Performing In A Panto Near You

We’re looking forward to kicking off pantomime season tonight! Our pupils are performing in various pantos across South Yorkshire over the Christmas period to over 100,000 people.

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Commencing this evening is Sheffield Theatres/Evolution Pantomimes’ production of Aladdin at the Sheffield Lyceum. Split across three separate teams are: Eva Cadet, Maddie Dunn, Maisie Ganley, Lucy Holcroft, Eleanor Jackson, Megan Moore, Megan Thorpe, Renée Warren and Aliyah Xaba.

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Tomorrow morning will see our Berry Babes off to the ball in Cinderella, Shone Productions’ pantomime at Rotherham Civic Theatre. Performing as a 100% Berry team will be: Abigail Bridger, Megan Bridger, Grace Mitchell, Leila Steer, Lilli Walker, Evie Wright and Laylah Xaba.

After Christmas we shall also see our boys Jack Skelton and Ewan Revill performing in Manor Operatic Society’s production of Cinderella at Sheffield’s City Hall.Cinderella-MAIN_IMAGE

Break a leg to all pupils performing, you’ll be fantastic – oh yes you will! 

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Burlesque Star

An immense congratulations to our former pupil , who took the title of Miss Burlesque Idol last week! After heats across the country, the competition hotted up at London’s Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square with the Grande Finale.

On stage as her alter ego, Didi Derriere, Alice performed her heart out like the blonde bombshell she is, drawing from her theatrical training at Arts Educational School and of course here at Sharon Berry School of Theatre Dance. The audience loved it, and more importantly, so did the judges.

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In a packed house, our lovely Alice stepped up to take that ever-important crown. Congratulations Miss Didi Derriere! We wish you all the best, and can’t wait to see what you do next.

To read an interview with Alice, please click here. To find out more about Alice’s work as Didi Derriere, please click here.

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Winter Wonders From The Fundraising Committee

Dance editing-001This newsletter comes from our in-house Fundraising Committee, comprised of parents, teachers and friends of the school. We thank them for their continued support and hard work.

A big thank you to our pupils, parents and friends of the school for the fantastic and

continued support in the fundraising efforts which have helped us to purchase new

dance costumes, new audio equipment and contribution to Disney travel arrangements

during this last year. Future funding being generated will help towards next year’s

school production All Good Things (see details below) and portable dance mirrors are

also being considered as an investment to help all pupils with their continued dance

training.

We are delighted to announce the forthcoming key events up until the end of the year.

Tuesday 24th November – Ladies Jewellery Party Malin Bridge Club (Gas Club)

7.00pm onward

A wide range of modern and contemporary jewellery and accessories will be available

to purchase just in time for Christmas. Pick up a few items to glam up that little black

dress or treat your friends or loved ones to one-off bespoke items. Friends and family

all welcome.

Saturday 12th December – Christmas Craft Fayre St Thomas More Community Centre

11.00am onward

Come along to kick-start your Christmas shopping

early. A wide range of Christmas crafts and gifts will

be available. Family and friends all welcome.

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Saturday 19th December – Christmas Concert Thomas More Community Centre

12.00-1.00pm and 1.30–2.30pm

Sharon Berry pupils will be finishing

the school year with a Christmas

concert guaranteed to get you into the festive spirit. Following last

year’s popularity two separate performances will take place at 12.00

and 1.30pm. Tickets £2.00 adult and £1.00 children/senior citizens.

Tickets on sale at Saturday class or can be ordered via Facebook

page.

Saturday Tuck Shop and Weekly Bonus Ball (£1.00 entry) still available to all aged

16+ years.

2016 SCHOOL PRODUCTION – ALL GOOD THINGS

Show Dates: 14th – 16th July @ Montgomery Theatre – Surrey Street, Sheffield

Dress/Technical Rehearsals 12th & 13th July

Pupil Rehearsal days 30th June, 2nd & 9th July

To find out more, please click here.

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If you can offer any support or help or would just like to get involved in fundraising

initiatives please do not hesitate to speak to one of the Committee Members or email

SBSTDfundraising@outlook.com.

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Berry Nice Hat Trick

More congratulations to yet another of our brilliant pupils, Miss Bridie Thorpe, who has today won her place in the Grand Final of Miss Dance 2016! We’re now at a stage where all three girls who performed at Miss Dance this year are now through to the final again – a bit of a school record! 

Bridie won her heat at Pershore with her new routine to Michael Jackson’s Dangerous, and proved herself pretty dangerous to the competition. Well done to Alex and Charlotte who also danced their socks off and performed brilliantly, as per usual… it’s just a matter time.

Congratulations again Bridie, see you at the Winter Gardens.  

 

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2 Down…

We’re gonna need a bigger coach! A massive congratulations to the lovely Miss Bree Quinton for securing her place in the Grand Final of Miss Dance 2016 at a heat last night. Well done too to our Miss Bridie Thorpe who took the place of runner-up… it surely can’t be long now.

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Bree & Bridie with their trophies

Alongside Rebecca, both girls performed at Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens earlier this year at Miss Dance 2015, a day that the whole dancing family will never forget. We now have two more young ladies competing for their place, so now we begin the countdown to making our Fabulous Five.

Best of luck to Bridie, Alex & Charlotte in the coming heats, and another very heartfelt well done to Bree.

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Spooky Celebration!

We are holding a Halloween Party Sunday 1st November 2.00-4.00 at Malin Bridge Sports and Social Club. Tickets are £2. Fancy dress is of course encouraged but not compulsory. All children must be accompanied. Please support us in this event. Tickets are available from Gemma Mitchell at class on Saturdays, please contact us if you are interested via Facebook or to the school email address: sharonberryschool@gmail.com

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Dancing All The Way To Blackpool… Again!

Book the coaches, start on that packed lunch, because we’re off to Blackpool again next June! A huge congratulations to our very own Miss Rebecca Hanneman who performed her heart out in Loughborough to secure a place in the Grand Final of Miss Dance 2016.

After doing us tremendously proud this year (along with Misses Bridie and Bree of course), Becky has been back competing for a place in this prestigious competition, and we’re so looking forward to cheering her on once more. Well done!Rebecca

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Go Bradley!

Keep bradleyyour eyes peeled for our star in the making, Bradley Mayfield, who has been chosen to play the role of Michael in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London’s West End!

Bradley joined us just a year ago and has been working very hard on his singing, dancing & acting skills ever since. He began training for the role of Michael earlier this year, and will be making his debut as Billy’s best friend Michael tonight.

We’re so proud Bradley, congratulations. Break a leg!

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Berry Bank Holiday

Sharon Berry School of Theatre Dance are proud to be supporting our Disney track suit sponsors Crucible Sales and Lettings with their first ever Community Festival at Thorncliffe Cricket Club, Chapeltown on Bank Holiday Sunday 30th August 2015.
This will be a fantastic FREE ENTRY event for all the family with a range of activities, games and fun for all ages. ALL proceeds from the event will go to Bluebell Wood who are a wonderful local charity.

  
We decided to arrange a ‘Berry Bag Bonanza’. As always our pupils, parents and extended families have been fantastic with their donations and we have 80 adult prizes and 80 for children. On the day tickets will be sold and if a ticket is chosen ending in 0 or 5 the lucky winners can choose any bag.

We would love to see as many pupils and their families as possible during the day. Thank you again for your generous donations; Team Berry have done us proud yet again!

Activities include;

• Live Music

• Kids Zone

• Bouncy Castle

• Face painting

• Magician

• Tombola

• Bar

• Food Stalls

• Cricket games

• BBQ

• Tug of War

By Gemma Mitchell

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