First Stage Dance & Theatre Academy

07/10/2026

07/10/2026

FESTIVAL OF STARS 2026

Wow what a festival the First Stage Team had! You all worked so hard and produced another set of fantastic results in some huge sections. Thank you to Faye and her team we’re looking forward to your troupe day very soon!

Trophies🏆
Overall Senior - Ruby A
Senior Rising Star - Emily
Overall Inter - Scarlett
Highest Mark Solo - Scarlett for her lyrical
Highest Mark Duet - Poppy and Ruby A for their S&D

56🥇
37🥈
38🥉

Mini Novice Song and Dance:
🥇Connie

Mini Novice Modern:
🥉Sophia

Inter Novice Ballet:
🥇Sophie B

Junior Novice Ballet:
🥈Verity

Inter Open Commercial:
🥇Poppy
🥈Scarlett
🥉Alice

Senior Song & Dance Duets:
🥇Ruby A and Poppy
🥈Chloe and Ruby A

Senior Lyrical Trios:
🥇Ruby F, Ruby A and Matilda
🥈Willow, Scarlett and Morgan
🥉Emily, Maddy and Emmie

Inter Novice Lyrical:
🥇Abigail

Senior Open Ballet:
🥇Emily
🥈Ruby A
🥉Willow

Inter Modern Duets:
🥇Morgan and Scarlett

Junior Modern Trios:
🥈Edie, Sophie T and Verity

Inter Open Character:
🥉Poppy

Senior Classical Trios:
🥇Millie, Morgan and Emily
🥈Maddy, Emily and Ruby A
🥉Emmie, Yuna and Poppy

