North Hampshire Academy of Dance

02/10/2026

PAST NHAD STUDENTS 🩷

If any of you have any past solo or group costumes that you would be happy to donate or sell on please could you get in touch. We would be super grateful 💫

Particularly looking for lyrical dresses and Greek dresses, especially the purple lyrical dresses from the group that came second at finals 💜

Hope you are all well ###

08/09/2026

UK Young Dancer Final 2026 💜

Congratulations to Henry who reached the final of the UK Young Dancer Theatre Competition. He danced at the beautiful Royal Opera House and showcased the work from Oklahoma!, Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands and his own solo ✨

We are so proud of him for receiving the Exceptional Talent Scholarship for London Studio Centre! This is such an incredible prize 🏅

A huge thank you to UK Young Dancer and All England Dance for this amazing opportunity. Henry has loved every moment and we are all very grateful 🩶

Hudson Pictures
https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/ukyd-2026

06/09/2026

Wishing Henry the best of luck in the UK Young Dancer final at the Royal Opera House today! 🩵

✨ UKYD 2026 Theatre Finalist ✨

henry alesbury 🤍

Huge congratulations to Henry on being selected as one of our Theatre Finalists for UKYD 2026! 🌟

Training by NHAD and captured by Hudson Pictures 🎭

Please join Dame Arlene Phillips and the UKYD Team in congratulating him! 👏

05/09/2026

Well Done Fran! ✨

We hope she has the most magical time working at Disneyland Paris! 🥀💛

https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/fran-at-disney

01/09/2026

Back to Classes! 🩵

We can’t wait to see you all in the studios again this evening! We hope you have had a wonderful summer holiday ✨

Please head to the portal to check the times of your classes as well as this terms important dates 💜

30/08/2026

Zoe in Panto 🩷

Congratulations Zoe! We hope you have the most amazing time ✨

https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/zoe-in-sleeping-beauty

28/08/2026

Pre-School Ballet 🩰✨

Spaces now available in our Pre-School Ballet class on a Saturday morning. Get in touch today to book your free trial for our fun and friendly dance school 💜

25/08/2026

2026 Leavers 💜

Our final dancer moving on is Maddie. She has been with us from a very early age and has been an amazing part of NHAD. Maddie has been extremely successful in exams, shows, pantomimes and festivals and regularly qualified dances to the All England Regional and National Finals. She has most recently performed a duet, 2 quartets and 2 groups at the National Finals 🩷

Maddie has been incredible with our youngest students at NHAD and has supported our Pre-School, Pre-Primary & Primary classes for many years and we are very grateful for her care and support 🩵

Maddie is moving on to the University of Exeter to study Sport & Exercise Science. Good luck! ✨

https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/leavers-2026

24/08/2026

2026 Leavers 💜

Our next leaver is Orlaith. She has been a wonderful part of NHAD ever since she joined us at a young age. She has been very successful in exams, pantomimes, shows, associate programmes and festivals. She has recently taken 3 solos, 2 quartets and 2 groups to the National Finals, where she came Runner Up with her Lyrical Solo 🩷

Orlaith has been a great support to our younger students and has taught some of our Grade 1 and 2 classes over recent years. We are very grateful for all of her hard work with them 🩵

She is off to Laine Theatre Arts to study their degree in Musical Theatre. We look forward to seeing the next stage of her performing journey. Good luck Orlaith! ✨

https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/leavers-2026

23/08/2026

2026 Leavers 💜

Ruby has been at NHAD for over 10 years and has had huge success in exams, festivals and associate programmes. She has been a soloist at Regional finals multiple times and most recently took her duets, quartets and groups to the National finals ✨

She has also supported our acro students as an assistant and teacher for a number of years and has had a lot of input in our acro program 🩵

Ruby is off to the University of Surrey to study Sport and Exercise Science. She is also currently working on a Pilates qualification. We wish her the best of luck 🩷

https://www.nhad.co.uk/news/leavers-2026