Gemini School of Dance

Tuesday February 14th 2023.

Hi all ! Hope you are all well!
We are well into the new year and looking forward to the spring and some lovely weather - lots to push on with at GEMINI!

Our Senior show is in April and the whole school show is in Nov. The dances are underway and classes are also working on new exam levels for June exams. This will be for those who didn't take an exam in Dec and poss a few more....
All dancers from tiny tots to seniors are working well and glad to finally get continuity with classes and routine after a turbulent last couple of years...where on earth have the last 3 years gone !

Exam certificates and reports will be distributed this term to pupils.

My very best wishes to you all !
Jacqui x....

Sunday July 24th 2022.

Dear parents, I hope you are all well and keeping cool during the heatwave! This is the last week of classes this term and we will restart our new term on September 5th.
I have applied for exams for December 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th and will require 2 of those dates as it will be a 2 day exam session. I will notify you during September/October if I will be entering your child for their ballet exam. Those who I feel will not be ready in December will take their exam in March 2023.
All pupils have worked so well this term! Our show was a great success in March and I am hoping to book the next one for December 2023 or if not, November 2023. This would be a lovely wintery themed show and I have lots of ideas already!
I am going to set up Whatsapp groups for each class in the holidays which will make it easier to communicate I feel.++ Please could all parents ensure that dance fees are paid regularly each month into Gemini business account - all of my details are on the website. The annual 3 terms fees are added up and divided by 12 to pay during each month including the holidays. This makes it a bit cheaper using this method. I hope that you are able to get away at some point during the summer break and let's hope the weather doesn't go pear shaped once the holidays are here !
Thankyou so much for your support throughout the term.

Jacqui

Wednesday May 4th 2022.

Dear parents,
1] Thank you so much for your recent support during our show week at the Congress Theatre. I was so pleased and proud of all performers who shone on stage and were a credit to you all. We are now slowly coming back down to earth and starting new classwork in each class.
2] Videos and pen drives…….These are now on order and should be with me by next week.
3] Exams...Ballet exams are planned for the end of the summer term for the younger classes. Older dancers will take them in the autumn or early spring of next year...All dates will be confirmed in the next few weeks.
4] Fees are still paid monthly online and my bank details are as follows...
LLOYDS
30 96 26
27379360
Please ask if you are not sure of your payment category.
5] Please ensure your child comes to class with hair securely tied back..preferably in a neat bun and with the correct uniform. I cannot correct dancers if they do not have the required dance wear.
6] Hoodies can now be reordered with the Gemini logo and child’s name and will take approximately 2/3 weeks to arrive. Various colours are available. and are priced at 20 pounds for children and 23 pounds for a small adult and above.

I hope you have had a lovely Easter break.
Jacqui

Sunday January 9th 2022.

Happy New year to you all! We are now back to classes for the new term and working hard on our forthcoming March show in the Congress theatre in Cwmbran which is from 30th March to 2nd April. We really hope that we are able to put on a Gemini show after such a long time as our last show was in March 2019!

We have a great show lined up for you with our short ballet Cinderella plus many musical theatre items and lyrical and jazz dances. Costumes are being distributed and all dancers are getting very excited!. If we are stopped in our tracks we will postpone until the summer and keep it all on the boil!

I hope that you are all well..
Kind regards
Jacqui.

Saturday May 1st 2021.

Hi all. Well what a year and a bit it's been! During the last 14 months we have been dancing in the studio for 10 weeks and about 6 months on zoom! Attendance was amazing on zoom, although I do understand that it was not for everyone for different reasons. It will be lovely to be back all dancing together after so long. I hope you have all kept well. We all need some normality now that's for sure! Our Covid precautions are all still in place at the hall with sanitising regularly in between classes and the Covid risk assessment is still in place. My plan is to just get back teaching and for all pupils to have fun and enjoy being back to it. I will be planning exams, some for the end of this term and some for the Autumn term. As far as a show is concerned, we just don't know at this stage. I really hope we can look forward to one within the next 12 months. Fees are still to be paid weekly for now but we will be reinstating our monthly direct debit sytem as from September. I will have a good supply of goods/uniform next week as I know for sure dance shoes will be in demand.

Parents should drop off the dancers at the door and pick up at the door - Rosie, Adam and I are very much looking forward to seeing all the beautiful smiley faces next week!

Jacqui x

Sunday December 6th 2020.

