🏆CITY OF DANCE SUCCESS🏆
Absolutely buzzing after tonight’s
@CityofdanceKH
finals! So proud of our pupils winning 1st and 3rd place in the hip hop category against some amazing teams! The standard just gets better every year
🏆Senior Team 1st place
🏆Junior Team 3rd place
💫TAKE A BOW BANNERMAN DANCERS💫
Absolutely blown away by you all this evening! The most talented and hard working pupils - we are so proud of you! Can’t wait to see the pictures and videos now 🤩
🇨🇺CUBA GO DANCE 2023🇨🇺
Here’s a little shortened version of our amazing pupils in the tech rehearsal for their performance at Go Dance last night! You were fire 🔥 and we are so proud of you all!
✨PROUD PROUD PROUD✨
No other words to describe how fantastic you all were tonight! An absolutely amazing performance from our dance academy pupils at Go Dance 2022! This piece was learned in 3 hours last week and they smashed it out the park! 💪🏽 Jazz - Dancing in the Street!
🏆2024 NATIONS CUP WINNERS🏆
Absolutely blown away! best day at the
@SSCheerleading
competition! Did not expect to come away with nations cup award completely overwhelmed and so proud of our dancers💜thank you to the staff running the event it was nothing short of excellence 👌🏽
💫CITY OF DANCE CHAMPIONS 2024💫
What a fantastic night at
@CityofdanceKH
Well done to all of the fantastic teams and choreographers! So proud of our amazing dancers you were all outstanding 🤩 A massive congratulations to our seniors on winning the hip hop category 🥇UNREAL!
💫DREAM TEAM💫
A fantastic night at our annual BAFDAS ceremony! Thanks to the amazing team of teachers who give up their time to provide so many extra curricular opportunities for our pupils! Couldn’t ask for a better team! First class 💫
🎬AND THAT’S A WRAP🎬
Another fantastic end to an amazing year of the dance academy last night! Blown away by every dancer who performed! Can’t wait to see the video footage but until then here’s some fun caught from the wings 🤩
💫 THE BAFDAS 2024💫
What an amazing night at our annual ‘Bannerman Awards for Dance & Sport’ A great night had by all celebrating the success of our sports and dance teams! Lots of pictures and videos to come 🤩 Up first Football & Dance Teams of the Year 🏆
🏆CITY OF DANCE EAST HEAT CHAMPS🏆
We were so buzzing for our dance teams tonight absolutely smashing it out the park at the
@CityofdanceKH
heats! They have been working soooo hard and it’s all paid off! Congrats to the senior team who are automatically through to finals! 🎉
🎉YES TO THESE WEE SUPERSTARS🎉
Congratulations to our S1/2 dance team who have made it through to the
@CityofdanceKH
finals at the Royal Concert Hall on 1st June! Amazing!!! 🤩
⭐️MEET OUR JUNIOR DANCE CAPTAINS⭐️
This year we introduce the role of junior captains to give opportunities for our pupils to lead and develop choreographic skills! This group of dancers will be helping coach the junior teams!
