On Saturday 25th February The Demeric School of Dance held it’s 10th Choreography Competition. Children from the dancing school performed dances which they had choreographed and rehearsed themselves, watched by parents, families and friends. Mrs Priscilla De Meric and Silka Mackay kindly gave up their time to adjudicate the Dance Competition.
We would like to congratulate all the children who took part. They produced some wonderful dances which were well rehearsed with some clever ideas and beautifully costumed.
The Winner for Solos was: Elena Lodge with “The Naughty Little Witch” and Runner up for the solo section was Mariella Steijger with “Jar of Hearts”. The Duets Winners were: Sian Besley and Hannah Lodge with “Clocks” and the joint Runner ups were: Caroline Mercer and Hannah Wood with “HeartBeat” with Natalie Rees and Imogen Carruthers with “Pink and Purple”.
Some of the children went up to London and entered in The London Cecchetti Choreographic Competition held at Cecil Sharp House on Sunday 11th March 2012. Hannah Lodge and Sian Besley were awarded the Musicality Award in the Senior Section. Congratulations to them both and all who took part!
The Demeric School of Dance is very proud to be celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary of Dance in Farnham and are holding a Charity Ball at The Farnham Castle on Friday 18th May 2012. The beneficiary of all profits from the evening will be “Step by Step”. It is a local charity that supports homeless young people from aged 16-19 years old. Step by Step are based in Aldershot and help young people from both Rushmoor and Waverley areas for details of the work carried out by this charity please visit their website. www.stepbystep.org.uk. We aim to raise £3,000 for the charity and hopefully this will be achieved through corporate sponsorship, ticket sales an Auction and advertisements. The Demeric School of Dance will also be holding a Mufti Week in their classes to raise money for this event. Mrs Priscilla DeMeric and Elizabeth Lanyon, the original founders of the school who have now retired will be attending the Charity Ball as will be the Mayor of Farnham.
We would love to see as many pupils, parents and families past and present. If you would be interested in attending the Charity Ball On Friday 18th May at The Farnham Castle please contact either: Emma Wise 01252 645354 or Aurelia Whitfield 01483 813348 or visit our website www.demericschoolofdance.co.uk