Students from Year 9 Dance have been working hard this semester on different styles. Below is an overview of what we have been up to in class.

Jazz: 

“At the start of Term 1 we started learning a dance called ‘think’ by The Blue Brothers and Aretha Franklin. This dance allowed us to show our dance talent through Jazz. This dance was choreographed by our amazing dance teacher Ms Franzone. We continued working on this dance throughout Term 1 and in the last week of term we performed it to our families. The effort we put into this dance allowed us to show that we could all work together through the movements of partner and group work. Throughout the dance, we learnt and got taught different variations and combinations of Jazz. We learnt new skills that allowed us to go out of our comfort zones and show the potential we have. Overall, the experience was amazing, and I really enjoyed it. I loved putting together all the choreography to make it such an amazing dance as a final result.”

- Sienna-Skye 9KO

Hip Hop: 

“At the beginning of Term 2, we began our Hip Hop routine as a part of the Year 9 Dance class. We were grateful enough to have a talented Hip Hop teacher named Ms Angelica Limun come in and teach us a dance remix. Each Thursday for 3 weeks, we were taught a variation of dance moves which were then combined to create the final product. The remix consisted of 3 songs which were ‘Rump Shaker’ by Wreckx-N-Effect, ‘Yeah!’ by Usher Feat. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris and ‘Lose Control’ by Missy Elliot Feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop. While we were learning the dance, we expanded and developed our skills, put our energy into this routine and were able to have fun by hyping each other up. Even though this dance may have been something different for some of us, we all picked up the flow of the dance easily. We all helped each other to remember the dance and produced a fun and exciting dance. I felt elated once the dance was finished and was proud of all the girls for putting in the effort to achieve the results. As a Hip Hop dancer myself, I believe that our class worked extremely well to learn the dance together, as usually it takes so much longer to memorise all that choreography! I certainly enjoyed learning this choreography and putting the dances together to form one song. I liked how we were able to have Angelica teach us her style of Hip Hop and inspire our style of dance. I was also impressed how Angelica incorporated different aspects of Hip Hop into her incredible choreography. Overall, it was a great experience that I took a lot away from.”

- Chantelle Radan 9KU