovely Miss Sophie to do the pas de deux from Giselle so we could perform it at the <b>Kapiti Comps</b> which we did and we got a Highly Commended (5th placing).<br />
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Not bad as we were in the Duo/Trio Any Style class so we were up against hip hop, jazz etc, no other ballet.<br />
It was a lot of fun but over too quickly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing on stage before the Senior Championship</td></tr>
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<b><i>My other results were:</i></b></div>
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Classical - Third Place</div>
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Neo-Classical - Very Highly Commended (4th)</div>
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Character - Highly Commended (5th)</div>
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Demi-Character - Highly Commended</div>
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Barefoot - Commended (6th)</div>
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Impromptu Barefoot - Commended</div>
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My favourite comment from the adjudicator was for <b><i>White Trash</i></b> in the <b>Senior Jazz Champs, </b>it<b> </b>was:</div>
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"I enjoyed your wild attitude."</div>
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I had a great four days at comps and can't wait for next year's.<br />
I got lots of funny looks when I was in costume for Miss Hannigan, so funny!!!!!<br />
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So I will only be doing three competitions next year, same as this year. Definitely one elsewhere, maybe Taupo or New Plymouth. Should be fun.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Salem</span>Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-25086644583382532562015-05-29T13:18:00.001+12:002015-10-14T23:22:42.289+13:00Winter Cold and Weekend Competitions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the train after my dance classes in Tawa.</td></tr>
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Hi everyone,<br />
I hope you are all keeping warm. Sooo cold at the moment!!!!!<br />
Winter is well on it's way over here.<br />
It has been very cold coming home late at night from my classes in Tawa.<br />
I have to walk home from the railway station with all the frost setting in.<br />
It's really nice when it's not windy or raining.<br />
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It's been a full on week or so for me, lots of practicing and of course all my classes.<br />
Last week I had a photo shoot for a woman's magazine. <br />
Phew, it takes a lot of time and we had to do re-take after re-take of jetes, pirouettes etc for a good action shot. It took a few hours.<br />
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Last weekend I went to the Boy's Master Class with the <b>Royal New Zealand Ballet</b> which was taught by <b><i>Massimo Murru</i></b> from <b>La Scala Ballet</b> in Italy.<br />
He is in New Zealand as guest Ballet Master for the <b>RNZB</b>.<br />
It was such a great class and I really enjoyed it.<br />
There was quite a lot of boys taking the class this time.<br />
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It's the <i><b>Queen's Birthday Comps</b></i> in Lower Hutt this weekend and I will be dancing all four days dancing thirteen of my dances.<br />
I'm even entered in the song and dance class which is going to be funny as my voice is really croaky at the moment. <br />
I will be doing <b><i>Robin Hood</i></b> for this. It has become my musical theatre dance now as I have <b><i>Miss Hannigan</i></b> now for my demi-character.<br />
I can't wait to do <i><b>Miss Hannigan</b></i> again.<br />
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Mum's made me some new costumes and added a few more details to my <i><b>Ameno</b></i> costume which meant I had to lie down on the floor with the heater on (coz it's so cold here), with my costume on while Mum painted it. Then she had to dry the paint with the hair dryer before I could take it off without paint going everywhere.<br />
She also had to make me a new tunic for <i><b>Robin Hood</b></i> as I have grown out of my old one.<br />
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Looking forward to comps tonight, it's the variations tonight. I'm in the <b>Senior Championship</b>.<br />
This comp will be the last one that I will be doing at the Little theatre this year.<br />
We can't afford to do any more than three competitions this year, so I'm making the most of them.<br />
I'm doing thirteen dances this weekend, and none of them are repeats.<br />
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Next comps are the <b><i>Kapiti Comp</i></b>s in July, the last for the year, and I will be dancing 16 times.<br />
I'm going to be very tired but at least they are very close to home. <br />
No Travelling!!!!!!<br />
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I'll be heading off to Lower Hutt soon, to go to the Little Theatre.<br />
Wish me luck<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Salem :-)</span><br />
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<br />Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-81321464899314061792015-05-08T22:44:00.000+12:002015-10-14T23:22:42.339+13:00Dance Art Comps and I've finally done it!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a very busy weekend just gone. I had my first competition of the year and had been busy working on two new dances.<br />
A new contemporary and a new demi-character.<br />
I was so excited to debut them!!!!<br />
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I got a bit of a shock when seeing the size of the stage at the theatre which I have performed on so many times .......... it was so small .......... and I have grown soooo much.<br />
I really had to concentrate on making my dances "smaller".<br />
