HOUSE DANCECOMPETITION 2021

FRIDAY 12 MARCHBARBARA SUTTON HALL5.30PM

2021 AdjudicatorAnika de Ruyter

Anika de Ruyter is a dance artist based in Naarm (Melbourne). She studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne, graduating in 2019. Upon graduation de Ruyter was awarded the Orloff Family Charitable Trust Scholarship in Dance for ‘the most outstanding talent in dance.’

In 2017, de Ruyter performed in the National Gallery of Victoria’s Leap into the Modern exhibition, in a rework of Gertrude Bodenwieser’s Demon Machine by Dr Carol Brown, showcased at the NGV Ian Potter Centre. De Ruyter has worked with many choreographers including Jo Lloyd, Prue Lang, Sue Healey, Alisdair Macindoe and Larissa McGowan.

In 2020 de Ruyter seconded with Lucy Guerin Inc. in their upcoming work Pendulum.

Welcome to CGGS Anika!

Welcome to House Dance 2021!The Drama Department would like to acknowledge that our School stands on Wurundjeri Country, whose ancestors and their descendants are the traditional owners of. We acknowledge that they have been custodians for many centuries and we acknowledge and honour their living culture.

Please welcome your Hosts for this evening Charlotte Kutey and Sabrina Renzi!

Our last major performance took place in Term 3, 2019, but now we’re back, with House Spirit as strong as ever! Thank you for joining us tonight as our 2021 Dance Captains provide us with a veritable feast of fantastic performances!

House Dance Captains

House Technical Captains

Singleton Natalie Hudono & Alyssa Wong

Singleton Chloe Chan & Charlotte Lindsay

Schofield Jessica Nguyen & Emily Wu

Schofield Jane Pekin & Kelly Ta

Taylor Gabby Abbott & Natasha Rupar

Taylor Natasha Mak & Lucy Van Der Arend

LawrenceElla Ding & Felicity Vanin

Lawrence Anastasia Konstantinou & Jessica Leung

CategoriesThemeTheme is a specialist dance category. This gives the Dance Captains an opportunity to work with an (often) smaller, more skilled group of dancers to give them the opportunity to devise and present polished choreography.

The adjudication criterion for this category reflects this expectation.

CATEGORY RULES > Choreography must be justifiably informed by the supplied stimulus > Minimum number of dancers: 6 (there must be a spread of year levels included). There is no

maximum.> Length of choreography: Between 3 and 4 minutes> Music: Captains’ choice

ADJUDICATION CRITERIAChoreography> Integration of interpretation of Stimulus into choreographic choices> Variation / Patterning> Transitions > Use of Stage space

Presentation> Energy / Attack> Execution of technique> Group Cohesion (how well you appear to work together)> Production Values (music, costumes, lighting, projection, etc…)

2021 THEME STIMULUS

RUNNING ORDERSingletonLawrence

TaylorSchofield

Group x 2This category is about House Participation so, more people and, no previous experience necessary. There is no audition for participation in Group – anyone who signs up and can attend the rehearsals, is in!

CATEGORY RULES > Length of choreography: Minimum 2 minutes. Maximum 3 minutes.> Number of dancers: ANYONE wishing to participate is allowed to sign up for Group.> Music: Captains’ choice> Style / theme / narrative (as applicable): Captains’ choice

Group A and the Group B are not expected to be two parts of the same dance. They can be completely different themes, songs etc..

However, if the Captains envision them as two parts of the same dance, they may request them to be programmed back to back on the evening.

At the conclusion of Group, there will be a 15-minute interval whilst the scores are tallied.

Join us after the interval for the feedback and outcomes!

