Strength, Confidence and Teamwork

Juniors

Juniors are aged 13 Years and Under

Class Times

Monday 4:30pm – 7:30pm

Kilsyth Memorial Hall, Mt Dandenong Rd, Kilsyth

 

 

 

Items Taught in 2024

Our Juniors compete in six different items:

March – marching to create complex patterning, developing spatial awareness, core strength, rhythm and deportment.

Freearm – a creative series of strength and flexibility movements developing core strength, flexibility and deportment.

Rods – manipulation of a metal rod with movement developing technical skills, hand-eye coordination and multi-tasking.

Clubs – circular swings with wooden clubs developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, multi-tasking and rhythm.

Aesthetics – graceful movements technically placed and interpreted developing musical appreciation, grace, poise and emotional expression.

Calisthenics Revuea creative performance to tell a story developing performance skills, acting, creative expression and confidence.

Camp & Ballarat

Camp allows our students to bond over a 2 day camp. It allows them to work on the minor details of each item and to work together to perfect them. Camp also allows for downtime with their friends and helps with team building and friendships. Camp is usually in May each year.

Ballarat is a wonderful normally weekend away with both parents and students. Her Majesty Theatre is a prestige stage where magic happens. It is an amazing experience for all our students and its where memories are made. Ballarat is normally the end of October each year.

 

Competitions, Stage Practice and Annual Concert,

Our Juniors compete in 5 competitions per year, the dates for these competitions are released in late May and are from July-October, for Competitions dates please refer to the below link (Competition Dates ) This includes our 2 prestige competitions at Royal South Street, and CVI.

Juniors also participate in Stage Practice which allows the students to work through their routines on stage in their costumes, this is always a wonderful day that allows the students to gain confidence before the first competition of the season.

Juniors also perform at our Annual Concert, they always LOVE being able to dance with the entire club and they perform all six of the items.