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    INSTRUCTION: Left, Horsham School Dance teacher Karen Booker provides student Zoe Brennan with guidance during a class in Horsham. Others in the picture are, from left, Georgie Schwarz, Melissa Francis, Alex Schmidt and Tiani Grosser; and far left, Miranda Pike, Lucy Avery and Tiani Grosser at the barre. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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    Lucy Avery, Alex Schmidt, Regan Woodhart (seated), Georgie Schwarz and Miranda Pike. Horsham School of Dance has succesfully finished first term of dancing after missing most of last year due to COVID-19.
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    Lucy Avery, Alex Schmidt, Regan Woodhart (seated), Georgie Schwarz and Miranda Pike. Horsham School of Dance has succesfully finished first term of dancing after missing most of last year due to COVID-19.
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    Lucy Avery and Regan Woodhart. Horsham School of Dance has succesfully finished first term of dancing after missing most of last year due to COVID-19.
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    background Melissa Francis, Georgie Schwarz, Alex Schmidt, Maddie Carracher, Zoe Brennan, Tiani Grosser, Miranda Pike, Lucy Avery and Regan Woodhart. Horsham School of Dance has succesfully finished first term of dancing after missing most of last year due to COVID-19.
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    Karen Booker, Alex Schmidt, Georgie Schwarz, Lucy Avery, Maddie Carracher, Zoe Brennan and Regan Woodhart. Horsham School of Dance has succesfully finished first term of dancing after missing most of last year due to COVID-19.

Dancers back in action across Horsham

07 April 2021

Dance classes are back in full swing across the region as Victoria continues its climb out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic closed down dance schools with restrictions particularly hard on indoor activities.

But classes are generating renewed enthusiasm.

Karen Booker from Horsham School of Dance said trying to provide online dance-class experiences for students with far from reliable internet services and dealing with the uncertainty was devastating.



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“Being back in the studio again with all our students has been a joyful start to 2021,” she said.

“We have a large number of  students returning to their usual classes as well as lots of new students joining classes.

“There’s an energy and enthusiasm in the studio that’s very apparent.

“From the youngest students who have settled into their classes to the more senior students who are showing a renewed focus and passion for their weekly dance class, we’re excited and looking forward to term two.

“With our COVID-safe guidelines in place and parents who are extremely diligent in keeping children who are unwell at home, we’re confidently planning for our 2021 recital to be in October.”

 

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