
T is the youngest member of First Impressions and has been
competing since she was 3. T is a member of the pee-wee pom team which
achieved
1st place at a regional competition in 2007!! T has been working
very
hard and even tries to learn the Military Formation!! She loves spending time
with all the girls and has made so many new friends!!
Strenghts:-
Excellent
smiler with a lovely shimmie ! / Working on:- Arm swing on basic strut
!
K has only recently joined First Impressions after enjoying joining
in with his sister's routines and is the first boy in the team. He loved
competing for the first time at Sheppey. He loves to learn new pom
routines.
Strengths:- Self confidence !
/ Working on:- Realising you need to practise !
E1 has been a member
for almost a year now and is really enjoying
herself. E1 has competed in several competitions and has helped the peewee
pom
team come first place at a regional competition earlier this year. E1 is
hoping to achieve a lot more
at further competitions as a team and on a solo basis.
Strengths:- Great
Charisma. / Working on:- Pointing her toes.
H has been twirling for almost a year. She has previously enjoyed
ballet, tap and modern classes, but now definitely prefers twirling and pom
pon! She is one of the youngest competing in the Juvenile category, yet she
has
already picked up a third for Basic Strut and a fourth for Military Strut in
her first two competitions. She has also competed in qualifying teams in
PeeWee
Pom and Juvenile Dance Teams. H has found learning to twirl difficult as she
is
left-handed, but she never gives up and practices every day.
Strengths:-
Determination and ambidextrous. / Working on:- Smiling whilst
performing.
S1 started twirling in september with her sisters. She is very eager
and practices hard whenever she can-she can often be seen doing her dance
routines whilst bouncing on the trampoline. She has competed in several
competitions, her Pee Wee pom pon team has gained three 1st
places.
Strengths:- Excessive energy and loves to compete. / Working on:-
Timing and listening for commands.
E2 has been a member of First Impressions for nearly a year. E2 loves
anything pink and girlie so she enjoys the costumes
she
has to wear and having make up and hair done. The discipline she has to
encounter is very good for her and having to listen to music beats which she
finally has got right. E2 attended dance classes for two years and appeared
in
a
show.
Strengths:- Never gives up. / Working on:- Paying attention and
listening to what she is told by the excellent and patient
trainers.
A1 joined First Impressions in september having never twirled before.
It was something she would never have chosen for herself but joined because
her
sisters had. She now finds she likes it and although she complains the whole
time about practicing, she is making good progress. Her pom pon team has
qualified in regional competitions and also gained a 1st
place.
Strengths:-
She is persistant and tries hard. / Working on:- Accepting advice and not
seeing it as criticism and not smiling in her Military Strut!
S joined First Impressions when Lisa
started classes in Twydall. She has enjoyed every aspect of Baton Twirling
and
Marching and attained a 2nd place in her Military Strut, which even she
didn't
believe when her name was called out in Stevenage Regional.
Strengths:-
Military. / Working on:- Keeping her head straight when marching and not on
the
side.
Amanda and has been an enthusiastic member of First
Impressions for nearly a year. Previous to this she has attended Ballet Tap
and
Modern classes and is also taking GCSE Dance next year. She has found doing
Baton and Pom Pon classes has really boosted her confidence. She has competed
in two regionals and is looking forward to the Nationals in October. This is
all thanks to the excellent Trainers.
Strengths:- Smiling when she
competes
in Pom Pon strut! / Working on:- Marching without bouncing lol!
Charlie been twirling since September 2006, and is totally and
thoroughly HOOKED. She twirls all day and woe betied Jenna, A or S1 (her
sisters) if they don't report for practice when she demands. Charlie has
already gained 1st place in Military Strut and 2nd place in Basic Strut. She
was in the junior pom pon team and is now in the senior team and both teams
have gained first place in the competitions they have entered. She
eats,sleeps
and twirls,what else is there?
Strengths:- Perseverance, determination and
boundless energy. / Working on:- Getting Lisa to enter First Impressions in
European competitions and Mum to buy her more pretty costumes!
Jenna has found twirling difficult but continues to try. She started
twirling in September and has found it to be a hobby she really loves. She
was
in the junior pom pon team when it gained 1st place in a competition. The
routines don't come easy to Jenna but she doesn't give in and practices hard.
Her training sessions were put on hold for a while earlier this year when she
had to have major surgery to her jaw to complete extensive orthodontic work,
this did not stop Jenna for long not only did she attend a competition to
cheer
for her team on the day she was discharged from hospital but she was back to
gentle practicing within two weeks.
Strengths:- She doesn't mind
criticism.
/ Working on:- Everything!!!!!!!
Lou has not had any
dance lessons as such in fact she was asked to sit down in a ballet class
once!! She used to do a lot of teaching at school and helped choreograph
many
of the dances for the annual school dance show. Many of them were themed,
with
her favourite being the chinese/ oriental martial art dance which she
choreographard from scratch. Lou also used to perform in these shows which
had
lots of different themes and involved lots of costume changes of which the
best
one she wore was a can-can outfit!! She has performed in various dances
ranging from contemporary to disco to her favourite style - hip hop!
Lou has been a member of First Impressions since January, beginning with pom
pon which she loves and is in the Senior Pom Team which picked up 1st place
at
the regional competition in Stevenage. She was also picked into the final 4
for her pom strut at the regional competition in Haywards Heath. Lou has
been
learning to twirl since March and is picking it up really well, she enjoys
learning rolls - despite turning up with a new bruise every session!!!
Strengths:- Leg Lines, showmanship. /
Working on:- Military, being braver!!!!!