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Have a fantastic summer, and we look forward to seeing everyone back in class in September.
Dear Parents,
As we come to the end of another dancing year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the parents, for your continued support, patience and kindness over the last year, but most especially over the last three months.
With my sudden hospitalization in March, the school could have quite literally fallen apart. However, with the incredible goodwill of Judy, Karen, Jill and Laura, not to mention yourselves and our beautiful dancers, the school has not only stayed intact, but actually flourished!
I am so grateful to everyone and I hope that our wonderful 10 year Anniversary show next year will be the reward of everyone’s hard work.
Lastly, I would just like to reassure both dancers and parents that I will be back in my ballet shoes by September!! I look forward to a fantastic year ahead.
Best wishes for a happy and safe summer,
Nicola Farcas.
NB! Please take a moment to read about what our dancers have been doing over the last academic year, lots of proud moments for sure!
Dance Intensives & Summer Schools 2015
Students Performances
2014/2015
This year many of our girls attended Dance Intensives in February in Dance House and also over the Easter mid-term in the College of Dance, giving them the opportunity to dance with such teachers as Andrew Wilson, Katie Morea & Simon Brambell.
This summer, we have girls attending a broad range of summer schools, some of which are:
English National Ballet (London) – Sarah Montgomery
Royal Ballet School (London) – Ella Dennehy
Yorkshire Ballet School – Katie Burke
The Dance Summer School (Scotland) – Kristina Farcas
We wish them every success and will be delighted to hear about their experience in September
Irish National Youth Ballet
Snow Queen / Nutcracker
Irish National Youth Ballet
Spring Show
Dance Platform November 2014 - Helix
MLB Nutcracker
Dance Platform June 2015 - Helix
Exam Success
The March 2015 exam cycle resulted in more than 50% of the girls receiving a distinction. Congratulations to all who completed their exam.We have no doubt that those completing their exams in May 2015
will do just as well. We wish them every success, especially to our first
ever students to take on the Vocational exams (pre-professional).
Good Luck to everyone
Nicola Farcas School of Ballet – Goes Online
On Oct 1st 2014, we launched our new website, using our new Logo and colour branding.This launch date was chosen to align with World International Ballet Day.Our website contains all the useful information you may need about the school including class schedules, uniform details…etcThe website includes a gallery showing lots of photos from previous shows and photo shoots.There is also a news feed, so check back regularly for the latest school news.
In Dec 2014, we launched our You Tube channel. To date we have 6 videos live, with more to follow. We have, in less the 6 months, received over 9,000 hits and 45 subscribers. Our videos have been viewed from all over the world including, Canada, Latin America, Russia, Australia, Korea and all over Europe.We also have our Facebook page, please ensure you are connected to it, for frequent news and updates.
2015/2016 Classes & Fees
The class timetable will be changing slightly. We will publish it on our website and Facebook pages and will contact you over the summer to confirm which class your daughter will be attending.
There will be no increase to our fees for the 2015/2016 year.We would, however, like to promote a change in how fees are paid. With ridiculous bank charges we would like to encourage people to pay via Bank Transfer.
For those paying online through the website from Sept 2015, there will be a 3% markup on the fees to cover the administration costs we are charged by the service provider.
Full details will be made available on our website
Looking forward to 2015/2016
As we commence our first term of a new year, we see our school grow again, offering new Baby Ballet classes, Extended pre-primary classes, as well as a new Grade 3 class in Balbriggan and a new Grade 5 & pre-pointe class in Santry for our current Grade 4’s.
We owe the success of our school to you, our supportive parents and to all the wonderful students.I really look forward to see what achievements 2015/2016 can bring.
Keep up the practice over the summer and I will see you all in September to help celebrate our 10th year.
Nicola Farcas