Amelia Holdsworth, Rambert School dancer
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Spotlight Musical Theatre Podcasts
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My guest is Amelia Holdsworth, a talented contemporary dancer at the beginning of her career.
From the age of 16 Amelia trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Whilst there she worked with choreographers like; Martin Lawrence, Mark Baldwin and Sisters Grimm. After graduating last year she joined Emergence, a dance company created by Joss Arnott. She is now working towards an MA in Dance Performance and Professional Practice.
Amelia talks to me about:
- Life at Rambert School - and why she went there.
- Auditioning for companies after graduation.
- Why one inch of height made all the difference at an audition!
- Being in the Emergence dance company.
- The pieces she performed on tour with Emergence (see videos below).
- Her hopes for the future - despite the virus.
AMELIA'S CHALLENGE!
Learn and video yourself performing part of the choreography from When Worlds Collide (2019/20) by Joss Arnott - as shown by Amelia on her Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdVgOtjcLn/
Post the video on your Instagram page and tag @ameliaholdsworth and @gbswimstars_gbdancestars (that's me!) with #ameliaslockdownchallenge
Amelia will decide the winner - who will get a studio photoshoot in Sheffield for themselves and a friend with me: gbdancestars.com. Amelia's decision is final. Photoshoot date to be confirmed. Photoshoot includes 5 photos per dancer.
CLOSING DATE: 20th June 2020
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE - AND THANK YOU AMELIA!
Videos and music credits:
Emergence performing When Worlds Collide (2019/20) by Joss Arnott
Original Music: James Keane
https://vimeo.com/382031391
Emergence performing An Event by James Wilton
https://vimeo.com/368766215
Emergence performing Fuel by Wubkje Kuindersma
https://vimeo.com/365324846
Emergence dancers:
Emily Barber, Abbi Gilbert, Amelia Holdsworth, Madeliene Jefferson, Shannon Mcloughlin, Joanna Savva, Natasha Simpkins, Alisha Stanley, Millie Thomas, Wenwen Wang, Kirsten Way, Emily Worrall.
Emergence dance company website:
jossarnottdance.com/emergence
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