Junior Novice Modern:
🥈Florence W

Inter Novice Commercial:
🥇Sophie B
🥈Millie

Senior Commercial Duets:
🥈Ruby F and Poppy

Inter Classical Trios:
🥇Sophie T, Abigail and Edie

Senior Character Duet:
🥇Chloe and Ruby A

Inter Song and Dance Trio:
🥇Amelia-May, Rowan and Scarlett

Senior Novice Modern:
🥇Emmie

Inter Novice Tap:
🥇Ayla

Mini Novice Tap:
🥉Ettie

Mini Open Tap:
🥉Santino

Senior Open Song and Dance:
🥇Ruby A
🥉Emmie

Mini Classical Trio:
🥇Lahna, Cleo and Piper-Mae

Inter Open Vocal:
🥇Scarlett
🥈Poppy

Mini Novice Ballet:
🥇Letty

Mini Modern Duets:
🥈Amber and Ettie

Junior Novice Lyrical:
🥉Verity

Mini Novice Lyrical:
🥈Lahna

Junior Novice Commercial:
🥈Eve

Inter Open Acro:
🥇Alice
🥉Morgan

Senior Open Acro:
🥇Ruby A
🥉Emily

Inter Modern Trios:
🥈Millie, Sophie B and Alice

Senior Modern Duets:
🥇Emily and Ruby A
🥉Maddy and Emily

Junior Novice Tap:
🥇Ava

Inter Open Ballet:
🥇Millie
🥉Rowan
🥉Scarlett

Senior Song and Dance Trios:
🥉Emmie, Poppy and Maddy

Junior Novice Character:
🥇Ava
🥈Verity

Inter Song and Dance Duets:
🥇Poppy and Scarlett

Senior Modern Trios:
🥇Matilda, Ruby F and Ruby A
🥈Poppy, Scarlett and Emmie

Inter Novice Character:
🥇Alice

Senior Acro Duets:
🥇Maddy and Ruby A

Junior Open Ballet:
🥉Sophie T

Inter Acro Duets:
🥈Sophie B and Alice

Junior Tap Duets:
🥈Verity and Sophie T

Inter Acro Trios:
🥇Alice, Scarlett and Sophie B

Junior Open Acro:
🥇Sophie T
🥉Edie

Senior Open Modern:
🥇Ruby A
🥈Emily

Junior Novice Song and Dance:
🥇Sophie T
🥉Eve
🥉Verity

Inter Modern Lyrical:
🥇Scarlett
🥈Morgan
🥉Alice

Senior Novice Tap:
🥇Isabella

Senior Open Tap:
🥇Matilda
🥈Maddy
🥉Emily and Ruby A

Senior Lyrical Duets:
🥈Emily and Ruby A
🥉Emmie and Poppy

Inter Open Contemporary:
🥇Alice

Senior Character:
🥇Maddy
🥈Ruby A
🥉Emily

Junior Modern Duets:
🥉Sophie T and Edie

Inter Ballet Duets:
🥉Rowan and Yuna

Senior Tap Duets:
🥇Poppy and Chloe
🥈Matilda and Emily

Inter Novice Song and Dance:
🥇Sophie B

Senior Novice Vocal:
🥇Emmie
🥇Willow

Senior Vocal:
🥈Ruby A
🥉Erin

Inter Commercial Duets:
🥇Poppy and Scarlett

Inter Open Modern:
🥇Alice
🥈Scarlett
🥉Morgan

Junior Open Lyrical:
🥇Edie

Senior Novice Lyrical:
🥇Maddy
🥈Isla
🥉Sophie L

Mini Classical Duets:
🥇Lahna and Cleo

Junior Classical Duets:
🥈Verity and Sophie T

Inter Character Duets:
🥇Millie and Alice
🥉Morgan and Scarlett

Mini Novice Character:
🥈Connie
🥉Santino

Senior Open Lyrical:
🥇Emily
🥉Ruby A

Junior Song and Dance Duets:
🥇Florence W and Ava
🥈Edie and Sophie T

Inter Open Tap:
🥇Rowan
🥉Poppy

Inter Lyrical Trios:
🥇Sophie B, Millie and Alice

Senior Ballet Duets:
🥇Maddy and Emily
🥈Emily and Morgan

Inter Lyrical Duets:
🥈Alice and Scarlett

Senior Novice Contemporary:
🥇Willow
🥈Maddy
🥉Emmie

Senior Open Contemporary:
🥈Ruby A
🥉Matilda
🥉Emily

Inter Novice Modern:
🥈Caitlin

Junior Lyrical Duets:
🥉Sophie T and Edie

Senior Novice Commercial:
🥇Maddy

Senior Open Commercial:
🥈Emily

Inter Open Song and Dance:
🥇Scarlett
🥉Poppy

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13/09/2026

Well done to Ruby and Matilda who took their Vocational level Advanced 1 ISTD Tap exam today! What an achievement to reach such a high level 💜

21/08/2026

🌟Congratulations Elif🌟
Elif has successfully auditioned for the Acro Dance Mastery (ADM) Associates and will start training with the programme one Sunday a month from September. Well done! 💜

24/07/2026

💜Our 2026 leavers💜

As today marks the first day of the summer holidays we thought it was a perfect time to celebrate our 2026 leavers. After training with us since they were little, Matilda and Mia are now moving onto their next chapters at university/apprenticeships in September. Although we have convinced Matilda to compete one more time in September💃🏼

Matilda and Mia, it has been a pleasure to watch you grow into the talented and dedicated performers you are today. Over the years you have both been a huge part of our First Stage family (and will continue to be) and we will miss seeing you at the studio every week. We have all loved teaching you, thank you for always working so hard and for being fantastic role models. From everyone here at First Stage we would like to wish you lots of luck for your new chapters whatever they may be. Finishing with our 30th Anniversary Show was a perfect way to end your performing journeys.

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13/07/2026

Chloe will be performing in Mellow Dramatics production of Jekyll and Hyde the Musical from the 15th-19th September 2026 at The Brewhouse Arts Centre. Congratulations Chloe!

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11/07/2026

Congratulations to Phenix, Sophie, Bella, Callie, Verity and Florence for successfully auditioning for Good Companions production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They will be performing from the 4th-8th November 2026 at Derby Theatre. Well done girls! 💜

Good Companions Musical Theatre - Derby

09/07/2026

It looks like we will have 9 First Stage students in 3 Professional Pantomimes this Christmas! All productions with Little Wolf Entertainment Ltd

🌟Poppy and Ruby will be part of the Junior Ensemble in Dick Whittington at Loughborough Town Hall from 21st November 2026 - 3rd January 2027.

🌟Ava and Sophie will be part of the Junior Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast in Chesterfield from 4th December 2026 - 3rd January 2027.

🌟Emily, Alice, Maddy, Emmie and Scarlett will be part of the Junior Ensemble in Snow White at Derby Arena from 4th December - 31st December 2026.

Well done to Willow, Rowan and Verity who are also on the reserve list.

Congratulations girls, we are very proud of you all 💜

09/07/2026

No rest here at First Stage! Straight from our show weekend into RAD Ballet exams today. Well done to our Primary’s, Grade 1’s and Grade 6’s🩰 Very proud of you all!

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