Doors open 30 minutes before each event. 

All events take place at the Round Chapel, Lower Clapton

Dance Festival Programme

Monday 26 June 2023

1:30pm

 

 

Item No. School Year Group Dance/Music Teacher
1. The Garden School Mixed group Working Together Debbie Snowdon
2. Halley House 4 Easy On Me (Adele) Ms Harley
3. Gainsborough 1 Flamenco Style (Volare – Gipsy Kings) Chloe O’Connell
4. Hanover Balaya (A-Star) Created by the Children
5. Queensbridge 3, 4 & 5 Waltz? Cha, Cha, Cha Michelle Woolfenden
6. Morningside 6 Buga Wake Up (Kizz Daniel) Ms Harley & Sting
7. William Tyndale 3, 4, 5 & 6 Street Dance – 5-decade Hip Hop, R&B Danielle Looker
8. Halley House 4 Bring the Beat (Machel Montana) Created by the Children
9. William Patten 4, 5 & 6 Hip Hop Contemporary Medley Jasmin Dyer
10. Avant Garde Special Guest Performance
11. Gainsborough 4 Contemporary Dance (Can’t Stop the Feeling – J. Timberlake) Chloe O’Connell
12. Randal Cremer This is the Greatest Show Kathy Ahmed
13. Gayhurst 5 Jjoome Jo Pathan Created by Ms Harley & the Children
14. Colvestone 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 Beyonce – Tribute Gemma Brown
15. Baden Powell 5 Makhadzi Energy (African Queen) Created by Ms Harley & Children
16. Kingsmead 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 West African & European Influenced Dance Aaron Tanice & Ms Harley
17 All Performers Group Dance Ms Harley

 

Guest Performance by

Avante Garde Dance Company

Avant Garde Dance is a professional dance theatre company based in Hackney. Alongside our critically acclaimed international touring work, Avant Garde is delighted to work in partnership with Hackney Music Service. Through our partnership, we tap into the rich overlap between music and dance, opening up new learning opportunities for young people across the borough and beyond. Starting at key Stage 1, through this rich overlap of disciplines, we explore a broad range of themes and narratives and create space for learning through playfulness and exploration. In key stages 4 and beyond, we offer students opportunities to explore careers in the arts, culture and entertainment sectors. Find out more at www.avantgardedance.com 

 

Avant Garde offers free 1-hour taster classes to all schools in Hackney; email emma@avantgareddance.com to book a free taster session for your school today. 

Instrumental Festival Programme

Tuesday 27 June 2023

4:30pm

 

 

Item No. School Group Title/By Teacher
1. William Tyndale Orchestra The Mandalorian Theme and My Type Vahan Salorian
2. Gayhurst Ukulele Ensemble Use Somebody by Kings of Leon Mensah Cofie-Agyemam
3. Rushmore Wind Ensemble Heading West by D M Blackmore Dave Blackmore
4. William Patten Steel Pans Count on Me & Lazy Song (Bruno Mars) Kerry Cumberbatch
5. Jubilee Mixed Ensemble Flowers by Miley Cyrus John Wilson
6. St John of Jerusalem Steel Pans Levitating & Havana Lucky Thomas
7. Holmleigh Classroom Percussion On A Separate Note Kate Shortt
8. Baden Powell Wind & Strings Party Melody Simon McChesney
9. Queensbridge Orchestra Buttered Peas,  Folk Tune, Juba Dance (Florence Price) Michelle Woolfenden
10. Millfields Rock Band Heat Waves (Glass Animals); Counting Stars (One Republic) Tom Tattersall
11. Hackney Creative Ensemble HCE Comin’ Home Baby (Ben Tucker) Dave Blackmore, Jack Gillett & Spencer Martin
12. Hackney Training Orchestra HTO Take 5 (Dave Brubeck); Mission Impossible (Halo Schifrin) Lawrence Tatnall & Alex Dmochowski
13. Mandeville Steel Pans Africa (Toto); Burn (Ellie Golding) Aran Thomas
14. Finale All Performers Creative Piece Andy Grappy

Infant Singing Festival Programme

Wednesday 28 June 2023

Thursday 27 June 2023

10:45am

 

 

Item No. Song Title Written by Other information
1. The Bees Melody Lord Kitchener Caribbean Calypso
2. A La Una, Compro Tuna Mexican Counting Song
3. Marraskuu
Solil Perkiö
 Finnish Children’s Song
4. Hopping Down In Kent Traditional Folk Song
5. Siko West African Call and Response Song
6. How Far I’ll Go Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical Theatre
7. Oh How Lovely Visiting The Country English Round
8. Aribba Juan Ecuadorian morning Song
9. Breakfast Calypso Jan Holstock
10. 500 Miles Hedy West American
11. Faith (from Sing!) Stevie Wonder ft. Ariana Grande Soul/Film

Junior Singing Festival Programme

Wednesday 28 June 2023

Thursday 27 June 2023

4pm

 

 

Item No. Song Title Written by Other information
1. Faith (from Sing!) Stevie Wonder Ft. Ariana Grande Soul/Film
2. Lost In Warfare Tinchy Stryder British Grime
3. We Don’t Talk About Bruno Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical Theatre
4.
Azulão
 Jaime Ovalle Classical
5. My Hero Jam Tyrone Lowe Caribbean Soca
6. Bring Him Back Home Trad. / Hugh Masekela South African Medley
7. Hold Back The River James Bay Pop Rock
8. 500 Miles Hedy West American Folk
9. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers Pop

Early Years Foundation Stage

Singing Festival Programme

Friday 30 June 2023

9:30am & 11:30am

 

 

Item No. Song Title Written by Other information
1. Choy Baboy / Kelele Trad. Southern / Eastern African Songs
2. Good Morning London Rhymes
3. Fly Like An Eagle Native American Call And Response
4. Hey Dum Duubi Traditional Children’s Finnish Song
5. Kicked by A Kangaroo Australian Children’s Song
6. We’re Going on A Bear Hunt Arr. of Michael Rosen Story
7. Seaside Song Kate Shortt
8. Big Old Sun Mike Reinstein
9. Kushan Mary Traditional Caribbean Song
10. Nanuma Traditional Ghanaian Song
11. We Are The Dinosaurs Laurie Berkner