Destination Dance Competition - Dartford 2018

Fantastic weekend at Destination Dance Competition. First time competing the small lyrical group (Bird Set Free), the Standard Acro group (Cops and Robbers) and the Lyrical Trio also first time competing her new solo for Lottie and first time for James and April’s duet!! Well done to Betsy, Abbie, Tiphaine and Millie as this was also your first ever dance competition and you were fantastic ⭐️👏🏼👏🏼
Results are: 

Jemima - 2nd Place (Tap)

Abbie - Platinum (Contemporary)

Abbie - Gold (Jazz)

Arabella - 4th Place (Tap)

Lottie - 2nd Place (Acro)

James & April - 1st Place

Lulu - Gold Awards (Jazz & Lyrical)

Maria - Platinum (Jazz)

Maria & Lulu - Gold (Jazz Duet)

Darcey - Gold Awards (Ballet, Tap & Jazz)

April - 3rd Place (Ballet)

Cops & Robbers - 1st Place & Platinum Award (Acro Group)

Birds Set Free - Gold (Lyrical Group)

Tiphaine, Camille & Olivia - Gold (Lyrical Trio)

Camille - Gold Awards (Jazz & Lyrical)

So You Want To Dance Group Challenge success!

It was a busy weekend for HDC as well as attending Destination Dance our two group dances also competed in the So You Want To Dance’s first ever Group Challenge. And we had huge success - FIRST place for Birds Set Free in the Junior Classical/Lyrical Section and joint FIRST in the Junior Cabaret Section for Cops & Robbers - WHAT A WEEKEND! Well done everyone! Especially as this was only the second time these dances have been performed!

The girls were also excited by one of the Judges at this competition - Khyrese Heron, who was the winner of BBC’s Taking the Next Step and then appeared in the BBC’s Next Step as Cooper. Here he is presenting the award for Birds Set Free to Darcey!

Stars of the Future Competition

Great day at the Stars of the Future Competition last Sunday. First time with some new solos and a new duet. The HDC Competition Team danced really well, and some were against children much older them! Well done everyone - very proud of you all!

The results were:

Lulu & Maria Jazz Duet: 2nd Place

Lulu Jazz: 3rd Place

Arabella Tap: 1st Place

Arabella & Symphony Tap Duet: 1st Place

Jemima Tap: 3rd Place

Lottie Acro: 1st Place

April Ballet: 3rd Place