RUNNING ORDERSingleton - Group A

Lawrence – Combined GroupTaylor – Group ATaylor – Group B

Schofield – Combined GroupSingleton - Group B

Theme She Used to Be Mine, by Jessie Mueller, Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

You never realise how precious your loved ones are until it’s too late. From your first steps, to your first leap, the love that a mother and her child share is everlasting. As we flourish and see the world for ourselves, we forget to return to the one who showed us life as it is before we could speak. Our dance paints the story of a mother and a daughter from the beginning to the end. We illustrate the trials and tribulations of this relationship through independence and the reality of growing up.

The stimulus we were given shows a broken-down house in the woods in which you can see from the inside out. We interpreted the damaged house as the notion of a “once happy, now broken” family, and our dance tells the tale of one. We also wanted to communicate the same transparency of emotions like the visibility of the house within.

We explore these themes in our dance through presenting the dancers as different moments in life, these fluid and delicate movements portray the light in the world. As the dance progresses, we mirror the stages of independence, the reckless and sharp movements echo the shattering of relationships. The integrated lifts represent the desire to escape from the harsh reality of our corrupted world. Reaching the emotional climax of our piece, the freeing of hair along with the vivid and dynamic movements highlight the breaking point in which all burdens have been let go. As peace is restored in our lives, we realise that we must always remind people how much we love them, as tomorrow is never promised.

DANCERSKayla FooNatalie Hudono Eleni MagdanisMadeline McDonald Sarah Sun Alyssa Wong

Dance Captains - Natalie Hudono & Alyssa WongTechnical Captains - Chloe Chan & Charlotte Lindsay Technical Crew - Olivia Jones, Nicole Chang & Emily Lin

Singleton House

Thank YouHouse Dance has been the highlight for us every year since the beginning, we are so proud of what we have accomplished and want to thank the people who helped us along the way.

Firstly, we’d like to thank our wonderful tech captains Chloe and Charlotte for making our vision come to life and dealing with our crazy ideas! You are so amazing for knowing exactly what we want and giving it your all. We love you guys and are so proud of what you’ve done! Secondly, to Mr Perkins, thank you for all the help behind the scenes.

A humungous thank you to the one and only Lyons. You have guided, supported and encouraged us and have been there through all of our troubles. From frantically searching for costumes to giving us advice and making us become better people, none of this would be possible without you! You are so loved and appreciated, we cannot describe how thankful we are for you! Thank you to our dear family and friends who have always been there to cheer us on and help in the hardest times. Thank you for dealing with our busy schedules and supporting us from the start to the end. Thank you to our head of house Mr Clark for all the amazing support and help with rehearsals, we have loved seeing you get so excited for house dance and creating house spirit! We would like to thank Ms Lyons, Mr Perkins and Maddy for all of their support and help with our lighting. We couldn’t have done anything without your incredible knowledge. We’d also like to thank Alyssa and Natalie, the two people who have made 3 inspiring pieces of art and who have put their heart and soul onto the stage. We have loved bringing your lighting ideas to life and we are so glad to have gotten to help. Finally, to all the other Tech captains, thank you for all your help and support.

Last but not least, our beautiful 53 Singleton dancers, thank you for coming on this journey with us and making our wish come true. You have all been absolutely amazing to work with and we are so happy to have seen friendships form along the way. We couldn’t have asked for a better group of dancers than you!

DANCERSGroup AIsabelle BertusZoe BriskSienna CampbellCamille ChampionKayla FooMadison HallDaleney IngGrace JiangNaomi LeeAva LillehagenMadeline McDonaldHarmoni ParsonsHelen PurcellAmber RastogiIsabel SootohJan ThangarajIsabel VarugheseManisha Wickramasinghe

Emily WongShannon Yeung

Group BJessica BrakeLucy BrantCharlotte BrownEmmelyn Choo-LambropoulosBianca ColesAnnaliese CossenasAngela DingSeanna HenricusAva HuFelicia LeongCarys JewellClara KimChloe LawAlyce LawTing Lin

Eleni MagdanisAlannah MorrissPhoebe NoffsRiley OlsenAnnabel PlummerPhoebe PlummerTara RastogiPriyanshi ShahRicha ShahElla SummersSarah SunMicah TanIsabelle VineyAlina WangSiena YapLucy ZhangElysa ZhouBaoyi Zhu

