Our Annual High School Dance Showcase Returns with 'In Motion' | St Andrews Bangkok

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#VS

Varsity Dance Team

Tension arises as our Year 10 and Year 9 dancers show off their dance moves. Will it result in a battle? Or will they find peace and friendship in their shared love for dance?

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Step In Time

Junior Varsity

“Step in Time” is a classic musical theatre number from Mary Poppins. Join the chimney sweeps in this energetic and joyful dance on the rooftops of London!

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Captive

Hip Hop Company

‘Captive’ is inspired by the song “When the Party’s Over" by Billie Eilish. It plays with the feeling of being held captive and explores the manipulation of a toxic relationship through partner contact work. In the end, the dancers were left with the decision of whether to fight and stay or let go of the relationship.

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Upside Down

Nao

1st Place in Jazz Solo Junior at ATOD Dance Competition 2023.

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The Battle

Izzy and Juli (performed by Liza)

This duet explores the idea of competition and the lengths people will go to in order to get attention - GCSE Y11 Duet/Trio Exam

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Road to Redemption

Amaira & Aanya

When past and present collide, this duet displays both sides of the same person as they attempt to manoeuvre through an intense journey of overcoming the past. Will they be successful?

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Sparkling Diamonds

Jazz Co.

‘Sparkling Diamonds’ is inspired by the musical “Moulin Rouge”. Join these glamorous dancers in this technical jazz piece danced by the St Andrews Jazz Company.

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STA MOVERS

Junior Varsity Dance Team

Introducing STA Movers, our High School Moving Company. This Hip Hop choreography explores the prop of a box manipulated throughout the piece as the dancers pack an entire house in 3 minutes.

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Departures

Hip Hop Company

‘Departures’ explores the relationships created among a group of people stuck in an airport due to a delayed flight. It explores the different reactions and decisions of each individual as they patiently or impatiently wait for several hours for their flight home.

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Kiss Me

Nicki

2nd place for Lyrical Solo Junior for ATOD Dance Competition 2023.

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He Lives in You

Varsity Dance Team

The Varsity team take you to the Pride Lands of Tanzania and Kenya in this epic journey of survival of the fittest!

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Shattered Reality

Izzy

Explores the desire to look like something completely disproportionate to reality. The dancer gains an obsession to conform to the beauty standards of society, which then leads to the dancer being insecure about her body.

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Blue Bird/Princess Florine

Petra

1st Place in Ballet Solo Teens at ATOD Dance Competition 2023.

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Who am I?

Jazz Co

The STA Jazz / contemporary company have Co-Choreographed this dance with Mrs Ceris. It is about discovering who you are, staying true to who you are and accepting and celebrating differences. It was important to find each dancer's own movement vocabulary and use this to express each of them individually. This dance started life 3 years ago and has evolved as we have lost and gained dancers on this team over the years. They come together in this piece to share with you their lives and their “True Colours”.

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Metamorphosis

Hibiki

Explores the movement of the changing states of matter. GCSE Dance Choreography Exam

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Ruby Tuesday

Advanced Jazz Co

‘Ruby Tuesday’ is based on the idea that we are all part of someone else's story and quite often we have no idea of the role that we played. Someone that may have seemed significant to us at a moment in our life may not see the same events the same way. We simply “come and go” in each other's lives. Ruby Tuesday is a free spirit that “can’t be chained to a life where nothing is gained”. She’s that person who came into your life as quickly as she left but somehow left a lasting impression.

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Breakthrough

Aanya, Tayla, Amaira, Trisha, Aashna

Explores the stages of anxiety represented through the concept of walking over a sheet of ice. The dancers go through an emotional journey of overcoming anxiety. GCSE Dance Choreography Exam

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Hallelujah

Kiana, Bam-Bam, & Minnie

Three sisters explore their position within the family dynamic, each an individual in their own right yet intrinsically linked. They have a duty of care to look after each other but sometimes these relationships can be hard to navigate especially when your sister hurts or betrays you. In these moments you have to learn forgiveness. Ultimately they always come back together.

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Best Friends

Tai and So Yoon

‘Best Friends’ explores the story of how an instant connection between two individuals can be felt through dance. Despite being strangers, dance pulled the two girls together and brewed a beautiful friendship of trust and connection, resulting in an everlasting bond. This choreography explores the dynamics of friendship and how one encounter can change your life forever.

IB Dance Composition Exam

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The Eminence

Aanya, Liza-Mari, Aashna,

Explores the different levels of hierarchy in a society represented through the concept of different classes on a plane. Each of the dancers goes through a different realisation before coming together as a whole. GCSE Dance Choreography Exam

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An Exploration

Year 10 GCSE Dance

This abstract dance is simply an exploration of choreographic approaches and ways to explore movement for movement's sake. The year 10 GCSE class have experimented with some Juilliard classes as well as taking inspiration from the professional works they are studying to choreograph this dance as a team. All the ideas are their own, this is an excellent example of collaboration and teamwork.

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Esmeralda Variation

Kiana

Solo

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Telegram (Dance Film)

Arad, Mai, Venesa, Jessie

Set in the 1940s during World War II, the telegram is the only form of communication family members receive to know whether their loved ones are wounded, captured, or killed. Telegram tells a story about women receiving this news. This dance explores love and loss and how we sometimes wish we could turn back time to spend more time with the ones we love. This was filmed in 2021 and features Alumni, Mai and Arad, former student, Jessie, and our Year 13 student, Venesa.

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Evolution

Hip Hop Company

The 1st Place Winner of TISAC Dance Competition 2022. Evolution explores the evolution of audio devices and their relationship to music and movement. From the boombox to Air Pods, watch how the dancers react as different devices are introduced to them.