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I was performing over three days, on Friday night I did my new contemporary dance " Running up that Hill".<br />
The adjudicator commented "Beautiful flowing work showing good pathways...."<br />
I was pleased with how I performed it for the first time and I was awarded 3rd Place.<br />
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Then I had my neo-classical "Cold" and was awarded 1st Place.<br />
Wow, what a good first day!!!!<br />
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It was bright and early to the theatre on Saturday morning, first my little friend Emma danced her demi-character which was so cute and then it was my turn to do my Krackowiak character dance. <br />
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It was so hard to dance this dance in such a small space. <br />
I practice it in a large studio.<br />
But I was really happy with it and was awarded 3rd Place.<br />
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My barefoot dance "Ameno" was next, I've been playing with the choreography for this a bit.<br />
Now I have three versions of this, and I like them all.<br />
This time I danced version no.2 and got a Highly Commended (which is 5th Place). Very pleased with that.<br />
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After having a break all afternoon, we came back for the evening session where I danced my lyrical and was in the Senior Championship dancing two variations<br />
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The variations I performed were "Siegfried" from Swan Lake, and "James" from La Sylphide Act II.<br />
I always enjoy doing variations as they may be short but they are just full on.<br />
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I got Highly Commended for my lyrical and "Most Promising Senior Variation Dancer". So cool!!!! <br />
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To early in the morning especially as it was my birthday.</div>
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My first time performing on stage, at a competition, en pointe!!!!!!!!</div>
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It caused a bit of a stir and a lot of laughter as I like to do comedy demi-characters.<br />
I had so much fun and it was over too soon.<br />
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I was awarded 1st Place. I couldn't believe it.<br />
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Last up was my classical and I really enjoyed dancing that and I managed it fit it quite nicely on the stage.<br />
I came 2nd Place for that.<br />
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I found out later that I also had won the Encouragement Special Award for 11 years and over.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Sorry that it has been a while since I posted anything. I've been very busy with my dance lessons and have been enjoying helping to teach the grade one and grade two ballet classes at Hayley Johnson Academy of Dancing in Tawa. It's so funny being called "Mr Salem".</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">My lessons are going well and I have been getting home very late at night, 11 pm is my latest time for getting home. But it is all worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">This year. along with my one-on-one classes with the Trimmers, I am doing an open ballet class, advanced foundation ballet, another open ballet class with Kerry-Anne Gilberd, elementary jazz, intermediate jazz, contemporary level 4, tap grade 6, and I am working on my own stuff too.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">I have finished choreographing my new demi- character dance and it is soooo funny. I like putting humor in my demi's as there are so many serious ones.</span></div>
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I thought I would share with you some photos of me when I was seven years old and warming up ready for my RAD primary ballet exam. I was so pleased to get distinction for my first "proper" ballet exam.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a fantastic New Years, I was over in Sydney at the Boys Ballet Summer School.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was held at the Shore School which had a great view of the Harbour Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We all stayed up to watch the fireworks and the next day we went to Wet'n'Wild.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had such a great time, wish it was for longer. I am now saving and fundraising to go back next summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I came back home, I only had a couple of days off dancing and have got back into the studio to practice. I started back with lessons with Jacqui yesterday.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I'm very pleased with it. </span><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Now it needs lots of practice to make it look good.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I was so inspired from being at the Boys Ballet Summer School and had fantastic tutors - Jason Duff for jazz, Bill Pengelly for contemporary, and Christian Tatchev from the Queensland Ballet.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Bill gave me a load of new ideas and inspired me to create this new dance using lots of new moves that he taught us. Thanks Bill. And thanks to Jason and Christian too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those of you who recieve this by email, you can click on <a href="http://youtu.be/oxQmfzmdSkI">http://youtu.be/oxQmfzmdSkI</a> to watch the video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bye for now - Salem xx</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-73588181536169494122014-12-18T15:35:00.001+13:002015-04-19T16:45:32.801+12:00In the Local News Papers - Shout Out Awards<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Salem won a <b>Kapiti Coast District Council <i>"Shout Out"</i> Award</b> on the 4th December 2014.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141823; line-height: 20px;">We had just flown back to Paraparaumu from attending the <b>Attitude Awards</b> in Auckland, w</span><span style="color: #141823; line-height: 20px;">e got off the plane then it w</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 20px;">as straight to the <b>Kapiti Coast District Council</b> buildings for the <b><i>"Shout Out" Youth Awards</i></b>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 20px;">They were so nice to us, saved us dinner as were arrived over an hour after they had started.</span></span><br />
