Miss Nikki back to teach the girls

BY Cowra Dance Factory Cowra Dance Factory welcomed back ex-student Nicola Carter into the studio this week. Nicola was a student of CDF throughout her high school years. After graduating high school Nicola went on to study dance at the prestigious Ev and Bow Dance Studio in Sydney. Nicola has also spent time working as a professional dancer and has travelled extensively throughout Europe furthering her dance experience. Miss Nikki, as she is known by the students, returned to Cowra to choreograph two new routines for the senior students. The students worked alongside Nikki for 6 hours over the weekend to create a jazz and contemporary dance item for the upcoming eisteddfod season. The jazz routine is a fast, upbeat dance where the students can show off their skills such as turns, leaps and isolations. The contemporary dance routine is to a string quartet track of music. The students explore different ways their bodies can move and travel. The students will perform firstly at Cowra Eisteddfod in May. The students love competing at their local eisteddfod so their families and friends can see what they have been working on. Cowra Eisteddfod also brings talents from all around the region and as far as Canberra. This is a great opportunity for the students to enjoy the performances from other dance studios without having to travel out of town.