Banks School of Scottish Dancing

Congratulations to AVERIL who won EVERY DANCE in Novice at this competition! WOOOW~ And to Cailin who danced really well and got prizes in lots of dances, and kept going even though she slipped in the jig. To CJ for getting 2nd in Swords and 3rd in ST And Sarah for 7th in the Championship!! A good day (but a Veeeery early start!!)

Congratulations to Sarah, Lauren and Ali for their championship wins at the NSW/ACT Championship s!!

WOW! Well done to all the dancers!!! Here are our results CHAMPIONSHIP 13-15 Years NSW/ACT Championship 2nd Sarah! (actually tied for 1st but 2nd on countback) 3rd Lauren! (now out of restricted!!) 16& Over NSW/ACT Championship 5th Alison 6th in Seann Triubhas Belynda Primary 5 years pdbs - 3rd Keira 4th Connor 6th Lauren J 6 years pdbs - 2nd Brodie Pdbs and hcuts - 3rd Brodie 5th Lauren J6th Keira Beginners 9& U Fling 3rd Lauren M 4th Greer Swords 2nd Lauren M3rd Greer ST 3rd Greer Flora 1st Lauren M 4th Greer Trophy Dance Fling 3rd Lauren M 4th Greer Beginners 10 & O Fling 2nd Catherine 3rd Lynsey 5th Ashley STs 1st Catherine 4th Ashley Swords 1st Ashley 4th Lynsey Lilt 1st Catherine 3rd Lynsey Flora 1st Catherine 2nd Lynsey 3rd Ashley TD Fling 1st Catherine 2nd Lynsey POINTSCORE - Catherine! Novice Lilt - 4th Ceilidh Flora 5th Ceilidh Intermediate Jig 3rd Cailin Swords 2nd Cailin Lilt 2nd Cailin Flora 3rd Cailin Trophy Dance Fling - 1st Cailin Premier 15& O Blue Bon...

Lauren found out last week that she has been chosen as a dancer for the Ozscot Tattoo Team that will be travelling to the US next April!! Lauren will be peforming at the Virginia Tattoo! This is such wonderful news! Well done Loz!!! MWAH!!!! xoxoxo

(thanks to dance.net for the this post. I just changed it to suit highland dancing... ) “Oh no! I am having my first highland class. What should I expect?!” Here is a, hopefully, complete and helpful post to answer your question. Oh! and welcome to join the dazzling dance world. Effort & Class conduct All dancers must be willing to push themselves to be the best dancer they can be. At all times dancers must show respect to their instructors and classmates. Be on time and ready to dance. Get Ready Dress Code Have you checked the school dress code? (Some schools have very strict dress code. Please pay attention to that before you purchase your dream leotard.) Leotards/Tights/Flats Thread: www.dance.net . . . Warm Up gears: www.dance.net . . . Hair in bun (preferred) or pony tail. www.dance.net . . . Turn yourself into a dance mode before the class start. It will always help you to get into the atmosphere quicker and get ready to dance. (Whatever you are worrying, stressing ...

Saturday 22nd was the annual Children's Festival at Bankstown. Wow - what a great day! It was organised by another teacher, who teaches at Yagoona, she asked me if I had any dancers who would be able to attend. Ceilidh and Danielle went to dance. That had a really lovely time!! THANKS GIRLS!

I was just over at the Turtleblue website, looking at the photos from the Championships in Gosford in July. Our girls solo has got its own section! I loved this 1st photo particularily!

Term 3 is almost over! Oh MY! I can’t believe it! It was a long term but it seems to have just flown!!The dancers have been working so hard on their choreographies and they look great! I can’t wait to seem them performed at the competition on the 30 th September. Lessons will cease on Saturday 29 th September and will recommence on Monday 15 th October, for Term 4. There will be two holiday classes during the break, I will let you know the dates of those closer to the time. SATURDAY CLASS - Term 4 will have the Saturday Class from 9.30-10.45. The younger dancers will be from 9.30 - 10.15, with the older dancers staying to complete their beginner dances in the last 30mins. EXAMS THURSDAY 22 nd NOVEMBER. Going home with this newsletter is an envelope with your exam information on it. Please fill it in and return to me asap, definitely before the end of term. I need to fill in all the paperwork and post it off during the holidays. The assessments (PrePrimary and Primary) are...

Thankyou to Greer, Ashley, Brodie, Ceilidh and Connor who represented the school at the Gaelic Singers 25th Birthday Ceilidh Night a few weeks ago. (Thanks also to Aidan and Darcy who decided to join in on the march and the pas de basques!) The kids had an absolute ball playing the games they had there, and peformed well too!

Last Sunday we had our annual display at Linnwood House at Guildford. The weather had been miserable all week, and it looked to be that way again for Sunday. Our first session we danced inside in the lovely hallway. This actually worked well as the stall holders could watch the dancing. Then, the sun came out! So we danced our 2nd set on the verandah! It was wonderful! Dancing for me were Averil (17) Sarah, Ceilidh, Lauren (all 8), Connor and Lauren (both 5) and Darcy (3 last week) also 'danced'! Thankyou girls (and Connor!), you were beautiful!!!

Craig got 6th in the Worlds!!!!!! WOOHOO!!! That is so exciting!! Kara Broughton qualified for the adults, so did Emily Ingram for the Junior. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!! AND THREE BOyS IN THE THE TOP SIX IN THE ADULT WORLDS! THAT IS SO AWESOME!!! Full results are: Cowal Gathering 24 Aug 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Adult Championship Results 1) David Wilton 2) Marielle Lesperance 3) Daniel Carr 4) Kari MacNaughton 5) Angela Ramsay 6) Craig Johnston Dance Results Highland Fling 1 David Wilton 2 Daniel Carr 3 Marielle Lesperance 4 Kari MacNaughton 5 Angela Ramsay 6 Jocelyn Case Sword Dance 1 David Wilton 2 Angela Ramsay 3 Marielle Lesperance 4 Daniel Carr 5 = Desmond Worfolk 5 = Jocelyn Case Seann Truibhas 1 David Wilton 2 Marielle Lesperance 3 Kari MacNaughton 4 Daniel Carr 5 Craig Johnston 6 Anne Thomson Reel 1 Marielle Lesperance 2 Craig Johnston 3 David Wilton 4 Kari MacNaughton 5 Anne Tho...

I thought it had been a while since I wrote about who my other teachers and student teachers are who take classes for me when I am unable to teach. They are a great help to me and I know that they are just as enthused and excited to be a part of the Banksie's Team!! Leanne (whom you all know as 'Brodie's Mum!) - Leanne is a qualified teacher and examiner with the SDAA. Leanne also has her teacher qualifications in Tap. She is also a competition organiser and on the Council and Management Committee of our examining body. Up until 3 years ago Leanne had her own dancing school at Canley Heights that taught ballet, tap, jazz and highland. Alison (Ali!) - Alison is a qualified teacher with the SDAA and is currently a delegate for the NSW State Committee of Highland Dancing. Ali is also trained in ballet and contempory. Casey (Little Sis!) - When she is in Australia and not being a professional dancer in Europe! Casey is trained in Highland, Ballet (university diploma), Iris...