NEWS 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ HAPPY NEW YEAR from everyone at Dance Arena (01/01/2012)

Following the success of our Summer show at St.Philips, we have all enjoyed watching the DVD. We are delighted to have been invited to take part in the Pied Piper pantomime at St. Philips, which takes place during February half term 2012 (add it to you diaries as it will be one not to miss).

Also in 2012 we will be having R.A.D. Ballet and I.S.T.D. Tap and Modern exams. This term we also hope to be introducing LAMDA drama exams, please contact me if you are interested.

Zumba Fitness^®classes have proved extremely popular and continue to grow. We also welcome our new Pre-Primaryies that have moved up from the Melody Bear Classes, they have a fun filled term ahead! Our younger Melody Movement tots enjoyed a surprise visit from Santa's Christmas Fairies, Abbey Christmas and Fairies Snowbell and Snowflake!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Zumba Fitness^® Now at Dance Arena (27/09/2011)

Both Principal Gail Marsden and Dance Coach Elisha Rios have gained their Zumba Fitness^® instructor status. The first classes will be run at the United Reformed Church in Hollywell green on Wednesday's at 7.30pm and on Saturdays at 3.00pm from September 28th. We hope to see you all there to enjoy the party.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Melody Bear classes at Active Bodies Play Gym in Huddersfield (14/08/2011)

We are please to announce that from Wednesday 14th September we will be running Melody Bear class at Active Bodies Play Gym, Unit 4, Chapel Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3EU on Wednesday mornings at 10:00am and Little bear Feet classes at 11;00am. Please contact us if you require additional information.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dance Arena Show (20/07/2011)

WE HAD A SELL OUT!

Thanks to all for a fab show, and all the lovely comments on the professionalism.

Congratulations to Greta Wilding who has been accepted by the INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SCREEN ACTING. There were only 14 places up for grabs! We wish Greta well for the future and are sure she will be back to tell us all about it. We are also pleased that this month our very own drama teacher, Dermot Daley has been on the small screen in Channel 4's Sirens and ITV's Coronation Street.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dance Arena Show (21/06/2011)

As the show is drawing nearer I would like to have a rehearsal schedule through the weeks classes and some Saturdays leading up to the show. I don't really want to encroach on Sunday family time too much, so it would be helpful if your child could attend all or as many rehearsals as possible. The only Sunday scheduled so far is the 3rd July at the St. Philips venue. I hope to commence dress rehearsal at 2pm. Children will need to be there an hour beforehand.

Please try to book your tickets ASAP as there is so much to do. You should have recieved booking forms in class or by email. Please let me know if you havent.

Starting Tuesday 21st June, 28th June and 5th July:
4:30pm Ballet rehearsal
5:15pm Tap rehearsal 42nd Street, 1920's Greta and Cath
6:00pm 1960's Beatles
6:45pm 1950's Rock N Roll
7:00pm Irish Tap Grade 3's, Inters, Advanced
7:30pm Inter Ballet exam practice

Wednesday 22nd June, 29th June and 6th July:
5:00pm Musical Theatre rehearsal 1930's and 40's
5:45pm Ballet rehearsal
6:15pm Irish Tap, 42nd Street, Beatles and Rock N Roll
7:00pm Grade 7 Ballet exam practice

Saturday 18th June:
2:00pm Ballet rehearsal / Street
2:30pm tap
3:00pm Layla and Ben
3:45pm Grade 7 exam practice

Saturday 2nd July:
2:00pm Ballet / Street
2:30pm All Taps
3:00 All Moderns

SUNDAY 3RD JULY - Dress Rehearsal at St. Philips.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dance Arena Show (07/03/2011)

I have booked the date for our show for Saturday 9th July at St Philip’s Community Centre. This will be an late afternoon/early evening performance due to the number of pre-school and Reception age children taking part. The start time will probably be around 6pm.

Our theme is a Century of Entertainment, and this will give the students the opportunity to show a variety of dance and singing styles (both new and old trends). I hope you will enjoy! We will also have a Sunday rehearsal date at St Philip’s on the 3rd July. From talking to the students they seem excited about the show and I have tried to make the date as late as possible for the GCSE/A level students.

We will be having a fundraising Easter Disco at the School in order to cover costs of hiring the venue, costumes, lights, props etc. Louise Keller and Victoria Porritt will be helping to organise this event. We will include an Easter Bonnet competition for the younger children and an Egg decorating competition for the older students. We will be having a Bring and Share Buffet. The tickets will be a £5 family ticket. For any other fundraising ideas please let me know. We are also looking for raffle prize donations.

I would like to be able to make a donation to the HRI and CRH Intensive Care Units.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Melody Bear classes at Upsy Daisys in Mytholmroyd (06/03/2011)

We are please to announce that we will now be running a Melody Bear class at Upsy Daisys Play Centre in Mytholmroyd on Tuesday mornings at 10:00am. These classes also include a free play in the centre afterwards. Please contact us if you require additional information.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Street Dance Classes (05/03/2011)

The new Street Dance Classes are now up and running and all ages are welcome. Please see the class information on the website or contact us for details.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Melody Movement First Ballet at Kidzville (03/03/2011)

We will be starting a new Melody Movement First Ballet class at Kidzville, Greetland from Monday 14th March 2011. The classes start at 10:00am and include a free play in the soft play gym afterwards. Please contact us or Kidzville for further information

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Adult Classes (01/03/2011)

We have now added Adult Tap and Adult Dancercise classes to the schedule. If you are interested please see the information on the classes page or contact us for more details.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Term Dates (16/02/2011)

Next term resumes on Saturday 26th February due to the new classes on Saturdays. We break up for Easter on Wednesday 13th April. It is a 7 week half term. Some of our older students might be interested in our new Street Classes and Singing that will take place on Saturday afternoons. Adult classes in dancercise are also coming soon mid-week!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Melody Bear classes at Kidzville (01/01/2011)

Due to popular demand we have now started another Melody Bear Pre-School movement class at Kidzville soft play centre in West Vale. The class is on Thursdays at 13:30pm. The classes are still only £3.00 per session and include a free play in the soft play gym after the class. These classes are great value so pop along. You don't have to book in advance and to give flexibility we have made them 'pay as you come' so you don't have to pay for weeks you can't make it.

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