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SPOTLIGHT NEWS UPDATE – APRIL 2009.

Where do we start? It is absolutely amazing what CATS Kidz have achieved since our last newsletter! I am sure I will forget something or someone – so if I don’t write it – well done!

<> We had great success at Milton Keynes Festival with all 3 senior troupes qualifying for the Regional Finals of All England! Imogen, Shannon and Jasmine won 1^st with Eclipse and won a trophy for best! Sophie was placed in her solos and won a Scholarship to Arts Ed Summer School! We had many successes and it was a very good standard and valuable experience.

<>Our own East Warwickshire Festival was again very well organised by our excellent volunteer Committee. Thank you for giving so much of your time!

Again we were faced with too many entries from CATS and must seriously cut down next year with so much pressure on our resources. It is a manic time! I think next year we must consider solo, duet and trio entries only from Pupils whose Parents have the time to commit to help us to run the Festival. The Ashlawn School venue is under review and we might have to book elsewhere. But that’s next year! Thank you once again for all your support and help.

We won the Teachers Shield and many many of the trophies too! New Schools came and we hope they will return as they said the competition was good!

<>Sunday 5^th April found us with 4 coaches booked and ready for our performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London to appear in Sunday Night Live! Over 300 CATS supporters travelled to watch the show where our kids were absolutely amazing! The best on the bill and positively the best performance of our 4 routines that we have ever seen! The audience cheered and clapped and the kids said it was so uplifting to have such response! Our dressing room was 4 flights up so it was an exhausting day but so worthwhile to see the kids enjoy themselves with memories that will last them a lifetime! Thank you to our lovely Chaperones, Helen, Elaine, Emma, Liz, Elaine, Jo, and Lesley.<>

School News now – our STRICTLY STREET classes continue to boom, please encourage brothers, sisters and friends to join us. Jo, Dani and Ruth organise and teach and are already working on teams and routines! We are introducing a Musical Theatre workshop for our Strictly Street Kidz and hope they will stay on another hour and enjoy singing and acting parts from all the best Musicals like Hairspray; High School Musical and Mama Mia etc. etc.! We need boys and girls now for our Wednesday Teen Street class – we are hoping to develop this into a Musical Theatre class too, do get your friends to come along!

<>Ruth Adamek is now working as Principal Teacher and helping with admin. And still dancing too of course! Many thanks Ruth.

<>Jo and Wendy are off to Camp America, in July, working through the summer. Good luck girls come back and show us the ‘photo’s! <>

Zoe Harker is enjoying life immensely as a Dancer in Tenerife (see post card on board) she sends her love and will see us again in August. <>

Connor has been back twice to visit us from

Germany

where he is in We Will Rock You. A brilliant contract for his first professional show! He loves the life!

<>Best wishes and love goes to Vanessa & Stephen who were married last week. Amy and Grace were bridesmaids and looked lovely as did Vanessa who wore a beautiful ivory wedding dress – you all looked stunning! CATS did a cabaret for the evening celebration and everything went perfectly. We all had a lovely day and the food was great – thanks to Sally!

<>This Saturday the 18^th we start work on “VARIATIONS” the Schools 34^th annual Show at Rugby Theatre. Show dates are Thursday 5^th, Friday 6^th, Saturday 7^th NOVEMBER at 7.30 p.m. (with matinee at 3 p.m. on Saturday) All Cast will be needed for rehearsals every day from Saturday 31^st October! New children enrolling NOW into our Saturday STAGE CLUB where we learn the routines and include Musical Theatre. Come along and have a couple of trial weeks and see if we can enthral you in Show Business!   This is what CATS is all about! <>

Our R.A.D. Intermediate Foundation Ballet class are taking their exam in Manchester at the beginning of June. They are attending a 2 Sunday course at Nottingham 10^th & 17^th May to help them be their very best!   This is a technical exam of a high vocational standard and the girls have been working for over a year from when the class was introduced for promising 10 year olds. The ballet work has to be secure as this is the first exam which has pointe work. The girls are now 11 – rising 12 year olds which is an ideal age for this first vocational exam. The grades syllabus really works if the children are keen, interested, and show promise!   Good luck girls! <>

We have 2 huge I.D.T.A. Exam sessions coming up on 25^th April and 2^nd May.   Make sure that you keep watch on the notice board and up to date with any extra classes you can get to. It all helps! <>

Ruth and Jo are organising entries for Rochelle Dance Festival in Coleshill on 3 Sundays – 7^th, 14^th & 21^st June. This is for beginners to help them get some experience at performing.

Such a good idea to have a go! The All England Festivals are for seasoned performers, but it’s good to have other ones to practise! Watch the closing date it’s 5^th May and coming up fast!

<>Vicki is choreographing “Oklahoma” for Rugby Theatre in June. Several seniors are taking part. Helen Dulcamara is the Producer. Helen will be taking some Musical Theatre workshops with CATS after the Show finishes its run. <>

Watch out for a Family Disco Fun night to be held in July before Schools break up. CATS Kidz will be entertaining with a cabaret including our Strictly Street Kidz! Great fun for all the family! <>

CATS HALLOWEEN PARTY NIGHT at the LMRCA Club, Hillmorton Road on Saturday 31^st October. Fun, Games, and Steve’s Disco! Great Stuff! <>

There will be another set of R.A.D. Ballet Exams and I.D.T.A. Exams before Christmas so if your child wasn’t quite ready for the current exams they should be well on track and successful before the end of the year! <>

Right – this was last months happenings – hope you all had a good Easter holiday now it’s back to work! More news soon!