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
RISING UP AT FACTORY INTERNATIONAL
HSD73 HIT FACTORY INTERNATIONAL A day to remember for sure! We brought the class, just enough sass & with a little touch of bad ass! We could not be more proud of this HSD73 team who represented our dance community so beautifully in every aspect today, delivering on performance, professionalism, support & respect for your fellow performers @0161dancecompany with good vibes all the way #lovingthebhangra A wonderful way to lead us into our “Rise Up ‘24-Remastered” final countdown. Many thanks to @ste_wing for the opportunity & @factory_international for your hospitality Next stop
Superweekender at Birmingham NEC
WOWZERS 🤩 A final performance to be truly proud of… WHAT A TEAM! A day of wonderful memories to treasure & the best coach trip & driver we’ve experienced… if you know, you know 😆 Much gratitude to the teams @chance2danceuk & @superweekenderuk for the opportunity to be part of this event, your planning & hard work payed off. Thanks to all our loyal supporters for taking the time & making the journey to woop & holler, seeing you there & feeling your love means the world, thanks also
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
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
Alton Towers Baby!
Sunday 16th October we took to the stage at Alton Towers as part of the Chance2Dance Scarefest weekend & it was definitely one for the memory box for so many reasons! Our HSD family graced the stage with their professionalism & sheer talent & in addition were an absolute pleasure to spend quality time with, we could not be prouder of each & every one of you. Thank you to the CHANCE2DANCE team for continuing to produce these fantastic opportunities for all the dance schools involved & for creating