Jackson Shallcross-Platt recently won a place at the National Youth Dance Company. Jackson will join Molly Walker at the prestigious dance company and begin rehearsing for his first performance at Sadlers Wells Theatre, in April during the Christmas holidays. Having started ballet classes with us less than a year ago, he is now preparing for his Grade 7 exam this term and Intermediate RAD exam next term.
CONGRATULATIONS JACKSON!
Please go to the gallery page for 4 albums of beautiful photos by Hanri Shaw and Cressida Murray and some lovely audience comments:
"I just wanted to say how absolutely blown away I was by the performances I watched. I don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting the unbeleivable standard that I saw! I actually was so moved emotionally at watching several of the dances and had tears in my eyes! My daughter has loved being art of something so special. Please pass on my congratulations to all the team. You must be very proud of your family there at Turning Pointe, you genuinely do acheive something really special, big congratulations to you!!
Julia Gajlikowska
We are very excited to present our production of Hans Christain Anderson's magical tale of 'The Little Marmaid' at The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill this week.
There are 3 performances on Friday 10th July @ 7.30 pm, Saturday 11th July @ 2 pm and 7.30 pm. Please call the box office on 01444 242888 or visit the website:
www.placesforpeopleleisure.org/centres/martlets-hall/the-little-mermaid
for tickets.
Mirabelle Seymour is currently performing with THE ROYAL BALLET in their production of SWAN LAKE. Mirabelle, who is a past pupil of Turning Pointe, is now in her 3rd year at White Lodge, The Royal Ballet School. She was chosen to perform as a Cygnet this season and will take part in the live performance to be broadcast in cinemas across Europe next Tuesday.
Miss Canneaux and Miss Carter will go with Mirabelle's former classmates to the live screening at the Odean Cinema in Brighton at 7.15 pm on Tuesday 17th March. We are all very excited to see our former classmate on stage at the Royal Opera House.
Go Mirabelle!
William Bridgland - William recently successfully auditioned for full time dance places at both Laban Trinty and 'The Place' London Contemporary. He will begin the BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance at London Contemporary Dance School in September. William has been training with the school every Saturday for the past 3 years as part of the CAT scheme.
William is a valued member of the Advanced Ballet class in Lewes, taking part in the Pas de Deux training with Miss Victoria.
We wish him all the best for the future. Well done William!
Matthew Keller - was offered 5 years fully funded at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts on the dancers course. In the Summer he travelled to New York for 3 weeks after being offered a full scolarship to the American Academy of Ballet Summer School. Matthew is now happily settled at Tring and thriving. At 14, he is now 5 foot 11 and an acomplished Ballet, Modern and Contemporary dancer, recently acheiving 95 percent in his Intermediate ballet exam.
Well done Matthew, We look forward to hearing what happens next!
Molly Walker – Molly will be performing at Sadler’s Wells Theatre on Friday 10th April, having successfully auditioned for a place with the National Youth Dance Company. Molly trains with the company during college holidays as well as training every Saturday in London with the CAT scheme at Laban Trinity.
Good Luck Molly!
Martha Gardner – Martha started at the BRIT School in September, having won a coveted place on the Musical Theatre course. In the summer she took part in a production in Devon, having also won a place with the National Youth Music Theatre. Martha continues her dance training at Turning Pointe and on Saturdays travels to ‘The Place’ London Contemporary, for specialised Ballet and Contemporary training with the Centre for Advanced Training scheme. Martha is now a very busy young lady – Congratulations!
We look forward to seeing her dance the role of the Princess in our forthcoming production of ‘The Little Mermaid’ in July.
Daisy and Alex began Sunday training in September with London Senior Ballet. Daisy, Alex and Liberty Mills were all successful in competing for a place to study intensively at Arts Educational studios in Turnham Green.
Daisy, 14, is currently studying Advanced Ballet, Grade 7 Ballet and Intermediate Modern at Turning Pointe. Alexandra, 11, will take the new Grade 5 Ballet and Grade 4 Tap exams in a couple of weeks and also studies Intermediate Ballet and Musical Theatre at Turning Pointe. Both the girls will have various roles in Turning Pointe's 'The Little Mermaid' in July.
Well done and good luck to both of you!
Liberty Mills - Libby has succesfully auditioned for a full time place on the BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance degree course at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance in London. Libby has been at Turning Pointe for 13 years and held an associate at Central School of Ballet as well as a place at London Senior Ballet. Libby is currently studying Advanced Ballet and Advanced Modern at Turning Pointe and training in London with English National Ballet Youth Company. She will begin full time training in September after performing a solo role in Turning Pointe's 'The Little Mermaid' in July.
Congratulations Libby and Good Luck!