Term 1

I have had a busy term so far, but only one more week until half term. We moved our dance school to a different premises at the beginning of this school year in September. The new dance studio is much nicer than our old one, its more modern and we have fitted wall barres and mirrors. We even have a waiting room for the parents which they really like and have fitted lockers for the children to put there belongings into while in class, the younger students were very excited about these for some reason but its much more organised having them. Also the new studio is in a nice location it is above a nursery school which has also helped gain a few more students too, our last dance studio was at a landmark and above a pub which was a horrible situation having the students walking in and out with people smoking outside etc... The new studio is a lot smaller than what we were use too, it can sometimes be difficult to fit leaps and travelling steps across the room when there are a lot of students in one class but it is also a lot easier to keep control of the younger classes as they don't have a huge hall to run wild in.
I have nearly finished all my choreograph as well for our annual pantomime in January which will be a huge relief after I've finished it all and taught it all the dances to the classes. I can't believe how quick this term has gone, it is crazy! We had auditions a couple of weeks ago so we have chosen who has the main characters and different roles in Cinderella which is very exciting! All the children did really well and they were all very supportive of each other which is always nice. We have even started sorting out costumes and measuring some classes for new costumes so I think it is all coming together really well as we are not normally this well organised but I'm sure January will be here in no time. Roll on Christmas!!