Armley Dance Studios

What a fabulous day at the IDTA Miss Dance and Dance Master event 2026.
Not many pictures as the crowds and size of the event makes it difficult to find everyone. But that makes the day have that amazing buzz. 🔥
The opening with every finalist taking to the stage is always a thrilling and euphoric moment … from proud parents to little aspiring dancers and a time to see the huge amount of talent on display, definitely an IDTA flagship event. 🇬🇧🇬🇧💙❤️
Aimee and Betsy your first time at Miss Dance and you both did us proud. 👏🏼👏🏼
We loved watching you. ⭐️⭐️

Betsy and Aimee have been best friends since little tiny children in our school and their mums, travelling to dance events, hotel stays, taking exams, going to all and every dance project… they are also supportive to all dancers and just lovely pupils. 💖💖 Girlies you have again made more lasting memories this weekend. ✨

Thank you to all our supporters who travelled too, ex pupils and parents who come every year to join the day.

Well done to all the finalists and winners too. 💛🩶🖤

The weekend is here ❤️🇬🇧💙
IDTA Miss Dance of Great Britain
Wishing Aimee and Betsy good luck and a fabulous day performing on the iconic Winter Gardens stage in Blackpool. 🎭
We will be cheering you on 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The girls are the 85th and 86th finalists from Armley Dance Studios who have qualified for this amazing prestigious event over the years. 💛
We did a little presentation last night to send them off. 🍀🍀⭐️✨⭐️✨
Safe travels everyone. 😃

Examination day pics from yesterday and what a day it was ! The session had a fair few little ones in, with first timers, a mix of subjects, grades and levels.
The examiner was so lovely and encouraging. 💖 …. But none of us expected the fire alarm to go off at the end of grade 1 taps !!!
So outside we all went candidates dressed in exam attire and so on… the problem was resolved and we all cracked on swiftly.✔️
Thank you parents for your calmness, patience and just being brilliant throughout the situation. 💛
Armley Dance dancers, nothing phases you keep being you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A trip to Birmingham whilst we had exams on today 🚗😃
Midlands Open Junior TDCI Championships. 26. Eva and Drew both reaching the top 6 and then placing, just lovely girlies. 👏🏼👏🏼

Junior Open Midlands TDCI Junior Acro CHAMPION 🏆WINNER 🏆EVA LEE 👏🏼
So proud of you Eva always pushing and grafting. 💛🎉💛

Junior Open Midlands TDCI Junior Tap Championship 3rd place DREW VARLEY🥉

Junior Open Midlands TDCI Junior Modern Championship 3rd place EVA LEE🥉

A good day girlies, have a safe drive home. 💛🖤🩶

Did you know we are an AcroPad centre ?
At long last due to examination success, we have a very few spaces in our grade 1 Saturday Acrobatic class, becoming available soon,
Ideally children from 6 years old are suitable for this level or children with good concentration and willing to try out simple skills. 😃
Email - [email protected]
Or message on here.🤸🤸‍♀️🤸🏽‍♂️

Just a few dancers were out dancing on Sunday at the Prima Events with some wonderful results too -

Junior Tap Champion🏆 WINNER 🏆
Ella Webb 👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉

Junior Modern Champion R.U. 🥈Drew
Junior Lyrical and Junior Tap 3rd 🥉🥉

Junior Song and Dance Ella 4th.⭐️

Junior Ballet Rose 4th.⭐️

Junior Song and Dance Rose 6th. ⭐️

A long week dancers 🩶🖤💛

There she is our student Eve Edwards who finished the Ridings Festival long week and then got up for an early flight to JFK airport. ✈️
Today Eve starts her full week at the Joffrey Ballet School New York.

Have a fantastic time Eve, we know you will love every minute from looking at the timetable. 🎭🇺🇸🩰

TDCI NORTH EAST of ENGLAND Senior Modern Championship.

