Welcome back, welcome to the Autumn term and a huge welcome to all of our new students. I hope you all had a fun-filled Summer holiday, despite all the rain, and are returning refreshed and ready for the term ahead.

Congratulations to all those who took Modern, Tap and Ballet exams at the end of last term. I am thrilled to say the results were, once again, outstanding – I am so, so proud.

I have had a busy Summer break setting up our new office in Ashley Cross – we are based behind Leader & Co Estate Agents, so please drop in for a cup of tea when you are passing, we would love to see you. The school has grown so much recently that I can no longer run it singlehandedly, so Miss Laura will now assist me as Assistant Principal of the school and Karen Nisbet will be our Student Co-ordinator, providing parent liaison.

This term we will start working on Narnia. We have auditions for the principal parts and we will begin show work, so lots of hard work and fun ahead. It really is going to be the biggest and best show yet.

As always, thank you for your support and we look forward to a fantastic term ahead.

Miss Zoe

PLEASE NOTE, CENTRE STAGE OFFICE NOW HAS A NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER

01202 733 231

ISTD TAP & MODERN EXAMS48 students were entered into the ISTD tap and modern exams this year, which took place over the weekend of June 6th and 7th.

The results were outstanding, with 100% pass rate of distinctions and merits. Well done to each and every one of you, your hard work really paid off and I am so proud.

Our examiner, Miss Ball, was the most prestigious examiner we have ever had. She was the original Annie Time Annie in the UK West End for its entire run. She is also head of TAP for the ISTD! It was a real honour for our students to have been examined by such an acclaimed examiner.

RAD BALLET EXAMS68 students were entered into the RAD ballet exams this year, which took place on 4th July and were examined by Miss Ann Hallet –a very established and experienced examiner of 50 years!

Again, I am absolutely delighted to say that the results were incredible, with 100% pass rate of Distinctions and Merits!

Our vocational girls Italia, Kiera and Emily also passed their Grade Seven Ballet exam, having taken it at London HQ! Amazing success!

END OF TERM SHOWCASEOn Saturday 11th July, our Performing Arts students held their end of term Showcase.

Yet again, it was a packed house – we definitely need a bigger venue! It is always amazing to see what our students are capable of achieving in just one term and, as always, the standard was really high and enjoyed by everyone who came to watch.

This was also a fundraising event and from the door takings, raffle and refreshments, we managed to raise a record-breaking (for us, at one of these events) £300 which will be donated to Cancer Research.

NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2015

AUTUMN 2015

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PRINCIPAL: ZOE MATHER BA (Hons) RAD:CBTS (RTS), AISTD (ADV), IDTA WWW.CENTRESTAGEDANCE.ORG 01202 733 231

NEW OFFICES

I can now happily confirm that Centre Stage has new office premises, based in Ashley Cross. The address is 121 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JD. We are behind ‘Leader & Co’ Estate Agents. Please pop in to say hello and have a cup of tea if you are passing!

ST LUKES NOTICEBOARD

All information handed out in classes will now also be displayed on the noticeboard at St Lukes. If you think you have not received a letter, or have mislaid a note which has come back from class, please refer to the St Lukes noticeboard (in the waiting room) for the information.

NEW WEBSITE – COMING SOON

We are currently developing a new, improved website. We aim to ensure it is always completely up-to-date and easy to navigate – we’ll let you know as soon as it goes live!

BALLET PICK-UP

As Autumn approaches, we can no longer ask parents or students to wait outside the front doors of St Lukes for Ballet, so please revert to using the waiting room next to the kitchen, but please be aware that this does get busy at ‘changeover’ time between classes.

NEW SCHOOL UNIFORM – SEPTEMBER 2016

We plan a new Performing Arts uniform to be launched September 2016. The shirts will reflect the colour of the individual companies (Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst etc). This is a year away, but we wanted to make sure you had prior warning for this.

Ballet – more and more students are coming to ballet with their hair not in a classical bun. Please can parents ensure this requirement is met. Thank you.

NEW TIMETABLE

Our new September Timetable is now on the website – please refer to this for days and times for all of the classes this term.

NEW CLASSES

We will be offering new classes next term ‘Dance Conditioning, Flexibility & Strengthening Class (CFS)’. This is particularly useful for students from Grade 3-5 ballet and will operate on Thursdays at St. Luke’s. If interested please email the office for more details.

FACEBOOK

Please note we have a closed Facebook group, which allows us to share more content privately within the school. Please join us by sending a friend request to Zoe Mather (Centre Stage) as this is the best place to find all the latest information.

PURE VOICE CHRISTMAS CONCERT3pm - 6pm Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolOur Pure Voice students will once again showcase Christmas favourites whilst raising money for Cancer Research UK. With raffle and refreshments.

12DEC 2015

SAT

RUBIES END OF TERM SHOWCASE9:45 to 10:30Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolAn end of term demo for Rubies to showcase all the work they have done this term.

