Easter term dates are as below – if you have any questions regarding class times please don’t hesitate to ask staff at class or contact us via our school Facebook page.
Tag: Tap
Blame it on the Boogie!
You can imagine our delight on Saturday night as we watched our very own former pupil, Devon McKenzie-Smith, breeze onto the Jonathan Ross Show on ITV1!
Devon appeared to promote the West End’s latest fabulous production, Motown: The Musical, written by legendary Motown record producer and songwriter, Berry Gordy.
Performing as 1/5 of one of the most famous and popular Motown acts ever, the Jackson 5, we were thrilled to see Dev donning an afro and flares – it took us back to our own great 70s show numbers!
Keep your eyes peeled for Devon and the cast of Motown: The Musical on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
To watch Devon in action, take a look at Motown: The Musical‘s segment on the show on Saturday. Dev makes his appearance at 12:00.
Gold-Thorpe Week 1
As usual the Berry Babes have been performing with grace, hard work and beautiful smiles at in the Dearne Valley this weekend.
Our Inters not only danced a lovely Trolley Song and Hairspray in the troupe section but took home the first prize gong for their fabulous performance of Comin’ Home. 
Well done to our younger pupils, particularly Hannah Braithwaite who earned a 2nd place for her Character dance, and Alycia Mayfield who took 1st place for her National. Our bendy wendies in the Gym section, Aliyah Xaba, Maisie Ganley & Megan Thorpe took 2nd, 3rd & 4th places respectively. Well done to Lilli Walker for winning her National section!
We were very strong in many Modern sections this weekend, with Eva Cadet and Bridey Bonnet taking gold and bronze in their category and Lucy Holcroft and Kayla Barnes doing the exact same in their age group. Sunday saw a clean sweep of medals in two Modern sections; Junior Modern had Megan Bridger in first place, with Abigail Bridger and Niamh Thompson tied for second place, Isabel Adshead in third and Libby Rogers in fourth, while F Modern saw Bree Quinton, Alexandra O’Brien, Rebecca Hanneman and Charlotte Stones grab 1st-4th respectively.
Our seniors also filled the podium for F Character with Rebecca in first place, Bree taking second and Alexandra receiving third place. The same goes for our ballerinas in E Ballet, as we saw Emily Gay, Liberty Shepherd and Eve Wainwright take gold, silver & bronze.
Keep on doing what you’re doing kids! See you on Friday for more comp action!
Mirror, mirror…
Thanks to your continued support and the mammoth efforts of our fabulous Fundraising Committee we have been able to purchase these mirrors for class! Mirrors help dancers perfect their technique – a nice enhancement for our lessons!
Berry Talented Dancers & A Modern Champ
As always, we were incredibly proud of our Berry Babes who danced in the International Dance Teachers Association’s Theatre Dance Awards at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester last weekend. To be nominated to dance in the scholarships is huge achievement in itself, and pupils who demonstrate excellence in their grade exams are invited to dance in this prestigious annual event.
Our young dancers were nominated for the following grade exams:
Grade 4 Modern Jazz – Jack Skelton, Eve Wainwright
Grade 5 Tap – Jack Skelton
Grade 5 Theatre Craft – Eve Wainwright
Intermediate Tap – Rebecca Hanneman, Bree Quinton, Charlotte Stones & Bridie Thorpe
Advanced 1 Modern – Rebecca Hanneman, Alexandra O’Brien, Bree Quinton, Charlotte Stones & Bridie Thorpe
We were delighted to see our students perform as marvelously as ever with, of course, lots of support from their number 1 fans, Team Berry! Congratulations to all of our pupils who performed, particularly Rebecca Hanneman & Bridie Thorpe, who were awarded Special Commendations in the Tap Performers category.
The highlight of our weekend (and quite probably the month, at least) was the Modern Jazz Performers category. You can imagine our delight when our very own Bree Quinton was announced as winner!! Cheers and screams all round from Team Berry. A massive well done to Bree and her teachers & family, particularly mum and former pupil Stacy – a hard-earned victory.
Bree and the very proud Miss Rebecca & Mrs Berry
Of a possible 6000 pupils across the IDTA network, 300 are nominated to dance in the scholarships. The standard is incredibly high, and our girls & boy lived up to that. Well done to all of you, not to mention your teachers for their hard work! Thanks to the mums, dads, nans, aunties, siblings, cousins, friends (etc.!) who continue to support the children and the school in every new exciting chapter.
Class Timetable January 2016
We’re looking forward to getting back into the swing of things tomorrow, Monday 4th January, and would like to let you know that some class times have changed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via Facebook (www.facebook.com/SBSOTD) or email at sharonberryschool@gmail.com
Please note that all private lessons are not running the first week back, and will begin week commencing 11th January.