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These are articles which have appeared in our local newspapers this week and last week:<br />
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<b>Kapiti Observer</b> 18 Dec 2014<br />
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More than a dozen young Kapiti people were awarded for their talent,<br />
commitment and generosity at this month’s Shout Out Youth Awards.<br />
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Open to 12-24-year-olds, the awards have been running three years. <br />
Mayor Ross Church presented awards in nine categories.<br />
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‘‘I particularly like that these awards go beyond looking at pure skill and <br />
also consider personality and character – such as the Strive award that<br />
goes to someone who has overcome barriers in their life and gone on<br />
to succeed,’’ he said. ‘‘This fabulous group of young people are making a<br />
difference in their own lives, their schools, workplaces and in the wider<br />
community as leaders, organisers, mentors and role models.’’ <br />
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Award winners: Kaitaiki (environment & sustainability) – Ruby Durrant-<br />
Bush; Innovate (youth-led project and innovation) – Radio Random,<br />
comprising primary school students Jack Mitchell, Joshua Tristram,<br />
Taylor Quy and Aden O’Connor; Inspire (leadership) – Griffin Cherill;<br />
Connected (community service) – Brittany Calder; Strive (overcoming<br />
significant barriers) – Jerome Warren; Professional (entrepreneur-business)<br />
– Marcus Ebbett; Star (positive work place attitude) – Awhina Nightingale;<br />
Apprentice (apprentice) – Jason Gamble; Expression (arts, music & culture)<br />
– Salem Foxx.<br />
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Alana Fraser was awarded highly commended in the Inspire and Connected <br />
categories; and joint nominees Alyssa Kata and Alice Young received highly <br />
commended in the Innovate and Inspire categories.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And in the <b>Kapiti News</b> yesterday:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And in last weeks <b>Kapiti News</b> 11 Dec 2014:</span><br />
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Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-24744752441126191942014-12-12T22:27:00.000+13:002014-12-12T22:34:28.143+13:00Getting Ready For "Annie" - Part I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's that time of year - dance school concert time!!!!!!</div>
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Salem is dancing at <i><b>Hayley Johnson's Academy of Dancing</b> </i>in Tawa, and this year they are doing a production of "<b>ANNIE</b>".</div>
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Salem has been cast as the male lead, <i>Daddy Warbucks</i>.</div>
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This is so exciting for him as it is the first time he has had a lead role.</div>
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This is a bit of a catch up, there will be a few more posts. We have been a bit slack due to so much happening for Salem which I will also do posts about........So much news!!!!!!!!</div>
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He has joined in with the performance troupes for the dance to "<b>NYC</b>" which he is enjoying as he hasn't done jazz in a class situation for a little while, he has just been doing a bit of jazz with me in the practice studio.</div>
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<i>Daddy Warbucks</i> isn't in the first act, so Salem has joined in with the senior jazz students to be part of the dance for the city dwellers and street sellers, "<b>Putting on the Ritz</b>". Just loving every moment and is getting to know a lot of the other students that he doesn't usually get to see in the times that he is at the dance school doing his lessons.<br />
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He has had to miss out on tap this term due to his casting, but he is still tapping at home and at the practice studio at the gym.<br />
<br />Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-33975135834923769332014-11-27T21:01:00.000+13:002014-11-27T21:01:26.372+13:00In the Newspaper Again for the Attitude Awards<h1 style="font-weight: normal; margin: -2px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">We fly up on Wednesday morning and the awards are on that night. Salem is really looking forward to the whole experience. His first "black tie" event.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Awards finalists: Recognising extraordinary talent</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The <a href="http://www.attitudeawards.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Attitude Awards</a> acknowledge the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who live with disabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">There are seven categories featuring people whose extraordinary talents have often failed to be recognised by the rest of New Zealand.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Sportsmen and women such as Mary Fisher and Sophie Pascoe are nominated, as well as a host of others who do remarkable things while living with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities or mental health issues.