An annual event for the students of local dance academy, Onyx, as their students - about 50 of them - took to the Waterside's main stage this afternoon.
Without any programme or running order available I am at a loss, but it seemed that there were two main groups this afternoon; the preteens and the teens. The preteens had n older dancer up front helping them with the moves (a good idea), whilst the older ones just had to get on with it themselves... and that they did! The vast majority of the dances presented this afternoon were all of a very similar style: commercial / hip hop / street, with only the very seldom but welc0ome diversion from this with a contemporary ballet piece. In fact, I didn't quite understand why, when it was always the same students appearing in every dance, the school didn't concentrate on just a few and make them West-End worthy with lighting design, costume, etc as well as solidifying the dance steps etc; rather than a two-hour extravaganza of very similar dances, with little to choose between any of them.
One girl performed a solo song in the first act which made a nice dynamic change, and she sang it most competently; whilst there were at least two solo dances this afternoon too.
There were some very long waits / pauses between the dances at times, which slowed the presentation down, and the entrances and exits of each dance group were somewhat ragged too sadly.
Nevertheless, the afternoon gave these young dancers the opportunity of showing off to their family and friends, and obviously enjoyed themselves greatly in the so doing.
Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 15.7.23
on - 15.7.23
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