The GCSE Dancers took part in a dance workshop with the Centre for Advanced Training in Dance at the Lowry. They had a technique class and creative workshop led by a professional dance artist viaContinue reading
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Jemima’s Beautiful Painting
A beautiful painting by year 11 student Jemima as part of her GCSE project based on ‘Performance’. It is painted on wood and her subject is one of her friends and one of our veryContinue reading
GCSE Dance workshop with James Cousins Dance Company
During lockdown, Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Dancers participated in a dance workshop on Zoom with James Cousins Dance company. They had an hour theory class from James Cousins himself, who is the choreographerContinue reading
GCSE Dance Film
The GCSE Dancers worked very hard over lockdown to choreograph and create our first dance film. Edited by Mrs Anstey, the film is called ‘The Light Can’t Last Forever’ and our stimulus was grief. TheyContinue reading
Dance Auditons
If you have been preparing a solo or group dance for the dance production, the auditions to show your finished piece are on: Tuesday 12th January. Remember: All dancers must be from the same yearContinue reading
COVID Bake-Off
Tuesday 20th October saw the PE, Dance and Drama departments’ COVID Bake-off. It was agreed that the quality of the baking across the PE/Dance and Drama department is outstanding! See their creations below:
The Greatest Dancer – Grace S 10-3
Unfortunately, Vale’s time on the Greatest Dancer has now come to an end as they didn’t get through this week. You could watch their performance this week on BBC iplayer. They were the 2nd performanceContinue reading
Dance Production
195 students from Years 7-13 performed in this year’s production, Icons. What a fantastic show. Huge congratulations to everyone who performed or choreographed dances. A special thank you to the senior students who ran aContinue reading
The Greatest Dancer
Huge congratulations to Grace (Year 10) who, together with her dance school Vale, is down to the final 10 acts on BBC1s The Greatest Dancer. Please keep watching and supporting, Saturday nights on BBC1. GoodContinue reading
Chicago
Our whole school musical will be Chicago in July 2020. Students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 are invited to participate. You will need to be free to rehearse every Tuesday after school 3:30-4:45pmContinue reading
Grace’s team gone through to next stage in BBC’s TGD
Grace, with her dance school, is down to the final 12 dance groups in BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer! She is on Team Oti. This Saturday, all 12 groups will perform new dances in the liveContinue reading
Grace on BBC’s The Greatest Dancer
Grace S (Year 10) performed an amazing dance on The Greatest Dancer on Saturday evening with her dance school, Vale. Here is the link to their dance in case you missed it: What an outstandingContinue reading
Icons – Dance Production
AGGS Dance Production ‘ICONS’ Thursday 30th January at The Altrincham Garrick. Tickets cost £10 Adult and £5 Concession and are available from reception.
What a fantastic weekend!!
We are currently on our way home from a brilliant weekend at the GCSE Dance Residential in Wales. Well done dancers for all of your hard work, take a well deserved rest during half term!
GCSE Dance Residential Performance Workshop
Well done dancers for creating and performing your brilliant pieces!
GCSE Dance Residential Artificial Things Workshop
The dancers worked with Stop Gap Dance Company this weekend. They were taught repertoire and choreographed some fantastic pieces looking at the professional work ‘Artificial Things’. Amazing work dancers!
GCSE Dance Residential Set Phrase Workshops
The dancers were put through their paces learning 2 challenging set phrases today, fantastic work, well done!
GCSE Dance Weekend Theory Session
Our Year 10 dancers learning all about ‘Component 2’ aka the theory exam!
GCSE Dance Residential Choreography Workshop
We are in Wales for our GCSE Dance residential weekend! Our Year 10 dancers worked very hard to create some fantastic pieces in today’s choreography workshop. Well done!
Junior Silver Dance Company
Well done to everyone who auditioned for our Junior Silver Dance Company this year! You all performed beautifully and made the final decision very difficult! Here are our dancers for the 2019-2020 Junior Silver DanceContinue reading
Silver Dance Company 2019
Here is our Silver (Ag) Dance Company 2019-20. Rehearsing weekly, they will represent the school at performances and competitions. Well done dancers.
Auditions for Dance Production
Anyone wishing to create a solo or group dance for the Dance Production must attend the audition on: Thursday 7th November after school. For the audition we would like to see: at least a minute of the dance allContinue reading
Year 8 Dance Interform
On Monday 8th July, Year 8’s excitedly filed into the main hall and took our seats, ready to enjoy dance interform. We had spent the last few weeks working together in our forms – aidedContinue reading
PE and Dance Awards Dinner
Last night we held our tenth annual PE and dance awards evening, it was another wonderful evening celebrating the success of the senior students. We had 120 guests and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event.
PE and Dance Awards Dinner
Last night we held our tenth annual PE and dance awards evening, it was another wonderful evening celebrating the success of the senior students. We had 120 guests and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event.
Year 10 performing at Danceworks
Year 10 were invited to perform at the Danceworks community dance festival on Sunday. They performed a dance inspired by the Ibrox Stadium disaster of 1971, when 66 people lost their lives and more thanContinue reading
Year 12 dancers will perform at the Lowry
On the back of our Danceworks success, we have been invited to perform a pop-up performance at the Lowry Theatre on Friday 29th March! Our Year 12 dancers will be performing a dance, about identityContinue reading
‘Oliver!’ Production
The ‘Oliver!’ musical, starring Zara D in the lead role, was performed on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th July. Drama, dance and music came together to put on a fantastic production of ‘Oliver!’, the LionelContinue reading
Site-sensitive dance on the Devisdale
Year 10 GCSE Dance students have been creating their own versions of ‘Within Her Eyes’ by James Cousins. This is a professional dance from the GCSE Dance anthology. It is a site-sensitive dance for camera,Continue reading
Oliver! Dance rehearsals
Monday: food glorious food Tuesday: Oom pah pah Wednesday: be back soon Thursday: consider yourself Friday: who will buy? All dance rehearsals are 12:30-1pm in the drama studio.