06 Aug 2014
Early Wednesday 6 August our dancers, parents, teachers and our lighting and sound designers departed for Sydney to perform at Wakakirri.
Wakakirri, the Secondary Schools Challenge, is where students tell a story through dance theatre. The story has been created and choreographed by the students who will be competing for awards including individual, group, design and performance.
Our students, along with Mrs Jackson, have put countless hours into the preparation for this day and the school, along with the Tumbarumba community, wish them the very best of luck. Our students are very excited about competing in this event, which will be held at NIDA in Kensington.
Upon arrival our group will be welcomed and briefed on what the day entails and will then be escorted to their dressing area. Each school is allocated 30 minutes rehearsal time.
Show-time commences at 7.15 pm in front of a huge audience. So our dancers will be busily preparing for this prior to their turn on stage. After our performance 2 students will be interviewed by the show host.
At the conclusion of the live show an award ceremony will be held on stage. Our performers will then board their bus and head back to Tumbarumba, arriving at approximately 4am Thursday morning.
We know that this will be an awe inspiring experience for our students. Photos from the event will be uploaded at a later date.