Mount Alvernia Produces special dance season ahead of JCDC competition

Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner WriterWESTERN BUREAU:
Three black Charlie's Angels, a wife forced to take not just 'bun', but also 'cheese' , and a 'battlefield' consumed by a weaponry of dance moves closed the Mt Alvernia High School Season of Dance at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay Sunday night.
More than 70 dancers from grades seven to 11, and their instructor Marline Pitter-Sloley, performed their way into the hearts of an audience that has come to know the prowess of the team that won five national gold awards, and the most outstanding Class 5 Studio Group with the highest marks at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) finals in Kingston in 2012.
This was after the all-girls' school copped 10 gold medals and 10 silver at the parish finals.
And if last weekend was anything to go by, others will have to 'battle' their exceptional talent to keep them away from copping several more medals.
From a versatile compilation of jazz, African, Caribbean folk, modern contemporary, pop American and Jamaican praise and worship, the school showcased its creativity, hoping to raise funds in the process. The girls and three boys, formerly of the neighbouring Cornwall College, did a two-and-half hour presentation just weeks ahead of the 2013 JCDC Creative Dance finals.
Reiterating the reason they remain central among the national gold-medal winners in the country, their theatrical dance routine was enriched with drama, humour, creativity and immense talent.
The beauty about this group is the fact that some of the youngest on the team are also choreographers.
CREATING WAVES
Whether dressed as pirates, bunnies, nuns, burglars or Las Vegas showgirls, the Mt Alvernia dance troupe created waves with props and décor that included hula hoops, face paint, some serious bling and a piece titled Party Tun Up.