| Forest
Hill School, Lewisham
Song
and Dance Style
Who Cares?
Bollywood
Dance
Artist
Joan Pires E Pereira
Rehearsal
Director
Ray Oudkerk
Costume
Design
Elspeth Law
Performers
Tre Brown, Theo Cabut, Rhys Corbin, Jay Edwards,
Luke Glover, Bryan-Ray, Kasombo, Alex Lindsay
, Shane Moore, Luke Nelson-Neil, Henry O-Kurago,
Kemal Ozsavaci, Richard Pike, Oscar Sibley-Harris,
Emmanuel Shosanya, David Rowbotham, Mehmet Tanca,
Isaac Thomas-Richards, Jardon Virgo
We
jumped at the chance to perform at such a prestigious
venue, steeped in performance history and work
towards such an exciting goal that involves other
schools across our fantastic capital. We didn’t
choose Bollywood, as we were the last school to
get involved and we probably would not have chosen
it. But I’m so chuffed that we are doing
Bollywood. The boys have really got into the technical
challenges of moving very fast in perfect unison.
The music is wonderfully engaging and the Dance
Artist makes the experience so enjoyable.
To
perform at such a unique and world famous venue,
with 11 other schools, to wonderful live music
in front of a huge audience is an unforgettable
experience for our students. The hard work in
rehearsals can really be rewarded by the quality
of the final experience. This project helps build
the profile of dance in the school for both students
and staff. It is wonderful to give the students
these opportunities to be a part of something
that they will never forget.
All
photographs by Sheila Burnett
We
witness the pleasure they are getting during the
sessions, trying to perfect the movements, checking
each other and getting really excited about the
big performances to come. Bryan-Ray Kasombo, one
of Forest Hill’s performers, said: “I’m
nervous and excited about the big performance
at the Royal Albert Hall. Learning a different
dance style has been enjoyable and the speed of
Bollywood makes it really challenging to keep
up with the music. We’ve also got to keep
in time with each other, or it just won’t
look right.”
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