5DEC 2015

SAT

HER MAJESTY’S THEATRENOW CONFIRMEDOur performing Arts students will be performing at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on 11th December 2016.

11DEC 2016

SUN

BRING A FRIEND WEEKOur ever popular ‘Bring A Friend’ week is back.In the week commencing 21st September, we would like to encourage you to wear your pyjamas to class, bring a teddy but most importantly bring a friend for a trial session and donate to charity.

BAF week is for ALL Centre Stage students across all lessons during the week of 21st September, so please take the opportunity to bring along anyone you know who may be interested in trying out a lesson. The more the merrier in BAF week!

The recommended donation is £2 per student and this will kickstart our Summer term’s fundraising efforts for Cancer Research.

21-25SEP 2015

MON-FRI

SHOW AUDITIONS

Friday 18th September 2015Auditions for Narnia principal parts will be held on Friday 18th September at St. Luke’s Church hall.4.00 – 6.00pm: Juniors (age 7-12)6.00 – 7.00pm: Seniors (age 13-19/platinum company)

TICKETS

Tickets will go on-sale after half term and can be purchased direct from Lighthouse ticket office.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Our next show will take place in 2016 at Lighthouse and will be NARNIA. We already have dates confirmed as follows and times will be released in the formal Show letter, to be released by end of September!PLEASE NOTE, DATES HAVE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS INFORMATION, SO PLEASE REVISE THESE IN YOUR DIARIES

Saturday 9th April Dress Rehearsal at Bournemouth Collegiate School Sunday 10th April Finale run-through at Lighthouse Thursday 14th April Technical Rehearsal, LighthouseFriday 15th April Dress Rehearsal, LighthouseSaturday 16th April 2 x Show performances, LighthouseSunday 17th April 1 x Show Matinee Performance, Lighthouse

Please make sure these dates are in your diaries. This show will be bigger and better than ever before and we are already really, really excited. Are you interested in signing up to more classes in time for the show work to start this term? The office has already been incredibly busy with internal students securing places ready for theshow work to begin, so get in touch today if you’re interested!

NEW STAFF APPOINTMENTS

LAURA JONES ASSISTANT PRINCIPALLaura Jones will be joining me as Deputy Principal. She brings with her a wealth of experience.

Miss Laura began training at the age of five in all genres of ballet, tap, modern and jazz in Swanage, Dorset. After attaining all her advance dance qualifications in vocational grades, Laura further developed her education at The Royal Academy of Dance in London, as a full-time residential student. Laura graduated in 2013 as a fully qualified RAD teacher, after attaining her Degree in Ballet Education (BA Hons).

Miss Laura is now keen to put her knowledge into good practice assisting Miss Zoe in all aspects of the school including delivery of RAD classical ballet classes, training and preparing students for their examinations.

KAREN NISBETSTUDENT CO-ORDINATORMany of you will already know Karen (mum of Kieren and Megan) – she will now be our Student Co-ordinator and provide support as the point of liaison for parents.

CENTRE STAGE STAFF

CENTRE STAGE RESIDENTIAL TEAM

SUMMER SCHOOLThank you to every single one of you who attended our Summer Schools this year. What a resounding success they were. So much fun was had in both and we will definitely run these again in 2016 given how popular and enjoyable they were. There were too many highlights to mention, but it was especially nice to welcome some of our industry guests and try so many new and different activities.

PRINCIPAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTORZoe Mather

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALLaura Jones

RAD BALLETZoe Mather & Laura Jones

MODERN THEATRE AND TAP DANCEZoe Mather, Alison May & Laura Jones

PURE VOICE SINGING TEACHERSLauren Hillier & Kimberley Moss

MUSICAL THEATRE TEACHERSLauren Hillier, Alison May, Kimberley Moss & Laura Jones

ASSISTANT TEACHERSJenny Oag, Emily Ambler & Kiera Rickford

STUDENT CO-ORDINATORKaren Nisbet

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETINGMarina Tucker

EXTERNAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATIONNatalie Notley

POOLE SCANNER APPEAL DONATIONThis year, Centre Stage is supporting two charities – one National and one Local. Our National Charity is Cancer Research and our chosen Local charity is the Poole Hospital Scanner Appeal.

In July, Centre Stage donated a cheque for £3,000 to Poole Hospital’s PET/CT scanner appeal, £1,500 of which was from the school’s fundraising activities so far this year, matched by £1,500 from Zoe.

This is obviously a cause very close to my heart. Technology like this saved my life and I am so grateful to Poole Hospital for everything they have done for me throughout the course of my treatment. Centre Stage students should be extremely proud that they had a very large part in funding vital technology which, quite simply, will save lives.

All funds raised for the remainder of this year will be donated to our National charity, Cancer Research.

15-16APR 2016

FRI-SAT

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IN THE MEDIA

Did you see our wonderful billboard ad on Bournemouth Road in February? It was hard to miss! We also featured in The Green magazine.