800 Enter Dancing Sections

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31364, 9 May 1967, Page 18

800 Enter Dancing Sections

Dancing sections began yesterday on the second day of the Christchurch Competitions Society’s annual competitions. Girls and boys from under eight to over 19 competed in Highland Flings, Irish Jigs, duo, solo and team tap dances, classical ballet, hornpipes, skipping dances and sword dances. More than 800 entries have been received for the dancing classes. The national dancing judge (Mrs B. Broadbelt, of Hamilton) said this type of dancing was of a very high standard in Christchurch. Interest in tap dancing had revived quite strongly and light variety television programmes had contributed to the revival, said the ballet and tap dancing judge (Mrs C. Aslin, of Wellington). After judging the novice ballet classes, Mrs Aslin said she was pleased with the potential shown and two boys had shown great promise. This was encouraging as it was hard to get boys to take ballet in any number. The standard of piano playing was uniformly good, said the piano and violin judge (Mr K. R. Newson). Piano teaching in Christchurch had always been Kpod and the violin work showed the same good standard of teaching. “There was good resonant tone and technical ability,” he said. Mr Newson said he was disappointed with the playing of the set piece in the 16 and u " <le ' J 8 section. Entrants should have been able to manage it better.

The children’s voices that he had heard so far had shown that teachers were working on the right lines, said the judge of vocal sections (Mr H, Brusey). There was little forcing of the voice and the choice of song was also improving. Some of the performers in the girls’ 12 and under 16 sacred song had chosen adult pieces and their songs suffered because they were unable to sing some of the notes, .he said. The winner of the women’s oratorio class (Margaret McKenzie) had a beautiful sunny quality in her voice, said Mr Brusey. The other singing in this class was of a very high standard. More study of the music they were playing was required, according to the judge of the instrumental section (Mr N. R. Taylor). “The standard was very good and if was a pity there were not more entries,” he said. “A majority of performers, although they showed good ability, did not study their solo enough. General attention to detail was lacking.” Yesterday’s results were:— National Dancing Highland Fling.—Under 10: Alison Howell 1, Jennifer Hoy 2,

Fay Eddington. 12 and under 14: Lynley Brown 1, Annette Dugan 2, Kim Whitta 3. Open: Heather Dawson 1, Rosemary Armstrong 2, Judith Marks 3. Highland Reel. —12 and under 18: Rosemary Armstrong 1, Lynley Brown 2, Cushla Mary Mechen 3. Irish Reel.—Under 16: Robyn Burrows 1, Kim Whitta 2, Anitra Rawe 3. Irish Jig.—Under eight: Heather Henderson 1, Gall Renwick 2, Lynda Bootherstone 3. Sword Dance.—Raulette Reid 1, Robyn Powell 2, Voyna Stanley 3. Sailor’s Hornpipe. Qpen: Rosemary Armstrong 1, Heather Dawson 2, Brian North 3. Ballet and Tap Dancing Classical Ballet. —Under 10, Section One: Tomascita Edgerton 1, Elizabeth Murray 2, Gail Renwick 2. Section Two: Anita Long 1, Georgina Eaton 2, Katrina Mackwell 3. 10 and under 14: Judith Watkins 1, Mary Owens and Mark Armstrong (equal) 2. 14 and under 16: Linda Wingham 1, Lynley Judd 2, Lorita Travaglia and Yvette Palmer (equal) 3. Tap Dance Solo.—Under 10: Janet Garland 1, Katrina Mackwell 2, Lyndsay Dolheguy 3. 10 and under 12: Andrea Edmonds 1, Karen Palmer 2, Anne-Marie Botherstone 3. 12 and under 14: Suzanne Reilly 1. 14 and over: Lynette Eades 1. Boys, 12 and over: Warren Mathews 1, Kim Whitta and Leon Smith (equal) 2. Tap Duo.—Any age: Warren Mathews and Suzanne Day 1, Maureen Foley and Leon Smith 2, Gillian Stokes and Carol Neaves 3. Song and Tap Dance. —Under 10: Lynne Hermansen 1, Julie Hood 2, Kim McGavock 3. Skipping Dance.—Under 12: Hilary Ferguson 1, Mark Armstrong 2, Paulette Reid 3. Comedy Dance Duo.—Any age: Judith Watkins and Jacqueline Edmonds 1. Character Story Tap Dance.— 12 and over: Evonamary Pinn 1, Beverley Clark 2, Wendy Nicholl 3. Open: Christine Noble 1. Piano And Violin Piano Solo, Test.—lo and under 12: Mark Seeker 1, Aynsiey Moore 2, Kay Reiche and Wendy Tilley (equal) 3. 16 and under 18: Diane Workman 1, Gail Thomas 2, Colleen Walls 3. Own selection, under 12: Aynsiey Moore 1. Phi Hip Harrison 2, Susan Robinson 3. Under 10: Nicola McPhail and Mervyn Dunmill (equal) 1, Fiona Steedman 3. Solo. —T. F. Hall Memorial scholarship: Paul Goodson 1. Helen Lawrence 2, Kim Whitta and Graig Workman (equal) 3. National Anthem. —Under 13: Mark Seeker 1, Sheelagh Wells 2, Stephen Holder 3. Violin.—l2 and uhder 14: Timothy Duckworth 1, Eric Biddington 2, Leonie J oil iff e and Peter Prenderville (equal) 3. 14 and over: Nesta Parry 1, Jennifer Drake 2, Michael Monaghan! 3. Piano Accordion Solo, Own Selection.—Under 10; Anthony Beal 1, Christine McKenzie 2, Lynda Wood 3. 10 and under 12: Lesley Thomas 1. Patricia Newberry-Johnson 2, Mark Spence 3. 12 and under 14: Marecza Shearman 1, Lynley Brown 2, Robyn Belcher 3. Test: Marecza Shearman 1, Robyn Belcher 2. Duet, Own Selection.—l2 and under 18: Gail Killick and Brian Cowley 1, Trevor Moore and Chick Dalrymple 2, Robyn Belcher and Marecza* Shearman 3.

