Christmas is around the corner and despite not many people being in the festive mood, students from the School of Dance jingled all the way in the end-of-year Christmas show, on Thursday December 18  at the International Conference Centre.

The annual event were presented in two parts and were choreographed by dance instructors Daniella Rose, Emma Durup and Sonja Gasic.

In the first half of the show the 150 dancers staged the Creole version of the Cats, music pieces by Andrew Lloyd Weber.

Clad in their glamorous cat suites and ready to take the stage, dancers aged between 5 to 22 years – be it beginners or advanced students – stepped, hopped and swayed on the stage to show their parents what they had achieved at the School of Dance.

A little mistake here and there did not bother the crowd who was spellbound by the stunning performances.

The little ones who had forgotten their steps or those who were fussing around with their costumes or even searching for family members in the audience instead of minding their steps, brought more fun and laughter in the hall.

As for the second half of the show, the dancers put up an array of dance performances which incorporated contemporary dance, modern dance and ballet, which aroused the audience, who had packed the ICCS to vigorously applauded for more.

Miss Camilla Jean-Louis clinched the overall winner award while Vanessa Barbe was the runner- up.

In the 6-8 years category, Vanessa Volcere was declared the winner while Ketty Mathiot came second. The top place in the 9-12 years category went to Aisha Ladouceur and Sheera Philoe as the runner-up while Paola Mahe and Patricia Bijoux were winner and runner-up respectively in the 13 and above category.

For the first time, students from Praslin performed alongside Mahe students. They were also rewarded for their good performances.

Emily Ernesta was the overall winner (Praslin) while Annacelle Fideria  was the runner-up. Pamela Dugasse won the award for the 6-8 years category.

All the winners were presented with their trophies by different personalities who included Patrick Nanty, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Sports and Culture; Mrs Raymonde Onezime, director general for Culture; and Mrs Marie-Claire Elizabeth, Chief Editor at SBC TV.

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