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">This year's awards will be held at the Auckland Viaduct Events Centre next Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The Attitude Awards, which were first held in 2008, are the only national awards that celebrate achievement in the disability sector across all disabilities. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">To view all of the finalists and vote for them in the People's Choice award, <a href="http://attitudelive.com/information-and-resources/2014-finalists" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">go here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">As a toddler Salem couldn't communicate with anyone other than by screaming and hitting. But after joining his older brother's dance classes, Salem found his passion and a way to work through the frustrations of living with Asperger's syndrome.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The Kapiti Coast-based 14-year-old has his sights set on an international dance career and combines his love of ballet with contemporary dance, jazz, lyrical, tap and even acrobatic dance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">And he's very good.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The Royal New Zealand Ballet has chosen him four times for their productions and this year the New Zealand School of Dance selected him from a list of hundreds to be one of only three junior associates in contemporary dance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He also receives private tuition and feedback from New Zealand Ballet royalty Sir Jon and Lady Jacqui Trimmer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He also writes a blog called Balletboynz, which is read around the world and has been included as resource material by the London Boys Ballet School.<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">He Salem said the blog enabled people to get an insight into how he thought.thinks,.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"It helps people understand how I think and how other people with Asperger's think and how they can understand me a bit more," Salem said..</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He got a huge thrill out of performing on stage.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"I really love performing on stage with lots of people watching," he said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"It's just amazing, it really is."</span></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">THE 2014 ATTITUDE AWARD FINALISTS:</span></b></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Courage In Sport Award</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Tupou Neiufi</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Neelam O'Neill</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Matthew Weir</span></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Sport Performer Award</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Mary Fisher</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Sophie Pascoe</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Corey Peters</span></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Spirit of Attitude Award</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Craig Jessop</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Pam MacNeill</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Julie Woods</span></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Making a Difference Award</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Lyn Cotton</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Petronella Spicer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Brendan Tourelle</span></div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Attitude Youth Award</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Mary Fisher</span></div>
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Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-10575644559052512952014-11-24T12:39:00.001+13:002014-11-24T12:39:46.445+13:00The BTDA Festival, Auckland 2014 - Salem's ReportThis is Salem's report on the British Theatre Dance Association Dance Festival 2014, which he attended as part of the Waikanae Dance School's performance team. <br />
He did this report to the Kapiti Coast Youth Council as he received a $200 Youth Dollars grant from them to help cover his costs to take part in this festival.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A very big “thank you” to the <b>Kapiti Youth Council</b> for granting me $200 <b><i>Youth2U Dollars</i></b>. This helped me cover the rest of my costs for
me to participate as part of the <b><i>Performance Team</i></b> for <b>Waikanae Dance School</b> at the <b>British Theatre Dance Association’s</b>
dance festival for 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As part of the performance team, I had helped in
some of the fundraising activities such as performing at the <b><i>Waikanae
Easter Market</i>,</b> and even performed for the <b>Paraparaumu/Raumati Community Board</b> to get some funding for the
team’s trip up to Auckland. It was a lot
of fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After all our hard work, I was so excited to go on
my first plane flight ever, to Auckland.
I had never been to Auckland before either so it was a weekend full of
new experiences. We stayed at a holiday
motel/park was had loads of palm trees which I was very impressed with as we
don’t have any, or as many, down this part of the North Island.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I really enjoyed being part of the <b>BTDA </b>dance<b> </b>festival, I met a lot of new people and made plenty of new
friends. It was great to be able to
compete against a lot of new people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I also had a film crew from <b>Attitude Pictures</b> with me.
