HSC Dancers steal the show in 2018
Thursday 13 December, 2018
Pymble Ladies’ College students took out first, third and fourth places in the HSC Dance course in New South Wales.
First in course: Zoe Harrison
Third in course: Annaliese Hall
Fourth in course: Alexandra De Santi
Six Pymble girls in the class of seven achieved a Band 6 and five received triple nominations for Callback for the three areas of study: Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance. In addition, one student received a single nomination for her Major Study Performance. In total, Pymble’s HSC dancers received 16 nominations for the HSC Callback showcase of exemplary Dance works in the state.
Students nominated for Callback are:
- Alexandra De Santi (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)
- Madeleine Gallagher (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)
- Annaliese Hall (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)
- Zoe Harrison (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)
- Phoebe Walker (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)
- Stephanie Rennie (Major Study Performance)
“What a year for Dance at Pymble! To achieve this trifecta is extraordinary in its own right,” said Principal, Mrs Vicki Waters. “To also have five girls recognised for their work across all three areas of study is a huge success and very rare in HSC Dance. Congratulations to the girls and to the Dance staff at Pymble.”
Zoe’s achievements are all the more remarkable given her hamstring injury at the beginning of Term 3 2018 which prevented her from practising and endurance training for the month before her practical examination.
“It is a testament to the Dance program at Pymble that Zoe’s routine was able to be reworked to ensure her performances were safe and that she felt confident she could master the choreography,” Mrs Waters said.