INTREPIDUS SPRING 2022
ANGELOU WIN HOUSE DANCE In the Spring 1 term the major house competition was House Dance! Each house was assigned a movie genre and tasked to create a performance inspired by a film within that genre. On Thursday 10th February, over 100 students competed in the finals in performances to Years 7, 8 and 9, with the final show taking place in front of a panel of independent judges. We were delighted to be joined by special guest judge Luke Rittner CBE, Chief Exectuive of our academic partner, the Royal Aademy of Dance. The show was hosted by our Director of Performing & Creative Arts, Mr Dunning, and opened with the duet by Danielle (9 Turing) and Anna (9 Euler), which won second place at KAA’s Got Talent 2021 in the Autumn term. Honeyball were the first house to perform. Their genre was animated films, and they based their dance on the movie ‘Shrek’, set to the music “Holding Out for a Hero”. It was full of sparkle and magic, with glitter covered outfits and perfectly timed confetti canons! The choreography included solos by Julia (13 Maathai) and a duet by Ana (11 Truth) and Stephanie (11 Bonhoeffer). The Head Judge Luke Rittner’s said: “A terrific opening, real enthusiasm. It was a big cast and they moved in unison really beautifully. I was really delighted with everything I saw.” The second house to take to the stage were Pankhurst, performing a James Bond themed dance for their action movie theme. Set to the 007 theme music, Pankhurst’s slick performance included solos from Aarmi (7 Armstrong) and Kaya (7 Mason). Royal Academy of Dance teacher Jemma called for a round of applause for Kaya for stepping in at the last moment on the solo, and congratulated on the soloists for the tension they built up towards the end of the piece. Luke Rittner said “the communication of the theme was absolutely brilliant and the choreographic elements were really first class.” The third performance was Franklin, with their sci-fi theme inspired by the Star Wars films. Cloaked like a Jedi and a Sith, Hannah (12 Roosevelt) and Lirio (11 Hume) 8
