Wednesday 11 April 2012

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Taking Flight 2012

So, the taking flight tour is over.......  I think that is me just recovered from the week.  It was an absolute amazing experience going to different venues and performing twice a day for a full week.  It is most probably the last time I will do it, so I gave it my all!!!


Day One saw us at Queensferry High School then on to St Gabriels in Presto Pans, there were a few hic-ups with music players, spacings and slippery floors but that is what the tour is for! To give dancers an experience of what it is like touring with a company.  I had my teaching assessment at St Gabriels. I had decided to do a commercial class as the children were quite young which they seemed to enjoy. What a lively class!


On Day Two we were to be at St Augustine's early in the morning, with it being so close we didn't realise that the traffic would be so bad and ended up slightly late, not good! However, the performance was fab!!!  We had a full house and danced our backsides off. There was such a good energy from all the students. Unfortunately I had to see my physio that night as I was in agony, he strapped me up in the hoping that it would take the strain off my back :(


Day three was an extremely early start (just in case we hit traffic like the day before).  We were headed out to Reid Kerr in Paisley. We danced in a studio space with HNC and HND dance students sitting in the front, so there fore we had to perform to the best of our ability as these were potential students of Telford and we were trying to give a good impression.  They were so encouraging as a group and gave great feedback after the question and answer session.


Day four took us to Woodmill High in Dunfermline and then on to Beeslack High School in Penicuik.  Both performances went extremely well and some of my pupils from Dance Pointe Academy saw me perform for the first time.  From speaking to them afterwards they loved the performance and were talking about doing dance after they leave school. Great news.


The last day of the tour was at Broughton High School where we have been working with pupils on a Scottish Ballet project.  I was absolutely shattered and glad to have had the morning off as my back was giving up on me. The mega strong pain killers were taken and off I went, two minutes walk from my flat and I was at the venue!  It was a very nice space to dance in and we gave it our all.  


The weekend saw me go to work and sleep.  Shattered.






Flying Pictures