Co-ordinating 82 young dancers in Wodonga is nothing compared to marshalling the 1125-strong massed group they will join next month.
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Students from six North East schools met on Friday to prepare for the Victorian State Schools Spectacular on September 14.
Overseen by choreographic assistant Hara Papoulias, the children worked on their entrances, exits and costume changes in the last of four group rehearsals.
The spectacular will bring together 3000 young performers from more than 200 government schools for two shows at Melbourne Arena.
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Miss Papoulias said 82 schools were represented in the mass dance group, with the children to perform seven routines.
"It's a lot of content, but each dance is like a radio hit song that they love, so it's a different style each time, it gives them a lot of latitude," she said.
"This kind of experience they'll remember forever and being in a non-competitive environment they meet new kids from other schools that are just like them.
"That's what's cool, that's what's really inclusive about it."
The Wodonga session involved students from both Wodonga Middle Years College campuses, Bethanga, Melrose and Murchison primary schools and Rutherglen High School.
Rutherglen students Amy Arnold, 16, and Chelsea Weller, 15, loved performing in the spectacular in 2017 and couldn't wait to return.
"It's crazy, we're just a small part of such a large scale of kids," Amy said.
"We're so excited we get to go down again," Chelsea added.
