Rock Challenge 2012

Well, where do I start with Rock Challenge?! I know for a fact that it means so much to many people and without it we would probably explode with stress due to our GCSE exams. Some people are probably thinking 'doesn't it add on more stress?', no. Rock Challenge is a massive break from everything else going on around you and it something where you can just let yourself go. It is a lot of hard work; don't get me wrong but we are so passionate about what we do we enjoy it more than anything.

We start Rock Challenge in September and go through a tough audition process. This might sound harsh but as a premier team
we need dancers who are extremely confident and we know we can rely on. Rehearses are crucial and everyone needs to be there so nothing is missed. In our audition you can chose what style you want to do, contemporary, street, tap or drama. You can try out more than one but it's best to do what you feel most confident with.  We try and give everyone the best chance possible and support them through it. The day the cast list goes up everyone is always so excited and it's so good to see the ones who got in so happy and excited. Especially the year 7s whose first year it is.





I don't think I could add up how many hours we rehearse to come up with the perfect piece. It is all student lead the dance captains, choreographers and the student leaders control the process with help and guidance from the teachers. We wouldn't be able to do it without the teachers and all the support we have.

We get a lot of press releases to promote us as a school and let everyone know about our resent successes. We recently won the title of The Global People Choice Award. This is a MASSIVE achievement and we did not expect it at all. We were ridiculously proud of this amazing achievement. Awards like this make you so proud to be part of the Rock Challenge team. All the hard work really does pay off in the end.

 THE BIG DAY
The day of Rock Challenge is one of the best days in the school year. I couldn't sleep the night before because I was so excited. I turn into a little kid when I get excited. We leave so early but all turn up to school half asleep and half buzzing for the day ahead. It's an extremely long day but the adrenaline gets you through it.

This year at Stevenage we were showcasing our performance that we are going to take to Portsmouth for the Premier League Final. I love going back to Stevenage and supporting all the other schools that are in the same position we were a few years ago. The day is great and everyone is so supportive to each other. It's get to see all the other schools performing and looking at all the variety of themes.





Showcasing is also a good chance to have a look at your performance on a stage. This has given us a chance to look closely at our performance and know what we need to do at Portsmouth when we compete  .

Getting ready for the performance is always stressful. Hair and Make-Up is a big part as you have to look the part and it a an award you can win. My make-up took 4 hours to do but it was worth it because on stage it looked stunning. After the performance we realised that some of the make-up needed to be changed but it will all be sorted for Portsmouth. This is the first year our hair and make-up team was all student lead. It was really successful and we were recognised for it.

 
I can safely say that Kings Langley got on that stage and OWNED IT! We gave a performance to be proud of and everyone was overally proud. The judges comments were amazing but also have given us a lot to think about for Portsmouth. We swept the board of awards and went home with every single one we could get. For us that was a massive achievement.

Looking back at the video we have written a list of improvements for Portsmouth but we are going to keep them quite and you'll have to wait until Portsmouth to see our finished performance!