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2 Down…

We’re gonna need a bigger coach! A massive congratulations to the lovely Miss Bree Quinton for securing her place in the Grand Final of Miss Dance 2016 at a heat last night. Well done too to our Miss Bridie Thorpe who took the place of runner-up… it surely can’t be long now.

bree bridie — Bree & Bridie with their trophies

Alongside Rebecca, both girls performed at Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens earlier this year at Miss Dance 2015, a day that the whole dancing family will never forget. We now have two more young ladies competing for their place, so now we begin the countdown to making our Fabulous Five.

Best of luck to Bridie, Alex & Charlotte in the coming heats, and another very heartfelt well done to Bree.

October 28, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: NewsTags: Dance, Dance School, IDTA, International Dance Teachers Association, International Dance Theatre Association, Latest News, Miss Dance, Miss Dance 2016, Sharon Berry School, Theatre Dance Leave a comment

Spooky Celebration!

We are holding a Halloween Party Sunday 1st November 2.00-4.00 at Malin Bridge Sports and Social Club. Tickets are £2. Fancy dress is of course encouraged but not compulsory. All children must be accompanied. Please support us in this event. Tickets are available from Gemma Mitchell at class on Saturdays, please contact us if you are interested via Facebook or to the school email address: sharonberryschool@gmail.com

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: Fundraising, NewsTags: Fundraising, Halloween, Latest News, Sharon Berry School Leave a comment

Dancing All The Way To Blackpool… Again!

Book the coaches, start on that packed lunch, because we’re off to Blackpool again next June! A huge congratulations to our very own Miss Rebecca Hanneman who performed her heart out in Loughborough to secure a place in the Grand Final of Miss Dance 2016.

After doing us tremendously proud this year (along with Misses Bridie and Bree of course), Becky has been back competing for a place in this prestigious competition, and we’re so looking forward to cheering her on once more. Well done!

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: NewsTags: Dance, Dance class sheffield, IDTA, International Dance Theatre Association, Latest News, Miss Dance, Miss Dance 2016, Sharon Berry School, Sheffield, Theatre Dance Leave a comment

Monday Timetable Autumn 2015

Please see our new timetables for Monday below. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Berry on 0114 246 6126.

4.30-5.15	Grade 2 Ballet	Grade 3 Modern
5.15-6.00	Grade 3 Ballet	Grade 4 Modern – boys
6.00-6.45	Boys Ballet	Grade 5 Modern
6.45-7.45	Inter Ballet with Pointe	Advanced 1 Theatre Craft
7.45-8.30		Stretch Class
8.30-9.30	Advanced 1 Ballet with Pointe	Pre-Associate Theatre Craft Part 2

August 27, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: Class, NewsTags: Ballet, Dance, Dance Class, Dance School, Dancing Class, IDTA, International Dance Theatre Association, Latest News, Modern Jazz, Musical Theatre, Performng Arts, Sharon Berry School, Tap, Teaching, Theatre Craft Leave a comment

Pantomime Auditions – Cinderella, Rotherham

Cinderella Pantomime Auditions – Monday 7th September 2015 6.00pm-7.00pm at St Thomas More.
Six girls are required to make a team of juveniles for this years Christmas pantomime at Rotherham Civic Theatre. Auditionees must be strong dancers and performers as they will be required to act and sing.

The selected children must be 7 years and older and no taller than 4ft 11ins. They must be committed and available to attend all rehearsals and show performances which run from 2nd December 2015 to 10th January 2016.
The first rehearsal dates are:

Monday 5th October – 4.30-7.30

Monday 19th October – 4.30-7.30

Monday 2nd November – 4.30-7.30

(All rehearsals must be attended and further dates will be confirmed)
Performance dates for this team have not yet been confirmed but you must be available for all shows.

Anyone wishing to attend the audition must call or send a private message to Mrs Berry or Miss Rebecca.

August 25, 2015August 26, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: NewsTags: Audition, Cinderella, Civic, Dance, Latest News, Pantomiime, Performing Arts, Rotherham, Sharon Berry School Leave a comment

Saturday Timetable Autumn 2015

Please find below our timetable for Saturday class. Term commences 5th September at St Thomas More Community Centre.

If you would like to begin dancing with us for the first time, please call Mrs Berry to arrange on 0114 246 6126. We will be delighted to welcome new pupils.

For any clarifications or questions, please contact Mrs Berry on the number above.

10.00-10.30	Juveniles	Preparatory Theatre Craft	Primary Theatre Craft
10.30-11.00	Juveniles	Preparatory Tap	Primary Tap
11.00-11.30	Grade 1 Ballet	Preparatory Ballet	Primary Ballet
11.30-12.00	Grade 1 Modern	Preparatory Modern	Primary Modern
12.00-12.30	Stretch Junior	Stretch Inter	Stretch Boys
12.30-1.15	Grade 1 Theatre Craft	Grade 2 Theatre Craft	Grade 3 Theatre Craft	Grade 4 Theatre Craft
1.15-1.30	Lunch
1.30-2.15	Grade 1 Tap	Grade 2 Tap	Grade 3 Tap	Pre-Associate Theatre Craft
2.15-3.15	Grade 2 Modern	Grade 5 Tap	Advanced 1 Modern
3.15-4.15	Inter Theatre Craft	Advanced 1 Tap

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: Class, NewsTags: Ballet, Children, Class times, Dance, Dance School, Dancing, Dancing Class, IDTA, International Dance Theatre Association, Latest News, Modern Jazz, Newsletter, Parson Cross, Sharon Berry School, Sheffield, Tap, Theatre Craft Leave a comment

Tap Stars

Congratulations are in order for our pupils Jack Skelton and Charlotte Stones who have two sets of very different and very good news. Both of them successfully auditioned for Tap Attack, a tap performance and workshop company with the likes of West End favourite Graeme Henderson on the bill! Having attended their workshops, Charlotte and Jack were invited to audition for the performance company – and we are very proud to say they got in!

