Dancers from the Sandra Taylor School of Dance (STSD) in West Bridgford are celebrating the success of their latest production, Legends, performed to full houses at the Nottingham Playhouse in March. There was a cast of over 250 dancers from Tinies, taking their first steps on stage, to adults … [Read more...]
Nottingham duo win yet another dance title
By Sam Morgan Stephen and Sarah Summers from Southwell in Nottingham represented Great Britain recently in professional ballroom and Latin dancing. They have just returned from Cervia in Italy where the WDC World Professional Championships were held and they won their third professional … [Read more...]
DITCH THE TREADMILL AND HIT THE DANCEFLOOR IN 2016
Don’t give something up in 2016, learn something new! That’s the message from the team at Revolución de Cuba in Nottingham this year with their resolutions de Cuba! Forget fighting your way through a packed gym, pull on your dancing shoes and join the salsa craze already sweeping the city. The … [Read more...]
LOCAL DANCE SCHOOL HITS THE LIGHTS
Keyworth School of Theatre Dance (KSTD) are proud of the success of their recent showcase, Hit The Lights, which was held at Loughborough Town Hall. The proceeds of the show amounted to £3,938.67 of which £1,300 was donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. The remaining £2,638.67 has been put … [Read more...]
ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR HELEN
Local ballet teacher Helen Leonard has been awarded Life Membership of the Royal Academy of Dance. The award is made following 40 years as a member of the academy and is “in recognition of ongoing commitment and dedication to the Royal Academy of Dance”. Helen has been running the Leonard … [Read more...]
FAB-U-LOUS DANCE WORKSHOP
Pupils from The BB School of Dancing enjoyed an inspirational day of Latin American and ballroom dancing workshops. These were delivered by 10-time UK Ten Dance champions and European Latin showcase finalists, Morgan Hempshill and Richard Still. The children were taught five different dances … [Read more...]
BINGHAM GIRL HAS HIGH HOPES FOR PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREER
Bingham-born and raised Alice Shepperson had a promising professional dance career ahead of her until last year, when she had to have invasive surgery to remove her appendix. Alice was forced to put her future dance career on hold. Determined to continue dancing though, she fought back, picked … [Read more...]
DANCE SCHOOL STUDENTS STAGE AMAZING PRODUCTION
Students from the Leonard School of Dance in West Bridgford staged an amazing production of 'Saturday Night at the Movies’. The show, which involved nearly 200 young people from the ages of six to 17 years, was created by the dance school’s director Helen Leonard and head teacher Michelle … [Read more...]
KK DANCE RAISE £580 FOR GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION
A family charity social event is held each year at Lutterell Hall in West Bridgford to raise money for a local charity chosen by school members. Pupils aged between three and 18 demonstrate dance routines to family and friends. A raffle is also held and the children bake cakes to sell at the event. … [Read more...]
BRIDGFORD DANCE SCHOOL CELEBRATES 35 YEARS
The Sandra Taylor School of Dance (STSD) in West Bridgford is celebrating its 35th year with a spectacular showcase entitled ‘Elements’. It takes place at the Nottingham Playhouse on the 28th and 29th March. The title says it all - elements of classical ballet, tap, contemporary, commercial jazz, … [Read more...]