STAGE DANCING
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Contact details can
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Secretary |
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Provisional
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Saturday 8th;
Sunday 9th; Saturday 15th; Sunday 16th; Saturday 22nd; Sunday 23rd, Saturday
29th; Sunday 30th November 2008 |
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Venue: |
Kelsey Park
Sports College, Manor Way, Beckenham |
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Adjudicator: DRUSILLA DUFFILL |
Drusilla Duffill trained at the London College of Dance and Drama
gaining the Teaching Diploma (Dist.) and is now
Artistic Director of the Drusilla Duffill Theatre School of which her daughter, Vikki Harris is Principal. The
school, established in 1957, recently celebrated a 50th
Anniversary with a Gala performance. Drusilla
is an examiner for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (Imperial
Classical Ballet), an adjudicator for the All England Dance Competition and for the British and
International Federation of Festivals. She has adjudicated the Grandison Clarke, National Dance Competition
and the Classical Greek Dance Festival. Many of her students progress to professional training and
subsequently careers on the stage, TV and in teaching. Drusilla is keen to help young talent develop
and is looking forward to meeting the dancers and teachers at the
Beckenham Festival. |
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The Festival has been nominated
to act as a qualifying heat for the All-England Dance Competition. |
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STAGE DANCING SECTION ADDITIONAL
RULES
Please also see full General Rules 1. The adjudicator's
decision is final. No correspondence can be entered into at any time. The
adjudicator reserves the right not to award any place when, in her opinion,
the standard of dance is insufficiently high. 2. The
committee may combine sections or classes when entries are small, divide a
class when entries are large, and have the power to make any other
regulations, or interpret or qualify any of these rules as occasion may
arise. 3. Competitors
should provide their own music. 4. Cassette
tape recorders with speakers are provided by the Festival for competitors'
use. Only this equipment may be used. It will be operated by a Festival
representative. Only cassettes may be used and only one recording per tape is
allowed. All recordings must be ready to play. 5. Acrobatic
work is prohibited but gymnastic dance is permitted, provided that it is
combined with a modern dance technique. 6. Entries
will only be accepted on an official entry form. Lists are acceptable from
teachers. Absolutely no late entries will be accepted. 7. Time
limits must be strictly observed. 8. Only
helpers absolutely essential to a performance will be allowed backstage. 9. Competitors
must dance in order as in the programme and be backstage at the commencement
and during the progress of their class. 10. The
use of videos or other recording devices is not permitted. 11. No
dangerous or breakable props will be permitted on stage. 12. Re-dancing
is not allowed over the age of 11 years except for technical reasons as
determined by the stage steward. 13. A
competitor may enter only once in each solo class, but may enter more than
once with a different partner in duets, trios and quartets. N.B. THE CLOSING DATE
FOR ENTRIES IS 1ST AUGUST. Entries
may be sent at any time from publication of the syllabus. COPYRIGHT RULES All performances using music from shows in current
production are subject to copyright law. Songs from shows in current production may be sung
as a concert item, i.e. with no costume or movement, without need for copyright
permission. Where movement or costume are included in a
performance copyright permission is required and the Festival committee
accepts these entries on the basis that the appropriate copyright permission
has been sought. Performers or teachers with queries on how to
obtain copyright permission for performance items should contact Festivals
House on 0906 302 1302 before making their entries. (Calls cost maximum of
50p per minute.) |
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STAGE DANCING AWARDS |
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The Dominique Cup will be awarded to the competitor gaining the
highest mark in Babies under 5 years class. |
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The Evans Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Ballet under 11 years. |
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The Shepherd Cup will be
awarded to the solo competitor gaining the highest mark in Ballet 11 years
and over. |
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The Junior Character Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Character under 11 years. |
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The Doris Dorbon
Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Senior Character 11 years and over. |
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The Greek and
Natural Movement Shield presented by Mrs. P. Snowdon, will be awarded to the
solo competitor gaining the highest mark in any Greek and Natural Movement
class. |
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The Moss Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in National under 11 years. |
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The National Shield will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in National 11 years and over. |
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The Cator Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Modern Dance under 1l years. |
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The Vandelie
Trophy presented by Derek Chitty, will be awarded to the solo
competitor gaining the highest mark for Modern Dance 11 years and over. |
