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Place Categories: Ballet, Modern Jazz, Tap and Theatre Craft
The Sarah-Louise Ashworth School of Dance opened in Kirkbymoorside in January 2006.
Classes are held daily for children starting from as young as 3 years. Adult classes are also available. We also offer parent and toddler classes from 16 months.
Subjects include RAD ballet, IDTA ballet, modern, tap, jazz, theatre craft, commercial jazz, contemporary, musical theatre, drama and singing. Pupils may take examinations in all dance disciplines if they wish to with the RAD or the IDTA and drama Examinations can be taken with Trinity of London. The school holds a 100% pass rate on all examinations taken.
In addition to working towards examinations all pupils take part in the school’s bi-annual showcase. The school provides dancers for the Pickering pantomime, charity shows, displays and lots more, giving pupils plenty of opportunities to have fun.
In June 2008 the school was awarded the recognised school award by the council for Dance in Education and Training.
Whilst many pupils may not choose dance as a career the school feel it is important that correct training is given right from the beginning, so that the doors of opportunity are wide open.
Furthermore, the school believes dance should be a fun way of keeping fit, building pupils’ confidence, encouraging good posture, allowing pupil’s to make friends and giving pupil’s a hobby which they will remember for the rest of their lives.
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- Sarah Louise AshworthPrincipal
Sarah-Louise Ashworth started dancing at the age of 3 at the Kirkham School of dancing. At sixteen she went on to train at Laine Theatre Arts on the dance and musical theatre course where she gained her ISTD Ballet Associate teaching certificate in 2000 in which she received Honours. She is also a qualified dance teacher of the IDTA and a mutually recognised teacher of the RAD. Sarah-Louise successfully passed her IDTA Licentiate Ballet with Honours in 2012 and her IDTA Associate Modern with Honours in 2014.
Sarah-Louise has worked extensively as both a dancer & singer in both theatre and television. Highlights of her career include performing at the Queen Mother's 100th Birthday Celebrations - London and cruising the world as dance captain on the world famous QE2. Most recently she was asked to adjudicate for 'Festival 4 Stars'.
Rebecca NeacsuDance TeacherRebecca began her training at the age of 3 and took part in many shows, pantomimes, festivals and also attended weekly classes at the Louise Browne Yorkshire Scholarship Centre in York.
At the age of 16 Rebecca gained a 3 year scholarship to Northern Ballet School, taking exams in ISTD and RAD gaining her Advanced II. She was specially chosen to demonstrate at the NATD, BBO and the Molly Lake awards and the Jimmy Carr Live Tour. Rebecca graduated in 2005 as Head Girl.
Her extensive cruise ship career began with Costa Cruise Lines and continued for the next 8 years working with Costa and MSC cruise companies as a production Dancer soon becoming Lead Adagio and later Dance Captain and Production Manager.
Kerry WhitfieldDance TeacherKerry was born and raised in North Yorkshire. Following time spent as a J.A (Junior Associate of the Royal Ballet) and York Scholar, she continued her training in London at The Royal Ballet School, White Lodge for a further five years. After this time she developed her training further at London Studio Centre where she gained a Diploma of Higher Education in Theatre Dance.
Kerry has appeared as both a singer and dancer in many productions including numerous performances with The Royal Ballet School and production shows onboard Holland America cruise lines.
Kerry graduated with distinction at the Royal Academy of Dance, and now holds Registered Teacher Status with the RAD. She has also been acting as a mentor for the RAD BA (Hons) Ballet Education (BABE) level 5 and 6 students, and teaching on the RAD's international summer schools.
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