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Princess Party

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During the October school holidays we held our first full day holiday program and had a Princess Party! Students dressed up as their favourite Princess or Prince and spent the day at the studio with so many fun activities.

We started out by making and decorating our own crowns to wear, which saw some fabulous creations! Students all then sat in a circle to play an 'icebreaker' game where we all learnt some new and interesting facts about each other. Next was a quick snack break of Nutella biscuits with sprinkles.

After morning tea Miss Bella taught everyone a fun dance routine to The Lion King's "I Just Cant Wait To Be King". A special surprise was up next - we had hired some silent disco headphones so it was time to dim the lights, get the disco lights out and have a party! We even had a few games of musical statues and musical bobs - of course we all needed to set the headphones to the same channel for this one.

Lunch break included supplied sandwiches, chips and fruit. After lunch we settled in for a movie, the most voted was "Beauty & The Beast" - while being served popcorn and hot chocolate. After the movie we all shared our favourite parts of the day and then wrapped the afternoon up with a final silent disco dance-off!

The day was an absolute blast and we cannot wait for the next holiday program. I wonder what theme it will be?

DANCE FOR SICK KIDS

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We Raised $1,282 for Sick Kids!

Dance for Sick Kids (DFSK) is a 7-day dance challenge that raises vital funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Over 60,000 families with a seriously ill or injured child rely on Ronald McDonald House Charities in Australia each year – and they need our help! We think it’s important to support people when they’re in need so once again we set up a team and got fundraising!

Over the month of May leading up to the official DFSK week we held gold coin donation fundraisers including; Whacky Hair Week, Crazy Sock Week, PJ Week and Fancy Dress Week. Our students came to class dressed up and were so creative with their costumes, hair and sock designs. Many of our students also joined our fundraising team and did their own fundraising to contribute to the cause. Overall the Showtime HMS team raised $1,282 and Australia wide the event raised a massive $802,807 which equals 5017 nights that a family will be able to stay with their child at a Ronald McDonald House.

It was so humbling to see all of our families get involved and we can't wait to be a part of it all again next year.

   

State Dance Association Exams

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Last year Covid-19 lockdowns had a big impact on our exam classes. With the exception of grade 5 jazz, many of our students chose to hold off on taking their full exam. Instead they took a smaller performance exam and continued to work on their technique ready for this year.

Our jazz and ballet exam classes work on a range of technical exercises to improve their dancing. Each exercise is developed to help improve their dance skills, strength and flexibility. They must learn theory about the styles of dance they are doing, correct terminology and anatomy. Some of the exams include performing multiple different dances to show versatility.

In 2021 all of our exam students participated in their full exam. We are so pleased to announce everyone passed with many students receiving grades in the top 15%! For the remainder of the year they will work on preparing a routine for our end of year concert and then next year move up to the next grade.

If you are interested in your child participating in exam classes read more here.

We are DANCING FOR SICK KIDS

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Join Showtime HMS Performing Arts and DANCE FOR SICK KIDS!

We are taking part in Dance for Sick Kids and we want you to join us!

Dance for Sick Kids (DFSK) is a 7-day dance challenge that raises vital funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities – this exciting new fundraiser is designed especially for the dance community, that’s us!

Over 60,000 families with a seriously ill or injured child rely on Ronald McDonald House Charities in Australia each year – and they need our help! We think it’s important to support people when they’re in need and this is our opportunity.

When is it? DFSK is held during National Families Week, 15-21 May but you can start making a difference today! Click here to register right now.

What’s the challenge? That’s the best part – you choose! Take on the challenge to dance 30mins, 60mins or 120 minutes each day! Your dance minutes in studio count towards your goal!

Join our team by following this link: https://www.danceforsickkids.com/join/showtimehmsperformingarts

By joining DFSK, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the biggest and best Australian and international choreographers. That’s right, each day of challenge week new workshops will be released to suit all styles and skill levels!

Some of the choreographers include Marko Panzic, Thomas Lacey, Karli Dinardo and more! You can see the full list here: danceforsickkids.com/workshops

What an amazing opportunity to learn new skills AND make a difference for sick kids! And that's not everything, as you fundraise you will receive exclusive rewards! Join our team to ensure you don’t miss out!

 

CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW

 

We hope you will dance to make difference with us.

Winner of the Corporate Live Wire WA Prestige Award “Dance Class Service of the Year”

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Showtime HMS was extremely proud to accept the Corporate Live Wire WA Prestige Award as the Dance Class Service of the Year this November! The award is given out amongst other regional awards to recognise businesses that are extremely successful and hard working on a local level. We are honoured to receive this award and to be recognised as being a dedicated and inclusive business for children and their families.

State Dance Association Exams

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For the past two years our students here at Showtime have been given the opportunity to participate in jazz and ballet exam classes. Each year in October the exam class students undertake a practical exam at the Showtime studio in front of an external examiner.

Due to the unexpected closure of our studio in March and the continued disruptions throughout the year, we made the decision to replace the full examination with a performance exam. The performance exam consisted of each exam class demonstrating the skills and technique they learnt throughout the year in a dance presented to the examiner. This gave the students the opportunity to express their development and showcase that they are on the way to completing the full exam in 2021.

Our older students in the Jazz grade 5 class were the exception and managed to complete the full exam in an incredibly unpredictable year and received amazing results. All of our students passed and we congratulate many who did their first ever exam!

If you are interested in your child participating in exam classes read more here.

COVID-19 Shutdown

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This year came with many changes and challenges for staff and students at Showtime as the Corona Virus forced the closure of our studio. Additional to this for the first time in 23 years our Mid-year concert was cancelled due to restrictions on large gatherings. This meant that it would be the first year where we only perform one concert for our friends and family. This upset many of our staff and students who are always keen to get up on stage and put on a show at any opportunity.

However, in the famous words ‘The Show Must Go On’ our staff began teaching online classes live to our exam students through zoom. This allowed our students to keep on top of their technique and to keep them involved with what they love doing through those difficult months. Additional videos of choreography created by teachers at Showtime were uploaded to Google Classroom and we loved seeing their videos of dancing at home.

Our studio was reopened on the 18th of May allowing us to finally see all our students again face to face. This was a new experience for both our staff and students however everyone worked hard to make it work and proved how dedicated and hard working our students are!