Young dancers go for gold in NCFA
Young dancers compete in the National Children’s Festival of the Arts
Young dancers took center stage at the Harquail Theatre on Monday (4 May 2015). Primary and high school aged students from nine government schools and the Cayman Islands National Dance School (CINDS) presented 32 items at the National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA) dance adjudications.
Dance styles on display included lyrical, jazz, contemporary and traditional and by the end of the evening judges had awarded 10 gold medals,12 silver and six bronze.
Gold medals went to the following items:
| School | Item | Style |
| Savannah Primary | Hallelujah to the Lamb | Lyrical |
| Sir John A. Cumber Primary | Soca | Popular |
| Savannah Primary | Personally | Popular |
| Sir John A. Cumber Primary | Sala | Freestyle |
| Red Bay Primary | Untitled | Modern/Contemporary Duet |
| Bodden Town Primary | Cotton Field | Traditional and Creative Folk |
| Clifton Hunter High | Mirrored | Modern/Contemporary Duet |
| CINDS/Dance Unlimited | Individual Strength | Modern/Contemporary Trio |
| CINDS/Dance Unlimited | Kon-frun-ta-tion | Modern/Contemporary |
| Lighthouse School | Whip It/Nene | Popular |
Judging the performances were veteran local dance instructors Anita Gough, Lorna Reid and Jackie Balls.
A number of award-winning dance items will be seen again during the NCFA final concerts 11-14 May at the Harquail Theatre from 6.00pm. For more information contact the Education Department at 945-1199.
Category: High School, Lighthouse School, Primary School, Schools