--- title: 'National Dance Challenge' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/national-dance-challenge' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/national-dance-challenge.md' date: '2024-06-20' description: "FIT, FUN, FABULOUS! GBHS's Junior dance troupe, led and choreographed by Year 13 Dance student Bronte Sorby, and managed by Kerrily Aitchison, competed in the school's first-ever commercial dance competition on Friday 14 June, at Westlake Auditorium. The National Dance Challenge was a huge competit…" --- National Dance Challenge Dance News ![dancers 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/04.news/term-2-2024/national-dance-challenge/dancers%202024@2x%20.jpg "dancers 2024") # National Dance Challenge Thursday, 20th June 2024 at 10:18am #### FIT, FUN, FABULOUS! GBHS's Junior dance troupe, led and choreographed by Year 13 Dance student Bronte Sorby, and managed by Kerrily Aitchison, competed in the school's first-ever commercial dance competition on Friday 14 June, at Westlake Auditorium. The National Dance Challenge was a huge competition to enter for first-time entrants (GBHS was the only 'new' school to enter out of 23 secondary schools from across Aotearoa), however, the 12 strong Year 9-11 students competed with two confident, technically tidy and aesthetically pleasing routines, winning a HIGH Silver award for their excellence! Congratulations to Jess Andrews (Yr 9), Kyra Clark (Yr 11), Hayley Cunningham (Yr 10), Mila Dailey (Yr 9), Maia Rose Faughey (Yr 9), Grace Manuela (Yr 9), Addison Mildon (Yr 9), Ava Moore Williams (Yr 9), Maia Ogiyama (Yr 11), Charlotte Poole (Yr 9), Arabella Ray (Yr 11), Amelie Ray (Yr 9) and Bronte Sorby (Yr 13). **In other Dance news:**Congratulations to GBHS dancers Amelie Ray (Yr 9), Arabella Ray (Yr 11) and Ruby Wyness (Yr 12) who competed in the Studio competition on Sunday, 16 June. Their team with DANZA was awarded National Dance Challenge's NZ’s Senior Team of the Year for 2024! Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024.md) - Previous: [Music Night](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/music-night.md) - Next: [Nationality HUI](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/nationality-hui.md)