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The Lanagan
Shield will be awarded for the highest mark in Lyrical
Modern Dance. |
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The Sara Phillips
Cup will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest
mark in Tap under 11 years. |
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The Dorothy Locke
Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Tap 11 years and over. |
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The Sally Radford
Award will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the highest
mark in Song and Dance under 1l years. |
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The Tillyard
Salver will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in Song and Dance 11 years and over. |
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The Janice
Fullman Millennium Award
will be awarded to the competitor gaining the
highest aggregate marks in the Ballet and Modern solo classes under 11 years. |
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The Hilton Award will be awarded to the competitor gaining the
highest aggregate marks in the Ballet and Modern solo classes 11 years and
over. |
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The Roshe Cup will be awarded to the competitor
gaining the highest aggregate marks in the Ballet and Character Solo Classes
for under 11 years. |
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The Challenge
Cup presented by Miss Joyce Booth, will be awarded to
the competitor gaining the highest aggregate marks in the Ballet and
Character solo classes for 11 years and over. |
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The Vincent Cup will be awarded for the highest mark in
Improvisation under 13 years. |
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The Townshend
Improvisation Award will be awarded for the highest mark for
Improvisation 13 years and over. |
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The Barbara Stow
Memorial Cup will be awarded to the solo competitor gaining the
highest mark in any Choreographic class. |
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The Cannell Cup
for Choreography will be awarded for the highest mark in any
non-solo Choreographic class. |
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The Hilton Cup will be awarded to the Junior Duet gaining the
highest mark. |
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The Betty Cook
Memorial Cup will be awarded to the Senior Duet gaining the
highest mark. |
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The Lissa and Claire Award will be awarded for the highest mark in Senior
Classical Duet. |
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The Ron Edgington
Cup will be awarded to the Junior Trio gaining the
highest mark. |
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The Nicola Hilton
Plaque will be awarded to the Senior Trio gaining the
highest mark in any Trio class. |
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The Jack Stevens Memorial Shield will be awarded to the
Quartet gaining the highest mark. |
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The Beckenham
Boys' Trophy presented by Robert Harrold, will be awarded for
the highest mark in any solo class. |
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The Rose Bowl presented by A.H. Corbett Esq., will be awarded to
the solo competitor gaining the highest mark in any class. |
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The Diamond
Jubilee Trophy will be awarded to the most entertaining entry of
the Festival. The adjudicator will decide the winner. |
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The Erica Jeans Cup will be awarded for Musicality. The adjudicator
will decide the winner. |
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The Ann Packham
Cup will be awarded for Endeavour under 11 years. The
adjudicator will decide the winner. |
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The Sue Latham
Trophy will be awarded for Endeavour 11 years and over.
The adjudicator will decide the winner. |
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The Councillor
Peter Ayres Cup will be awarded to the most promising dancer of the
Festival. The adjudicator will decide the winner. |
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A special Nationwide Building Society Award of £100 will be given to a top performer. The
adjudicator will decide the recipient. |
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The John Dugon
Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the Song and Dance Group gaining
the highest mark. |
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The Gurney-Ward
Cup will be awarded to the Modern Stage or Tap Group
gaining the highest mark. |
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The Stage Door
Cup will be awarded to the Character or National Group gaining
the highest mark. |
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The Miniature Cup presented by the 1952 Dancing Sub-Committee, will
be awarded to the Ballet Group gaining the highest mark. |
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The Group Work
Award will be awarded to the School/Group who, in the
opinion of the adjudicator, gives the most entertaining and best presentation
in the Dancing Group Work classes – a cash prize of £50. |
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The Beckenham Cup presented by Stage Door, will be awarded to the
teacher whose entry gains the highest mark of the Dancing Festival. |
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The Beckenham
Shield presented by Chorus Line Dancewear, will be awarded
to the Dancing School whose pupils gain the highest placed points. |
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The Maureen
Bathurst Cup will be awarded for the Most Effective Costume. |
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