Thornley Dance Academy

23/09/2026

✨ S C H O L A R S H I P N O M I N A T I O N S ✨

We are proud to share that no less than 6 of our talented TDA pupils have been nominated for the Associated Board of Dance Ballet Scholarship Awards!

A true reflection of the hours of hard work and dedication from both our wonderful team of ballet teachers, and committed academy of pupils🩰

Dancers selected to attend the ABD Scholarship Awards are nominated by their examiners over the course of the academic year for displaying exceptional technique and performance, and we are thrilled to be informing nominated dancers of their achievement very soon!…✨

Keep working hard dancers - we are unbelievably proud of you all 🤍

19/09/2026

🤍🩶GOOD LUCK TEAM TDA!🩶🤍

It’s another fun-packed weekend here at TDA Studios, as we wish our competition team the very best of luck attending the Associated Board of Dance Autumn Dance Festival across the next 2 weekends!✨

Our TDA competition team have been working extremely hard over the last couple of weeks, and we can’t wait to see you back on stage again!🌟

Good luck to all other schools attending, we’re excited to meet up with old friends, and meet lots of new faces too!🤍

18/09/2026

✨‼️SAVE THE DATE - SHOW 2027‼️✨

We are excited to share the dates for our whole academy production in 2027!🤍

Performance times and final details will be announced when tickets are released on sale.

Our much anticipated show title will be announced at the start of the new year - but in the meantime, do you have any thoughts as to what it might be?…

Drop your guesses in the comments below!⬇️

17/09/2026

🧜🏼‍♀️🫧🐠GOOD LUCK MISS DANNI!🫧🔱🧜🏼‍♀️

The TDA Team are sending huge amounts of luck and TDA love to Teaching Faculty member Miss Danni as she continues her week-long run of performances of ‘The Little Mermaid’ with Barrow Arts Theatre Society this week! 🧜🏼‍♀️🫧

Have a fabulous time on stage - we can’t wait to come and watch tomorrow evening!🤍

11/09/2026

💜🩷SSA DANCE COMPETITION RESULTS!🩷💜

We had an amazing time attending SSA Dance Competition last weekend, with our competition team coming home with lots of fabulous results!🌟

It was a very successful start to our competition season this year, and our small but mighty competition team represented the academy so professionally - you should all be extremely proud!🤍

SSA Dance Competition results🏆:

Inter Tap Solo:
- A.James🥉

Senior Tap Solo:
- A.Satcwell🥇

Senior Jazz Solo:
- A.Satchwell🥇

Open Jazz Solo:
- J.Cleobury-Bradford🥇

Inter Ballet Solo:
- S.Fox🥇
- N.Lissaman🥈
- S.Skidmore🥉

Senior Ballet Solo:
- A.Satchwell🥇
- A.Gaheer - Clarke🥉

Inter Acro Solo:
- N.Lissaman🥈

Open Tap Duet:
- A.Satchwell & E.Pimperton🥇

Inter Lyrical Solo:
- N.Lissaman🥈

Open Contemporary Solo:
- J.Cleobury-Bradford🥉

Inter Commercial Duet:
- N.Lissaman & R.Mjeshtri🥉

Senior Commercial Duet:
- A.Gaheer-Clarke & A.Satchwell🥉

A huge Thankyou to the SSA Team for organising such a friendly, welcoming and well organised festival weekend - it was so lovely to meet you all and we can’t wait to be back at future events!✨

And as always, thank you to our teaching faculty, pupils and TDA families for your unwavering support for each other - you make it amazing to be part of Team TDA🤍

05/09/2026

🤍G O O D L U C K T E A M T D A !🤍

Festival season is BACK!!! And we are thrilled to be kicking off our competition season this year by attending SSA Dance Competition this weekend!🌟

We’re sending huge amounts of luck and TDA love to all of our dancers competing this weekend - give it your all, wear your best smile, and most importantly - have LOTS of fun!🩰

Wishing all other schools competing this weekend the very best of luck - we can’t wait to meet you and your dancers!🤍

01/09/2026

Huge congratulations to our friends at House of Vibe on your 10 year anniversary!🤍🥂

Here’s to many more years of amazing success in your fabulous new premises!✨

31/08/2026

Parent reviews speak louder than any words we could ever say, so don’t just take our word for it!💬

Thinking of joining us at TDA Studios?… Follow the link in our bio to our website, and enquire with our friendly team today!🤍

31/08/2026

✨🍎High-Ho, High-Ho, We’re doing Panto!🍎✨

We are thrilled to be joining the award-winning Ace Community Theatre, providing a team of dancers for their annual pantomime production!✨

TICKETS ON SALE SOON!🎟️

🍎 Mirror, Mirror on the wall, we have some exciting news to tell you all!

Sadly, our previous dance group (Hugglescote Dance and Drama) have folded, and we’d like to thank them for all the magical memories and wonderful performances they shared with us.

But there’s no need to be Grumpy! We’re delighted to announce that we will be welcoming the incredible Thornley Dance Academy to our pantomime family. 🤩

30/08/2026

🍦🎊 P I C N I C I N T H E P A R K 2 0 2 6 🎊🍦

We’ve had a hugely busy first couple of weeks of the new term at TDA Studios, that we are only just catching up with our fantastic summer live performances this year!☀️

Picnic In The Park is always a highlight in our calendar of events, and this year was no exception! Our talented team of dancers drew a huge crowd of hundreds of people, and we are so proud of how professionally they represented the academy!

We loved meeting lots of new faces at our TDA stall, and we have welcomed lots of new dancers to the academy as a result!🩰

As always, a big thank you to This Is NWLeics for inviting us back to perform - We can’t wait to return again next year! And Thank you to our amazing community of TDA Dancers, their families and friends for being the best supporters we could wish for! 🤍

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