The Chronicle no. 672

15 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

Ballet Recital The Autumn Term Ballet Recital was held in the school Hall in December before a packed audience who enjoyed a splendid By Neville Creed, Director of Cultural Activities

glorious choreography. Special mention should be made of Kitty Howard ( St John’s, Leatherhead ) who featured in four items and Kseniia Kulikova ( Litsey Innovatsionnikh Tekhnologiy ) who gave a most flexible and graceful rendition of her solo. A highly effective lighting scheme was designed by Will Webb ( Dragon ); he will clearly have the option of taking his technical skills further in the profession. Shell Grace Flynn (Dragon) adds : ‘The Ballet Recital was a wonderful distraction from end-of- term fatigue and a cold winter as fellow pupils and family gathered in the Hall to watch the delightful and enthralling performances. Each act told a different story, meaningfully conveyed through the beautiful, fluid movement of the dancers.’

James Colson Lake ( New College )

variety of Ballet performed by 30 of the School’s dancers. The standard was extremely high and Head of Dance Lisa Elkins should be congratulated on having masterminded an excellent show. New members of the Sixth Form were much in evidence: Eloise Newell ( American International School of Johannesburg ) and Lola Willcock ( Beaconsfield High ), both post-grade 8, have settled in very quickly and performed with great elegance. It was also a delight to see so many boys involved in the performance: Harry Whattoff ( Stamford ), Fergus Flory ( Pilgrims’ ) and Tanaka Chitsenga ( Dragon ) partnered the senior girls in some

Eloise Newell and Harry Whattoff

Left to right: Lara Paul ( Broomwood Hall ), Harry Whattoff, Lola Willcock and Fergus Flory, with Tanaka Chitsenga and Eloise Newell in the background