Dance Schools in
Barlestone

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The Academy has been open since 1997 and has its own purpose built studios in Atherstone town centre offering excellent facilities for the students. All the teachers and student teachers at the Academy are either trained by Miss Wendy or have had extensive training in their specialist subject.

Deirdre Lee trained at the Royal Ballet School in London on the dancer’s course. A foot injury prevented a ballet career and after working in the commercial and straight theatre she retrained and qualified as a Cecchetti Classical ballet teacher in 1994 with Eve Leveaux at Derby Academy of Classical Dance. Post qualification she spent three months at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A professional dance school providing quality dance and drama training to children ages 3 years to adult. We are a member of the International Dance Teachers Association and offer examinations and an annual dance show for all students. We have two established branches of the school in Droitwich, Worcs and Nuneaton, Warks and a brand new school in Coventry, West Mids.

The Academy was founded in September 1978 by its principal, Janine Clark, as her Mother closed "The Grace Freeman School of Dancing" in the March of 1978, Janines Aunt Kath was also a dance teacher and examiner with the AAD. The dance school has a 3rd generation of teachers with Janines daughter Victoria teaching too.

Premier Star Cheer and Tumble was estabilished in 1998. Teaching cheer, dance and gymnastics around Leicestershire. We currently have over 350 children being taught each week from 3yrs to adult and are Leicester's largest, most succesful and longest running cheerleading squad.