They had been filming me before this trip, at home in Kapiti, having
lessons and me teaching as well. I got
very used to having them around. It was
weird saying good bye to them at the end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You can watch my documentary at <a href="http://attitudelive.com/blog/dan-buckingham/documentary-salems-ballet">http://attitudelive.com/blog/dan-buckingham/documentary-salems-ballet</a>. Here is the add for the programme on You Tube :<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as part of a duo, a trio, and an acrobatic troupe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was also the first time I had competed doing an
acrobatic dance solo as I had only started learning acro in term 4 of last
year. I had choreographed my acro solo
over the summer holidays and this was my debut performance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was up against very experienced and amazing girls,
they were all very nice to me too. I was
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Place – Acro Duo<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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and I put together a video about my trip to the festival which you can watch at
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So “Thank You” again to the <b>Kapiti Youth Council </b>and the <b><i>Youth4U Dollars</i></b> grant for helping to
make this great experience happen for me.
It has been really appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Great news, Salem won the Senior Creative Achievement and Innovation Award at the Pride Awards yesterday which were held at the Paramount Theatre yesterday in Wellington.</div>
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The Pride Awards recognise and celebrate the successes, achievements and contributions of young people in the Wellington region.</div>
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Salem was absolutely thrilled especially as he wasn't expecting to win and to make it more special for him, his award was presented to him by Amanda Skoog who is the managing director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.</div>
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Salem made a great speech, he was very confident and looked great in a suit and tie.</div>
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Salem received a trophy, a framed certificate and a travel voucher from The InterIslander, which is fantastic as Salem has never been down to the South Island yet, and a gift card from Westfield.</div>
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It was a great event, plenty of entertainment and food afterwards.</div>
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All the award winners truly deserved their awards, all very inspirational young people.</div>
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A big thank you to the Pride Awards Trust!!!!! <a href="http://prideawards.org.nz/">http://prideawards.org.nz/</a>.</div>
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Check out their facebook page too <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePrideAwardsTrust">https://www.facebook.com/ThePrideAwardsTrust</a>.</div>
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Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-5818684150131657552014-10-13T12:32:00.000+13:002014-10-13T12:32:46.943+13:00Passion for dance pays off - News Paper Article<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">A teenage Kapiti dancer thriving despite the challenges of Asperger's Syndrome is among a small field of national finalists in the Attitude Awards.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The awards celebrate New Zealanders with a disability who are achieving excellence in their fields, and Salem Foxx, 14, has been named in the Artistic Achievement category.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"It's really exciting, and the recognition is good," he said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Salem lives and breathes dance, especially ballet, and practices for two hours, six days a week, including weekly private classes with celebrated Royal New Zealand Ballet veterans Jon and Jacqui Trimmer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"It is my life. I want people to know that boys dance too," he said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Salem's mother Michelle Foxx said having Asperger's Syndrome meant Salem faced challenges communicating, and sometimes his enthusiasm had been misread for "naughtiness", so he was now home schooled.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">As a toddler, he would communicate by hitting and screaming, but from an early age he made it clear he wanted to dance, she said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"When I was really little my older brother did dance classes and I just wanted to get up and go into class and so as soon as I was old enough I did," Salem said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"It was a mission to keep him off the dance floor," Michelle Foxx said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"Often we would have to leave the studio, and it's been all go ever since."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"He loves it; it's his passion, it's what he loves doing, and why not have that as his profession, and if he can he'll be a good role model to others, to show that it's not a girly thing."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Earlier this year Salem was accepted into the New Zealand School of Dance junior associate programme in contemporary dance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He was one of only three young dancers chosen for the development programme from throughout New Zealand.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He has also collected a haul of top prizes from dance competitions, and top exam results, and performed in four Royal New Zealand Ballet productions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Salem had also become a role model for many others through social media, which connected him to other ballet enthusiasts worldwide, Michelle Foxx said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">His blog balletboynz had about 18,000 readers, he has about 3.5 million connections on Google Plus, and 47 YouTube dance videos loaded, she said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">"Lots of young boys see it, and they are inspired to keep on dancing, even if it's other types of dance, and kids actually try to copy his dances."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Salem's blog has also been included as resource material for dancers at the London Boys Ballet School.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">This year Salem had also been named as a provisional finalist in the senior Creative Achievement and Innovation Award in the Pride Awards, and for the last three years had received a Variety Gold Heart Scholarship, which allowed him to fund his lessons and competitions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">He has also entered the AMP Do Your Own Thing People's Choice Scholarship, which is decided by public votes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">To vote for him, visit Support Salem Foxx on Facebook, by October 13.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Videos of all the Attitude Award finalists will be screened on TVOne at 8.30am on October 26, and the final category winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony in Auckland, on December 3.</span></div>