Solo Test, 14 and under 16. Trevor Moore 1. Solo, 14 and under 16: Chick Dalrymple 1, Trevor Moore 2, Leon Munt 3. Test, 16 and under 18: Judith Topp 1. Solo, 16 and under 18: Gail Killick 1, Judith Topp 2. Solo, open: Donald Mills 1, Chick Dalrymple 2, Judith Topp 3. Duet, open: Gail Killick and Brian Cowley 1.

Vocal Sacred Song.—l2 and under 16. Felicity Walker 1, Susan Renwick 2, Carole Dascombe 3. Song In Character.—Robin Densem 1, Therese Mangan 2, Bernadette Manson 3.

Vocal Duets. —Tilary Page and Helen Page 1. Musical Comedy.—Adult: Sonya Black 1, Noreen McConnel 2, Helen Browning 3. Scottish Song.—Adult: Shirley Singer 1, Helen Browning 2, Bryan Vinnell 3. Oratorio.—Men: John Parker 1, Bryan Vinnell 2, Jan Ten Hove 3. Sacred Song.—Under . 12: Debra Honeyman 1, Robin Densem 2, Susan Wormaid 3. Own Selection. —12 and under 14: Geraldine Keating 1, Peter Murray 2, Felicity Walker 3. Under 10: David White 1, Nicola McPhail 2, Jenny McLaren 3. 10 and under 12: Anthony Simons 1, Helen Fry 2, Robin Densem 3. Test. —Girls, 12 and under 14: Geraldine Keating 1, Felicity Walker 2, Faye Eaglestone 3. Girls, 10 and under 12: Helen Fry 1, Debra Honey man 2, Susan Chamberlain 3. Girls, 14 and under 16: Nesta Parry 1, Adrienne Silverwood 2, Marie Mullins 3. Boys, 12 and under 16: Peter Murray 1, Paul Bradley 2, Michael McGuinniety 3. Soprano: Barbara Loader 1, Margaret McKenzie 2, Ainsley Black 3. Tenor: Richard Greager 1, Anthony O’Sullivan 2, Bryan Vinnell 3. Oratorio.—Women: Margaret McKenzie 1. Beverley Kench 2, Helen Shanks 3. Speech and Drama Nursery Rhyme in Character. —Under eight: Donna-Marie Davies 1, Mark White 2, Christine Mullins 3. Mime.—Under 12: Sabrina Cox 1, Donna-Marie Davies 2, Shelley Pannell 3. Scholarship.—l2 and under 14: Rosemary Bartlett 1, Lynley Coddington 2, Helen Anderson 3. Humorous Recitation.—lo and under 12: Paula Wilkinson 1, Gregory Tucker 2, Jeanette

Smith 3. 14 and under 16: Mary Moran 1, Alannah O’Sullivan 2, Mark TravagMa 3. Recitation.—Eight and under 10: Margot Pool 1, Suzanne White 2, Margaret Paling 3. Under eight: Therese Moran 1, Rosemary McDonald 2, DonnaMarie Davies and Mark White (equal) 3. Character Recital.—l2 and under 14: Karen Chalmers 1, Helen Anderson 2, Margaret Howard 3. Dialogue.—l2 and under 16: Amanda Coddington and Lynley Coddington 1, Karen Chalmers and Janett Chalmers 2, Maria Markotlch and Julieyana Markotlch 3.