Hunter School of Dance

🌟 UK Young Dancer Finals🌟

A beautiful morning spent watching our amazing Chloe in the Classical Finals of the UK Young Dancer competition in the amazing Royal Opera House 🩰

I will never stop appreciating hearing my little school’s name announced as part of these incredible competitions 🥹

Chloe - you were absolutely stunning today. So classically beautiful and so confident amongst a group of unbelievably talented finalists. You have worked so hard for this, and I am absolutely over the moon for you:

🌟 English National Ballet Training Scholarship Recipient 🌟

The most perfect award for you, and to be recognised on this stage is just crazy - I am so proud of you!

A huge thank you to the UK Young Dancer (UKYD) team, and to Bethany Bethany Kingsley-Garner DCBT | Former Principal Ballerina for all her help and support with Chloe’s preparations for this - we appreciate you very much 💕

💫 Infant Stars of the Week 💫

And not forgetting our wonderful 1st year stars, who have all worked so hard in their classes. A huge well done to our first star of the week:

🌟 Harper

Lovely listening and always trying your best - what a clever girl! We hope you have had a lovely time with Bella Bunny 🐰🩶

💫 August Stars of the Week 💫

A huge well done to these pupils who were picked out as stars of the week in our first week of term:

🌟 Willow
🌟 Ava
🌟 Callie
🌟 April

All moving up classes and absolutely smashing your new work! Super work from you all, well done 🥰❤️

And a HUGE congratulations to our 5 dancers who took to the famous Cowal boards for the World Highland Dance Championships 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You all worked hard, danced beautifully and were a credit to yourselves and the school. We are so proud of you all!

A special and huge well done to our Courtney who came home with not one but two of those coveted medals in boxes 🏅 what a testament to the hard work you have put in this year Courtney! 🌟

Keep it up girls, the hard work for 2027 starts now! ❤️🖤

Miss Nicola hasn’t been able to post on our social media for ages, but look how busy some of our highland dancers have been over the Summer holidays! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They have been travelling all over the country and have received some amazing results, with lots of medals, trophies and prize money won 🥇🏆

We are so proud of them all and their dedication over the holidays - keep up the hard work everyone! ❤️🖤

A huge congratulations to these two who have successfully auditioned for the junior cast of Goldilocks and the Three Bonnie Bears, this year’s Pavilion Panto 🐻🤎

Auditions are super competitive, so to have our only two attendees both offered a place is a wonderful achievement! I cannot wait to come and support you both on that fantastic stage for the second year running - proud of you Miah and Kaitlyn ✨💫

And a special post for our overall section winner…

🌟 6-7 Most Outstanding Competitor - Aria 🌟

You really loved every minute of your classes today, I couldn’t have asked you to do anymore! We never have any expectations, but I am over the moon for you. You make me so proud 🫶🏼

🌟 UK Dance Class Championships 🌟

A wonderful day at one of my favourites of the year 🥰 absolutely loved watching some of our team take part in a day of fantastic classes, with every one of them making semi finals or finals. You are all amazing!

🌟 6-7 Tap, Ballet and Modern Champion - Aria 🌟
🌟 8-9 Tap Champion - Hannah 🌟
🌟 10-11 Tap Champion - Sam 🌟

💫 Runner-up 6-7 Ballet - Ben
💫 3rd Place 8-9 Ballet - Layla
💫 4th Place 6-7 Tap - Ben
💫 4th Place 6-7 Commercial - Aria
💫 4th Place 10-11 Ballet - Sam
💫 5th Place 8-9 Modern - Layla
💫 5th Place 10-11 Modern - Sam
💫 6th Place 8-9 Modern - Hannah
💫 7th Place 8-9 Commercial - Layla
💫 7th Place 12-13 Modern - Liana

✨ Semi-finalist 8-9 Ballet and Commercial - Hannah
✨ Semi-finalist 8-9 Tap - Layla
✨ Semi-finalist 10-11 Commercial - Sam
✨ Semi-finalists 12-13 Commercial - Alannah, Liana
✨ Semi-finalist 12-13 Ballet and Tap - Liana

A genuinely lovely day - so proud of you all ❤️

💫 BATD Scholarships 💫

Despite being days away from the GDO qualifiers last year, a group of my inters and seniors chose to sit an extra set of exams outside of our full school session. Their marks were just fantastic, and I’m delighted that the following dancers have been nominated for this year’s BATD Scholarships:

💫 Sam - Junior Tap and Ballet
💫 Emily K - Junior Ballet
💫 Georgia - Junior Ballet
💫 Miah - Junior Tap
💫 Liana - Junior Tap and Ballet
💫 Kaitlyn - Senior Ballet
💫 Emily Mac - Junior Tap, Senior Modern
💫 Abi - Senior Tap, Ballet and Modern
💫 Courtney - Senior Modern

What lovely recognition of your hard work and effort - I’m so proud of you all ❤️