RISE UP24 REMASTERED AT CONTACT THEATRE MCR
OMG! Where to start?! There’s simply not enough superlatives to describe this weekend & how we are feeling right now, but it’s safe to say our hearts are full 💚💙 We’re really feeling the love & appreciate & hold dear all your wonderful feedback from an epic weekend but a production of this magnitude doesn’t happen without a great deal of support from the best dance family in this business we call show 🎭 To be in our 51st year of dancelife & still be producing students & performances
NATD Original Street Styles Launch & AND A LITTLE SURPRISE
WHAT A DAY! So much to say but most importantly… drum roll please HSDers, please say hello to our first HSD73 examiner for the new NATD Original Street Styles.What an honour to be appointed Street examiner by the National in recognition of all the hard work, energy & dedication given to this first, one of a kind syllabus. Miss J your HSD73 family salute you, we’re so proud that our very own Funk Guru has been recognised for your phenomenal talent, tireless tenacity & unwavering passion for this dance
That’s a Wrap on the HSD 22/23 Season
That’s a wrap! The first half of our 50th year has most certainly been a memorable one filled with fantastic opportunities, achievements & as always good vibes plus proudly maintaining our 100% examination pass rate. Three NATD exam sessions & numerous exam presentations, workshops & Pop Ups galore, celebrating A-levels & GCSES coming to an end, fund raising, engagements new babies new houses new jobs, new Barre 73-Espresso Yourself, NATD Scholarship Heats, Birmingham Hippodrome performances with Chance2Dance, NBS Summer School, BBC Breakfast, TDCI Scholarship Final, celebrating
Spreading their wings
It’s been a very special end to our term, celebrating our dance family & HSDers that now prepare to spread their wings & start a new chapter at various universities & theatre schools across the country. We have many years of memories to treasure & we shall miss them terribly but know that they will go on to succeed in all that they do. Your HSD73 family’s love & support goes with you & we can’t wait to see what you go on to achieve, the world is
Hip Hop Born 73′, So were we…HSD
About Friday 11th August… Our HSD73 family celebrated Hip Hops 50th birthday by sharing The Five Pillars of Hip Hop with our HSD Funkateers. 1/ Breaking (The dance) 2/ Writing (Graffiti) 3/ Emceeing (The wordsmith/rapper) 4/ Dj’ing (The controller of the party) 5/ Knowledge (Understanding the elements of the Hip Hop culture) The philosophy of true Hip Hop culture is PEACE, LOVE, UNITY & HAVING FUN and that’s exactly what our HSDers brought to HQ led by our very own lover of all things Hip Hop Culture, our Funk guru, the legend
It’s been a week fo sho’
We’ve enjoyed a very special week celebrating our HSDers here at HQ. Seeing our dance family supporting each other at our exam presentations has been heartwarming & makes us grateful for each & everyone of you, students & supporters alike. To be able to open our HQ doors to friends & family has once again reminded us that our ‘Happy Quarters’ is a truly unique space & that after 5 years & much hard graft we remain proud & grateful for it each & every day. Congratulations to all our
RISING UP AGAIN!
Yet another special weekend for the memory box. Each & every student danced & performed to their best, the dance fam team were as always the greatest support network in this business we call show & we continue to be so very grateful & proud of our 49 year old school of dance. To be approaching our Golden Anniversary & still be thriving as we are is truly humbling… what an achievement for a small dance community & family business. We’re beaming with pride & cannot wait to see what
NATD Theatrical Scholarship Finals – Birmingham
WHAT A DAY!!! We could not be prouder of our girls at the NATD Theatrical Scholarship Finals in Birmingham yesterday. Rosie Rowson & Lucy Williams you represented your HSD73 family with grace & with respect for your peers, showing pure natural joy for your art plus your work ethic & time management leading up to this moment has been impeccable. Thank you to the Rowson & Williams families for your constant support for the school & backing for the girls to be a part of this event & opportunity. Both Lucy
Blue Peter & The Next Step at HSD73
https://youtu.be/9Snk2kkOfdc That crazy day when Blue Peter and the Next Step filmed at our awesome Happy Quarters Studio. Catch the video here.