Hi all. Well where have the last 9 months gone! The time seems to have flown and Christmas is upon us although not quite the usual Christmas. But hey ho we have to enjoy as much family time as we can. Gareth and I will be having Xmas lunch on our own but with our daughter, son-in-law and grandsons up the road, we will be exchanging presents in their garage with lots of ventilation, and no doubt a lovely glass of wine! We will have so much making up to do once things look safer for us all in 2021. Gemini classes have been up and running since the end of September and attendance has been pretty good. I have decided to take 3 weeks off for the Xmas break as covid cases are pretty high at the moment and it's one less journey for parents to make at this difficult time. Our show is planned for July 2021 and we have started a few dances towards this. Fingers very firmly crossed! Also, I would like to plan an exam session for mainly seniors for March/April time but am waiting just a bit longer before booking, in case of last minute cancellation. We will have our choreographic Gemini competition towards the summer but not yet planned a date. The Cecchetti choreographic competition is in January online and it will be seniors only for this event this time.
Have a lovely Xmas break and a happy new year to you all !
Jacqui x

Sunday September 13th 2020.

Hi all, I hope you are all well and still sane after the last 6 months. It has been such a strange time for us all but in a way, a good time and I'm sure we've all enjoyed and appreciated the simple things in life especially family time. I hope we can make some headway with classes this term and not have too much disruption. I am so looking forward to seeing all my lovely geminite pupils.

Saturday May 2nd 2020.

Hi all, I hope you are all keeping safe and well during these very strange times. Life has slowed down for many although I know many of you will also be working hard from home and as key workers in many areas doing amazing work. You are all wonderful! We are on hold for now with our normal classes but online ZOOM classes have been running successfully for a few weeks now and all Gemini dancers taking part seem to be enjoying them, I certainly am although it is in a very isolated way of teaching! I do enjoy seeing all the lovely faces on my screen. My classes for now are Mondays and Thursdays and if you have not received the ID numbers and passwords required for each class please let me know and I can send them out to you.

All examinations have been cancelled for now but hopefully we will be back on track in a little while. Also our show is planned for November but I will keep everyone posted regarding that.

Sunday September 22nd 2019.

Welcome back all after our good summer break! After a very busy last term we have plenty to work for this term. We have a choreographic competition in November, certificate presentations in October, Cecchetti ballet awards in February and exams in April and June. We also have a show booked at the Congress Theatre for November 2020. So lots to keep us all out of mischief. Let's hope we have a lovely Autumn! Please feel free to contact me at any time by e-mail, phone or facebook!
Tel: 07962233396
E-Mail: jacqui.everson@aol.co.uk
Website: www.geminischoolofdance.co.uk

Jacqui

Sunday September 9th 2018.

Hi All..I hope you have all enjoyed a lovely summer break and the fabulous weather...it's been fantastic and just what we have all deserved! A busy term awaits us with show preparations for our February show at the Congress Theatre where we will be putting on lots of musical theatre and Ballet, Jazz and lyrical dance. Our mini ballets will be Sleeping beauty and The Ugly Duckling and we have numbers from The Greatest Showman and The Lion King. Also a few solo songs from our accomplished singers. Costumes will start to be distributed in October and as we will have around 1000 costumes in the show, this will take a while as you can imagine!

Exams went very well in July with many distinctions and merits. Let's hope we have a good Autumn!

Jacqui :-) .

Wednesday June 13th 2018.

Hi all. We have had a very busy 6 months with ballet exams in March with excellent results! Also, our charity show at the Congress Theatre raised a total of £2000 towards Cancer research and student bursaries and it was a great show enjoyed by all! Our Wales and West Cecchetti awards were a great success with many winners and to wind the term down now we have 3 days of ballet exams in July. Our show is now in February of next year as it would have been too soon in November with all of the planning. Also a choreographic competition will be in the Autumn and I promise you will be notified of the date in the next 2 weeks when my end of term newsletter will be distributed.
Lastly some very exciting news....We have 6 pupils who are going to Spain at the end of June to represent Wales in the Dance World Cup ! Sammy Harding one of our former pupils and wonderful teacher has choreographed the dances and the pupils are Alfie Jones, Amelia Johnson, Maia Elsworthy, Jess Parfitt, Alana Bann, Alice Roberts and Laniah Linton. We wish them all the best!

Happy summer holidays to all

Jacqui.

Monday January 29th 2018.

