Natalie Vinson School of Dance & Drama

January 2009 - LAMDA Results (Private Tuition)

Sam Barker - Grade 5 Acting - Merit
Victoria McGee - Grade 2 Mime - Merit
Rochelle Norton - Grade 2 Mime - Merit
Dom Barker - Grade1 Acting - Merit
Heather McGee - Grade 1 Mime - Merit
Yasmine Eldaief - Entry Level Acting - Merit

Please see Spring 2009 Newsletter for full details of timings etc.

December 2008 - LAMDA Results - Trinity
100% Distinction for the LAMDA Bronze Medal/Grade 6 in Acting
Chloe Cook, Leila Jones, Serena Gosden and Jamie Isaac Richards

December 2008 - Merit Badges

This term Merit Badges have been awarded to all the RAD Ballet Exam girls, plus the following pupils :

Neave Cook (Drama), Lucy Matthews (Drama), Amy Cook (Drama),
Yasmin Fitzwilliams (Drama), Nitish Herkanaidu (Drama), Olivia Barnard (Drama), Rochelle Norton (Drama), Lucie Wallbridge (Drama), Emma Kumer (Musical Theatre), Georgia Ling (Musical Theatre), Tamara Dodd (Ballet), Georgina Boxall (Jazz),
Celina Love (Jazz and Tap) and Shelley Malham (Jazz and Tap).

October 2008 – RAD Ballet Examination Results

100% Pass Rate. 100% Distinction or Merit for Grade 1 and Primary girls.
RAD Grade 1 - Maddie Gardiner, Heather McGee, Hannah Bollons, Alice Newlands, Maddie Day, Georgina Kinner, Anya Jackson, Amy Cook, Yasmin Fitwilliams, Eleanor Garrett, Scarlett Johnson, Tamara Dodd.
RAD Primary - Ellie Kumer, Rachel Clarke, Lucy Matthews, Neave Cook, Katie Sedgwick, Emily Hembrow, Alicia Fitzwilliams.
RAD Pre-Primary - Katie Hicks, Lottie Hatt, Catherine Abela, Jessica Brand, Laura Hopwood, Shayla Powell, Eleanor Heywood, Isabella Dundas, Emily Bonnett, Emma Sibley, Daisy Tibbatts, Samantha Wallace, Belinda Groth, Sophie McKay, Megan Konopka.

September 2008 – RAD Ballet Exam Coaching
Please see Autumn 2008 Newsletter for full details of timings etc

2008 – Drama Schools
Congratulations to the following who have received places at Drama Schools
Milly Smith – The Oxford School of Drama
Alice Orr-Ewing – RADA (3 year course) or LAMDA (3 year course) Alice gained places at both, and has yet to decide which she will accept.

2008 – LAMDA Results at Heathfield St Marys
100% Pass Rate, with 100% gaining Merit or Distinction
This includes 4 Gold Medals, 9 Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals.

June 2008 – LAMDA Results at Longacre School
100% Pass Rate, with over 81% gaining Merit and Distinction

May 2008 – LAMDA Results (Private Tuition)
Victoria McGee - Entry Level (Devised Performance) – Distinction
Heather McGee - Entry Level (Acting) – Distinction

March 2008 – Berkshire Schools Dance Gala at the Wilde Theatre
Congratulations to the GCSE girls who performed their own choreography entitled “Urban Mazurka” at the gala. (Charlotte Bligh, Katie Baker, Bianca Cremona, Sophie Findlay, Georgina Smith and Rebecca Viney)

December 2007 - 225 children (aged 3-18 years) took part in three performances of “Encore!” at the Camberley Theatre, as part of the school’s 15th Birthday Celebrations. The school has raised over £1500 in the last 6 months through its two different shows. The money has been divided between the Thames Hospicecare, the Ian Goodchild Centre, Children in Crisis and CLIC Sargent. See the January 2008 Newsletter for more information.

July 2008 - Miss Natalie with Wayne Sleep OBE (ex-Royal Ballet and Vice President of the RAD) and Luke Rittner (Chief Executive of the RAD) at a Ball to celebrate the 30th Birthday of IDS (International Dance Supplies)