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On Friday it was the finals of the Star Search talent competition at Coastlands Mall.</div>
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It was another opportunity for Salem to perform "Robin Hood" again.</div>
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Heaps of people were there and Salem had a blast.</div>
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He didn't get anywhere, but he never expected to, he just had fun entertaining people.</div>
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Well done to the winner and the second and third placed performers.</div>
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What was really nice is that a dance teacher came up to us after Salem had performed and said that he was really good and well done.</div>
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Later this month Salem has his last dance competition of the year. There are actually two on at the same time, one ballet and the other modern, we decided on the modern one in Upper Hutt as he wants to debut his new tap dance and he will get to do his new jazz dance "White Trash" for the second time, plus get to do his "Cotton Eye Joe" acro dance again.</div>
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Today Salem was at the New Zealand School of Dance for the last Associate Weekend of the year.</div>
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He came home late tonight hungry and tired but all set for doing it again tomorrow.</div>
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It was Star Search time up at Coastland's today. It doesn't really seem like that long ago that he entered last years one. This year's offering is "Robin Hood".<br />
The stage was tiny so Salem had to make a few little changes to his dance which worked out very well.<br />
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He was up against singers, musicians and one other dancer.<br />
One of the judges was an old ballet teacher of his.<br />
She said some nice things about his performance.<br />
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Salem, along with two others, made it into the senior finals which are being held on Friday. So he gets to perform again which he is looking forward to doing. He doesn't care if he gets anywhere or not, he just loves performing.<br />
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<br />Nellie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776135188829838471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038584459391178493.post-48850459512364966242014-09-21T17:30:00.000+12:002014-09-22T08:23:27.451+12:00I Need Your Vote - AMP People's Choice Scholarship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">This year, I have applied for the AMP “Do Your Thing” People’s Choice Scholarship in which people vote for you and whoever gets the most votes will win the scholarship of $10,000. Voting is on Facebook and is open from Monday 22nd September until closing on October 13th. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">Unfortunately only people with a New Zealand IP address can vote. I would love it if you voted for me and share this with others. Voting starts tomorrow and I will have details listed on my page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Salem-Foxx/270946429720441" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Salem-Foxx/270946429720441</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">I am hoping to win this scholarship so I can continue learning more about dance, performing and choreographing more. So far I have choreographed seventeen dances. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">I also want to put together a boy’s ballet class so that young boys can have the chance to try ballet with other boys and not feel like it is a girly thing to do. This year I have been teacher’s assistant for a grade one ballet class and also held a very successful boy’s only ballet class with the Waikanae Dance School. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">I loved teaching both. But I really want to concentrate on getting a boys class going first, as boys learn so differently than girls and male technique is quite different. I have had to unlearn quite a bit myself and am very lucky to be taught male technique by the Trimmers. Sir Jon has said that a good way of cementing what you have learnt, is by teaching it to others. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">If you want to find out more information about me, please check out my YouTube channel Ballet Boy NZ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWosTjBuKQhhucPJMxSK7Xg" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWosTjBuKQhhucPJMxSK7Xg</a> where you can see lots of my dances. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 16px;">Thank you for your support</span></span></span><br />
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Yes, it's that time of year again, the NZAMD exams.<br />
This year Salem is doing his Level 3 Contemporary exam along with his Senior Bronze Contemporary medal.<br />
For his medal he is doing the exam dance and a shortened version of his own contemporary dance "In the Shadows".<br />
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His contemporary classes at Hayley Johnson's have been going well, he had his last exam practice on Tuesday so now it is just practice, practice, practice!!!!!<br />
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Next year he will be getting back into NZAMD jazz, goodness knows what level he will be.<br />
And would like to do medals for tap as well.<br />
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Level three has been a nice change music-wise as the two levels before were very monotonous. But he is getting sick of it now especially as he picks up different sounds, like booking chickens and waterfalls, which end up distracting him.<br />
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Looking forward to Wednesday!!!!!!!!!<br />
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