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In Horsham
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The perfect way to learn new skills, get fit and make new friends this January
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Just a reminder no classes this week - we are back the following week 🙂
*NEW CLASS LAUNCH*
KDF is thrilled to be bringing our dancers Progressing Ballet Technique. PBT is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that is designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory. It is unique and uses ballet-technique specific exercises to help strengthen and support dancers training.
These classes are available to students yr3 and up and requires equipment for class.
Please take a look at the YouTube links below to explain a little more about what PBT is.These lessons really will enhance our dancers technique and training
https://youtu.be/TXWQkeu-yuc
https://youtu.be/K6qCDP6hRqU
To book on to this lessons simply reply back to your KDF timetable when sent out in the coming weeks - NEW students please email k.d.facademy@outlook.com
Performance DVD
* DVD collection is this Saturday (14th) from the leisure centre in broadbridge Heath opposite Tesco
* If you have let me know you can not collect on this day you are welcome to pick up the dvd on the first day back in September - if you would like it before please email me to arrange a convenient time for you to collect from my home address
* Please note ideally we would like everyone to collect Saturday 🙂 but those that have already emailed me to say they can’t please do email me to let me know if you will pick up first day back or if you would like to arrange to collect from me
Term dates for next year
Term 1 Autumn
13th September start date
25th October half term (1 week off)
11th December last day of term
Term 2 Spring
10th January start date
21st February half term (1 week off)
9th April last day of term
Term 3 Summer
25th April start date
30th May half term (1 week off)
23rd July last day of term
Timetable for next year
* we are currently putting together our sept timetable, this is quite a task with a lot logistically to plan so thank you for your patience
* As soon as we have the timetable for you we will email it out for you
* We have some exciting new classes coming this academic year and will of course give you all the details of these in the coming weeks
* If you watch the dvd and would love to add a new dance style to your classes please just let us know
Happy 8th birthday @kdfacademy x where have those 8 years gone x
Well what a busy July - these guys have done us proud 💜
🏅 So many medals
🏆 dancer of the day for abbey
🏆 full marks 1st and a standing ovation for group
🏆 junior aggregate cup for rach
🏆 most promising jnr for Issi
🏆most promising snr for Kate
🏆 most entertaining dancer of competition for abbey
Well done all
Nothing like leaving on a high
Im thrilled to share with you that over the last few competitions not only has our Abbey Francis placed her dances but she has also won overall dancer of the day at one competition and also most entertaining dancer of the day at another
To top it all off today we heard that Abbey had passed her ISTD Inter Ballet exam with an absolutely amazing mark and an extremely high merit (may I add ….her very first ISTD exam ever)
We will keep you posted with the modern mark - we are still waiting for
Please all join we in wishing Abbey the best of good luck for her last dance competition tomorrow ! Just enjoy every minute
Dance with a story 💜
I couldn’t be prouder x @hughcraigphotography
A huge plus in being a dance teacher at KDF is watching girls like these three beauties grow into gorgeous young women @hughcraigphotography
💜 @hughcraigphotography
KDF 2021 Dancer awards !
Our 2021 award winners are as follows.
If we could give an award to all the dancers we would 🙂 it was such a hard decision and we had so many different dancers in the mix that were nominated
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- best attendance -Hazel
- best parent participation - Kate short
- best pet double act -Emily J and her sausage dog Kai
DANCE STYLE AWARDS
- Ballet - Paisley W
- Modern - Emily P
- Tap - Nyimah
- MT - Ellie Y
- Lyrical - Macy
-street - Rebecca
-contemporary - Sophia c
GRADUATES CHOICE AWARDS
-jnr - Isla M
-snr - Livvy
KDF PERSONALITY
- Jnr - Emilia c
- snr - Esther
DRUM ROLL PLEASE
OVERALL DANCER OF THE YEAR
-jnr - Ava E
-snr - Kate H
*please feel free to send me any pics with your award
Well done all X
What a day - thank you everyone
It was such a great day
Well done all have a lovely summer
We will be in touch re sept soon x
Massive thank you to our helpers and teachers x
Your dancing days are your best and at KDF we love to give our dancers brilliant memories and dance occasions - covid may have got in the way of a normal show!
…….But dvd recording day is something we would have never have done - All the students are loving it so far
Thank you for all being so supportive x
Keep an eye out at KDF today for these lovely senior dancers - make sure you wish them well on their next adventures x
Today is their last official day at KDF X 💜
So every year at the end of the term, before the summer holidays we celebrate the beautiful young ladies that will be graduating from us at KDF
Due to covid I’m going to have to celebrate my gorgous graduating dancers a little bit differently this year
We have 4 graduating girls this year ❤️💜❤️💜 Abbie Simpson Abbey Francis Lorna MacRae Lucy Kirk
As the girls head in to the last 4 weeks of training with us I’m going to share a little bit about our 4 big girls each week
We have had Lorna Abbey F and Abbie S already
This week last but by no means least we have our Lucy
Lucy joined us with her brother and sister on the very first trial day when we launched KDF 8 years ago ! She is an OG and has been one of my big girls since the beginning.
