News

Additional Solo qualified for Dance World Cup 2020

June 30, 2020

We may not be able to actually go to the Dance World Cup finals in 2020 (would have been there now in Rome) but they have been postponed to next year and we have now found out that Kirsten has also qualified along with our groups and duet to go to the Finals and compete in the MINI SOLO HIP COMMERCIAL section – we are so chuffed for her. Thanks again to our choreographer and coach Dan Keen.

Destination unknown though for 2021, as we may have to wait until Oct to discover where and when! Let’s all hope things can run again properly next year in safety 🙂

Well Done Kirsten !

Slightly old but good news post !

April 17, 2020

Leanne was awarded a three month Perfect Motion associate scholarship early this year in the Perfect Motion competition we did – and with all the hecticness of last term then the sudden drastic changes this announcement has been sitting in my inbox ! She also had a place in Dance World Challenge in Portugal that she declined but it was cancelled anyway sadly. Go Leanne!

Good News in Lockdown!

April 17, 2020

Just a quick good news shout out that despite lockdown, Amelia and Millie have been accepted to return as London Ballet Associates in September. Well Done girls ! They were assessed based on their last class before we all got sent home – here’s hoping we all can get back into our studios soon – but in the meantime STAY SAFE ! xx

Ballet Exams December 2019 Success

February 12, 2020

Well done to all the 28 students that took RAD ballet exams in December – 100% passes 🙂

Pictured above are some of the Grade 4s. Dariana received the highest mark of 81 and Tilly was second so they get the Bursary awards towards their fees this time round of £70 each (sponsored by Basingstoke Academy of Dancing) – Good Job ladies 🙂

Please make sure you collect your certificates and badges where appropriate at the studios this week

TEAM B.A.D. will be at Dance World Cup 2020

February 6, 2020

We are really pleased and proud to announce that we have three dances qualified to compete at Dance World Cup Finals in Rome this Summer as part of Team England.

All choreographed by Dan Keen, in the Commercial category, we have our GAGA BAD CREW (Large Group), The Power of Spice (Small Group) and Naomi and Amelia’s Duet. So we will have 35 dancers aged 8-21 competing as part of TEAM ENGLAND in Rome this Summer. Everyone is very excited!

Well Done to all involved

It is going to cost each dancer about a £1000 each to go, what with entry fees, Team England kit, travel, accommodation and costumes, so we are busy fundraising to make sure no one eligible gets left behind due to lack of funds!

We are already underway – we have a GoFundMe page if you would like to help support the dancers :

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bad-compete-for-team-england-in-rome

Thanks to all those who have donated so far !

We would also like to thank:

Dayana and Basingstoke Zumba for a fundraising class just before Christmas and on Saturday 8th Feb at the Aquadrome 1pm https://www.zumba.com/en-US/profile/dayana-sanchez/502947
Jenna and Basingstoke Clubbercise for a fundraising class last weekend https://www.facebook.com/clubbercisewithjenna/
Morrisons Basingstoke and all their staff and customers who contributed to our cause while we bag-packed last Sunday https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/345
Tilehurst Festival for their support http://www.tilehursteisteddfod.org.uk

We also have a Quiz Night (SOLD OUT) this Saturday evening

Our dancers will perform at Ceroc Fleet 20th Feb https://www.ceroc.com/24/131/ceroc-fleet?id=123

Pyjama Uniform Day Saturday 29th Feb (also helping Sports Aid)

Car Wash at the studios Sunday 1st March

Our dancers will perform at Eastleigh Football Club https://www.eastleighfc.com/

12 Hour Musical 19th April – all children at BAD and their friends can be involved – Save the date more info to come

and More! (including a generous anonymous donation towards costumes !)

Even Darcy’s gran is making her 80th birthday a fundraiser in May to help out !

Thanks to everyone working hard to make this happen for all and keep watching out for more events and fun to help TEAM BAD be part of TEAM ENGLAND !

TEAM B.A.D.

December 5, 2019

It was a long time in coming but worth the wait – finally, here are some of our TEAM B.A.D. Dancers in our lovely new tracksuits and accessories. We have personalised branded water bottles too that can be purchased.

Thanks to Natalie Sweet and Phillip Nuttall for initial designs. Natt and Phil also put together our fabulous new logo featuring Vicky Davies from a photography session with Syd Chapman.

