What a fabulous few days at Dearne Springtime Dance Festival. Well done to our BAD competition team who have danced over the last two weekends, you have done yourself and the school proud!

An amazing 85 medals and 10 trophies won between them over the 4-days!

1st place – 19

2nd place – 26

3rd place – 21

4th place – 19

Well done to our Senior group winning gold and our Junior group winning silver.

A big well done to our trophy winners;

A Novice Cabaret – Izzy Brooks

A Novice Classical – Zayah Lewis

C Novice Cabaret – Jessica Baggaley

C Novice Classical – Darcey Darwent

D Novice Classical – Maisie Berry

F Cabaret – Abi Bridger

Senior Acro – Abi Bridger

Senior Trio – L. Xaba, I. Adshead, A. Bridger

Most Promising Performer – Abi Bridger

Senior Acts – Berry Academy of Dance

Happy memories

Thank you for all your hard work!

What an incredible weekend we had at the IDTA Theatre Awards 2024, our girls definitely did us proud!

Abi, Alycia, Evie, Izzy, Niamh were all AMAZING in their classes, we are very proud teachers

Abi and Izzy both reaching the finals in all three of their subjects is just fantastic, what an achievement to finish in the top selection in every class!

A special commendation was awarded to Abi Bridger in the Theatre Craft grades; finishing top 3 in the country!

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A big well done to everyone who has taken an IDTA examination today. We had pupils of all ages, from our pre-schoolers to seniors, you have all worked so hard preparing for your exams. We are very proud of you all

Our main classes have now officially stopped for the summer, we hope you all have a fantastic break. See you again from Saturday 2nd September!

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The exam results have arrived from our recent IDTA Examination session and I’m pleased to say we have maintained our 100% pass rate and every pupil has received a distinction in their exam, a big well done to everyone involved

I’m pleased to say the following pupils have been selected by the examiner to receive a Theatre Award Nomination and will attend the finals in Manchester in 2024;

Abi Bridger – Grade 4 Tap

Evie Bradford – Grade 4 Tap

Isabel Adshead – Grade 4 Tap

Niamh Thompson – Grade 4 Tap

Eva Cadet – Inter Contemporary Jazz

Well done to all pupils, you have worked so hard, we are very proud of you all

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We attended the Can You Dance Masterclass Games 2023 in Liverpool this weekend.

A big well done to Abi, Isabel, Laylah, Evie, Alycia, Luella, Heidi, Lauren and Neve for a fantastic day competing. You have all been amazing and really should be proud of yourselves.

A special mention to pupils who were selected by the class teacher to receive an award;

Bronze medal winner for Inter Musical Theatre Jazz Luella Smith

Bronze medal winner for senior commercial

Laylah Xaba

We are so proud of you all, just amazing!

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We attended the Can You Dance Masterclass Games 2023 in Liverpool this weekend.

A big well done to Abi, Isabel, Laylah, Evie, Alycia, Luella, Heidi, Lauren and Neve for a fantastic day competing. You have all been amazing and really should be proud of yourselves.

A special mention to pupils who were selected by the class teacher to receive an award;

Bronze medal winner for Inter Musical Theatre Jazz Luella Smith

Bronze medal winner for senior commercial

Laylah Xaba

We are so proud of you all, just amazing!

#berryacademyofdance#TeamBAD#cyd_uk

Congratulations to our girls at the TDCI Sheffield Senior Modern Championship.

Laylah Xaba – 4th place

Abi Bridger – 6th Place

So proud of you both, well done!

Good luck to Max and Freddie on their opening night of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Teen Edition.

They are performing at Rotherham Civic Theatre this week with Yorkshire Performance Preparation Academy (YPPA).

We hope you have an amazing time and enjoy the experience.

Wishing our pupils the best of luck in their opening performance of Grease at the Sheffield City Hall.

Evie Bradford Alycia Mayfield Abi Bridger Lauren Daly

It’s a sell out show, for those who are lucky enough to have a ticket, you’re in for a real treat!

We hope you have a fantastic run and enjoy performing in such an amazing theatre. A big thank you to Manor Operatics Society for the opportunity and support, we can’t wait to see you all on stage! Good luck to all the cast and crew, you’re going to be amazing!

If you’re planning a trip to the theatre over the festive period then you may spot a few familiar faces. We have 10 pupils from the school appearing in local pantomimes this year.

Here’s where you’ll find them;

Sheffield City Hall – Cinderella (27th Dec-8th Jan) With Manor Operatics Society.

Megan Bridger

Abi Bridger

Isabel Adshead

Evie Bradford

Laylah Xaba

Alycia Mayfield

Rotherham Civic Theatre – Beauty & The Beast

(1st Dec-8th Jan) with Imagine Theatre.

Nevaeh Brook

Abbie Braithwaite

Summer Griffin

Chesterfield Theatres – Sleeping Beauty

(6th Dec-3rd Jan) with Paul Holman Associates.

Annabel Seymour

Special mention to BAD graduate, Jack Skelton who has also started his first professional pantomime contract and will be appearing in Aladdin at The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton.

We are so proud of you all and hope you have a fantastic time, enjoy every minute of this special experience.

Tickets for all shows are now on sale, we can’t wait to see you all!

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