Charity Hair Show CIRCUS Huge Success!
May 9, 2017
Our annual charity Hair Show with FHC for Hair (our sponsors) was a great succcess again this year – we raised over £1500 for St Michael’s Hospice with a great 2 page spread in the Gazette and even a front page headline – check out the Gazette’s website for their photography but our own resident photographer Syd Chapman has photos up on his website ( www.dancepicsonline.co.uk/events ). Please contact Basingstooke Academy of Dancing for username and password. Also FHC for Hair’s photographer, Nigel Roberts, has some too http://www.proofs.nigelroberts.photography , again please contact us for password – Paparazzi everywhere!
The hair designs by Graham Kents’s FHC For Hair stylist team, were all based on a Circus theme and Tanya Schipelbaum produced a show with dancing with our dancers and circus acts to complement the Hair – a fun night with something for everyone !
Some highlights !
Syd Chapman Photography
Nigel Roberts Photography
Sophie’s Nutcracker Pictures
May 9, 2017
Finally ! Here are some pictures of Sophie getting ready to perform in the Nutcracker with English Youth Ballet in Salisbury (April 21st /22nd)
February ISTD Tap and Modern Exam Results !
March 30, 2017
Well Done to all the students taking Tap and Modern Exams in the half term.
11 Distinctions – 25 Merits – 4 Passes
Tap Bursary Awards for highest marks go to Katy (91 Grade 3 ) and Ella (87 Primary) Modern Bursary Awards this time go to our Jazz students Amanda (83) Grace and Annabel (80) for their Bronze & Silver Jazz
Thanks to FHC For Hair for helping to support the bursaries – Dont forget their “Circus” Hair Show for Charity on 10th April at our studios.
Pictures from the day will go up on a Facebook album shortly in the meantime here are a couple of snaps that include our bursary winners
Our next ISTD exams are end of June and invitation letters are going out very soon !
London Ballet Associates
March 22, 2017
Very pleased to announce that both Darci and Grace has successfully auditioned to remain as part of London Ballet Company Associates – Darci is now in the Seniors also
Well Done girls !
Megan has Talent!
March 16, 2017
Our Megan wins Merton’s Got Talent with her Song & Dance number
Well done Megs!
Mayors Charity Performance at the Anvil
March 6, 2017
B.A.D. Company and B.A.D. Squad turned out to help raise in excess of £6000 for the mayors charities at the Anvil last Saturday 4th March alongside Youth Orchestras and Choirs from the region. Company performed an old favourite by Nicole Chapman “First Love” and a new piece by Dan Keen with helium balloons “World on a String” and Squad performed their new and sparkly piece, also by Dan Keen, from Kinky Boots. Everyone danced their hearts out and was part of a large youth community raising money for the Mayors chosen causes. Thanks to everyone for working so hard and to Nic and Wendy for chaperoning and some great pictures too – will post an album up
Commercial Jazz Class Charity Effort
March 2, 2017
Video Here https://vimeo.com/206388137
By uploading the Video Dan and the Commercial Jazz class created on Saturday, Red Nose Day gets a donation of £15 from Fit Bit – check out the link maybe you can do your own videos 🙂 https://www.fitbit.com/uk/red-nose-day
New Adult Contemporary Class – Tues 7.45pm starting after Easter
March 2, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that we will running a new Adult Contemporary class aged 16+ starting Tues April 25th with our talented Contemporary teacher Sam Gilroy.
Sam also runs Contemporary classes on Tuesdays 5.30pm for School years 7+ and and Advanced Contemporary class Tues 6.30pm
Come along and see what you think – First class is a Free Trial
Late Bulletin ! Grace hit the London Stage before Christmas
March 2, 2017
Somehow we have made it to March already, but I just wanted to post this of Grace’s time performing at London Ballet in their Snow Queen performance just before Christmas (as usual panto took over the headlines) – she has also been selected for private classes with Miss Sophie – Well Done Grace and I am seeing the benefits in your ballet classes too !
Woking Bright Stars Qualifiers – Harriet & Megan
March 1, 2017
Congratulations to both Harriet and Megan qualifying to Woking Festival’s Bright Stars Bursary Competition
Good luck to Harriet who is taking part this Saturday, but sadly Megan has other commitments.