ELSD exam results, competition and audition successes speak for themselves; many of our pupils have been accepted and trained on various associate schemes and summer schools and have attended schemes such as Junior, Mid and Senior Associates and summer school with the Royal Ballet School, Elmhurst Associates and summer school, Checchetti Associates, Northern Ballet Theatre Associates, Northern Ballet Theatre CAT scheme and summer school, Hammond Associates, Laine Junior squad and summer school, Arts Education Summer school, English National Ballet school Summer school and Bird Summer school to mention a few.

ELSD pupils are regularly given and encouraged to take the opportunity to develop their performance and artistry skills as a valuable part of their development as dancers but most importantly for their enjoyment and to build confidence with opportunities varying to cater for all abilities such as:

We have been heavily involved in events organised by the Yorkshire Teachers Group, such as “Day of Dance “. Pupils have also had the honour of being asked to appear on the Imperial Ballet Syllabus DVD’s and to demonstrate various aspects of the Imperial Ballet syllabus at ISTD Northern Congress.

We have been heavily involved in events organised by the Yorkshire Teachers Group, such as “Day of Dance”. Pupils have also had the honour of being asked to appear on the Imperial Ballet Syllabus DVD’s and to demonstrate various aspects of the Imperial Ballet syllabus at ISTD Northern Congress.