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April 2007: for the first time we entered students into the singing and dancing sections of the annual competition, Festival4Stars. This is the biggest UK talent contest open to all ages and most of Prima's students reached the Regional Final! An excellent achievement considering we are not a regular 'Competition School' and this was our first time competing in a Festival.
July 2008, the Kitti-Katz section of the troupe won 2 sections and the Dancing Dolls won 2 sections of the Durham Heat of Talent Quest. The competitors will now go to the national final in November!
June 2008: Charlotte (aged 15) reached the Regional Final in the Solo Dance section at Festival4Stars, Charlotte (aged 7) and Amber (aged 6) reached the Regional Final in the Duo Dance section and the mother of one of our students won the Regional Final in the Adult Singing Section!!
June 2009: The competition was tough at Sunderland Cheerleading Competition, there were hundreds of competitors, all of whom attend regular cheerleading classes, except our troupe! We had prepared 2 group cheer dances for different categories and both achieved 2nd place! We also had two mums doing the parent's dance and they were awarded 2nd and 6th places. Well done everyone, what a fabulous day.
June 2009: Prima did brilliantly at the Newcastle heat of the National Competition, Festival4Stars. We reached the semi-finals for 13+ Solo Dance, Group Dance, Group Musical Theatre and Star categories. A superb achievement at a top competition!
Clare Robson has also adjudicated in the past for Festival4Stars. She judged at the Manchester Heats in 2007 and the York heats in 2008.
Prima's formal dance troupe was formed in October 2007 and consists of 20-30 members in two groups, the young 'Kitti-Katz' and the older 'Dancing Dolls'. They meet as a group on a weekly basis on Saturday mornings. The troupe is open to children aged 6+, rehearsals cost £3.50 each and last 1 hour and 15 minutes. Group dance costumes are loaned free of charge.
The events the troupe has and will be taking part in are as follows:
- October 2009: 'Magic Music Days' at Disneyland Paris
- July 2009: Troupetastic performance in Washington
- June 2009: Festival4Stars competition in Gateshead
- June 2009: Sunderland Cheerleading Competition
- May 2009: 'Animal Magic' performance at Washington Wetlands Centre
- January 2009: 'Youth Musical Spectacular' at Sunderland Empire Theatre
- July 2008: Troupetastic performance in Washington
- July 2008: Talent Quest competition in Durham
- July 2008: Washington Old Hall Demonstration
- June 2008: Festival 4 Stars competition in Liverpool
- June 2008: Festival 4 Stars competition in York
- May 2008: Washington Wetlands Centre demonstration
- April 2008: Festival 4 Stars competition in Gateshead
- January 2008: Charity performance at Sunderland Empire Theatre
- December 2007: Audition for Britain's Got Talent (ITV show)
Our cheerleaders also enter competitions once or twice a year and have done very well both locally and nationally.