Year 10 Site-Specific Dance
After working in isolation at home in their bedrooms, hallways and gardens, the Year 10 dancers are now back and collaborating on a Site-Specific Tour of the College. Choosing locations inside our buildings and grounds the girls are making innovative performance inspired by these locations. Creativity and communication are key in creating an interesting dance that responds to the environment.
“The site-specific dance project has been such an amazing experience”, said, dancer Olivia Taliangis. “I’ve learnt how to look at spaces in a completely different way and how to use my body to express meaning and purpose behind our pieces. Instead of seeing a staircase, we saw a visual representation of our segregated society and how we interact with each other.”
Ashlee Button said working on the site-specific dance project gave them an amazing opportunity to take their choreography skills to the next level. “Exploring how we can connect our movement to the location we are in, has really pushed us as dancers. We have had to use our knowledge of choreographic devices to create a piece that responds to the space we are in,” Ashlee said.
These short dance pieces will be filmed for assessment later this term.
Speaking Up: Years 5 – 8 Students Take the Stage
From heartfelt speeches to captivating stories, our Years 5 – 8 students wowed the crowd with their public speaking skills this week!
Shining a Spotlight on Our Student Ministry Team
This week, we shine a light on a dynamic group of students – our Ministry team, who are doing wonderful things in the Faith space.
Dive Into Adventure: Exploring the College Dive Course
For the second year, Santa Maria College offers students the opportunity to undertake the PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course.
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Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.