GroupGroup A Charlie’s Angels Theme Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by Abba, DDU-DU-DDU-DU by BLACKPINK

When darkness prevails, a team of girl boss agents known as Charlie’s Angels are here to save the day! With a classic homage to the 70s and a modern kpop flare, the angels are ready to take on the world… Group BSurvivor by 2WEI, Edda Hayes

Venture to the depths of the earth where you must fight till the end. Who will fall… and who will survive?

Schofield House

Theme The Untold, by Secession Studios

“Who looks outside, dreams, who looks inside, awakes.” - Carl Jung

Conjuring the notion that life is not black nor white, and may expose multifaceted problems within the human nature, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung founded the field of analytical psychology in order to seek a realm of “empirical science” of the psyche. As musical artist Secession Studios produce an instrumental based off the ‘untold’, a parallel concept is revealed through our theme, exploring the ‘untold’ nature of humankind. How do people reach the true objective of life – to come to a realisation of oneself? Jung’s theory and our theme examines the process of individualisation, through the stages of the persona and shadow.

The first stage of the process of individualisation begins with the persona, the ‘mask’ people disguise themselves in for reasons of adaption or personal convenience. In the exposition of the dance, all dancers, who are wearing black, embody the role of the ‘persona’, where the continuous motif of masks is imitated through hand gestures. Following the stage of overcoming the persona, the repressed aspect of the personality arises – the unknown shadows. The dancers in blue symbolise the birth of the next stage, the shadow. Using circular yet retracted movements, this stage accentuates how paramount establishing and accepting the shadows within oneself.

Ultimately, after successfully overcoming one’s persona and shadow, the process of fulfilment by evolving through the stages of growing awareness of progressive confrontation and integration of personal unconscious elements is completed. The last two dancers, now wearing blue with white skirts, encapsulate the beauty and pureness of becoming a true individual in society. The process of individualisation has been reached.

To highlight the evolving process of Jung’s analytical psychology, the beginning and ending of the choreography is mirrored to illustrate the progressive order of each of the stages.The prompt given depicted a broken house, surrounded by shadows of tall trees. Secretly hidden within the house, a glowing garden was found. We correlated these to the fact that within a person (the house), we must endeavour to discover the authentic essence of an individual, despite how challenging its process may be. Essentially, our theme strives to state that we cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

DANCERS Stephanie KaanAbigail LeeTheresa LinJessica Nguyen Katrina XuElla WatsonEmily Wu

Dance Captains - Jessica Nguyen & Emily WuTechnical Captains - Jane Pekin & Kelly Ta Technical Crew - Olivia Banitsiotis, Natalie Chung & Megan Chung

THANK YOUHouse Dance has always been a thrilling event, one to always look forward to, and a night to remember and cherish. We have been so lucky and appreciative of having the opportunity to lead Schofield in House Dance this year. But all our collaborative efforts could not be achieved without the mention of some very important and special people. The Schofield House Dance and House Technical Captains would like to thank Ms Colthup, Ms Oliver and Mr Perkins. Your guidance and support in staging, lighting and choreography has been truly inspiring.

We would like to thank our House Technical Captains, Kelly and Jane, for their understanding and outstanding tech skills. Your energy and enthusiasm to be prepared, attend almost every rehearsal to plan tech, is admirable. The moral support and almost ‘telepathy’ we have developed through each other has truly helped how efficient and seamless the technical aspect has been.Thank you to our House Captains, Claire and Rachel, for always checking in on us and giving their outmost passion to help us.

Most importantly, thank you Ms Lyons for your continuous efforts and support in ensuring an exciting and smooth event to occur. Your organisation and contributions are always greatly appreciated. We have never met someone as hard working, organised and encouraging as you, so thank you very much!

