ANNUAL MAGAZINE - Dominican Convent School

DANCE
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Cultural
Evening
Learners from the Primary School and High School performed
for a hall packed with parents and learners. Performance items
included poetry in different languages, violin, drumming and
marimba ensembles and selected items from both the
Primary and High School.
“This evening we have come one step closer to
understanding our African identity and being
proudly African.”
Dominican Convent School pupils have enjoyed ballet under the
tutorship of Ms Cathi Baskerville since 2005. Ms Baskerville’s
previous experience includes teaching ballet in the Oppenheimer
Theatre for many years.
Pupils follow the Royal Academy of Dancing ballet programme.
The RAD is an international organisation.
Currently, approximately 90 pupils from Grade R to Grade 12
participate in this extramural programme and the sports master
and ballet mistress are conferring at the moment about the
teaching of ballet to the soccer players.
The children do a graded ballet exam once a year. The major
girls do a two- to three-year programme to do the major exams,
which take place at our head office. This is the first year that the
students (majors) used toe shoes. You have to build up to a certain
strength to be able to go on your toes.
To be a good ballerina takes years and years of dedication,
commitment and hard work.
Ballet helps with concentration, motor skill development and the
development of a strong, healthy body and mind.
In the future, with parent participation, Ms Baskerville would
like to enter children in eisteddfods.
Pupils across all grades are fortunate to have Ms Baskerville assist
in our annual musical productions at school. This year it was not
only the ballet dancers but all children who were able to enjoy
the dance and movement in the production The Magical Wiz
in Neverland.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Lindokuhle MAJIJA, Gr 9L
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