Hi all !...We are up and running again after our Xmas break with all pupils working hard for the next couple of terms which will be very busy. We have our Cecchetti annual awards at the Congress theatre on February 11th. The week commencing, February 26th it's exam certificate and class demonstrations when parents are invited to come along and watch their child's classes. Senior pupils are sitting their vocational Intermediate foundation examinations on March 23rd. Our Charity show is on April 22nd at 5pm at the Congress Theatre with all senior pupils. Phew !...no peace for the wicked .....!

Best New Year wishes to you all

Jacqui.

Sunday September 10th 2017.

Hi Everyone !..I hope you have all had a lovely summer break ....I don't know where the time has gone, the 6 week holiday has flown !...Lots happening this year with exams again in November and a charity show in the spring involving all seniors. This event will be to raise money for Cancer Research which in some way or another does seem to affect many of us. It will be a fun show with singing and dancing and your support would be greatly appreciated. The younger would enjoy coming along I'm sure as they don't get the opportunity to watch the older students.
Our recent exams were very successful with many merits and distinctions ...again we managed to achieve 100% pass rate and all dancers worked very hard towards their exams. Our older students are doing very well too and you can check out the info on our highlights page of the website. Our associates are all eager to start the new year with great teachers who always come along and give great inspiration and encouragement to the students.

Here's to a good Autumn term !

Best wishes to all !

Jacqui.

Sunday May 21st 2017.

Hi all, the summer term is rolling by quickly and June is around the corner.
All is calm again for a while after our last show in March which was a great success - I was delighted with all pupils, behaviour and performance wise!
DVDs have all been ordered and photos of the show are being ordered, and its not too late if anyone would still like to order.
Exam forms are being given out for our two day session on July 11th and 12th.
Please ensure that all costumes have been returned to me for storage.
Hope the weather behaves for us all to enjoy during the next few months !

Jacqui:-)

Sunday January 29th 2017.

Hi everyone! Countdown has begun with only 9 weeks left before our forthcoming show in the Congress Theatre Cwmbran. Tickets can be purchased from the Congress Theatre, telephone number 01633 868239. My newsletter will be given out to pupils this week with lots of show info regarding costumes, nights that the little ones are dancing etc. Our dance numbers are coming on well with dances from Cats, High School Musical, Bugsy Malone, Thriller and Strictly! We have contemporary and ballet dance pieces and some beautiful singing. Our main ballet is 'La Fille Mal Gardee', a comedy set in a French farm village with many funny characters..lots of chickens, butterfies and grand dame...Widow Simone who wishes her beautiful daughter Lise to marry the eccentric Alain. However Lise has other ideas! So there will be plenty of variety with something for everyone! Hope you enjoy!

Jacqui:-)

Sunday December 4th 2016.

Hi everyone! Just getting over my knee arthroscopy and thank you for bearing with me whilst I took a weeks break. Still hobbling but we will be up and running again from Monday 28th November.The show is looming nearer but as Captain Mainwaring always said don't panic!! I will be giving out costume hire forms to parents in the next two weeks for parents to return with the appropriate costume fee. As most of you know I supply all costumes and headresses which are then returned to me after the show week. I have decided on the evenings that the little ones are performing, so you can ask me anytime. It will be either Thursday and Saturday or Wednesday and Friday to perform. All younger ones do two performances each and the rest of the school do four each. The dress rehersal is it appears on Mothering Sunday but I will be probably only using part of that day, and the Monday and Tuesday before the shows for dress rehersals. Dress rehersal is Sunday 26th March and show nights run from Wed 29th to Sat April 1st. Any queries please do not hesitate to ask!

Thank you, Jacqui:-)

Monday August 29th 2016.

Hi all ! I hope you have had a lovely summer break and managed to relax and chill out at some stage! It's all go now as we head into the new term with lots on the agenda. Recent ballet exams were again most successful with many distinctions and merits. We have certificate presentations and class demonstrations taking place the week commencing Monday October 10th for all classes when parents will be able to come along and watch. A fundraising show for St. Hilda's church hall will take place on Friday December 2nd during which some of the classes take part with ballet, jazz and musical theatre items. We have our annual Wales and West Cecchetti Ballet Awards at the Congress Theatre on Sunday 12th February 2017 and our Gemini show also at the Congress Theatre will run from Wednesday 29th March to 1st April with the dress rehearsal on Sunday 26th March. Examinations and our annual choreographic competition will also take place at some point during 2017 (dates to follow). We also wish 2 very special young ladies our very best wishes for their new exciting chapters in their lives:- Elinor Lamrick will be going to Oxford University to study Modern Foreign Languages (French and Italian) and Elisha Burke will be off to K.S. Dance in Warrington to study on the Classical Ballet Professional Dance course. We wish them well and we are extremely proud of them both! So lots going on for all Geminites! By the way, fees remain the same again for this year. Come along and try our Dancercise class on a Wednesday at 7.30pm - it's great fun!

