Dance Schools in
Shepshed

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.

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.

Keep Fit, Reduce Stress and Have Fun with Espiritu Latino” Studies have shown dancing to be just as good at improving the heart’s health as using an exercise bike — and a lot more fun. Exercising without realising it — WOW! How would you like to keep fit, reach a natural high, reduce stress, have fun, gain confidence all at the same time?

Well what an Awesome weekender we had in Scarborough. Huge thanks to teachers Sara White and Tracey & Melvin for their fabulous lessons and to Kerry B for her fabulous tunes in the Jive Ballroom.

We are an established dance school in the Nottingham and Derby area, offering dance classes and lessons in Ballroom, Latin American, Sequence, Salsa, Rock & Roll and Line Dancing.