Russel

Russel Dance Company was established in 1989 by Alice Mervine and Gina Mockson. They are a strict-rules dance company who produce polished and ready dancers. When first advertised, 13 dancers were enrolled with the company, with 2 teachers. Today, Russel Dance Company has a total of 203 students and 5 teachers. The company has 2 competition teams, known as "Mini's" and "Advanced". These are the only two teams who travel to comeptitions from the acadamy unless the competiter is a single-entrant.

Classes
Russel Dance Company provides many classes and styles of dance. It prides itself in the many different styles of Ballet offered.

Exam Classes
Exams are held in the October each year. Classes are held every night from Monday to Saturday Mornings. Classes provided include: Hip Hop exam classes are to be initiated into the curriculum at further notice, due to the high amounts of interest recieved by the company.
 * Ballet
 * Jazz
 * Tap
 * Contemporary

General Classes
General Classes are held every night from Monday to Friday. Here, students are taught basic choreography to perform later at the end of year Showcase.

Competition Classes
The two competition teams, Minis and Advanced, are given practice on any given night during the week. Sometimes, considering solos are commonly competed, private lessons are held in order for the dancer to further pick up choreography. Competition teams are only accessable by auditions held in the December after Christmas before the next competition season begins.

Students
Students are listed below. Girls with a link are '''competition team dancers. '''Russel Dance Company prides itself on its 100 plus students.

Division B

 * Mackenzie Foyer
 * Chloe Eccles
 * Lucy Niels

Division A

 * Mollie Hurst
 * Chloe Hand
 * Sam Opperman
 * Hayleigh Mills
 * Ruby Meade
 * Hatte Cole

Awards
The Russel Dance Company has succumbed to many awards during their time. Listed below are the awards from the 2013 season onwards.

2013

 * State of Manity: Ballet Award. Awarded to Mollie Hurst.
 * Mini Miss Russel. Awarded to Lucy Niels.
 * Miss Russel. Awarded to Hatte Cole.
 * 3rd Aggregate Dance School 2013. Awarded to Russel Dance Company.
 * Showstopper National Dance Competition: Rising Star. Awarded to Hatte Cole.
 * Showstopper National Dance Compeition: Encouragement. Awarded to Ruby Meade.
 * Division B: 4th Aggregate. Mackenzie Foyer.
 * Division A: 6th Aggregate. Mollie Hurst.