In addition to this, Jack was also nominated to dance in the IDTA Scholarships 2016 for his outstanding performance in his Grade 4 Tap exam. Charlotte on the other hand has also discovered that she has been chosen for the role of Head Girl at Stocksbridge High School in the coming year.

Well done to both of you, keep up the good work!

July 29, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: NewsTags: Dance, Graeme Henderson, Head Girl, IDTA, International Dance Theatre Association, Latest News, Local News, Scholarships, Sharon Berry School, Stocksbridge High School, Tap, Tap Attack Leave a comment

All Good Things – Dates For Your Diary

We’re delighted to announce that our school production:

All Good Things

Will take place next summer at the Montgomery Theatre in Sheffield. All our pupils get the chance to dance on a full-sized stage right in the city centre in front of hundreds of people every night. There will be four performances and children dancing in the show will be required in the evenings of the whole show week to attend technical and dress rehearsals. The details of these will be released nearer the time.

Please make a note of these dates in your diary:

Tuesday 12 July 2016 – Technical Rehearsal

Wednesday 13 July 2016 – Dress Rehearsal

Thursday 14 July 2016 – Evening Performance

Friday 15 July 2016 – Evening Performance

Saturday 16 July 2016 – Matinee Performance & Evening Performance

There will also be full-class rehearsals that take place at St Thomas More Community Centre on the following dates:

Thursday 30 June 2016

Saturday 2 July 2016

Details regarding tickets and costumes will be released in due course.

A pirouette down memory lane…

This year’s show theme is a special one, as it celebrates the very best of Berry. As we sashay towards our 35th birthday as a school, we continue to enjoy a long history of achievement and friendship. As the daughters of our first ever pupils learn their shuffle hops, nieces, brothers, twins, grandchildren of our community come together to make a school that is incredibly special. Expect to see old favourites and new showstoppers, danced by our pupils as only they know how, with stretched feet and a foot-long smile!

We now begin the difficult task of narrowing down a shortlist of crowd-pleasers, and we look forward to seeing you in July 2016.

June 28, 2015June 28, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: News, Show 2016Tags: Ballet, Dance, Dance community, Dancing, IDTA, International Dance Theatre Association, July 2016, Latest News, Montgomery, Montgomery Theatre Sheffield, Musical Theatre, Sharon Berry School, Sheffield, Show, Surrey Street, Tap 1 Comment

All Aboard the Magic Carpet!

Lifting off from Sheffield’s Lyceum this Christmas will be Prince Ali and now, after an extremely successful audition, nine Berry Babes will be joining him on his magic carpet.

Aladdin is this year’s Christmas pantomime, co-produced by Evolution Pantomimes and Sheffield Theatres. It will run from December 2014 – January 2016. With the most of the star cast yet to be announced, we do know that Sheffield’s favourite dame, Damian Williams, will be returning to play Aladdin’s mum, Widow Twankey.

A day of auditions saw over 260 hopefuls dance their hearts out in order to join the children’s chorus. We are so proud of all our pupils who auditioned and did their best, and would like to congratulate Eva Cadet, Maddie Dunn, Maisie Ganley, Lucy Holcroft, Eleanor Jackson, Megan Moore, Megan Thorpe, Renee Warren and Aliyah Xaba who will be treading the boards of the Lyceum this Christmas.

Well done to all who auditioned and we can’t wait to watch our Berry Babes in December!

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 by Berry Academy of Dance Categories: NewsTags: Aladdin, Audition, Damian Williams, Evolution Pantomimes, Latest News, Pantomime, Sheffield Lyceum, Sheffield Theatres Leave a comment

Happy 18th Birthday Isabelle

Many happy returns to Isabelle Sykes who turns 18 today! Isabelle started dancing class when she was just three years old but holds the record for youngest performance – when she appeared as the Tellytubby sun aged 13 months in a Century in Dance! Since then Isabelle has taken part in numerous pantomimes, dance festivals and shows including playing the lead role of Annie at Sheffield City Hall! She has voiced Josephine in the BBC Radio 4 drama, On It, which won a prestigious Sony Radio Academy Award in 2012. In addition to assisting classes on Saturday mornings, Issy has won the school’s 30/30 award, which celebrates a pupil who has achieved to the best of their abilities and contributed to the overall life of the school. In recent years Isabelle has played the lead of Cathy Seldon in Tapton School’s production of Singin’ in the Rain, has won a place with the Youth Music Theatre company and has achieved an outstanding 90 marks in her Intermediate Tap exam. Isabelle will finish her A Levels next summer which is good news for us because we’ve got her for a whole more year! Issy also recently celebrated an extremely well-deserved win of the Senior Bursary competition at the Two Counties Dance Festival with a performance of her popular Taylor The Latte Boy. Pop the champers Isabelle, and happy birthday!