Stage academy kids get Top Notch marks
STUDENTS at Dundalk’s Top Notch Stage Academy recently completed exams for the Victoria Academy of Music and Drama, London, in musical theatre and all of them received distinctions thanks to their outstanding talents in drama, music and dancing and their stunning and creative costumes which caught the judges’ eye.
Director, producer and choreographer at Top Notch, Rosemary Ormond, is assisted by Johnny Duffy (hip hop), Jodie Morris (dance), Kwasie Boyce (drama) and Sinead McGill (singing).
Among those to receive distinctions were nine-year-old twins Cayla and Dearbhla McCrave from Redeemer Girls’ NS. Cayla has been a student since 2014 and Dearbhla joined in 2015 and their sister Róisín (3) joined TopNotch this year.
Kate McAvinney (10), Redeemer GNS has also been a student for three years and she performed For the First Time in Forever from Frozen as her examination piece.
Tegan Keenan (12), from Faughart NS and her sister Ceola both attend TopNotch and will be part of the group of children who will be performing in Disneyland in the October school holidays. Tegan sang Maybe from Annie for the examiner.
Talented siblings Leo (13), Rhys (9), Troy (8) and Faith (6) Ormond sang songs from Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Annie and Frozen as their examination pieces. Faith will sing her first solo in the next show.
Rose Clarke, (11) St. Francis NS Blackrock sang a Spoonful of Sugar from Mary Poppins, while Kimberley Gogarty,(9) from St. Francis NS Blackrock sang the same song in the examination.
Doireann McNally (6), Kilsaran NS was the academy’s smallest examination student this year and she sang When Will my Life Begin from Tangled. Classes take place every Friday from 5pm to 7pm in Blackrock Community Centre. Call 0872654434 for more.