MOREE Secondary College Year 11 student Amber Muller successfully auditioned for selection as a member of the Pulse Alive Dance Company, which performs tonight at Sydney Olympic Park.
More than 5000 students are performing in Pulse Alive, showcasing the talents of Kindergarten to Year 12 public schools from across New South Wales.
Amber has performed in rural and regional Pulse events, and performed last night on the Ken Rosewall Arena stage as one of 248 principal performers.
“What I enjoyed about Pulse coming to Moree is that it gave me an opportunity that kids from small towns like Moree don’t usually get,” Amber said.
“I enjoyed being in the Pulse show so much, I auditioned for the Sydney show and was fortunate enough to be selected.
“Now I’m a part of such an amazing and hard-working team, and I’ll be forever grateful for the experience I have been given,” she said.
Moree Secondary College arts co-ordination officer, Leigh Carroll, is in Sydney supporting Pulse Alive.
He said auditions were open to public school students from across the state.
“This is a wonderful and well-deserved achievement for Amber, a very talented Moree dancer,” Mr Carroll said.
“Amber will also tour with the Pulse Alive Company at Pulse Moree and Pulse Broken Hill in May.
“Pulse Moree returns for the second year on May 6-7-8, including two performances on May 8, a Thursday, at Moree Secondary College Multi-Purpose Centre,” Mr Carroll said.
Students have travelled from as far as Broken Hill, Junee, Condobolin, Albury, Inverell, Parkes and Grafton to take to the stage at Sydney Olympic Park’s Ken Rosewell Arena as principal performers in this year’s show, which premiered Thursday night.
The Department of Education Arts Unit event offers students of all abilities the opportunity to shine on stage and showcase their passion and talents in music, dance, visual arts and public speaking.
A feature of this year’s performance is the inclusion of the original song Waves, written by students in the outreach program at St George Hospital school.
These students will feature in a video package to be shown across the two evenings, and will attend tonight’s show, watching on as Pulse Alive principal performers sing the original creation.
Simon Kermode, Student Access and Engagement Advisor for The Arts Unit, said 2025 is a huge year for Pulse Alive with “soaring participation”.
“This is definitely our biggest year yet with more than 5000 students across the two nights performing,” Mr Kermode said.
“We also have lots of new junior principal performers coming through this year who are looking to practice and grow their talents.”
In preparation for the big event, schools are provided with choir teaching tracks, sheet music, teaching tips as well as a dance choreography video package and notes.
They are also given the option to participate in face-to-face or virtual rehearsals, with the full cast coming together only on the day of the performance.
Participation in the categories of massed dance, First Nations dance ensemble and massed choir are open to all schools without audition.
“This structure promotes greater equity and inclusion, which is at the heart of this event,” Mr Kermode said.
