Congratulations to Vikki McAuley who has been offered a place at the BRIT Academy in September

Harriet Sanderson has been offered a place at Arts Educational in September and will be dancing or Sport Relief on TV's Lets Dance 13th March

We are excited to announce that Harriet Sanderson has been awarded her third contract in Billy Elliot at Victoria Palace, London 

Congrtaulations to Hattie Sleap who has been awarded a Drama scholarship to Lord Wandsworth College in Sept 

Congratulations to Vicky Foster who has a child's part in the Royal Ballet's prodction of Cinderella at the Royal Opera House 

Congratulations to Georgina Jackson  who successfully auditioned for Alice in Wonderland at the Mayflower (Southampton) and the Anvil in Basingstoke over Easter.

Congratulations to Stephanie Hughes for passing her Inter Foundation RAD Ballet  

Congratulations to all the Ballet students taking exams in Nov 2009 - 1 Distinction 25 Merits (7 70+) and 1 Pass - Average mark 67 

Congratulations to all Modern and Tap exam students Nov 2009 - 24 A Grades 38 B Grades (17 75+) 1 C Grade - Average mark 77.  Well done to Victoria Davis who got 88 the highest mark of the session for her Grade 3 Tap.  Ballet results should be availale next week.

Harriet Sanderson has been invited to do a second season at Billy Elliot in the West End - Well Done! 

Kerry Sexton is now a Registered Teacher with the RAD having completed her Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies Congratulations

Both RAD Intermediate Ballets successfully passed at HQ with Merits 

Conratultions to Hannah Larden who has successfully auditioned to be in Winchesters Wizard of Oz over Christmas 

Congratulations to Victoria Foster who has successfully auditioned to gain a place on the Junior Associates course from September with the Royal Ballet 

Congratulations to the following students for gaining places in Cinderella at the Anvil over Christmas: Harriet Sanderson, Becky Stanborough, Georgina Jackson, Vicky Davies, joanna Chedgey, Iona Gross, Charlotte Hannay and Lauren Emery - This year we also have full time dancers in the panto Jenna Perkins Lydia Thomson and Hannah Cove - well done all! 

Well Done to all 22 candidates taking RAD ballet grades - all Merits and Distinctions - Ave Mark 66 

Congratulations to Keren Silcox who received a Merit for her Inter Foundation Ballet exam

Congratulations to Iona Gross, Aline Souza-Richards and Heidi Nash ho have gained places in The Anvil Arts half term prodction at the Haymaket 30th May.

Guildford Festival Successes

• 1st Places - Harriet Sanderson (Tap) Lauren Emery (Classical Impro) Charlotte Hannay (Tap) Stephanie Jackson (Tap) Inter Stage Group (Trophy Awarded) 
• 2nd Places - Harriet Sanderson (Greek & Classical Impro) Clare Gill (Ballet & Character) Lauren Emery (Tap & Character) Vicky Davies (Character) Stephanie Jackson (Ballet) Junior Stage Group
• 3rd Places - Vicky Davies (Modern Ballet & Tap) Stephanie Jackson (Modern) Hattie Sleap (Character) Annika Cove (Character)
• 4th Places - Harriet Sanderson (Character) Charlotte Hannay (Modern) Jessica Pearce-Stone (Tap) Clare Gill (Lyrical)

Tilehurst Festival Successes

• 1st Places - Hattie Sleap (Character (Highest Mark in Character Trophy Awarded) & Modern Impro) Harriet Sanderson (Character) Senior Stage & Classical Groups
• 2nd Place - Inter Stage Group
• 3rd Place - Vicky Davies (Modern Impro)
• 4th Place  - Vicky Davies (Modern)

March 2009 Modern/Tap Results: 25 As 42 Bs 3 Cs (Average Mark 74) Highest Mark of 91 to Grace Clarke (G2 Modern)and Ruby Turner (G3 Modern) - ruby has also earnt herself a Modern scholarship this term as she had two 10s. 

Congratulations to Harriet Sanderson who has a 6 month contract working in Billy Elliot at Victoria Palace Theatre, London (Please keep an eye out for school trip to go and see her soon!)

Congratulations to three of our Performing Arts students who have been asked to join Vortex Dance Theatre's Company 2

• Clare Gill - Nicole Chapman - Hannah Cove

Well done for those girls that did very well in Woking Festival!

