Cleethorpes Christmas Concert returns

Cleethorpes Academy brought back their Christmas Concert with a bang and a huge array of talent.

Hosts for the evening Louie and Reyna introduced the evening after a fantastic opener from the Dance Team to The Greatest Show, organised by Miss Moore.

Next was Iris Neal, performing a solo dance to Pencil Full of Lead followed by a violin solo from Eva Ibbotson. She has been playing the instrument for four years and chose to play the French piece, Chiquilin de Bachin.

The Full Cast from Cleethorpes Academy then performed a clever arrangement of the Christmas classic, Ding Dong Merrily on High.

Dance soloist Iris Neal (Y7)

Eva Ibbotson (Y7) performing a violin solo

The first song from the choir was Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’, with solos from Bray Armstrong-Dallow and Iris Neal.

Year 8 student Harriet MacDonnell then performed ‘Quiet’ from Matilda: The Musical.

Harriet MacDonnell (Y8) performing a piece from Matilda: The Musical

The Cleethorpes Academy Cheerleading Squad showed their impressive skills with a performance full of tricks and stunts to a medley of songs from the movie, Barbie.

The Pop Band gave great performances with a rendition of Eye of the Tiger, followed by Merry Christmas Everyone. The band was made up of guitarists, drummers, pianists and a vocalist.

L-R: Pop band members Imogen Tinmurth (Y11) and Francesca Norman (Y9)

L-R: Pop band members Ashton Smith (Y11) and Charlie Webb (Y9)

The second part of the night was opened with a moving performance of When Christmas Comes To Town from The Polar Express. Isabelle Clarke sang, accompanied by an ensemble of dancers and performers, setting a beautiful scene on stage.

Mia Hewitt (Y11) and Keelah Lamming (Y11) danced a well-executed tap duet to The Other Side from The Greatest Showman.

The choir gave performances of Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Sparkle and Shine with a ballet solo from Isabelle Clarke.

Isabella Clarke (Y7) singing 'When Christmas Comes To Town'

L-R: Tap dancers Keelah Lamming and Mia Hewitt (Y11)

L-R: Tap dancers Keelah Lamming and Mia Hewitt (Y11)

Ballerina Isabella Clarke (Y7)

The choir then invited the audience to join in with festive classics Away in a Manger and 12 Days of Christmas. The audience participation was fantastic, with each day of the song given to a section of the audience.

VP Nicola Law encouraging audience participation

The Dance Team performed a moving dance to What Was I Made For followed by a solo on the piano from Year 9 student Isaac Lavric, playing New Kid. Isaac has recently grained his Grade 7 on piano and gave an impressive performance.

The grand finale of the evening was a Winter Fantasy song by the Full Cast, an original piece created by Vice Principal Nicola Law. This combined Jingle Bells and Winter Fantasy and made for a fantastic closer to a brilliantly entertaining show.

Solo pianist Isaac Lavric (Y9)

Principal Janice Hornby said: “From the smiling faces, it’s clear that they all thoroughly enjoyed doing it. They put hours and hours of practice into these performances and I do think it’s really paid off.

I would like to thank the staff who put in so many hours of preparation with our students to create such a fantastic Christmas Concert. I’d also like to thank parents and relatives who came to support the students and I can tell that we’re all immensely proud of them tonight.”