Last but not least, thank you to all 76 of our HOT TO GO Schofield dancers! You have all been the main reason why we have enjoyed and looked forward to attending rehearsals, and we really appreciate every one of you! We are so incredibly proud of what we have achieved all together, we hope you have enjoyed House Dance this year as much as we have!

Shermaine BalambanEmily CaroeAlisha CatenaMeghan ChaffeyChelsea ChenSacha CheneKaren ChuCadence ChunOlive ClohesyCatia CococciaIsabel D’SouzaTyra DawsonChelsea EllingworthSamantha FanIsabella GeorgesAnjali GittinsSheanne GohMia GrahamEmily Growse

Serena HuangSarah HuiHarkee JudgeStephanie KaanRuby KillingtonClaire KimAalia KumarCharlotte KuteyAnnaliese LeAbigail LeeBelinda LemanisLisa LiJessica LimTheresa LinTrudy LiuOpal LiuCharlotte LukeKatherine MasonHelena Maunder

Serena McGrathLily MeyerHannah NgLily NingAlicia OoiOlivia PandyHaripriya PathmarajAtara PaulAngel QuahNysa RamavatJasmine ReesEloise RhodesBeth RhodesClaire RobertsonElla RobinsonElena RonaldsonDora SartzetakisOlivia ShenIshana Suriyapperuma

Ruvina SuriyapperumaSharon TjioeAmelie TohIsabella TremewenNatalie TurnerAnanyaa VirjaniaChristine WangElla WatsonScarlett WeiRachel WongJanice WongChristine XianKatrina XuIris YangJulie YapZhou YukiShuhan ZengYilia ZhangGrace Zhu

DANCERS

GroupOh Snap, by Jhay C and Robyn Johnson, Rewind, by Dave Sorbara and Hannah Fogel, Applause, by Lady Gaga

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight’s circus, where we present a night of pure entertainment, never seen before talents and blasts of colours contrasting from a bright red to a shimmering black. An unpar-alleled show that can be enjoyed by both adults and children. But, abruptly, a dark and mysterious set of performers interrupt the show to elucidate their own unique talents and potential.

What will happen when the performers from both circuses are forced to share the spotlight? Will it end it disaster, or a true, elaborate, one of a kind spectacle?

Lawrence House

Theme Youth, by Daughter

The piece was designed to represent the concept of time, and how one grows up throughout their lifetime. The question ‘what does it mean to grow up?’ has plagued the minds of many. As children we dream about becoming an adult, when you can make your own decisions and make your own path. However, once you reach supposed adulthood, it is easy to reminisce of your childhood, or your youth, as the title of the song suggests. You are not the same person that you were 20 years ago, 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago. The dance was composed to reflect upon these different stages of life, and how an individual can look back fondly upon their own journey of self-discovery. The stimulus of the piece was a picture of a dilapidated, aged castle whose exterior looked to be in deteriorating condition. This could be representative of time, as it is time that caused the building to age in such a way. The notion of time can also be represented in human beings, as we age and grow up in our lifetimes. Thus, phases of life are depicted and illustrated in the final dance piece. Each dancer in the piece represents a different phase in life, from childhood naivete to elderly wisdom. The dancer representing the latter stage of life can be seen reminiscing about her ‘youth’, looking back upon her past and the experiences that have shaped her. Everyone grows up differently and goes through different experiences. They get influenced by different events that ultimately lead them to become the person they are today. Each individual’s story is one of billions of different perspectives. Therefore, when she is looking back upon her life, she is looking back upon the moments that have shaped her, and her alone. Her experiences are uniquely hers, as are each separate individual’s experiences different. The dance encapsulates the at times fleeting nature of time, and how what we once thought abundant can become so precious. As an individual looks back upon how time has passed, it becomes clear that each and every experience is one to be treasured.

