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More workshops with professional performer Erica-Jayne Alden

Following on from our workshops with EJ last term we have just had another lovely morning of workshops with her, this time on Zoom....

January starts off with a week of free workshops

We may be back in Lockdown for the foreseeable future but we are starting the new term off with a week of free workshops for our pupils...

Ballet exams go ahead even after Lockdown

Even though we have had 4 weeks of Zoom classes in November our 17 Grade 3 Ballet exam pupils are ready for their Royal Academy of Dance...

13 medals at Weymouth Dance Festival

Florrie, Lola, Fenella and Megan brought home a total of 13 medals at the Weymouth Dance Festival last month - 4 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3...

Speech & Drama pupils excel in their exams

A huge congratulations to our Speech & Drama pupils for their Trinity exam results. Having had online lessons throughout lockdown we are...

Professional dancer gives pupils 3 fantastic workshops

We were thrilled to hold a wonderful afternoon of workshops with Musical Theatre professional Erica-Jayne Alden in October. Pupils learnt...

Ballet Boost Associates start their new term

Bethany is starting her second year as a Ballet Boost Associate this September and is now joined by Lola who has also successfully...

Our Ballet Exam Pupils Do Us Proud

We were delighted to give out certificates and medals to our ballet exam pupils whose exams were brought forward and filmed just before...

Megan wins trophy

Megan has excelled in another Choreography competition, this time at the Petersfield Dance Festival. She was awarded 1st place in the...

Pupils perform with West End stars

We were honoured to be asked by our Patron, Andrew Wright, to appear alongside West End professionals in a one night only outdoor...

Megan wins 1st place

Congratulations to Megan who has won 1st place in the Let's Dance Choreography competition.

Honey takes 2nd place in international competition

We are so proud of Honey who entered the Unlock Your Talent competition in July and was awarded 2nd place in both the Singing and Dance...

3 Industry Professionals are our June Guest Teachers

Our pupils have been super lucky this month to receive online workshops from 3 industry professionals. Our Patron, and West End...

Ballet Pupils Excel in their Video Exams

We are so proud of our 43 pupils who did their Royal Academy of Dance Ballet exams in March. With hardly any notice, they took their...

Bethany off to Northern School of Contemporary Dance

We are delighted to announce that senior student Bethany Lewis has been accepted to Northern School of Contemporary Dance from September...

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