• Intermediate Performers Group came 1st with their Song & Dance Group - Chim Chim Cheree
• Harriet Sanderson came 1st with her Greek and won the Most Promising Greek Dancer Award
• Lauren Emery came 2nd with her Tap and gained a place in the All England Regional Heats
• Hattie Sleap came 3rd with her Character and gained a place in the All England Regional Heats
• Georgina Jackson came 1st in the Novice Classical
• Charlotte Hannay came 1st in the Novice Tap
• Stephanie Jackson came 2nd in the Novice Tap

Tanya, having squeezed in sitting the last two modules in October, has now finally passed her Certificate in Dance Education with the ISTD for Modern & Tap. 

Claire Simpson (or McKenna as some of you may know her) is now a Registered Teacher with the RAD having completed her Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies (mentored by Tanya Schipelbaum).   

We are pleased to announce that Paula Conduit of Vortex Dance Theatre will be taking the Contemporary class in 2009.  She will also be starting a professional level Ballet Class and additional Advanced Ballet and Advanced Contemporary Classes.  These will be great for those people that want to take class beyond Advanced RAD and great to bolster our Performing Arts Course and Teacher Training students levels of technique.

November 2008 Modern/Tap Results: 24 As 21 Bs (Most High Bs) (Average Mark 80) Top Mark 95 (Advanced 1 Modern) 

October 2008 Ballet Results : 5 Distinctions, 5 Merits (70+), 18 Other Merits, 3 Passes (Average Mark 65) 

Thank you to our new BAD Company (Performing Arts students) who took part in the Twinning Celebrations in the Malls on Saturday - they were very brave to face the weather dancing outside while our friends from Alencon, France sang and Braine L'Alleud, Belgium played wind instruments.  They performed choreography by Sean McLeod (NYIDE), Paula Conduit (Vortex Dance Comapny) and Tanya Schipelbaum (Principal).  They gained some new friend during the 4 days of rehearsals and social activities and we have been invited to Braine L'Alleud next September for their Dance Week. Click here for some pictures.  Thanks to Daniel Garnier at BDBC for in viting us to take part.

Well Done to all those who took part in the Tudor Rose Festival (Fleet) - we are pleased to announce the following success:

• 1st Places:
• Junior Classical Group (Peace) and Junior Song & Dance Group (Bare Neccessities) 
• Inter Song & Dance Group (Chim Chim Cheree)
• Charlotte Hearth & Harriet Sanderson Tap Duet
• 2nd Places:
• Harriet Sanderson Greek and Improvisation
• Ruby Turner, Georgina Jackson & Vicky Davies Modern Trio
• 3rd Places:
• Beccy Stanborough & Lucy Robinson Tap Duet
• Bella Davis Improvisation
• Charlotte Hearth Greek
• Inter Stage Group (42nd Street)
• All England Regional Heat Place:
• Hattie Sleap Character

Mirrors in Studio 1 have been installed.

Vocational Ballet Exams in the Summer passed with two Merits and a Pass.

We welcome Samantha Reps as our new Musical Theatre Teacher - graduating this Summer with a Masters from Guildford School of Acting

We welcome in September our new Ballroom teacher Wendy Baker - Fellow of the IDTA 

Congratulations to Hannah Larden, Clare Gill, Nicole Chapman & Amy Stanborugh who have successfully auditioned to be in Winchester's Professional Christmas Production - Beauty & the Beast 

Vocational HQ Modern examination result was an A grade 

Congratulations  to the Junior Performance Group who performed beautifully at the British Red Cross's Dance for Life gaining Best Costume Award and Runners Up in Choreography Award.

Well Done to all the students who successfully auditioned for Aladdin, this year's pantomime at the Anvil: Anya Logbottom, Harriet Sanderson, Charlotte Hearth, Beccy Stanborough, Georgina Jackson, Bella Davis, Jessica Pearce Stone, Ruby Turner and Imogen Province.

Both Warwick Gross and Toby Blackburn have gained places in Fiddler on the Roof in July - Congratulations 

April ISTD Grades and Vocational Modern & Tap Results:  6A's 39B's 5C's 

Our dancers have been asked to support dancers in West End Rocks (with Pop idol's Zoe Birkett) at the Anvil 24th May.

Well Done to all those students who performed at Tilehurst and Guildford Festivals, particularly Harriet Sanderson and Lauren Keane who won Awards.  Full place listings are attached here.

March 2008 RAD Ballet Results Grades: 15 Merits (B) Average Mark 67 

February 2008 Vocational RAD Ballet Results: (London HQ) 3 Merits 3 Passes 

Contemporary is back - Tuesdays 7.30pm 

New Class for serious students who want to take their dancing to the next level! !!!! Click here for details of Reinforced Motor Function (RMF) (taken by Lorienne Beals from NYIDE.) Saturdays 9am -10am and Tuesdays 7.30pm

Check out Basingstoke Academy on NYIDE's website too  http://www.nyide.com/news_BasingstokeTeaching.html