DANCERS Sarah CarrSamantha HuynhAnna SakaidaFelicity VaninSasha WeeSusanna Wang

Dance Captains - Ella Ding & Felicity VaninTechnical Captains - Anastasia Konstantinou & Jessica Leung Technical Crew - Stephanie Huynh

THANK YOUWe are extremely grateful to still hold House Dance this year, after a long year of being at home in 2020. We are exceedingly delighted to have such an amazing and lively group of girls, but we could not have done it without the help of so many people.

Firstly, we want to thank Lyons, your endless support throughout the entire process is greatly appreciated. You have supported us in every way possible, from organising rehearsal spaces to shopping for our costumes. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Secondly to our amazing house tech captains, Jess and Anastasia. Thank you for dealing with our lighting requirements and bringing our dance to another level. Thank you for coming to rehearsals, you have both done such an outstanding job with all the lighting elements which have pulled the dances together.

We also want to thank our friends and family for their continuous support, from picking us up from school to dealing with us when we are stressed. We hope you enjoy the performance!

Finally, to all 72 of our phenomenal dancers on stage tonight, we could not be any prouder at the way you have represented Lawrence throughout this house dance period. We have created such an amazing event and memory and we couldn’t have done without you. Thank you for all the hard work and cooperation rehearsals. This has been the most rewarding experience and we thank every single one of you for that!

Jaya AkritidisXara AndersonFrida AndreasenTilde AndreasonNicole AngElla BarmbyBella BruceRida CaoBelinda CarusoEncy ChenJessie ChenMelanie ChinAlyssa ChinNaomi ChinVrinda DhirTeagan DiepSienna DulabicFancy Fei

Cindy GanMadeleine GiagoudakisKathy GuDebbie GuanTeresa GuoIsla HarveyJennelle HoEloise HolwillNancy HuangJessica HuangSamantha HuynhSue-Jee JeongHannah JiangPhoebe JiangSimar KaurAudrey KerrEllen KontossisGeorgia Langley

Jessica LeeAlice LiuAngela LiuAnnie LiuRomy MeadJasmine MuniratnaKaren NgMinh NguyenLina OokaCharlotte PangJemima ParkAnais PortburyAnna SakaidaAnika SelvaratnamPegah ShahverdiIshika SharmaChloe ShillingtonAimee Smith

Ella SmithStamatia StathopoulosAudrey StavrakisAlexandra StrongLiying SunJessica TerlikarSophie TongTiffany TseSusanna WangElysia WangSasha WeeAshleigh WesternTara WilkinsAngeline YapWendy YinLucy YingSarah Zhou

DANCERS

GroupThe Boys are Back & What Time Is It, by High School Musical Bop To The Top & Stick to the Status Quo by High School Musical

A homage to the timeless High School Musical series, featuring a collection of some of the most iconic and memorable numbers. The performance is one full of dynamism and excitement, creating an atmosphere of palpable anticipation. The dance all builds up to the final act, where all dancers come together to perform the hit song ‘We’re All in This Together.’ The tune represents the unbreakable bond that we as a community share, symbolic of the camaraderie and compassionate nature of Lawrence house.

Taylor House

Theme Monster, by Shawn Mendez and Justin Bieber

The theme performance that we have prepared highlights the effect of society on youth as they grow up and are exposed to what the world is really like. Our stimulus, an old decrepit house amongst a flourishing forest, drove our narrative of a replication society and its effects on a young girl as she leaves her youth behind and is faced with a cruel world that appears to be green and thriving but destroys all in its path with its roots who are ultimately greedy and self-serving.

Our piece begins with illustrating a carefree younger self of our main character, as she is unaffected by the negativity and darkness that surrounds her. Moving through the piece, she is exposed and effected more and more to her surroundings, causing her to lose her innocence and become one with the mass that is society, while slowly breaking her inside. Our society is represented by our dancers with two-faced makeup, highlighting the deception that is society, which ultimately leads to our main characters demise.

