Valerie Heston School of Dance
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The 13th of February 1954 saw the beginning of the Valerie Heston School of Dancing. Started by Mrs Valerie Freeman (nee Heston), the studio was began in a humble community hall on Tamar Street in Palmyra. Val had received her Student Teaching diploma, examined by Shirley Brown. Originally to piano and drum accompaniment, the small class on a Saturday morning grew. The first concert was held that year at the Historical Fremantle Hall. It was definitely a family affair with Val's Father making all the props for the show and setting up the empty hall so it was suitable for a performance. Val's mother took care of all the costume making, all the make up and anything else that needed doing. Along with this, Val's soon to be husband Max would string together flood lights and Colored lights all over the stage, moving from his usual day job as a spare parts manager to become an instant lighting technician. Val was blessed with the Birth of Kevin and Kerryl in 1962 and 1965 respectively. At the same time there were a number of location changes throughout the melville area until in 1971 a large move was made to open the class in Church of the Holy Cross hall in McLean street and Bicton School hall simultaneously. Evening classes were introduced at around the same time, with all students bringing a plate of food. Every night the class would break temporarily to enjoy a meal, a laugh and then the classes would resume. Technology began to grow as the class moved from being fully accompanied by piano (and sometimes drums) to reel to reel machines. This has now moved from records, cassette tapes, CD's, Ipods and the more modern laptop.With great success in Exam grades, state exam results and competitions, the Valerie Heston School of Dance entered the 1980 Competition known as the 'Worlds' whilst it was in Perth. The senior team performed 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Choreog
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