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Patron Wayne Sleep O.B.E. Star and Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet Company for over
40 years, Wayne continues to bring magic and professionalism to our Academy annually with
his
children`s workshops, which commenced 15 years ago here in Spain with Jayne, when
they
organized his
very
first one. After the amazing success of this workshop, Wayne
continued
these sessions,
every Sunday and he is booked up to almost a year in advance
for these
workshops he carries
out all over the U.K. Wayne is also a Patron of the B.B.O. |
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Lara Melville A.B.B.O., C.I.D. - Director
Began her full-time vocational training at the age of 14 at The
Urdang Academy of Ballet
and Performing Arts,
Covent Garden, London, having been given a B.B.O. scholarship at the
age of 10. There she continued
her
B.B.O. training and took her major ballet examinations
to Advanced level. Taught by the
late Leone Urdang,
Janet Lewis, Graham Fletcher,
Gary Lloyd, Christine Hughes and Deborah
Clark, to name a few. Lara continued
to train
with the BBO and obtained her teaching
Associates in classical ballet. tap and modern.
When re-locating to Spain, Lara's first success was to choreograph the winning 'hip-hop' dance
for the
1st International Dance Festival held in Marbella in 2003. As well as Lara passing hundreds of children through
their annual examinations, in 2007 the Academy entered 38 dancers in the Prague
Dance Festival, and Lara`s
choregraphy took the dancers to win both 1st and 3rd place in the
jazz/hip-hop section. In 2008 The Academy
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Julie Curran B.Ed Hons., (Head of Drama at Aloha International College) heading our drama department, we are now able to offer Drama with L.A.M.D.A. certification
(The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) examinations twice a year to enhance and encourage children`s acting skills to a high performance level. |
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Tina Rose teaches our singing classes, a professional singer and performer, who has co produced the popular "Magic of the Musicals" and "Flashback", which are used by top tour companies. Tina enjoys a wide repertoire of styles, including rock, country, jazz as well as pop classics and ballads and has enjoyed training our students for over five years to performance level in many of our charity shows.
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Edward Edur & Agnes Oaks international guest artists and principal dancers with the
English National Ballet (E.N.B.) have also been guest teachers with this Academy
when Jayne organized thier first workshop in Gibraltar for world famous Agnes to
teach children of all ages. They are also Patrons of the B.B.O. |
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Marina Stevenson, the Resident Director of the musical "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera" is coming to do a one-day orkshop at our Academy.Marina has a vast wealth of experience
and some of her
appearances are as follows:-
CATS Victoria - The White Cat New London Theatre
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Meg Her Majesty's Theatre
CHICAGO MAE - Dolly Jermyn Street Theatre
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STRUCTURED TRAINING - Dance
The correct training for your child is essential for their bodies development. At the Academy we follow the BBO, British Ballet Organization`s syllabi because it is one of the only four accredited by the The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)and the society of the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET) who regularly meet to address issues of quality, progress, health and safety and all BBO teachers have signed a Professional Conduct for Teachers of Dance Agreement to ensure that your child gains the best possible up to date teaching methods.
GRADED EXAMINATIONS
For students we feel examinations offer a great sense of achievement as well as boosting their confidence levels. It also gives parents an indication of their child`s progress and the Academy`s results give proof of the quality level of the teaching. Nevertheless, bearing in mind that the BBO is amongst the most challenging examining bodies we regularly obtain a 100% pass rate. We offer examinations in classical ballet, tap and modern as well as hip-hop, street dance and jazz in dancing troupes.
HIP-HOP / STREET DANCE
Singularly our most popular class. This urban unique style is simply growing and growing. It is today`s style of dance. We encourage all our students to try this style as it is not only what everyone would like to be able to do, it is also a fantastic workout.
CHARITY SHOWS & INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVALS
We now encourage our specially selected troupes to enter overeas dance competitions and have been successful for two years (2007/2008) at returning from The Prague Dance Festival with many trophies and individual dance awards.
More importantly, we also produce an annual charity show in a local theatre, when the entire Academy performs and enjoys the principle of not only using their talents in the theatre arena, but also becoming part of a team with a single goal in mind - to raise awareness and funds for a local institute (normally a local children`s orphanage or homes for the disabled).
FURTHER TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS
We actively encourage talented students to pursue their dreams further and we are supported by the finest full-time vocational training academies in the U.K. who offer annual scholarship placements i.e. Easter : Elmhurst Ballet School (2 places), Summer : The London Studio Centre (2 places), Summer : The Urdang Academy, London.
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