Footlight Performance Academy

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all our parents, families, students and followers. We hope 2025 is great for you all Xx

31/12/2024

🎉 What a Year! Reflecting on an Incredible 2024 at Footlight Performance 🎉

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back on an AMAZING year filled with achievements, laughter, and unforgettable memories. Here are just a few of the highlights that made this year so special:

✨ Welcoming our Footlight mascot, Flossy the Fox 🦊
✨ Opening our new branded uniform shop
✨ Success in RAD Ballet and ISTD Tap & Modern exams
✨ Becoming a registered LAMDA centre and hosting our first LAMDA Musical Theatre exams
✨ Welcoming lots of new friends into our Footlight family
✨ A fabulous Adults’ Games Night and Easter Craft & Movie Evening for the kids
✨ Born2Performers dazzling us with a Gatsby Cabaret Night
✨ Dancers & singers shining at Nina’s Retirement Party
✨ Teaching assistants thriving with training and a Ninja Warriors team day
✨ Traveling to Essex to dance with Diversity 💃
✨ Performances at Wimborne Folk Festival, Merley First School Fete, Broadstone Fireworks, and A Chance to Dance
✨ Bonding at Sandbanks Beach and showcasing Born2Performers at the Layard Theatre in Born 2 Shine
✨ Celebrating students graduating from Cygnets and Classic Kids classes 🦢
✨ Cheering on performers at the Vocal Star Final
✨ A successful Summer Camp with Footlight alumni workshops
✨ Introducing our inspiring Head Girl, Daisy 🌟
✨ Raising £300 for Children in Need in our PJs!
✨ Students wowing us in the Best Ever Christmas Show
✨ Finishing the year with a blast at our Christmas Party 🎄

And a special shoutout to our incredible Principal, Leanne, for winning “Most Inspiring Principal and Leadership”—we are so proud! 🏆

Thank you to our amazing Footlight family for making 2024 unforgettable. Here’s to an even brighter 2025! 🎉💜

27/12/2024

Is Your 3-5 Year Old Ready For Dance?
https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk/dance-classes/cygnets-classic-kids/

What if there was a way to help your child to enjoy dance while also having fun and making new friends? 🤩

At Footlight Performance Academy, we believe dance is an experience that shapes character, builds self-esteem, and instils a sense of accomplishment.

🎁BONUS: get a free goodie bag when you sign up! 🎁

🩰 Our Little Cygnets and Classic Kids dance programs are designed for 3-5 year olds with Ballet, Tap and Modern dance all in the one class! Experience the perfect introduction to dance in a warm and supportive environment AND with classes available Wednesday & Thursday afternoons as well as Saturday mornings, there is sure to be a class to suit your busy schedule!

Don’t Miss Out - spaces are now available for January!
📞 Contact us today to secure your child’s place: https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk/dance-classes/cygnets-classic-kids/

Their future is our passion!

27/12/2024

Dance for toddlers in Wimborne! 🌟
https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk/dance-classes/toddler-pre-school-dance-classes/ 🎁

Our Fabulous Feet program is the perfect way for children who are walking to age 3 to explore music, movement, and rhythm with the comfort of Mum, Dad, or their special guardian by their side.

Join us at Footlight Performance Academy, where our relaxed and fun classes will have your child twirling, leaping, and smiling from ear to ear. With fun props and enchanting music, each session is designed to spark joy and nurture a love for dance.

Why Choose Fabulous Feet at Footlight Performance Academy?
✅ Dance together and create precious memories.
✅ Boost your child’s confidence, coordination, and social skills.
✅ Our experienced teachers ensure every class is filled with warmth, encouragement, and fun!

👉 Limited spots are available for our January season, so don’t miss out!

📞 Contact us today to secure your place: https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk/dance-classes/toddler-pre-school-dance-classes/

👣 Fabulous Feet: Dance Together, Grow Together 👣

25/12/2024

We would like to wish all our fantastic students, wonderful parents and superb followers the most amazing Christmas. We hope it’s spent making lots of happy memories with your beautiful families Xx 😘

23/12/2024

It’s Christmas Eve Eve! We’d love to know what is your favourite Christmas Tradition that you make sure you do every year? Comments below 🎄💙🎄

18/12/2024

With only 7 day until Christmas are you ready? What is your favourite thing to do at Christmas Time?

17/12/2024

After a busy weekend of massively successful Panto’s for our amazing teams of dancer we have a few days off to recover and we are back for the lead up to Christmas on Thursday . We are super proud of our dancers who are performing in this professional show they are all doing so well and the audiences are loving them.

17/12/2024

15/12/2024

💙 We are coming to the end of the year 💙
And what an amazing year it’s been, thank you 2024 for the amazing opportunities you bought our way. I’m just starting to collate lots of my favourite memories and would love to know yours.
I would love to hear from you? I will be creating a short video of Footlight’s best moments in 2024 so please post on your stories and tag us, or send us a DM 🩵
2024 was brilliant and we cannot wait for even more amazing times in 2025 💙

Bring it on 💙🌟🩵

13/12/2024

So so proud of our students who are appearing in the professional pantomime. Have you got your tickets? Our super talented teachers Dani and Claire are also appearing in the main cast. Super proud principal 💙🩵💙

13/12/2024

Is Your Son/Daughter Ready For Dance?
https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk

What if there was a way to help your child to enjoy dance while also having fun and making new friends? 🤩

At Footlight Performance Academy, we believe dance is an experience that shapes character, builds self-esteem, and instils a sense of accomplishment.

🎁BONUS: get a free goodie bag when you sign up! 🎁

Don’t Miss Out - spaces are now available for January!
📞 Contact us today to secure your child’s place: https://www.footlight-dance.co.uk

Their future is our passion!

08/12/2024

We cannot believe it’s already been a week since these amazing students took their Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Exams. So proud of how hard you all worked and we are sure that examiner loved watching you all 🩵💙🩵

07/12/2024

Congratulations to our amazing seniors singers who last night performed a stunning cabaret at Claire’s Christmas Party you were absolutely fantastic and we both had so many amazing compliments about you all. Her gym clients were blown away and all flooded to help raise some money for our Disney trip. Thank you so much Claire for inviting them and for organising such a fabulous raffle and kindly donating the proceeds to our trip 💙🩵💙🩵

03/12/2024

We had a fab time decorating the Christmas Tree on Saturday. Getting into the Christmas spirit. 💙🎄💙

02/12/2024

We had a lovely last week of term and would like to thank our lovely families for all our lovely gifts. We cannot wait to see you in 2025. Don’t forget to come and see our fabulous dancers in Best Ever Christmas Show.
Have a lovely break.