Dream and Achieve Eurobodalla #1

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2006 & 2007 Winners Abby & James

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Abby

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Abby at play, Cottesloe beach, Perth

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Abby at work, WA Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts has an impressive range of production, rehearsal, teaching and performance facilities and services available to support students and academics in their pursuit of excellence.

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James

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James Fundraising

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James Graduation

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LIFE-LIKE: James sits next to a simulated 3D' model he created of himself, part of the skills learnt after winning Dream and Achieve.

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Dreams to be achieved PREVIOUS Dream and Achieve winner James Canty has successfully graduated from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Canberra. He showed off his skills in 3D computer animation during his graduation, creating a life-like image of himself. The course took two years to complete and has given him a Certificate IV in 3D Animation in Games and Screen and an Advanced Diploma of Screen Maya. James is currently working on a show reel to assist him with finding a job in the field of computer animation in film and video games. With Thanks to the Baypost

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2008 Winners Bijou, Brad & Erin

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Bijou

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Brad

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Erin

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2009 Winner Bhen Radburn

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Eurobodalla’s Young Citizen of the Year

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Dancer of the Year 2008 - Stepz Dance School

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The MILLENNIUM DANCE COMPLEX is a professional dance center catering to the artistic community of the greater Los Angeles area. Many of the classes offered are geared toward working dancers, previously trained dancers or those who have the desire to learn to dance in an accelerated learning environment. Others are structured to accommodate children and adult beginners. Hollywood bound Bhen

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“A few years ago I traveled to my mothers homeland of the Philippines. I saw the impoverished country that she grew up in; striking a chord in me to help both my community locally and internationally. When in the Philippines I offered myself to do workshops with various disadvantaged groups. One of those being, the street kids of Quezon City. I did a workshop with these inspiring young dancers who had but a pile of city waster or “squatter area” for a home. I also did a dance workshop for the women of Mandaluyong City Jail. Here I taught these women expressive movements that allowed them to express themselves through dance and song; women who are victims of many injustices of south east Asian jails. Continued … Background on Bhen

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When I arrived back home to my community, I had an urgency to help through dance. I quickly saw the Eurobodalla Shire Council and began to organize what is now the Youth Café Dance program. Here I offer dance lessons to the youth of the Bateman’s Bay community. I believe these kids obtain unique talent. However given their cultural or economic differences they aren’t given the opportunity to take part in secular dance classes and master their art. I met three exceptional young indigenous dancers. These three, through the support of our program, would train along side me in the Canberra dance company “Quantum Leap” and learn from the best contemporary choreographers in Australia. One young girl even made it through months of hard training to eventually take part in their annual production called “My sister My brother”. This has given them all the experience and confidence to go on to one day study and be able to share their own cultural stories through dance. I now continue to teach voluntarily at the youth café as well as my own training with Quantum Leap in Canberra and Stepz at Batemans Bay. I also teach beginner to Advanced Hip Hop at Stepz " .

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To be continued …