Just an absolute incredible moment for our team.💛🖤🩶

🏆CHAMPION WINNER 🏆
Hannah Lukasiewicz.

So thrilled for you Hannah as you have had many runners ups… it was your day today 🏆👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and to qualify for the TDCI Champion of Champions event. 🎉🎉🎉

🥈Runner up CHAMPION - Besty Raj

⭐️4th Place - Scarlett Delany

⭐️5th Place - Tehya Hodgson

⭐️6th Place - Eve Edwards

That is one amazing result seniors, you have worked your socks off. 🎉⭐️🎉⭐️

And earlier in the week a 4th Place for Drew in the TDCI North East of England Junior Ballet Champion. 🩰🎉👏🏼

A very special shout out to these dancers who were asked to dance again in the Adjudicators choice at the end of the festival. We were all so hot we had to go outside for pictures!

⭐️👏🏼Hannah Lukasiewicz - E Ballet
⭐️👏🏼Drew Varley - D Modern
⭐️👏🏼Harry Horsfall - C Tap
⭐️👏🏼Eva Lee - Inter Acro
⭐️👏🏼Betsy Raj - F Modern
⭐️👏🏼Scarlett Delany - Senior Acro

Super proud of you all what a delight. 💛

What a week …. RIDINGS GLOBAL DANCE FESTIVAL which has been going since 1989.
So if you have a trophy/shield for your hard work this week dancers, be extremely proud. The history of ex dancers on the awards go back a very long time and many dancers have attended this festival, with a lot having had lucrative careers in dance/T.V/ Film and much more. 🎭🎭
The awards are just wonderful carrying so many memories.
BUT we have not been at this festival in such a hot house!! 🥵🌅🥵honestly the heat was something else!!! So dancers the biggest of admiration for battling through the week. 🔥☀️🧡

Results -
🏆B WINNER - Nevaya Miles
🏆C WINNER - Harry Horsfall
🏆D WINNER - Drew Varley
🏆E WINNER - Grace Butler
🏆F WINNER - Aimee Galley
🏆Inter Acro - Eva Lee
🏆Senior Acro - Scarlett Delany
🏆Junior Lyrical - Nevaya Miles
🏆Senior Lyrical - Bethany Jackson
🏆Senior Vocal - Aimee Galley
🏆Highest D - F Mod - (Tie) Hannah Lukasiewicz and Besty Raj.
🏆Highest A - C Tap - Harry Horsfall
🏆Highest D - F Tap - (Tie) Aimee Galley and Grace Butler.
🏆Highest A -C National - Lacey Longbottom.
🏆Highest D - F National - Aimme Galley
🏆Highest A - C Char - Harry Horsfall
🏆Highest D - F Char - (Tie) - Nancy Raj and Scarlett Delany.
🏆Highest D - F Song and Dance - (tie) Lucy Weekes and Rose Smith.
🏆Highest A - C Ballet (3x Tie) Amelia Crosswaite.
🏆Jun Novice Cab - Edie Frankland.
🏆Inter Novice Cab - Ava Townsley.
🏆Inter Duet No Song - Drew/Sophie.
🏆Inter Duet Classical - Drew/Sophie.
🏆Sen Duet With Song - Betsy/Tehya
🏆Sen Duet No song - Scarlett/Betsy.
🏆Sen Classical Trio - Aimee/Drew/Scarlett.
🏆Encouragement Nov - Ava Townsley.
🏆Encouragement Tap - Harry Horsfall.
🏆Most Promising - Grace Butler.
🏆Vocal Potential - Aimee Galley.
🏆Best All Round Dancer - Hannah Lukasiewicz.
🏆Most Professional - Betsy Raj.
🏆Choreographic - Armley Dance.
🏆⭐️Inter Bursary - Drew Varley
🏆⭐️Senior Bursary - Eve Edwards

Brilliant effort dancers from everyone that performed this week. 💛🖤🩶