Patron Wayne Sleep O.B.E. Star and Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet Company for over 40 years, Wayne continues to bring magic and professionalism to our Academy annually with his children`s workshops, which commenced 15 years ago here in Spain with Jayne, when they organized his very first one. After the amazing success of this workshop, Wayne continued these sessions, every Sunday and he is booked up to almost a year in advance for these workshops he carries out all over the U.K. Wayne is also a Patron of the B.B.O.
	Lara Melville A.B.B.O., C.I.D. - Director Began her  full-time vocational training at the age of 14 at The Urdang Academy of Ballet and Performing Arts, Covent Garden, London, having been given a B.B.O. scholarship at the age of 10.  There she continued her B.B.O. training and took her major ballet examinations to Advanced level. Taught by the late Leone Urdang, Janet Lewis, Graham Fletcher, Gary Lloyd, Christine Hughes and Deborah Clark, to name a few. Lara continued to train with the BBO and obtained her teaching Associates in classical ballet. tap and modern. When re-locating to Spain, Lara's first success was to choreograph the winning 'hip-hop' dance for the 1st International Dance Festival held in Marbella in 2003.  As well as Lara passing hundreds of children through their annual examinations, in 2007 the Academy entered 38 dancers in the Prague Dance Festival, and Lara`s choregraphy took the dancers to win both 1st and 3rd place in the jazz/hip-hop section. In 2008 The Academy took 10 junior dancers and we won again!
	Julie Curran B.Ed Hons.,  (Head of Drama at Aloha International College) heading our drama department, we are now able to offer Drama with L.A.M.D.A. certification (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) examinations twice a year to enhance and encourage children`s acting skills to a high performance level.
	Nicola Bryce. Nicola, a very talented former student for many years, successfully gained a place at The Urdang Academy, in London where she continued her training until 2009 when she returned to Spain in order to gain her dance teacher`s certification.  Nicola is currently undertaking her teachers training with us, along with her  vocational A levels in both ballet and tap.
	Karen Cichy (A.M.D.A.P.A.) Karen started her ballet career at the age of three and her love and dedication continued throughout her lifetime of performing. Karen turned professional at 18  travelling all over Europe from London, Gaiety Theatre in the Isle of Man  to Paris Moulin Rouge, Monte- Carlo, Italy and Scala Madrid also doing T.V work in London and Spain. She taught in Javea with Salome Rodríguez and choreographed and directed Chorus Line which was presented in the Theatre of Alicante. As well as helping in the International schools during the week, Karen has recently commenced our new BALLET TOTS sessions on Saturdays and  Mondays.    Having two children of her own and having worked with us  for many years, Karen is finding her teaching very rewarding.
	Edward Edur & Agnes Oaks international guest artists and principal dancers with the English National Ballet (E.N.B.) have also been guest teachers with this Academy when Jayne organized thier first workshop in Gibraltar for world famous Agnes to teach children of all ages. They are also Patrons of the B.B.O.
	Marina Stevenson, the Resident Director of the musical "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera" is coming to do a one-day orkshop at our Academy.Marina has a vast wealth of experience and some of her appearances are as follows:- CATS Victoria - The White Cat New London Theatre PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Meg Her Majesty's Theatre CHICAGO MAE - Dolly Jermyn Street Theatre

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STRUCTURED TRAINING - Dance

The correct training for your child is essential for their bodies development.  At the Academy we follow the BBO, British Ballet Organization`s syllabi because it is one of the only four accredited by the The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)and the society of the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET) who regularly meet to address issues of quality, progress, health and safety and all BBO teachers have signed a Professional Conduct for Teachers of Dance Agreement to ensure that your child gains the best possible up to date teaching methods.

GRADED EXAMINATIONS

For students we feel examinations offer a great sense of achievement as well as boosting their confidence levels. It also gives parents an indication of their child`s progress and the Academy`s results give proof of the quality level of the teaching.  Nevertheless, bearing in mind that the BBO  is amongst the most challenging examining bodies we regularly obtain a 100% pass rate.  We offer examinations in classical ballet, tap and modern as well as hip-hop, street dance and jazz in dancing troupes.

HIP-HOP / STREET DANCE

Singularly our most popular class.  This urban unique style is simply growing and growing.  It is today`s style of dance.  We encourage all our students to try this style as it is not only what everyone would like to be able to do, it is also a fantastic workout. 

CHARITY SHOWS & INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVALS

We now encourage our specially selected troupes to enter overeas dance competitions and have been successful for two years (2007/2008) at returning from The Prague Dance Festival with many trophies and individual dance awards. 

More importantly, we also produce an annual charity show in a local theatre, when the entire Academy performs and enjoys the principle of not only using their talents in the theatre arena, but also becoming part of a team with a single goal in mind -  to raise awareness and funds for a local institute (normally a local children`s orphanage or homes for the disabled).

FURTHER TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS

We actively encourage talented students to pursue their dreams further and we are supported by the finest full-time vocational training academies in the U.K. who offer annual scholarship placements i.e. Easter :  Elmhurst Ballet School (2 places), Summer : The London Studio Centre (2 places), Summer : The Urdang Academy, London.