✨Millie
✨Grace
✨Cole
✨Cerys
✨Emily
✨Isabella
💜CLASS OF 2023💜
6 years of seeing you grow in to the most amazing young women and INSANELY talented dancers! Now it’s almost time to say goodbye 🥹 A class like no other 💫 we are going to miss you sooo much! Set your goals high and always dream big ✨
Dance Academy Fam xxx 💜
Super proud of S6 HNC girls Brooke, Cara, Mia, Robyn & Safiyah who passed their classical techniques assessment today! A massive thank you to our partners
@WestCollScot
for their help in delivering the unit 👌🏽 One final assessment to go and we have our first ever HNC graduates 🥰
🎊CELEBRATING SUCCESS🎊
What a massive achievement for local dance school
@firebirddanceco
on becoming Open Elite Jazz Champions!!!! I know how much this means to you and your hard work paid off! Well done to current/former pupils Olivia, Louise, Chelsie, Katie, Kyla and Tia! 🏆
🏆DANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR🏆
This years team of the year goes to the senior dance team! This team won the City of Dance competition and have been smashing it out the park all year! Our S6 leavers were also awarded ‘excellence in dance’ being the strongest HNC class yet! 👏🏼
💚GO DANCE 2023💚
Well done to all of our amazing girls who performed on stage at tonight’s performance of Go Dance at the
@KingsandRoyal
you were outstanding and we are so so proud of you!⭐️⭐️⭐️
💫S4 DANCE LEADERS PROGRAMME💫
What a fantastic performance from our S4 dancers who have been working for 4 weeks with
@sandaigprimary
&
@SwintonPrimary
They have choreographed & taught, demonstrating AMAZING leadership skills! Well done to all involved! 👏🏼
@CLMcGiffen
💫
🩰SCOTTISH BALLET VISIT🩰
Thank you very much to
@scottishballet
for having our S1 dance academy class in today for a fantastic workshop. We got to see the professionals in rehearsal and learn some rep from their new production Twice-Born. An amazing experience 💫
🚨CONTEMPORARY🚨
Some footage of our contemporary piece which was inspired by S5 pupil Kyla’s Higher Dance solo choreography from last session! The solo was developed to create this group piece about recurring conviction! Another great performance from you all!👏🏼
💫DAY 1 ITS BEEN A BLAST💫
📍Move It Conference
📍Theatre Cafe Diner
📍Matilda
We have had the best day! Standing ovation at Matilda 👏🏼 time to rest up and get ready for another busy day tomorrow 😀
💜SAYING GOODBYE IS NEVER EASY💜
As always we say goodbye to an amazing group of girls who have been a part of the dance academy since they were little S1s! Such a lovely group of girls who have been so committed to their dance training 🥰 we will really miss you! class of 2024
💫2024/25 FACULTY💫
We are over the moon to announce that we have former Dance Academy pupil Cara Bell back as part of our teaching faculty this year following completion of her dance degree at Addict Academy! 10 years of the Dance Academy just got a whole lot better 🤩
⭐️OPEN EVENING COMPLETE⭐️
Thank you to our amazing dance academy pupils who performed for auditionees, parents and carers this evening! A fantastic showcase of the programme and exciting to meet some of our future students 🤩 thank you for coming along 💜
🚝LONDON BOUND🚝
We are on the train and arriving at London Euston at 12:13pm 🥳 Todays itinerary …
⭐️move it conference
⭐️theatre cafe diner
⭐️Matilda at the Cambridge theatre
🍼GOODBYE & GOOD LUCK🍼
Saying our final farewells to Mrs McGiffen as she finishes up for her maternity leave! We can’t wait to meet Baby McGiffen and welcome to the dance fam 💜 Good luck we will miss you lots 🫶🏼
🦇TAKE A BOW MY LITTLE BATS🦇
So proud of you all my little baddy bats! What an amazing first performance of this piece 💪🏽 thank you for your hard work today you are all superstars 🌟
💫CONGRATULATIONS MRS MCGIFFEN💫
Well done to our fabulous dance teacher Mrs Mcgiffen who graduated with a masters degree in education today 🎓 we are so lucky to have such committed, ambitious staff in our department!
#rolemodel
👏🏼
⭐️DAY 1 OF SHOW REHEARSALS DONE⭐️
A great start to our show prep today! Who’s all coming 🤩 only around 30 tickets left!💪🏽Here’s a little snippet of what’s to come…
💫SUPERSTAR PERFORMANCE💫
Full circle moment for former Bannerman pupil Kyla performing as a guest soloist at the
@CityofdanceKH
competition tonight! You were truly exceptional 👌🏽forever making us proud 💜
❤️🔥MOULIN ROUGE❤️🔥
What a night! Great way to finish off an amazing weekend! Tomorrow we will be doing a workshop at Pineapple Dance studios with one of the cast members!
👏🏼MATILDA OVER AND OUT👏🏼
Every year for our annual show we create a section on a musical production we have seen! This year was all about Matilda and our little star Millie McG ✨This was the last performance of this piece at the
@DofEGlasgow
awards and you all smashed it 💥
🎬DANCE SHOW SCREENING🎬
A great night celebrating the success of our first show in 3 years with dominos pizza and a premier screening of the dvd! The excitement of 2022-23 is already in the air 💜
⭐️HIGHER DANCE EXAMS SMASHED⭐️
Well done to our S4 dancers who completed their Higher Dance practical assessments today! A fantastic performance and compliments from the examiner on your versatility! So proud of you all 🫶🏼 hard work has really paid off!
