George Grenville joins local schools for dance festival
June 9, 2022
Pupils from four local primary schools recently came together to take part in the first primary dance festival since the pandemic.
Students from George Grenville Academy, Buckingham Primary School, St James and St John and Great Horwood danced in front of an audience and a judging panel as part of the competition.
The event was held at George Grenville Academy, which is part of Campfire Education Trust, and had two separate themes.
Younger children, aged five to seven, based their performances on the theme of ‘once upon a time’ with dances being performed using traditional tales and stories from Aladdin.
Older pupils, aged nine to 11, created theirs around the theme of musicals and various dances from The Lion King, Hairspray and Matilda were enjoyed by all.
The dances were judged by teachers from the Royal Latin drama department, Ben Coleman and Amy Jones, who said: “We were incredibly impressed with the standard, energy and enthusiasm of all the performers at the Dance Festival.
“We loved seeing the variety of dances that were created and the clear passion for performing that each dancer exuded.
“We cannot wait to see you all on stage again in the future"
Elle Brown, PE Coordinator at George Grenville Academy, said: “It was such a pleasure to host this event and see children and parents from different schools join together to celebrate dance after being separated for so long as a community.
“We hope this will become an annual event.”
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