Bye for now, Jacqui.

Sunday April 24th 2016.

Hi all ! I hope you all had a good break at Easter with time to chill out and relax! Last term flew by finishing with ballet exams which were most successful with all merits and distinctions.This term will be a busy one with more exams on July 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th. Our choreography competition will be at 6.30 on Friday 10th June at St. Hilda's with a £5 entry fee and we will be holding an open evening on Friday 1st July when various short class demonstrations will be showcased in ballet, jazz and musical theatre for parents and families to watch. This will be held in both halls and there will be tea and coffee, wine and nibbles. Our new mirrors and cupboards are now complete and look great after the last few months of work in the dance studio and both events will be fund raisers towards the costumes that were lost after the rat infestation and new mirrors that had to be purchased.

Let's hope the weather is kind to us this summer.
Many thanks,
Jacqui

Sunday March 20th 2016.

Hi all ! With exams on Thursday 24th March around the corner it's been a busy couple of months. Parents have been notified of their child's timetable and I am still awaiting the official timetable from HQ which will be put up on the website as soon as I receive it. The levels entering are pre-primary, standard 1 and grade 5. All other levels will be taken in July and dates will be confirmed shortly. The dance studio at St.Hilda's is undergoing new flooring, cupboards and new mirrors after our visitors made themselves at home (squeak squeak!) and there was rather a lot of mess in the costume boxes which has resulted in many being thrown out and lots of washing! These things are sent to try us and it will all get sorted in time. This has resulted in having to buy new mirrors for all the cupboard space and lots of new costumes will have to be replaced so we will be holding a sponsored day of dance and a dance choreographic evening in the summer term to raise funds. I will let you know after the Easter holidays of our dates for these events and will also give out sponsor forms to parents.

Your support will be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Jacqui

Sunday January 3rd 2016.

I hope you have all had a good Christmas and New Year! What on earth has happened to the weather? We are so lucky not to have had any flooding and I know our hearts go out to those who have been affected. On to lighter notes, after our fab show at the end of November, things have calmed down considerably and we now go back to class work, technique and thinking about exams which will be in the spring and summer. Parents will be notified by the end of January if their child will be entered for an examination. Our choreographic competition will be held in the summer term - dates to follow.

My new Dancercise class for Ladies will be starting on a Thursday from 8pm to 9pm.

If anyone has any queries please don't hesitate to ask.
Jacqui

Tuesday 15th October 2015.

Hi all. We are getting very near to the show in November and all is going well. Letters are being distributed this week regarding costumes and half term practices.

It's been an emotional few weeks as my dad passed peacefully away on October 5th. He was 99 years young and had a wonderful life. We were very blessed to have him for so long. Thank you for all of the lovely messages and kind thoughts.

If anyone has any queries please don't hesitate to ask.
Jacqui

Tuesday 18th August 2015.

Hello everyone. I hope you have all had a good summer break, and the weather has been kind to you! I've just come back from our beloved France, where fortunately the weather was great and the wine was even better! Back down to earth now and our forthcoming show is top priority. No exam results as yet, but shouldn t be too long now.

At the end of last term, letters were given out regarding the show, with lots of other info, and I will be sending out another letter informing parents of the days that the little ones will be dancing and costume info. All seniors will dance for the four performance evenings. I will be organising all costumes some of which will be new, some will be original costumes and some will be hired. The costume charge is on last term's letter. I will also supply all headresses and props. DVD forms will be given out at the end of October and tickets for the show can be booked from the Congress Theatre as from the middle of September. The show dates are Sunday 22nd November dress rehearsal, performances will run from Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th.

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Enjoy the remaining summer!

Jacqui

Sunday 5th July 2015.

Hi all! This past month has been very busy with exam preparations and continuing show rehearsals ready for November. The Griffithstown school fete dances were appreciated by all and the little ones looked gorgeous in their dresses. The middles and seniors did us all proud too! Costumes will be given out in early September and you will be given an end of term costume hire and newsletter at the end of this term. We break up on Thursday 16th of July for 6 weeks.

We are delighted that Ella Appleby and Katie Whitcombe are off in September to their vocational dance schools. Ella is off to KS Dance in Warrington and Katie is going to Rubicon in Cardiff. We wish them well!

Let's hope the sun shines for us all this summer!

Jacqui

Sunday 19th May 2015.

