Dance Magic

Get Ahead Dance 2018

Class of 2018. Parents! Students!  Make a coffee. Take your favourite seat. Find the biggest screen you can. Sit down and prepare to be amazed.

9 hours

We gave students from all around the world just 9 hours to design and deliver a dance show in front of a live theatre audience. They’d never met before. They came from every corner of the world. They had a shared love of dance. This video shows how with a big dose of bravery and using English as a shared language, these teenagers created DANCE MAGIC!

One team > Experienced Dancers & New Dancers

Some of the students were highly experienced dancers. Some of the students were dancing on stage for the first time in their lives. What is incredible about this project is how they worked together to create something amazing – to create some moments neither they nor their audience will ever forget.

What you learnt

A project like this does not just require dance skills. It requires courage. It demands resilience. You can’t do it without incredible team skills.

Creating this show was not easy. You learnt the moves. You learnt to listen to 3 dance teachers speaking in a foreign language. You learnt to conquer your fears and deal with the pressure.

During a project like this there are always going to be moments when you think that you can’t do it. There will be times when you measure yourself against the person next to you and think that you are not good enough. But then, you look at your new friends. You listen to the encouragement of your teacher. You focus yourself. You carry on. You get that on that stage. And you shine! You dazzle! You make magic!

And after all that, how do you feel?

You feel amazing!

Moments we’ll never forget

Dance students! Next time you feel you can’t do something. Think again. Watch this video and remember that time when you overcame all these obstacles, and with your friends around you, achieved more than you believed was possible. Then take another step forward and carry on because “this is you!”

Credits

Our thanks to Professional Dance Teachers Laura, Lauren and Bethan. You are incredible!

Thank you to all the dancers!

• Agatha – France
• Carla – France
• Claudia – Spain
• Costanza B- Italy
• Costanza C – Italy
• Daria – Poland
• Daria – Romania
• Eugénie – France
• Florina – Germany
• Ginevra – Italy
• Laia – Spain
• Lucia – Mexico
• Margot – France
• Marta – Ukraine
• Mathilde – France
• Naiara – Spain
• Nicole – Brazil
• Philipine – France
• Priscila – Brazil
• Sofia – Italy
• Taissa – Brazil
• Tamara – Lebanon
• Tara – Lebanon
• Victoire – France
• Viktoria – Ukraine

Encore?

OK! Here’s some behind scenes footage that shows all the hard work behind the show.