Day of the Dead Celebrations at The Top of the Town
November 7, 2017
Once again, Basingstoke Academy of Dancing were able to help celebrate the Day of the Dead last Friday of the half term holiday with dancing and shenanigans in town. B.A.D. Squad and Baby Squad danced in the afternoon whilst Junior Squad also got involved in the parade and festivities in the evening. Thank you to Top of the Town, Proteus Theatre Company and Copperdollar for getting us involved!
Amazing Basingstoke Variety Show
October 9, 2017
B.A.D. Company with some younger guests at Basingstoke Variety Show 2017
With Steve Hewlett about to go on
Persian Dance World Cup Team
B.A.D. Junior Festival Team
Our dancers had a lovely evening dancing and singing for the Mayor at the Basingstoke Variety Show. This was at the Anvil last Saturday 7th October. B.A.D. were part of approximately 430 performers all working together to raise funds for the Mayor’s Charity Appeal. They worked with the Basingstoke Variety Show House Band and local comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett (pictured above just before the start of the show) alongside other schools, dance academies,theatre groups and musicians. There was an almost a full house which made for an amazing atmosphere. We will let you know the full amount raised when it is calculated. Sadly, we performed our Persian number that helped Team England to win last year’s Dance World Cup for the last time. It was a well received evening for good causes and our B.A.D. Company were sporting our new B.A.D. Squad outfits too.
Please visit https://www.facebook.com/basingstokevarietyshow/ for more information and formal pictures of the event.
Basingstoke Academy of Dancing would like to thank the organisers for inviting us to take part in this fabulous event and hope they hit their records !
It’s Showtime!!!!
October 3, 2017
Well don’t panic – not quite yet -just planning
We are very pleased to announce that our Production Dates for July at the Anvil will be 26th-29th July 2018.
We will involve as many students age 5 and over in the productions as we can, but just wanted everyone to be aware of dates. It is after the schools break up but this is so we can utilise theatre time the most effectively. We will get to planning the detail very soon and get notifications out by around Christmas. Inevitably some of you may already be booked on holiday but let us know.
These dates will also incorporate Moving Experience 2018
Just to let you know we are still waiting on 2017 DVD but it will be here any day
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Vocational Exam Results from August
October 3, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that the small set of students taking Advanced 2 Modern and Advanced 1 Tap in the Summer all received Distinction or High Merits
Well Done ladies !
Les Miserables audition success for B.A.D. Students
September 20, 2017
Very well done to Ella, Darcy and Amelia who have successfully auditioned to be in B.A.T.’s Next Gen’s version of Les Miserables next year at the Haymarket.
Especially Amelia, who is playing the part of Little Cossette – she also trains at Theatre 4 Kids who were guests at our recent Moving Experience 2017
Ca you Hear the People Sing ? !
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Singing Technique Masterclasses at B.A.D.
September 6, 2017
Singing Technique Master Classes – with AK Vocal Training
Each masterclass will be £15 per person – must pre book as we need minimum numbers to go ahead
Sunday 24th September
1000-1100am Musical Theatre Mash Up
(lots of technique to take away)
Sunday 22nd October
1000-1100am Audition Preparation
(Bring a verse & chorus of a song prepared)
Sunday 26th November
1000-1100am
Mix Voice – Learn how to use your mix voice for a more powerful sound and learn how to enhance your preformnace through safe techniques
Contact Tanya on tanya@basingstokeacademy.co.uk if you are interested in any of these 🙂
B.A.D. Company’s Moving Experience 2017 -Truly Moving Artistic Success
August 15, 2017
On 22nd July B.A.D. Company presented this year’s Moving Experience to us at The Anvil. Many thanks to everyone who helped to make Moving Experience 2017 another great performing arts show. It was emotional with some truly moving pieces from all involved – successful artistically if not financially. Hey ho, back to a smaller theatre next time … I remain frustrated that more people do not know the talent on their doorstep. Rave reviews from everyone who were there though.
Thanks also to our special guests: Theatre 4 Kids and AK Vocals, as well as our B.A.D. Squads, Adults, Musical Theatre and festival children.
Sad, but proud to see some of my young ladies going to University and Dance Colleges this year – some I have had since they were very small – great show to finish on – hope you come back again and see us soon and GOOD LUCK !
No-one ever really leaves B.A.D. Company …
DVDS should be ready in September, hopefully, but in the meantime Syd has his pictures up on www.dancepicsonline.co.uk
Thanks for all the kind words and praise regarding the show – I couldn’t do it without my substantial faculty, administrative support, parents and such hard working dancers. Thanks everyone involved.
Looking forward to an exciting new academic year with new challenges.
Summer Exam Results :)
August 14, 2017
Well Done everyone taking their ISTD Modern and Tap exams in June
27 Distinctions – 45 merits – 25 Passes
Report sheets will be available in Sept unless we see you at the studio beforehand
Special congratulations go to our Bursary Award winners for the two top highest marks in each subject
£60 bursary awards for Tap with 91 Marks in their Bronze Tap Award go to Izzy & Katy Webber
£60 bursary awards for Modern go to Hetty Sentance, 89 in G5 and Katy Webber, 88 in G4
Thanks go to FHC for Hair for continuing to sponsor us and helping make the bursaries continue to be possible
(Emails did go out on 25th July so if you have not recieved please check your junk boxes)
Sarah’s Solo Debut at the Anvil
July 3, 2017
Sarah, aged 11,dances with Basingstoke Academy of Dancing and as a result has been asked to dance a solo for her school at the Anvil last month – the school received a lovely email from a lady who just happened to be watching the performance …
“I have just come back from a wonderful concert at The Anvil, where I went to see my own son (from another school).
From the programme, I’m guessing that Sarah was the girl who did the Tiger dance. I wanted to say how amazing her smile was and what a big difference that made to the enjoyment of the audience. All the children involved were amazing, but Sarah’s smile was very notable. You must all be so proud of her.”
Sarah’s mum said “She did us proud and her dance training shone through. We even got stopped in the chip shop on the way home and she got praise from someone who had seen the concert. Happy days.”
We are proud of her too 🙂
B.A.D. perform at School Fetes 25th June 2017
July 3, 2017
B.A.D. Squads perform at Four Lanes and Old Basing schools along side some of our festival soloists to entertain the fete goers and promote Basingstoke Academy Of Dancing