Thanks also to Beverley Mapes and Joey Casey from Designs Alike Ltd in Portsmouth, who took those concepts and made sure all the colours were correct (matching to our new leotards) and the designs worked with the fabric patterns and gave us some other accessories options to play with too.

We are very pleased with the results and hope to see more and more of our students sporting their new funky gear – also designed to be worn in Street Jazz, Performance Squad, Conditioning, Contemporary and Musical Theatre Classes. (Not Ballet classes or Modern and Tap Grades that have more formal uniform requirements though 🙂 )

Orders will be taken once a month, first week of the month, please email badadditions@basingstokeacademy.co.uk

Go TEAM BAD !

Photos Syd Chapman Photography

Diploma Student Success

November 25, 2019

Congratulations to all 4 of our Diploma in Dance Education Students for passing their ISTD Modern Theatre practical modules this month and thanks to Vanessa, our Approved Tutor for guiding them through these tough examinations.

Well Done also to Lois who gained her Advanced 1 Modern with 90 and Dariana who was awarded Bronze Tap with 93!

We are especially proud to see that two of our successful Diploma students, now teaching staff, and who have been with Basingstoke Academy from a very early age, were some of Principal Tanya’s first students when she took over the school in 2003. She has watched over their growth and development over the years through all their grades and vocational examinations and is so pleased to see them now be successful in their their professional teaching studies.

Amber has worked for B.A.D. as an assistant and then teacher for a number of years, especially helping to develop our popular pre-school programme and has been key to number if our students gaining very good exam results in recent years.

Charlotte returned to us after spending 3 years at Wilkes Academy to graduate with a Diploma in Performing Arts. She has also been teaching and instrumental to recent exam success and last Summer represented us in Team England at the Dance World Cup in Portugal.

We find it very exciting and professionally fulfilling at B.A.D. that we can develop those students that really want a career in Performing Arts and here are just the latest examples. Watching our youngsters grow into competent young professionals makes everything worthwhile – including those that do not stay in the dance world – their dance education and experiences have a positive impact on their lives.

Charlotte will also be appearing in Aladdin at the Anvil this Christmas season as a professional dancer, alongside 8 of our younger students whilst Amber and the rest of the Team will be ensuring classes run as normal at the Academy up to the 14th December – RAD Ballet Exams on the 17th December of December for about 25 students too.

Don’t forget our Fire and Ice Christmas Party on the 8th December ! Ho! Ho ! Ho !

B.A.D. is Dance School of the Year 2019

November 25, 2019

Congratulations to everyone – as Basingstoke Academy has won this amazing Award last month !

Thanks to all that made this possible, teachers, previous teachers, support staff, volunteers, collaborators, business partners and of course all all of our wonderful students !

Thanks to Anne Walker and the team at www.danceschooloftheyear.com

WELL DONE ALL !

Please also see the Basingstoke Gazette Article www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/18021416.dance-academy-claims-top-award/

B.A.D. Babes in Aladdin at the Anvil

November 20, 2019

Meet the 8 Panto Babes from Basingstoke Academy of Dancing all wearing our new uniform Tracksuit Tops with our new logo !

These girls were successful at auditions in the Summer and will start rehearsing at the end of this month for Aladdin at the Anvil this Christmas season working with UK Productions. They are very excited and looking forward to it and as well as the stars in the pantomime will also be dancing alongside our professionals, Miss Charlotte, graduated from Wilkes Academy and most of the way through her DDE qualification, and Morgan who is in her second year of study at Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts.

The girls will share the hefty schedule with North Hants Academy of Dance so if you want to see the girls perform panto please see their schedule below – Morgan and Charlotte will be in every performance

In other panto news, Lois and Susan are performing at Winchester in Dick Whitingdon, Joe is performing in Guildford and our own Miss Clare is performing professionally also in Aladdin at Milton Keynes.

OH YES THEY ARE !

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 13^TH DECEMBER 10.30AM & 6PM

SUNDAY 15^TH DECEMBER 2PM & 6PM

WEDNESDAY 18^TH DECEMBER 10.30AM & 6PM

SATURDAY 21^ST DECEMBER 2PM & 6PM

MONDAY 23^RD DECEMBER 2PM & 6PM

THURSDAY 26^TH DECEMBER 3PM

SATURDAY 28^TH DECEMBER 2PM & 6PM

MONDAY 30^TH DECEMBER 2PM & 6PM

THURSDAY 2^ND JANUARY 2PM & 6PM

SATURDAY 4^TH JANUARY 11AM & 3PM