MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO;

WELL DONE TO ALL PUPILS WHO TOOK PART IN THE GRAMPIAN STAGE DANCE FESTIVAL 2008.

THE SCHOOL ACHIEVED ITS BEST RESULTS TO DATE WINNING 77 MEDALS AND 20 TROPHIES.

18 1STS, 82NDS, 14 4THS, 8 5THS AND 13 6THS

AN AMAZING 77 MEDALS AND 20 TROPHIES WERE WON BY THE SCHOOL . I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL AND THIS SETS US UP NICELY FOR THE FORTHCOMING S.D.T.A DUMBARTON COMPETITION AND CENTRAL SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING OCTOBER HALF TERM.
18   1ST PLACES WERE WON BY;
Morgan McWilliam; Ballet, Morgan McWilliam; National, Morgan McWilliam; Modern, Naomi Shingler; Character, Megan Linklater; National, Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban; Tap duet, Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban; Song & Dance duet, Cathy McPherson/Jordan Watson; Ballet duet, “Midnight in the bedroom” junior group, “Feeling good” senior troup, , Holly Lobban; Character,Charlotte Pattinson; Ballet, Charlotte Pattinson; Modern, Rhae Lobban; Character, Holly Lobban/Natalie Tough, Sam Murray; Modern Trio, Cathy McPherson/Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban; Greek trio, Amanda-Lily Smollet; Character and Chloe Garden; National.
8   2ND PLACES WERE WON BY;
Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban; Ballet duet, Kerrigan Youngson/Aidan Youngson/Morgan McWilliam; Ballet trio, “Reflections” senior ballet group, “Tribal” senior troupe, Rhae Lobban; Song & Dance, Holly Lobban; Tap, Holly Lobban; National, and Amanda-Lily Smollet; Ballet.
16   3RD PLACES WERE WON BY;
Morgan McWilliam; Character, Kerrigan Youngson; Ballet, Naomi Shingler; Tap, Cathy McPherson/Jordan Watson; Modern duet, Jordan Watson/Katy Aldred Dow; Song & Dance duet, Jordan Watson; Modern, Megan Linklater; Ballet, Jordan Watson/Megan Linklater; Modern duet, Amanda-Lily Smollet/Chloe Garden/Hannah Proctor; Ballet trio, “Annie” Junior troupe, Louise Burnett; Ballet, Natalie Tough; Ballet, Holly Lobban; Greek, Holly Lobban; Modern, Cathy McPherson; Greek and Katie Aldred Dow/Jordan Watson/Cathy McPherson; Modern trio.
14   4TH PLACES WERE WON BY;
Morgan McWilliam; Song & Dance, Kerrigan Youngson; Character, Naomi Shingler; Song & Dance, Naomi Shingler; Modern, Louise Rae; Modern, Jordan Watson; Song & Dance, Jordan Watson; Ballet, “Animal Ballet” Junior group, “Spanish” senior group, Rhae Lobban; Ballet, Natalie Tough; Character; Natalie Tough; Modern, Holly Lobban; Song & Dance and Hannah Proctor; National.
8   5TH PLACES WERE WON BY;
Morgan McWilliam; Tap, Aidan Youngson; Character, Esther Boersma; Ballet, Megan Linklater; Greek, Morgan McWilliam/Amanda Lily Smollet; Modern Duet, Jordan Watson/Chloe Garden/Morgan McWilliam; ballet trio, Natalie Tough; Tap and Natalie Tough; National.
13   6TH PLACES WERE WON BY;
Cassie Alexander; Tap, Cassie Alexander; Character, Aidan Youngson; Ballet, Jasmine Message; Character, Jasmine Message; Modern, Esther Boersma; Tap, Jordan Watson; Tap, Morgan McWilliam/Chloe Garden; Ballet duet, Meg Lough; Modern, Natalie Tough; Greek, Katie Aldred Dow; National, Kaatje Boersma; Tap and Chloe Garden; Modern.

TROPHIES WERE WON BY;
*Holly Lobban who won an outstanding 10 trophies!!!!;
*Holly won; Confined (to Grampian Region) trophies for Tap, Character, National, Modern, Song and Dance,  Overall highest Mark in Character and Confined Open E/F Section trophy (for age group 15 and over)
*Highest Confined Greek was a tie between Holly Lobban and Cathy McPherson
*Highest Mark Cabaret Duet; Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban
*Highest Mark Song & Dance Duet; Natalie Tough/Holly Lobban
*Highest Mark Non-Cabaret Duet; Cathy McPherson/Jordan Watson
*Highest Mark Non Cabaret Trio; Holly Lobban/Natalie Tough/Cathy McPherson
*Natalie Tough; Confined highest mark in Ballet
Jordan Watson; Confined Open C (for age group 11-12)
*Morgan McWilliam; Overall Novice A trophy and Confined Open A trophy (for age group 7-8)
*Kerrigan Youngson; Confined Baby Trophy (for age 6 and under)
Amanda Lily Smollet; Overall Novice B Trophy (for age group 9-10)
Senior Troup trophy (for the 6th year running!!!) ”Feeling Good” Senior Modern Troupe.
Junior Group Trophy; “Midnight in the Bedroom” Junior Ballet Group

Dates for Diary.

Term Finishes on Thu 2nd April. School Closed until Mon 11th May due to attendance at the World Dance Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Helensburgh Festival; Sat 11th April-19th inc.
Dumbarton Festival TBC; Sat 11th-18th October inc
Grampian Stage Dance Festival; Fri 25th-28th Sep inc.
March Exams; Ballet Sun 29th March @ Academy Street Studio. Modern and Tap exams Thu 26th March @ Hanover, Fri 27th March @ Danscentre.