💥CITY OF DANCE HEATS CHAMPS💥
So proud of our senior team Alliance on their performance at the
@CityofdanceKH
east heats tonight! You have worked so hard for this and it has paid off 💪🏽 Proud proud proud! 💜
@activeschkenny
🕺HNC TEACHING SKILLS🕺
A proud moment today seeing the amazing leadership from some of our S6 girls! These girls will be working with
@Garrowhillps
for the next 8 weeks on their determined to dance programme! You are so fantastic!!! 🤩
@PEPASSGlasgow
⭐️DANCE ACADEMY AUDITIONS 2023⭐️
Wow!!! What an amazing night of auditions we have had 🤩 Well done to every single pupil who auditioned! The standard this year was so high! 🙌🏽 A huge thank you to our amazing S2 assistants and S4 admin team 💜 you were all fantastic ✨✨✨
💫S1 DANCE ACADEMY 2023/24💫
Our little babies have arrived! An amazing start to their course today with a big jazz tech class! Very excited about the talent in this class 🫶🏼
#starsofthefuture
⭐️
🎥A SNEAK PEAK🎥
Today we worked with Duke of Edinburgh to film some performances for their upcoming 2021 awards ceremony! The pupils experienced being filmed using a range of videography including a drone! A great opportunity! We look forward to seeing the final product 👏🏼
A little snapshot of our
@DofEScotland
commercial performance! 🎥 A great opportunity for our girls to get experience performing in front of the camera 👏🏼
🔥BRINGING THE LATIN VIBES🔥
A latin inspired performance to raise the roof at tonight’s Glasgow Sports Awards! Well done to all of our pupils who managed to pull this together in 3 45 minute rehearsals! You are amazing 🤩
#GSAWARDS
🏆JUNIOR DANCE 2023🏆
Sooo proud! Our junior dance team made up of little S1 and S2 pupils absolutely smashed it out the park! Unreal scenes little ones 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
🎥PERFORMANCE COMPLETE🎥
A massive well done to our S1/2 pupils who performed at gymfest today! You were amazinggggg 🤩 thank you to
@CLMcGiffen
and senior pupil Kyla for whipping up such a fab routine in 3 rehearsals! ⭐️ dream team! Thank you to
@PEPASSGlasgow
for a great day!
🚌PRIMARY TOUR SMASHED🚌
Well done girls! Another outstanding performance on our annual primary tour! Always a highlight in the year for us getting to see you perform at your primaries and showcase your talent and confidence 🤩 So proud 🫶🏼
🌟Junior Team Superstars🌟
Well done to our babies who placed 2nd place! You were unreal 🤩 thank you to
@MissCreaney
who has been working so hard with this team all year 💪🏽
#nailedit
📌
💖INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY💖
Our absolute dream team of amazing young women! Getting the opportunity to nurture the amazing talent of this girl gang is the best job in the world! ⭐️
💜HNC GRADED UNIT SOLOS💜
Blessed! Tonight we witnessed a room full of talent! Honestly blown away by you all 🤩 so much versatility and complete passion. Soooooooo proud
Part 2 of the solos 🥰
A little snapshot of our contemporary performance for
@DofEScotland
award ceremony! This piece was filmed using a drone and the result is amazing 😻 well done to all of our dancers who performed 🌟
🎓GRADUATE SUCCESS🎓
A very proud moment tonight seeing 4 of our former pupils graduate from
@WestCollScot
with a HND in dance! Our pupils formed over 50% of the graduates 👏🏼 outstanding work from all of the performers and choreographers 🤩
#partnershipworkinginaction
⭐️SCOTTISH SCHOOLS DANCE COMP⭐️
We have arrived!!!!