Saturday Timetable – First Class Back 9th January 2016
| 10.00-10.30 | Juveniles | Prep Theatre Craft | Primary Theatre Craft |
| 10.30-11.00 | Prep Tap | Primary Tap | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Grade 1 Ballet | Prep Ballet | Primary Ballet |
| 11.30-12.00 | Grade 1 Modern | Prep Modern | Primary Modern |
| 12.00-12.30 | Stretch | ||
| 12.30-1.15 | Grade 1 Theatre Craft | Grade 2 Theatre Craft | Grade 3 Theatre Craft |
| 1.15-1.30 | Lunch | ||
| 1.30-2.15 | Grade 1 Tap | Grade 2 Tap | Grade 3 Tap |
| 2.15-3.15 | Grade 4 Theatre Craft | Intermediate Theatre Craft | Advanced 1 Modern |
| 3.15-4.00 | Intermediate Tap | Advanced 1 Tap | |
Monday Timetable – First Class Back 4th January 2016
| 4.30-5.15 | Grade 2 Ballet | Grade 3 Modern |
| 5.15-6.00 | Grade 4 Ballet Boys | Grade 2 Modern |
| 6.00-7.00 | Grade 4 Ballet Pointe | Grade 5 Modern |
| 7.00-7.45 | Stamina | |
| 7.45-8.30 | Intermediate Ballet | Advanced 1 Theatre Craft |
| 8.30-8.45 | Joint Pointe | Pre-Associate Theatre Craft Part 2 |
| 8.45-9.30 | Advanced 1 Ballet | |
Monday Timetable Autumn 2015
Please see our new timetables for Monday below. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Berry on 0114 246 6126.
| 4.30-5.15 | Grade 2 Ballet | Grade 3 Modern |
| 5.15-6.00 | Grade 3 Ballet | Grade 4 Modern – boys |
| 6.00-6.45 | Boys Ballet | Grade 5 Modern |
| 6.45-7.45 | Inter Ballet with Pointe | Advanced 1 Theatre Craft |
| 7.45-8.30 | Stretch Class | |
| 8.30-9.30 | Advanced 1 Ballet with Pointe | Pre-Associate Theatre Craft Part 2 |
Saturday Timetable Autumn 2015
Please find below our timetable for Saturday class. Term commences 5th September at St Thomas More Community Centre.
If you would like to begin dancing with us for the first time, please call Mrs Berry to arrange on 0114 246 6126. We will be delighted to welcome new pupils.
For any clarifications or questions, please contact Mrs Berry on the number above.
| 10.00-10.30 | Juveniles | Preparatory Theatre Craft | Primary Theatre Craft | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Preparatory Tap | Primary Tap | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Grade 1 Ballet | Preparatory Ballet | Primary Ballet | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Grade 1 Modern | Preparatory Modern | Primary Modern | |
| 12.00-12.30 | Stretch Junior | Stretch Inter | Stretch Boys | |
| 12.30-1.15 | Grade 1 Theatre Craft | Grade 2 Theatre Craft | Grade 3 Theatre Craft | Grade 4 Theatre Craft |
| 1.15-1.30 |
Lunch |
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| 1.30-2.15 | Grade 1 Tap | Grade 2 Tap | Grade 3 Tap | Pre-Associate Theatre Craft |
| 2.15-3.15 | Grade 2 Modern | Grade 5 Tap | Advanced 1 Modern | |
| 3.15-4.15 | Inter Theatre Craft | Advanced 1 Tap | ||
Tap Stars
Congratulations are in order for our pupils Jack Skelton and Charlotte Stones who have two sets of very different and very good news. Both of them successfully auditioned for Tap Attack, a tap performance and workshop company with the likes of West End favourite Graeme Henderson on the bill! Having attended their workshops, Charlotte and Jack were invited to audition for the performance company – and we are very proud to say they got in!
In addition to this, Jack was also nominated to dance in the IDTA Scholarships 2016 for his outstanding performance in his Grade 4 Tap exam. Charlotte on the other hand has also discovered that she has been chosen for the role of Head Girl at Stocksbridge High School in the coming year.
Well done to both of you, keep up the good work!
All Good Things – Dates For Your Diary
We’re delighted to announce that our school production:
All Good Things
Will take place next summer at the Montgomery Theatre in Sheffield. All our pupils get the chance to dance on a full-sized stage right in the city centre in front of hundreds of people every night. There will be four performances and children dancing in the show will be required in the evenings of the whole show week to attend technical and dress rehearsals. The details of these will be released nearer the time.
Please make a note of these dates in your diary:
Tuesday 12 July 2016 – Technical Rehearsal
Wednesday 13 July 2016 – Dress Rehearsal
Thursday 14 July 2016 – Evening Performance
Friday 15 July 2016 – Evening Performance
Saturday 16 July 2016 – Matinee Performance & Evening Performance
There will also be full-class rehearsals that take place at St Thomas More Community Centre on the following dates:
Thursday 30 June 2016
Saturday 2 July 2016
Details regarding tickets and costumes will be released in due course.
A pirouette down memory lane…
This year’s show theme is a special one, as it celebrates the very best of Berry. As we sashay towards our 35th birthday as a school, we continue to enjoy a long history of achievement and friendship. As the daughters of our first ever pupils learn their shuffle hops, nieces, brothers, twins, grandchildren of our community come together to make a school that is incredibly special. Expect to see old favourites and new showstoppers, danced by our pupils as only they know how, with stretched feet and a foot-long smile!
We now begin the difficult task of narrowing down a shortlist of crowd-pleasers, and we look forward to seeing you in July 2016.
Berry Academy of Dance 