Laura Stirling was more than happy to
answer some of our questions about her dance life. She dances with Central
Scotland Ballet School and also within the Larbert High School of dance at
National 5 level. Laura does many types of dancing such as Ballet, Tap, Hip-hop
and many more! She has become Scottish cheerleading and Hip-Hop champion for
2016. I asked Laura about her dance duo that recently earned her a place at the
Dance World Cup, a huge achievement in the world of dance. Laura has won many
competitions in Scotland and across the country.
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| Laura has been part of the Larbert High School of Dance Since S1. |
First of all I asked Laura what a
typical weeks dancing is like and what’s involved,
“On a Monday I have competition troupe which
is really easy until 4:30. Then I have Acrobatics from 7-9:10 which can be
quite difficult. On a Tuesday I usually have Higher Dances to practice, at
night I have hip-hop for 45 minutes. On a Wednesday I have School of Dance
until 5:15 which can be quite hard, and then I have Intermediate Foundation
Ballet for 60 minutes. On a Thursday I don’t have anything after school. But Tuesday
night I have Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Pointe from 5:30 till 8. On a Friday I have
tricks after school and at night I’m free. On Saturdays I help out at dancing
and on Sundays I have Elite for 60 minutes then Pride of Scotland after that.
This is a massive total of 11 hours 30
minutes each and every week! This can be very tiring and you need a lot of
energy to do this especially when you’ve just had a busy week with school and
homework!”
I then asked her what her ultimate
goal was in dance and how she was going to achieve this, she told us…
“I want to be a dancer when I grow up
and I would like to get all my qualifications and go to Urdang (Dance school)
which is in London. I’d also like to go on to perform in the West End.”
Then I asked her who has inspired her
the most into following on in dance as a sport and she replied…
“Ehm, well I have been dancing since
I’ve been 2 so it wasn’t really a choice back then but I’ve just moved dance
schools last year and it’s changed so much. It’s so much better and there are
so many more people to look up to.”
After asking her what the best
decision she has made in dance she replied…
“Dayna
and I done a duet together and we put it in for the Dance World Cup and got
through, so there’s 3 people that will be going to Jersey to compete which I’m
really excited for.”
After replying with this, it was
obvious Laura’s dance teacher from Larbert High School , Mrs McAlister, has really
helped within only 3 years of dance…
“well starting School of Dance in S1
has changed me so much because Mrs McAlister is just such an amazing teacher
and then moving dance schools and getting to know people who have danced their
whole life and have worked with people is really good”
Laura told us that when she is older
she would love to follow on with dance and hopefully go to London once she has
got all her qualifications.
Hopefully Laura does well with dance
from now to her later life and we wish her all the best in the Dance World Cup,
hopefully she can add to her many titles won in Scotland.
By Erin Kerr
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