We are pleased to announce that Jess Kidwell will be coming to teach boys' and girls'conditioning classes for one term only on Fridays. Classes will start on Friday 17th September at the following times:

4.15 - 5.00pm          Boys' conditioning class

5.00 - 5.45pm          Girls'conditioning class

Jess is an ex-professional dancer who has qualified as a Health Fitness Specialist. She teaches the associate boys at the Royal Ballet School, as well as lecturing at the university and running the Canterbury Gyrotonic and Personal training alongside Lucy Wintle. Jess has also just taught a very popular workshop at our Masterclasses week - so don't miss out!

For more information or to put your name down for the class call 01227 761461 or email us.

In June we have held Royal Academy of Dance ballet examinations both in Canterbury and Ashford. Students from Grade 1 to Grade 6 took exams. Vocational students are also taking exams at RAD headquarters in London in July.

We wish them all success.

The schools have been fund raising for the Genee competition to be held at Sadlers Wells theatre in London on November 21st 2010. The Academy supports this prestigious dance competition around the world and for its return to UK needs to ask for support. RAD teachers have been asked to help and so at Dance Warehouse we have been selling cakes! Not a bad idea as we managed to raise over £250.

We are still adding to the funds so watch this space and see how we go. We are always happy to support young dancers and those taking part in the Genee competition are starting their careers. Arts sponsorship is always difficult to obtain and so any help is good news.

We will be taking some older students to Birmingham at the end of July for a Choreographic competition also in aid of fund raising for the Genee. It will be very exciting. The students  have a chance to watch and meet dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet as well as do classes and perform their solos. The prize is tickets to see the Finals of the Genees at Sadlers Wells in November.

Tickets are selling fast for the Ashford production of the Nutcracker. All the school will take part from 3 year old “snowflakes” to 19 year olds in the Arabian dance. It will be a wonderful show with something for everyone.

Pupils have rehearsed all term with Miss Katie; Katie- Anne and Rachel and everybody is now very excited. The performance is in the main Hall at Towers School at 2pm and 7pm on Saturday 3rd July. Tickets available on the door at £8 adults £5 Children/OAPs.