We're coming to the end of the year, and the girls' activities are starting to wind down. So, it's time to overview what they did.
First up, dance.
Both Mulan and Miya continue to do dance. They both have unlimited dance plans at Mainly Dance Studios, attending classes a few times a week.
This year Miya sat the RAD Intermediate Foundation ballet exam, and achieved High Merit (71/100). She also sat the NZAMD Level 3 contemporary exam, and achieved High Honours. At the Mainly Dance prizegiving she was awarded Most Dedicated contemporary dancer.
Next year she'll continue with both ballet and contemporary, and has been wondering about trying jazz.
Mulan continues to do ballet, and is at Advanced 2 level. She didn't do any dance exams this year, but is aiming to do the RAD Advanced 2 exam next year (Advanced 2 usually takes two years to prep for).
Last year Mulan did contemporary, but had to stop this year as Mainly Dance doesn't offer it at higher levels. Last year she sat the NZAMD Level 6 exam, and achieved Honours with Distinction. She was also nominated to join the 2022 NZAMD National Scholarship Awards (in Lower Hutt). It would have been awesome to attend, but Mainly Dance made a few administrative mistakes with the exam, and Mulan didn't get her results until well past the deadline.
Mainly Dance had their end of year concert a few weeks ago, and Mulan and Miya were both in a few dances. Here's Mulan (second from left) doing the classic Swan Lake little swans dance:
