Archive for September, 2018

Autumn Term 2018 for 4-6 year olds

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Wizard of Oz for 4-6 Year Olds

Every term our pupils age 4-6 at our Little Stars classes take part in a mini musical.

This September our Little Stars will be having an adventure along the Yellow Brick Road and meeting Dorothy, Toto and all their friends.

They will be introduced to the characters in this story by our amazing teachers through fun games and drama techniques.  As the weeks progress all the kids will have the chance to learn funky dance routines and songs from this classic tale.

Every child has a part to play with their own script and lines of dialogue.  We provide kids with a costume that’s just right for them and their character.

At the end of the term family and friends are invited to come and watch an awesome show.

All our classes are starting back week commencing Monday 10th September.

If you would like to book a free trial for your own Little Star aged 4-6 at any of our venues, please contact us and we can arrange this for you.

Autumn Term 2018 for 7-16 year olds

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Autumn Term 2018 for 7-16 Year Olds

At Spotlights, we’re counting down the days until we go back to school!

We love September at Spotlights. It means that we will welcome back our awesome students to our classes and we will open our doors to any new students where we have space available.  If you would like to book a free trial session for your child, please get in touch.

In the autumn term, the students aged 7-16 (Stars 12&3)work towards a showcase presentation for their families and friends. The material that the students cover in drama, dance and singing, is always a contrast to musical theatre and this term will be no exception to that.

In dance, the students will work on street dance technique and choreography. Street dance is great fun and inclusive. It encompasses all levels of dance ability. Based on the amazing performance skills of dance troupes like Diversity, our dance teachers will be putting the Spotlights students through their paces, to produce some exciting content for the showcase.

In singing, the students will work on several different pop songs. The students will have the opportunity to sing solo, duets and in small groups and they’ll be gaining lots of confidence whilst having a great time in class!

The first few weeks of the term in drama will be focused on comedy and then the students will move on to look at scripted scenes, that they will stage and present to an audience later in the term. Each student will have a part to play in their chosen scene and a character they can develop in class.

After the showcase and before the end of the term, we will hold auditions, for our next major production. This musical production will be performed in April 2019.

All our classes are starting back week commencing Monday 10th September.

If you would like to book a free trial for your child aged 7-16 at any of our venues, please contact us and we can arrange this for you.

Sing Summer Workshop 2018

Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

Sing Summer Workshop 2018 – Review

As summer draws to a close we have been looking back at our brilliant workshops for 4-6 year olds over the summer break.

Our talented Little Stars aged 4 to 6, had so much fun at the ‘Sing’ Spotlights summer schools in West Wickham and Orpington, this July and August. They loved being Buster Moon, Rosita, Ash, Meena and all their friends, in this amusing, exciting and brilliantly told story. The characters in ‘Sing’ put on a talent show, to raise money to save Buster Moon’s theatre. ‘Sing’ certainly gave our Little Stars the opportunity to show off their incredible talent in drama, dance and singing.

In five fun packed days, the amazing Little Stars teachers produced spectacular performances for the children’s families and friends. Each child had a speaking part and they looked brilliant in their costumes, performing on the stage. We were all delighted to see how much each child’s confidence grew and this was so well reflected in their performances. The children learnt several different dance styles and mastered the ‘Sing’ pop songs fantastically well.

As well as being a performing arts school, Spotlights is also a great place for children to socialise and make new friends. We’re so looking forward to seeing some of our summer school graduates, at our Little Stars classes, this September.

If you’d like your child to try a performing arts activity this September please get in touch and ask about the next date for a FREE trial class.