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17th June 2008

The Jazz Factory website has a new Student of the Month page!

11th June 2008

The Jazz Factory sends all our love and best wishes to Anna Crichton as she leaves for seven weeks in New York City to take up a Summer Scholarship at the famous Joffrey Ballet School.

10th June 2008

Congratulations to our State Scholarship competitors. Another wonderful year for The Jazz Factory! Check out all the details here.

5th June 2008

Hanne’s coming to visit! Download a special message from her.

28th April 2008

The Eisteddfod soloists have started their competitions for the year—check out the new Results ’08 page.

3rd April 2008

Don’t forget to download our new Term I 2008 newsletter.

30th January 2008

See the North Shore Times article on the studios, featuring Emee Dillon and Anna Crichton. It's on the Media page.

27 November 2007

Click here to download the 2008 Summer School Program with two exciting holiday workshops!

Former Jazz Factory student and 1997 Mary-Jo Swanson Award winner SOOJEE WATMAN is dancing with Madrid-based contemporary company CND at the Sydney Festival in 2008. Why not check it out!

12 November 2007

THE JAZZ FACTORY 2008—a letter from Hanne, Kim and 2008’s new co-directors.

Concert forms now available for download: Concert DVD order form, Trophy Day photo form and the North Shore Ballet Centre discount voucher.

29 October 2007

Download the DVD Order Form for the Jazz Factory 2007 Concerts.

24 September 2007

You can now order tickets for the Jazz Factory 2007 Concerts!

23 September 2007

The Sun Herald recently ran an article on the High School Musical craze, featuring the Jazz Factory. See the Media page.

04 September 2007

Congratulations to Anna Crichton and Elise Kiely for their success in the Australian Teachers of Dancing Australasian Jazz Championships. See the Media page for the newspaper article.

22nd August 2007

Don’t forget to download our new Term III 2007 newsletter.

16th August 2007

We wish Elise, Jessica and Yolanda a safe trip to Hong Kong where they will be dancing for a week with the ATOD NSW performance troupe. HAVE FUN GIRLS!

30th July 2007

Congratulations to our 6 students who competed in the ATOD Australasian Championships on the Sunshine Coast—everybody danced brilliantly! Well Done to Anna Crichton who came first in the Intermediate Championship and to Elise Kiely who came third in the Senior Championship.

17th July 2007

Don’t forget to download our new Term II 2007 newsletter.

11th July 2007

Hanne’s so excited to let everyone know about the birth of BANJO GUS TURNER DOBBIE in New York on 5 July. He weighed in at a very healthy 9lb6oz and is much admired by siblings India, Atticus and Arlo! He's looking forward to meeting his Jazz Factory family at concert time.

3rd June 2007

HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE JAZZ FACTORY! This weekend, at the ATOD NSW STATE SCHOLARSHIPS, The Jazz Factory walked away with 10 prizes!! Congratulations to all the girls that competed and did the Jazz Factory proud. Well done to Bindy Lanning, Yolanda Lakos, Stephanie Hunter, Anna Crichton, Elise Kiely and Sally Egan who will represent NSW in the Australasian Championship at the end of July. We have 6 out of the 9 NSW representatives and are the only school to have more than one! For a full listing of results, please see the Hall of Fame page.

May 2007

Congratulations to Sally Egan, Kristy Prass, Lucy Eccles, Elise Kiely, Bindy Lanning, Hannah Lazarus, Jessica Bank,Yolanda Lakos and Emily Leijer who were successful in the audition for the ATOD NSW DANCE TROUPE dancing in HONG KONG this August!

2nd April 2007

We’ve just received a new Postcard from Hanne with special news! And don’t forget to download our new Term I 2007 newsletter.

January 2007

Congratulations to our Senior 3 student, Sally Egan who got into the full time certificate IV dance course at Brent Street Studios and to Kristy Prass who was a successful candidate in the full time performing arts course at Urban Dance Centre. We look forward to seeing all the wonderful things the girls will learn this year!

Original Photograph ©Terry Cullinane (0403) 702 846
Dates for the Diary
  • Term 1 2008  February 4th - April 12th
  • Term 2 2008  April 28th - June 28th
  • Term 3 2008  July 21st - September 27th
  • Exam 2008  September 28th
  • Trophy Day  October 25th and 26th
  • Term 4 2008  October 13th - December 6th
  • Concert Rehearsal  November 8th
  • Concert  November 9th
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