Stage Spectacular is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the year 10s at Westlake Girls. It gives them a chance to make new friends, bring out the creative side of themselves and try new things.
Stage Spectacular is when each PE class in year 10 takes the control from their teacher and takes on the leadership role. All classes are assigned a theme and have to create a performance based on that theme. There are different roles for everyone, for example I was one of the choreographers which means I created the dance moves. Other roles included are creative directors, story writers, costume makers, prop makers, DJ’s and everyone had to be involved in some way. This shows that Stage Spectacular involves inclusivity and a role for everyone.
After everyone’s hard work in creating a dance, the dance is then performed to the other classes and teachers. At the end, first, second and third, plus extra awards for choreography, storyline, music, costume, plus more are announced. This gives students the opportunity to show their competitive side.
I am currently a year 11 student at Westlake Girls and last year I had the opportunity to take part in Stage Spectacular. If someone asked me how my experience went, I would say it was my favourite part about year 10. I loved choreographing different dances with my friends and I loved having the responsibility to take on a leadership role.
The theme for my class’s dance was Animal Rights, we then chose the captured orcas at Seaworld as our topic. We chose this topic because we felt that this was something that needed to be shared across more people. We wanted more people to speak up for the orca’s since they can’t speak for themselves.
Our dance ended up placing first. This was a massive accomplishment for me and boosted my confidence to a big extent. The year 10s of 2025 should be looking forward to this amazing opportunity. Thank you for reading!
Sophie Knight 11WBM
Main image: 1st place winners