HWRK Magazine: Issue 03 - Spring 2018

ARTS
dance & fashion
PRIMA BALLERINA
South African silver
medal for ballet prodigy
B
allet West pupil Uyu Hiromoto is
showing no signs of slowing in her
pursuit to becoming a prima ballerina
with a silver medal in the seniors at the prestigious
South African International Ballet
Competition in Cape Town.
Originally from Yokohama, Japan, the
third-year degree student was awarded the
Royal Academy of Dance’s highest award,
the Solo Seal, last year while also reaching
the finals of the BBC Young Dancer of the
Year competition.
Gillian Barton, principal of Ballet West,
said: “Huge congratulations to Uyu. Winning
the senior division silver medal at this
important international competition against
competitors of the highest calibre from
across the globe doesn’t happen without
many years of dedication, discipline and
hard work - not only from the dancer but
also from our teachers at Ballet West.”
Before moving to the UK, Uyu trained at
the Kudo Ballet School, where she achieved
a distinction in her Royal Academy of
Dance exams and reached the finals in the
2014 and 2015 Genée International Ballet
Competitions.
A IS FOR ARMANI
A public school in Japan
has been forced to
apologise to parents after
pupils were harassed in
the street by passers-by
due to their new
high-priced uniforms
made by Georgio Armani.
Taimei Elementary
School in Tokyo’s wealthy
Ginza shopping district
gained international
acclaim when they
introduced the new £550
uniforms earlier this year.
But after insisting the
expensive togs were
befitting the local
community, the school
have now had to employ
security guards to protect
students who have
become the target of
abuse from strangers and
tourists.
Uniforms are not
compulsory in Japanese
public schools but are
socially held in high
regard.
5.9%
According to a study
conducted by The Stage, less
than 6% of drama school
teachers working at the
leading 13 drama schools in the
UK are from black, Asian and
minority ethnic backgrounds.
None of the schools were
found to employ more than
10% of staff from BAME
backgrounds.
REEGAN, 6, HITS THE RUNWAY
A pupil at Cwmfelin
Primary in Maesteg,
Wales, is having a
fabulous time walking
the runways of some of
the world’s most
glamorous fashion shows
– and she’s yet to turn
seven!
Reegan Davies hit the
catwalk at London
Fashion Week at the start
of the year and quickly
followed that up with
work at further shows in
Milan.
Mum Lisa told Wales
Online: “She loves to act
and perform and has also
been attending a drama
school since she was
three. As parents we are
so proud of her and she
truly is beautiful inside
and out. She takes
everything in her stride
and sees it as an
opportunity to meet new
friends and has fun
wearing clothes.”
44 // HWRK MAGAZINE // Spring 2018
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