Secondary Dance

Dance Notes Secondary School

The nines, tens and our DP Dance student will be dancing on Monday morning in advisory time in the MPA.  They are interpreting a piece of music.  Parents feel free to come by and see! 

ABIS/BSM collaborative workshop

ABIS/BSM collaborative workshop

Last Saturday the students had their second workshop of the year with the British School of Muscat students.  The class was a combination of ballet, contemporary and choreography with students sharing ideas and building on a given motif. They then had to perform...

Grade Seven and Eight Assembly Videos

They have finally been uploaded!   Please enjoy http://youtu.be/gefDNFiOSog Eun Ye, Akram, Kameron, Jackson, Nicole http://youtu.be/wSjlZY2TmI0 Jake, Caitlyn, Tamika, Sara (Rafael absent) http://youtu.be/_jZX053g-YY Shamma, Emma, Shahad, Hannah, Taif...

WELL DONE SECONDARY DANCERS!

Our Middle Schoolers shared their first choreographed piece today at Primary Assembly.  All up seven compositions were shared with the school.  The students were asked to do the following: 1. Choose a message they wanted to communicate (Expressive Intent) 2....

COMING DANCE PERFORMANCE BY GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT

Hello all On October 28, the grades seven and eight students will be performing at the end of the week assembly. They have created their first dance work of the year using the following criteria: 1. Choose an Expressive Intent (what message do I want my audience to...

COMING DANCE PERFORMANCE BY GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT

Hello all On October 28, the grades seven and eight students will be performing at the end of the week assembly. They have created their first dance work of the year using the following criteria: 1. Choose an Expressive Intent (what message do I want my audience to...

Winter Musical: Questers

Winter Musical: Questers

Rehearsals are underway for ABIS' first Winter Musical.  The cast members have learned all the music for the show, and we just started blocking (how and when we move on stage, what to do with props, developing our character's role).   The musical, Questers,...

Dance Notes Secondary School 17/9/15

Dance Notes Secondary School 17/9/15

The Secondary students have had an interesting week.  The focus on MOTIF was still a priority, with students watching a film clip on my laptop that showed a group dancing to show the movement of the wind.  Students were then encouraged to identify, use and further...

Dance Notes Secondary School September 10 2015

Dance Notes Secondary School September 10 2015

The older students have jumped into Dance quickly this year.  Our "newbies" are fitting in very quickly and it has been nice to see them already contributing. The students in grades 7-10 have been revisiting safe practices with warm up and cool downs, and by request...

Secondary School Dance

Secondary School Dance

Dear Families Welcome to another year of Dance! The secondary students outdid themselves last year and we are looking forward to another year of fun and interesting activities and of course, plenty of opportunities for the students to perform! This year Grades seven...

Our last week in Dance

Our last week in Dance

What a fun week!  Our students had a final "fun class" across the primary school, with all the favourites being trotted out - Azonto, Mexican Hat Dance, Happy and the Macarena being some of the good old pieces in the school's social repertoire. Several classes...

Dancers Extraordinaire!

Dancers Extraordinaire!

Grade nines, Tamika, Ellie and Claire from the secondary school were off to Muscat on Wednesday, where they participated in the British School of Muscat Choreography Competition.  Eight students performed - in two groups - in the Key Stage Four section of the...

Dance Notes June 11

Dance Notes June 11

O what a week!   Our end of year show was last night - and the show went on!  The students amazed both Miss Camp and myself for rising to the ethos of always doing your best and understanding your responsibility to the audience. They were brilliant - from...

Dance Notes

Dance Notes

Due to rehearsals, I was unable to post last Thursday but here we go! The last few weeks have been a huge countdown to the End Of Year Show. On June 10, at 6.30 pm we showcase what we have been working on for the last two months. The students have been putting the...

Dance Notes 28th of May

Dance Notes 28th of May

What a hectic week! The June 10 show is taking shape, with a couple of dances having everyone in the school involved and all songs having a couple of classes together, so to encourage smoothness of movement, classes are being combined.  Grades 5 and 6 sing...

Dance Notes 21st May

Dance Notes 21st May

First of all - here are the films taken by Mrs Willis during the Omani dance assembly.  I hope you have the chance to enjoy them! http://youtu.be/3XhI80-vBvI http://youtu.be/0l7GADFItDc http://youtu.be/jM3Gt3DSlCk http://youtu.be/XCIvF63iGh4 The Primary School is...

Dance Notes 14th May

Dance Notes 14th May

We didn't wait very long after the Omani Dance Assembly in the Primary School - we are already hard at work for the June 10 Broadway extravaganza.  Students are learning songs and dances with both Miss Camp and myself, and primary classes will be starting to work...

Dance Notes April 30

Dance Notes April 30

This is our final week before the Primary Omani Dance Assembly and students have completed their routines and are practicing with confidence.  We are sharing the time with Mr. Mohammed’s class, so the assembly promises to be packed with lots of fun. ...

Dance Notes April 23rd

Dance Notes April 23rd

So another fun week in the Dance classes! Students from grades K3-5 have completed their parts of the Omani Dances in which they are involved. They are VERY excited about performing this for you at the Assembly on May 7! Secondary students are working on their hip hop...

Dance Notes April 16th

Dance Notes April 16th

All the students have had a lovely week this week.   The primary students worked on their Omani dances and started listening to the end of year show music to which they will be performing.   The Omani dances, which are performed by the...