Getting Ready For "Annie" - Part I

Pink hats for NYC?????

It's that time of year - dance school concert time!!!!!!

Salem is dancing at Hayley Johnson's Academy of Dancing in Tawa, and this year they are doing a production of "ANNIE".

Salem has been cast as the male lead, Daddy Warbucks.

This is so exciting for him as it is the first time he has had a lead role.

Having a quick break.

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!!!!!!!!

He has joined in with the performance troupes for the dance to "NYC" 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.

In full swing

Daddy Warbucks 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, "Putting on the Ritz".  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.

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.

Exam Countdown - 6 Days Until Intermediate Foundation Exam

Six days til exam time.

It's less than a week to go until exam day.
We had another good practice session up at the gym today.
Did some more of his Grade 6 syllabus work, it's looking very good.
Added in his Lyrical exercises to practice before his class at Waikanae Dance School tonight.
We don't have the music from his class yet but Dido's "Thank You" and Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever" songs work really well for practicing them.

Practicing his Grade 6 Ballet

Also worked on his new dances:

Ameno - barefoot
Valse - classical
Polariod Millenium - lyrical
Krakowiak - character.

They are all completed and now Salem just needs to get confident with them and tidy up on his technique.
They are all really good and he should be proud of his choreographies.

More Grade 6 Ballet

Salem did all three of his variations and we are really pleased with them, he will be more than ready for the competitions.  Though he will only get to do two of them for the Senior Variation Championships.  But he has the three to chose from.
We have ordered a costume for his Krakowiak dance from http://www.perfekt.krakow.pl/stroje/krakow
in Poland.  I was going to make one myself but it will end up cheaper getting it from Poland.
Can't wait for it to arrive.

Krakowiak

The Lyrical class was lots of fun tonight.  It's a nice small group of girls he is dancing with and they all get along well.  They were taught more of their dance that they will be doing in the concert on the 15th September at Waikanae Memorial Hall.  If you are out this way, the concert starts at 4pm, so come and check it out.  Tickets are only $5 from http://www.waikanaedance.org.nz.

It's going to be a bit more low key compared to the concerts Salem has been doing previously which Salem is quite looking forward too. 

But still lots of great dancing and costumes!!!!!