Our choice of music illustrates a similar narrative, the effects of the entertainment industry on young people who just want to fulfill their dreams, and how expectations can break even the most strong-willed. So tonight, we leave you with a final question, will you be broken?

DANCERS Gabby AbbottMia FaryLily DoreSofia SanfilippoSabrina BignoldAmanda Wang

Dance Captains - Gabby Abbott & Natasha RuparTechnical Captains - Natasha Mak & Lucy Van Der Arend

THANK YOUHouse Dance every year is a highlight of the school’s calendar, and we are so lucky that this year it is able to be in person, even if it is not yet completely back to normal.

To begin we would like to say a big thank you to our parents for being so supportive throughout the whole experience. To our amazing tech captains, Tash and Lucy, thank you so much for all of your amazing ideas, for always coming to rehearsals and for your positive energy, we really appreciate it. Also, to Ms. Lyons, Mr. Perkins, and Miss Colthup, thank you all for being so helpful throughout this whole process, we wouldn’t have been able to do it without you!

The Taylor house tech captains would like to say thank you to Mr Perkins and Ms Lyons. Mr Perkins, your tech help and programming guidance has been so helpful. Ms Lyons thank you for your help with creative decisions and music, general awesomeness, support and food! We couldn’t have done it without you both. And also thank you to Maddy Brake for guiding us through the tech day. You have all made the process of house dance tech so enjoyable and we appreciate you all very much.

Thank you to all of our friends, who came and watched rehearsals and boosted our energy, we love you guys.

Finally, to our beautiful dancers, thank you for your time, commitment and energy and for helping us make our dances a reality. You guys look amazing, and we are so excited for everyone to see how amazing you are! We are so proud of you.

Group ASabrina BignoldZoe ChuaRuby EdgeBella FarySofia GiannicosAmelie GreenbankRayna JiAna-Sofia Jimen-ez-PerezMatilda JonesHarriet JonesMegan KuoJessica Lee

Abbey MarcouMelinda NguyenSofia PandeliNicola PandeliQuynh-Anh PhamRithanyaa PrakashLeiah SeongRachel TanErika TjangdjajaCharity TuDavida WhitwellMaddie WoodHelene Zhu

Group B Charlize ChowLily DoreMia FaryPaula JimenezKelly LiangCharli LinckeCate LysterPelagia PapadopoulosGeorgia PapadopoulosMia PaulseEmma PeakTeri PerdikarisSara Rowland

Sofia SanfilippoSerena SegalSweta SundaramGreta ThomasMonique ThorpLaura TongJoanne TuWendy WuAmelia WestermanIsabella WoodTanise Young

DANCERS

GroupTeam, by LordeMORE, by Madison Beer, (G)I-dle, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns, Seraphine as K/DA

Leo Tolstoy once said, “all the beauty in life is made up of light and shadow” and tonight we have the pleas-ure to present both light and dark. Whether it’s the dark you wait for or the light you bask in, in the wise words of the great Martin Luther King Jr, “only in the darkness can we see the stars”.

Upcoming EventsVCE THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION:

Picnic At Hanging RockCome and join us as we explore the mystery of the private school girls who went on an excursion to the rock and never came back.

Matinee Show - Wednesday 21 AprilEvening Show - Thursday 22 April

HOUSE MUSICFriday 28 May

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION: The Light Burns Blue

Based on the true story of the young girls who took those infamous photos of the fairies in 1917. This performance explores the role that art can play in

healing and hope and aims to give Elsie Wright the acknowledgment she deserves, as a true artist.

Wednesday 16 June & Thursday 17 June

SENIOR SCHOOL PRODUCTION:The Caucasian Chalk Circle

A witty exploration of morality, nature and nurture.Thursday 5, Friday 6 & Saturday 7 August

CENTENARY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC CELEBRATIONCome and join us at the Melbourne Recital Centre as we celebrate 101 years of extraordinary musicianship.

Wednesday 18 August

HOUSE DRAMAFriday 10 September