Lucy has danced in lots of our dance styles, takes private singing lessons with us , done all our local performance events, taken exams, competed solos and groups, she has performed in all our KDF dance shows at the capitol, she has also been one of the KDF assistant teachers, danced on west end stages and visited Disney with us !
Lucy next year hopes to go on to Business management and marketing at Kent university
Well lucy all I can say is your family have been a huge part of KDF from the beginning! And 8 years have gone so quickly ! Thank you darling girl for making me a better teacher in more ways than one 😉🙃😃for being one of the most loyal students ever ……I genuinely think you and Mia support and represent KDF more than anyone (purple blood through those veins ) my last OG senior to leave ! I’m extremely proud of you and that big heart you have …..the last term has been lovely to see you lead and take charge of the team and that last win 🥇 meant so very much. All the best and you Kirk’s better come and visit xxx 😘
Lisa Kirk Mia Kirk
So every year at the end of the term, before the summer holidays we celebrate the beautiful young ladies that will be graduating from us at KDF
Due to covid I’m going to have to celebrate my gorgous graduating dancers a little bit differently this year
We have 4 graduating girls this year ❤️💜❤️💜Abbie Simpson Abbey Francis Lucy KirkLorna MacRae
As the girls head in to the last 4 weeks of training with us I’m going to share a little bit about our 4 big girls each week
We have had lorna and Abbie s already
This week is the turn of our Abbey Francis
Abbey joined KDF in her late teens because her mum Esther Francis danced with us already in our adult classes. I think this is amazing and truely shows what KDF is all about ….family and togetherness. I know both Esther and Abbey find the fact they can share a stage and dance together something extremely special
When abbey joined us she had to swap to a new dance syllabus jumping from American training to ISTD which was quite a challenge to say the least. She came into the school and hasn’t looked back since and now trains with us well over 10 hours a week in many of our dance styles.
Abbey has competed both within our senior team and as a soloist with numerous awards over the years, she has been in our big KDF shows and has recently taken her vocational intermediate level Istd exam in ballet and will be taking modern next week. Abbey may well be known to some of the little ones as miss abbey as she assists with some our current lessons also.
Abbey next year goes on to continue her dance training Going to Chichester college to do the ISTD DDE in ballet, modern and tap to become a professional ISTD dance teacher
Abs it’s been a blooming pleasure you have worked so extremely hard in the time we have had you and you have achieved so much. Your a delight to have in the school and I know lots of the girls really appreciate your friendship and kindnesss. Enjoy every moment in your continued dance training and always remember where we are x
So every year at the end of the term, before the summer holidays we celebrate the beautiful young ladies that will be graduating from us at KDF
Due to covid I’m going to have to celebrate my gorgous graduating dancers a little bit differently this year
We have 4 graduating girls this year ❤️💜❤️💜❤️Abbie Simpson Abbey Francis Lucy Kirk Lorna MacRae
As the girls head in to the last 4 weeks of training with us I’m going to share a little bit about our 4 big girls each week
Last week was Lorna
This week is the turn of our lovely ABBIE S
Abbie is one of three of the Simpson siblings that attend KDF - she joined a bit later in her dance career but has really developed within her dancing and is a huge part of our KDF senior group of girls.
Abbie has taken classes in many of our dance styles, danced with us on huge stages and also competed with our team…… but I think what stands out most for me with Abbie is her time with us as an assistant teacher! She quite literally was my right hand woman for a long time and helped me so much with all my classes (so a huge thank you from me personally for that !) The kids really looked up to her and loved having ‘Miss Abbie’ in class 💜
The last few months have not been the easiest for our Abbie with a few health issues Meaning she couldn’t do all she wanted - but In true Abbie style she was determined to carry on and all with a smile on her face, a true testament to her character
Plans for September for Abbie is to study for a Marine biology and coastal ecology Bachelors Degree at Plymouth University - she has recently moved in to her new flat in Plymouth - how exciting
She also has started a career in modelling in the last year or so and we wish her all the best with that too (see a little pic below)
Lovely girl thank you for all the amazing memory’s, for being a beautiful role model and for working so hard over the years x don’t be a stranger and all the best for the future. @abbiesimpson._
So every year at the end of the term, before the summer holidays we celebrate the beautiful young ladies that will be graduating from us at KDF
Due to covid I’m going to have to celebrate my gorgous graduating dancers a little bit differently this year
We have 4 graduating girls this year ❤️💜❤️💜❤️ Abbie Simpson Abbey Francis Lucy Kirk and Lorna MacRae
As the girls head in to the last 4 weeks of training with us I’m going to share a little bit about our 4 big girls each week
This week is the turn of our lovely LORNA
Lorna joined us in 2017 and what an absolute delight she was to have from day 1 ! She is such a positive soul that works so hard………. And genuinely has a heart of gold
Lorna has performed in our KDF summer show, competed with our team, visited Disney with us and won one of end of show awards before too !
Next year Lorna hopes to study Earth & Planetary Science at Imperial College London
I can’t believe your time at KDF is coming to end….. I wish you a lifetime of happiness and all the best for the future thank you for being a pleasure to have in class 💜 @lorna_macrae
Happy Father’s Day to all the KDF dads x have a lovely day
Happy birthday to our miss Terri x
https://kdfacademyofdanceandfitness.co.uk new website is live guys - take a look x
