Schools Spectacular performers from across the Blue Mountains are fully focused in the final countdown to the show.
With the four performances locked in to Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney's Olympic Park on Friday, November 22 (11am and 7.30pm) and Saturday, November 23 (1pm and 7.30pm), the showtime adrenaline is starting to build.
Schools Spectacular brings together a galaxy of talent includes 40 featured performers, an incredible 100-piece symphony orchestra, stage band, 2700-voice choir, 2300 amazing dancers, the D'Arts Ensemble disability program, the Aboriginal Dance Company, puppets and an indispensable behind-the-scenes team.
For the first time in the show's 36-year history, dozens of regional and rural schools recently took advantage of the opportunity to link in with more than a thousand performers who flocked to Qudos Bank Arena for the first massed dance rehearsal.
Together the online performers and the dancers on the arena stage went through the paces of the iconic finale widely recognised as the jewel in the crown of the Schools Spectacular.
Co-executive producer, Rosemary Davis, was delighted with the combined live/online rehearsal.
"It was the best ever," Ms Davis said. "Everyone was just amazing and there was an exciting energy with every performance.
"The success of the rehearsal is a great start and a huge motivation as the pace of practice gathers momentum for schools and ensembles. We're very excited how the show is coming together."
Ms Davis said the theme of this year's Schools Spectacular is 'stars'.
Blue Mountains stars will include Caleb Hamwood and Sabina Salas (both from Winmalee High) as featured artists; Tayla Rodgers (Blaxland High) and Alyssa Cass (Springwood High) as featured dancers; Faulconbridge's Tahlia Ormella (Nepean CAPA High) in the core choir; and performers and crew fro Katoomba, Winmalee and Blaxland high schools.
Each star will contribute to a Schools Spectacular that in the true spirit of variety, the fast-paced show will transition through a colourful choreographed kaleidoscope of music from pop and hip hop to the classics, from a crescendo of massed voices to stunning solos, and a full spectrum of dance styles.
Tickets for the show are still available through Ticketek, but book soon to avoid disappointment.