January 2020

We had a truly uplifting day on Wednesday as Bollywood came to Haddon Dene. Kalpesh, our dance instructor, taught Years 1 to Year 6 a range of moves traditionally associated with Indian dance. Throughout the dance workshops, he punctuated his choreography lessons with tales of India so that the children gained a real appreciation of the culture and religion of this part of the world.

This week, all of Year 8 took part in Bollywood workshops. Each group learnt a Bollywood dance and then performed these on stage in the Roedean Theatre. Everyone involved gave an excellent performance and danced with lots of energy and enthusiasm. All the groups then joined together on stage to perform a short routine to Jai Ho – what was brilliant was that Kalpesh, the teacher who led the sessions, got everyone in the audience on the feet and joining too!