Hi all! This term kicked off with lots more dances in preparation for our November 30 year Anniversary Show. We've got lots of musical theatre numbers this time, and Rosie is working really hard with pupils before she goes to New Zealand at the end of the summer term. We will truly miss her! We have another teacher stepping into continue her classes. Alice Urrutia trained at Italia Conti school of performing arts so we will welcome her to our school in September.

We have 4 mini ballets which will join to combine a storyline thread throughout the ballets. They are Cinderella,Nutcracker,Wizard of Oz and Pochahontas. After half term I will be giving parents costume hire letters well in advance of the show. We have to get very organised before the end of the summer term as there will only be 3 months as from our return back to classes in September,and time does fly !!

Examinations are set for July and entry forms have been given out this month. Not all classes will be entered. There will be further exams in the spring of 2016. Roll on the summer and hopefully the half term break will see some respectable weather !!

Jacqui

Sunday 12th April 2015.

Hello all!,I hope you have all had a good Easter break and been able to enjoy our wonderful sunshine! It has been amazing, and we will all be holding our breath now wondering if this is going to be our summer! We finished on a high note last term with the choreographic competition, and the winners were as follows:

Junior solo winner was Kaitlyn Hall and the junior group winners were Isabelle Morgan and Megan McCarthy.

The senior winner was Katie Whitcombe and the senior group winners were Elinor and Rhian Lamrick. Well done to those!

It was a lovely evening and all the dancers presented their dances with pride and expression. Our two singers Eleanor Loder and Erin Davies were excellent too. We managed to raise a total of £407.00 for the church, which will be split between the church and church hall funds. Thank you to all the support received at this event!

Our 30th anniversary show is the last week in November of this year, and rehearsals are well under way. Examination candidates will be notified in the next couple of weeks if they are to be entered for ballet exams in July.

Fees slips have been distributed to most pupils for the summer term and there is now the option of paying by direct debit and splitting the payments throughout the year. My bank details are on the payment slip. Let's hope our lovely weather continues for a bit longer!

Jacqui.

Sunday 22nd February 2015.

Hello everyone! We are now busy back to work after the half term break, and have lots to look forward to. The choreographic competition is soon on 27th March at St. Hilda's church hall at 6.30pm and tickets are now available. They are £5 per person which includes refreshments and the evening includes dance and singing so come along and have fun! We have started working on lots of new dances for the November 30th anniversary show at the Congress Theatre which has a wintery, Christmasy party season theme so I will be getting out my bag of snow from the attic which will be thrown from a great height onto the stage!!! We are also continuing class work for exams in July so no time to get bored !!

Jacqui

Sunday 4th January 2015.

Hello all and a Happy New Year to you! We've lots coming up this year starting with the January 25th Cecchetti Ballet Awards held in the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran. It's £5 entry for spectators with dancing all day starting with the Juniors in the morning and the Middles and Seniors in the afternoon. The dancers come far and wide to take part, from Hereford to Swansea and Swindon when they perform their exercises and a dance on stage. Your support would be greatly appreciated, please come and see me for further details.

On March 27th at St.Hilda's church hall we will be holding a choreographic competition to raise money for the church hall. Entry forms are being given out as from January 5th to all interested dancers aged 9 and above. There will be a £5 spectators entry charge for this event.

I hope to plan another exam session at the end of the summer term but this will be only for some of the classes and you will be notified by Easter if your child will be taking an exam.

Our show this year will be held the last week in November 2015 when we will also be celebrating 30 years of Gemini school of Dance! Wow, now I feel very old but hey its just a number! Keep taking the tablets I say !!.Let's hope the weather behaves until the spring.

Thankyou for your continued support.

Jacqui

Friday 28th November 2014.

Hi All,

This term has flown by with Christmas just around the corner! It's been a busy time of late, with exams in October and all candidates have done really well with 100% pass rate, many distinctions and merits so well done to all! Reports are being given out this week, and certificates will be presented to the students during the last week of term (we finish on Fri 12th Dec), when parents can watch their child in the ballet class.

We have a choreographic competition planned for March 27th at St.Hilda's church hall and our annual Cecchetti awards competition is at the Congress Theatre on Jan 25th. Come along and watch, we would be very grateful for your support! You can pay on entry and it's £5 per spectator.

My facebook page is now Jacqui everson gemini school of dance, so you can request to be a member and keep up to date with info on the school including weather problems! My website is also fully updated so info is easily accessible.

Have a lovely Christmas all!

Jacqui