Churchfields Princecroft Legendary Dance Festival


The 13th annual West Wilts Dance Festival is the flagship event of the Partnership, which brings together schools from across West Wiltshire in a celebration of dance. The dance pieces include routines developed as part of curriculum PE lessons and after school clubs, run by enthusiastic teachers and extracurricular coaches and support staff. This year’s festival saw 56 rehearsals, 50 performances from 47 Primary, Secondary and Special Schools and over 1000 students taking part.


This year’s theme ‘Legends’ provided a rich variety of interpretations from Michael Jackson and Fred Astaire to


Zeus and Icarus. Next year’s event falls on Valentines. Romance could certainly be in the air!


In the build up to the festival there were three workshops.


 Boys Workshop at Matravers School led by Gemma Richards


 AGT Workshop at Trowbridge Civic Centre led by Sarah Ferris from Swindon Dance (Centre for Advanced Training)


 SEND Workshop at Warminster Sports Centre led by Katie Chappell


and Caroline the Dance Lady


Each night was hosted by different group of student compères from KS2-4. Backstage was predominantly staffed by over 80 student leaders from


Kingdown School. A massive thank you to everyone that contributed to make this a wonderful event and congratulations to all the pupils who took part.


If you would like to find out more, please contact Selwyn Widger, SGO for West Wilts wg@kingdown.wilts.sch.uk Chippenham Sports Partnership School Dance Festival


Children from schools Chippenham and beyond were able to show off their moves in a dance festival hosted by the Chippenham Sports Partnership.


Youngsters from Derry Hill, St Mary’s, St Nicholas, Langley Fitzurse, Monkton Park, Queens Crescent, Kington St Michael, Kings Lodge, Charter, Redland, Frogwell, Lacock and St Pauls got people’s toes tapping at the special dancing through the ages themed festival held at the Neeld on February 5 and 6.


Jessica Pierce from Abbeyfield School said: “I was delighted with how smoothly both evenings ran; it has been months in the planning from selling tickets, writing the programmes, coordinating and running orders and organising training for the primary school teachers.


“For some schools and pupils this is the big event of the year. Whether pupils are inspired to become performers or leaders it is important to create pathways and provide


pupils with the opportunity to fulfil their potential.


“A big thank you goes to the Abbeyfield Sports Ambassadors It would have been impossible to run this event without the hard work and commitment from them and Selina Porter and Helen Colqhoun.”


We also managed to get youth speakers turned comperes who are the next Ant and Dec – Sam Goring and


Harvey Austin back from university. The Chippenham Sports Partnership would like to thank Neeld, Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP) and Borough Lands who have supported this year’s Dance Festival.


Contact Jess Pearce at Abbeyfield School


jep@adbbeyfield.wilts.sch.uk


Matravers Endurance


Wiltshire and Swindon Relay 15


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