@SSCheerleading
Good luck to everyone today! A wee image of our friends over at
@HyndlandPDD
doing their cheer routine 🤩
💫AND THAT’S A WRAP💫
Our HNC dance leaders completed their final session with
@Garrowhillps
primary 1s today with a lovely performance for an audience of parents/carers! The girls have loved working with this class bringing to life their topic of toys 🧸 so proud of you all 🥰
✨STUDENT SUCCESS✨
You came to us in S1 Emma full of confidence and sass! 6 years on you have made us so so proud 💜 our little pocket rocket and commercial queen! Congratulations on gaining a place at
@ADAdancecollege
Time to shine! ✨✨
#futurestar
✨STUDENT SUCCESS✨
Amazing to see so many former pupils working in the dance industry! Well done to Emma Hamilton who has just completed her world cruise! 119 days and 32 countries 💫 Unreal 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🎭TEAM DANCE ACADEMY🎭
A massive thank you to these ladies who pulled together an amazing show this evening! Your hard work, creativity, passion and commitment is the best in the biz and I am so grateful to work alongside you all 💜
@MissK_Ballet
@CLMcGiffen
@MissCreaney
⭐️2023-2024 LET’S DO THIS⭐️
So excited to welcome back all of our dancers tomorrow particularly our new S1 🤩 Looking forward to another successful year, creating more memories 💫 remember…
🩰Dance uniform & footwear
📱iPads for all theory lessons
💫Hard work beats talent💪🏽
💫STUDENT SUCCESS💫
Check out former dance academy pupil Cara assisting for choreographer Ben Davies at this years Move It Conference! Going from strength to strength training to do her dream job!🥰
#soproud
⭐️DAY 3 PINEAPPLE & SHOPPING⭐️
An excellent end to the best weekend!
📍Moulin Rouge Workshop with Honey Joseph at Pineapple Studios
📍Shopping in Londons famous Oxford Street
✨CELEBRATING SUCCESS✨
Our amazing S5 pupil Ava has just returned from her disco comp in Ibiza and brought home 2 wins!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations Ava you are doing so well! Very proud of you 🫶🏼
💖CITY OF DANCE HEATS💖
Our little minis! You girls were absolute fire 🔥 your faces and energy blew us all away! Amazing seeing this group of S1/2 dancers grow in confidence and ability! Super talented ✨✨✨ Thanks to
@MissCreaney
and S3 dance captains for your creativity 🫶🏼
🏆PROUD AS PUNCH🏆
The girls that smashed it! 💥 well done to each and every dancer who represented the school on Friday! You should be very proud of yourself 💜 Looking forward to seeing you perform again at Go Dance and City of Dance this week 🫶🏼
#dreamteam
🩷INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL🩷
Today we are performing at the city chambers to celebrate International Day of the Girl! A powerful and sassy performance to celebrate all young women 👯♀️
@PEPASSGlasgow
✨STUDENT SUCCESS✨
Our little pocket rocket Emma has been given a 2nd offer from
@SHOCKOUT
for the BA Hons in Professional and Commercial Dance! We are so proud of you Emma! What an amazing achievement 🙌🏽 We are going to miss you so much but can’t wait to see what you achieve💜
💫PANTO STAR💫
So excited to announce that Amelia has been selected to star in this years panto at the
@GlasgowPavilion
From 360 dancers down to 28 💪🏽 What a wee superstar! Can’t wait to come cheer you on 💜
👑2 ABSOLUTE QUEENS👑
2 of our dance academy students performing main stage at Move It this weekend! So proud of you Cara & Rachel 🥺 Nothing better than seeing your pupils on a stage they have dreamt of performing on since little girls! You both stood out a mile 🤩
💜HNC GRADED UNIT CHOREO💜
Learning to dance is one thing but learning to create is something completely different! Impressed beyond words by the quality of choreography produced this year! 🤩 unreal 👏🏼
💥DAY 2 JOSH WHARMBY💥
Wow blown away by our girls! Absolutely smashed their first workshop! Congratulations to Cody who was awarded a scholarship for the Hollywood Summer Tour 🤩 so proud of you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
⭐️BANNERMAN PARTIE 22⭐️
Still on a high from an amazing performance at the the City Chambers yesterday! Thank you for all of the lovely comments about the performance. Choreography was created by senior pupils Emma, Kyla & Millie. Some excellent choreographers in the making!💫
💫DANE BATES SELECTED💫
Well done to S4 pupil Louise who was selected out of over 200 dancers at the Dane Bates contemporary workshop! An amazing performance ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🩰HNC BALLET SUCCESS🩰
A massive well done to our S6 pupils who completed their HNC ballet unit today. An amazing performance from every dancer 🤩 Now for the graded unit 💪🏽