Brampton Manor Secondary School, Newham

Song and Dance Style
Strike Up the Band
Lindy Hop

Dance Artist
Suzanne Hammond

Rehearsal Director
Holly MacArthur

Performers
Oswald Addo, Holly Barrett, Sophie Casey, Hannah Dunne, Ronnie Hudgell, Taylor Hughes, Lesley Lamptey, Chloe Lemonius, Ahmed Mohamed, John Mooney, Kimberly-Paige Clarke, Riccardo Spaminato

Thank you to Suzanne Hammond for her wonderful choreography and wealth of experience that she has shared with us, to Brampton Manor’s Head Teacher Neil Berry and Senior Teacher Pete Whittle for their support and to Fiona Findlay, Head of Dance at Brampton Manor for her help and support of the project.

We opted to be part of the project for the once in a lifetime opportunity that it gives the children. Performing at such a wonderful historic venue as the Royal Albert Hall and being part of such a large dance performance is a rare and exciting prospect. The children have had the chance to work with a dance professional who is an expert in their field and work together as a company that would otherwise be beyond our everyday means.

All photographs by Sheila Burnett

We chose Lindy Hop as it is such a fun style to do. It is exciting and energetic with its fast footwork and it is also a challenge. The fact that it involves partner work means the students are also building interaction skills as well as having fun. It is a style they have never had the chance to do before within school and with its journey from New York Harlem to the modern day, its historical journey also means they are learning about the origins and history of dance.

This has been a wonderful opportunity to work with pupils who love dance and performing in collaboration with professional companies in one of the most prestigious venues in England.

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