As you’ll no doubt have heard on the news, many parts of Lancashire were affected by terrible flooding as 2015 drew to a close. It’s been a really difficult time for many communities across the UK, including our very own community of Appley Bridge, as properties became overwhelmed by flood water. The SK Dance team were …
We’re delighted to announce the dates for our next SK Dance Studio full school dancing show! We’ll be performing for at least two nights (Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July 2016) and potentially a third night on Thursday 30th June, so please keep this date free too. Our show will be held at the lovely …
An attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest tap dance is to be held on Sunday 15th November 2015 at hundreds of different locations across the UK, in aid of BBC Children in Need…. Including at SK Dance Studio! Everyone is invited to take part and we’ll be teaching the special Tapathon2015 …
The results from our recent Allied Dancing Association (ADA) medal tests and ballet exams are in, and we’re delighted to say that they’re absolutely fantastic with a 100% pass rate. We’d like to say a huge well done to each and every dancer whose hard work has paid off, with everyone securing at least a coveted merit grade or higher, which …
We’re delighted to publish the timetable for the Allied Dancing Association (ADA) medal tests and exams, which will take place here at SK Dance in the dance studio at The Vale on Sunday 12th of July. All Saturday pupils apart from the Baby Ballet class will be taking medals tests, along with students who take ballet classes in …
We’re delighted to announce that SK Dance Studio teacher Cara Birchall has qualified as a FitSteps® instructor, so come along and try out this fabulous Strictly Come Dancing inspired exercise class on Thursdays at 8.40pm Developed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Natalie Lowe, Ian Waite and Mark Foster, FitSteps® brings Latin and Ballroom to the exercise class! …
Hot on the heels of our ballet classes for two and three year old toddlers, we’re delighted to bring you news of yet another new class to the SK Dance Studio timetable… Tiny Tappers – a tap class exclusively for 2 and 3 year old toddlers. As the name suggests, this is an ideal first …
Gene Kelly grew up in a working-class neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where instead of playing out with his mates, spent his free time in dancing classes. Trained in Classical Ballet and after working as both a dance teacher and a successful Broadway musical actor, Gene Kelly hit Hollywood with a bang in the 1942 film …
As you may have gathered from some of the other choices in the SK Dance Studio best dancers of all time list, we just LOVE percussive dance styles so there’s plenty of tap dancers in our top 10 list. And when it comes to tap-dancing in particular, Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson was the absolute godfather. Bill’s …
In November 2013 we launched a brand new dancing class to the SK Dance Studio time-table specifically aimed at 2 and 3 year old children. This special baby ballet class has been so popular that we’ve added an extra class to the timetable. You can now choose either our 10.30am Friday morning class, or our …