11 budding ballerinas from Castle Bromwich & Chelmsley Wood based SPOTLIGHT STAGE SCHOOL have successfully auditioned for the English Youth Ballet, following a Midlands-wide search during the half-term holidays.
The girls will now perform the famous ballet ‘Giselle’ in 3 performances at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in September, following an intense rehearsal period with a team from the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet and Gothenbury Ballet.
Isabel Mitchell-Oram (age 9) impressed the judging panel so much that she was awarded a cash scholarship. Isabel was ranked in the top 3 dancers, despite being one of the youngest at the audition.
Louise Mitchell-Oram, Isabel’s mother commented “dancers had travelled up to 100 miles to audition. I was so proud when Isabel was chosen, but when she won the scholarship I couldn’t believe it”.
It has been a busy few months for the young stars. At the end of last year, the school performed a Song and Dance number and a Gymnastic routine at the O2 Arena, and Drama pupils filmed ‘Waterloo Road’ for the BBC. A few weeks ago Amy Wright was also selected from over 6,000 dancers to compete in the International Dance Awards, along with 6 other SPOTLIGHT pupils, and younger pupils, including Sophia, Kyra & Isabel (pictured) were chosen as models for the leading dancewear manufacturer and distributor in the UK.
SPOTLIGHT Principal Vicky Richards commented “it is a privilege to teach these children, and it’s lovely to see how their hard work transpires into such wonderful achievements”.
For details about the opportunities SPOTLIGHT STAGE SCHOOL could offer your child, please contact Vicky on 0121-242-3904 / 07775-631316 / vicky@spotlightstageschool.co.uk.
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Well done girls you did us all proud !!!!!!!
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