Angela Watson School of Dance

13/09/2026

13/09/2026

🔥 DANCE WITH THE BEST! 🔥

We are SO excited to announce THREE INCREDIBLE DANCE WORKSHOPS with two exceptional teachers who are at the very top of their game — Bethany Kingsley-Garner & Cameron Flynn!

✨ BETHANY KINGSLEY-GARNER (Cinders Workshop)
https://www.instagram.com/bethanykingsleygarner/?hl=en

✨ CAMERON FLYNN (Be a backing dancer for the day)
https://www.instagram.com/cameronflynn__/?hl=en

This is your chance to train with outstanding talent, learn from industry professionals, push your boundaries and take your dancing to the next level. 💥

Whether you’re a current pupil at our school or train elsewhere, these are workshops you won’t want to miss!

💃 3 incredible workshops
🔥 2 exceptional teachers
🌟 1 amazing opportunity to learn, grow & be inspired

🩰 OPEN TO DANCERS FROM OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
Dancers from other schools are very welcome to attend with permission from their dance teacher.

OUR PUPILS:
Book your place through the pupil portal.

DANCERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS:
Email us to secure your place: [email protected]

⚡ SPACES ARE LIMITED — DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO TRAIN WITH BETHANY & CAMERON!

📩 Book now and get ready to DANCE! 💫

DISCOUNTS FOR TAKING TWO WORKSHOPS!

11/09/2026

A huge thank you to Diane and Jen from our Adult Ballet classes for their kindness and generosity! 🩰💕

While at a book talk with Steven McRae, they bought the school this wonderful book, Anything Is Possible with Ballet! — and Steven kindly signed it for everyone at the school! 📖✨

Such a thoughtful gift. Thank you both for spreading a little extra ballet magic! 🩰❤️

I shall take the book to the dance studio where everyone is welcome to look at it.

09/09/2026

💍✨ Huge congratulations to Tara and Jed! ✨💍

They had a wonderful day celebrating their marriage on Saturday at the beautiful Biscuit Factory! 🥂❤️

Many of you will know Tara from her young dancing days at the dance school, it has been such a joy to watch her grow into the wonderful adult dancer she is today, now dancing with our Advanced Foundation class. 💃✨

Tara, we are absolutely delighted for you and Jed and wish you both a lifetime filled with love, laughter, happiness and plenty of dancing! 🥰

Congratulations to you both — here’s to the start of a very exciting new chapter together! 🥂💍❤️

08/09/2026

LYAMC are bringing the 1920s to life with their production of Bugsy Malone at the Churchill Theatre this week.

Expect show-stopping dance numbers, classic songs, and a lot of flying custard pies.

You won’t want to miss this incredible cast in action. Bring the whole family for a night of pure entertainment!

Photos below of our dancers who are performing in the production.

Break a leg everyone!

04/09/2026

✨YOUTH COMPANY AUDITIONS✨

We are looking for talented young dancers to support our professional pantomime cast in Dick McWhittington at Portobello Town Hall! 🧡

Performances take place between Friday 4th - Sunday 27th December 2026, including daytime performances at 10am.

We are looking for a total of 48 dancers (six groups of eight) aged 8-14 from across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Each group will get approximately 2-3 performances per week, which will limit the amount of time needed off school.

AUDITION DETAILS:

🗓️ Wednesday 9th September & Thursday 10th September 2026
⏰ Junior Auditions: 5pm - 6:30pm | Senior Auditions: 7pm - 8:30pm
📍 Portobello Town Hall

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and of any gender to apply. Applicants must be competent in dance; be hard working; have the ability to learn routines quickly; work well within a team; and have a positive attitude!

Before applying, you must seek confirmation from the relevant school teacher(s) that the applicant will be permitted to have time off school for rehearsals and performances.

Deadline - Tuesday 8th September 2026

To register your interest, please click on the link below!

https://forms.gle/AvCvPHgHZR8S8UW2A

31/08/2026

✨ A huge congratulations to our amazing vocational dancers! ✨

We are incredibly proud of all our vocational students who took their Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate examinations before the summer. 🩰💫

Your dedication, hard work and commitment have truly paid off, and we are so pleased with your fantastic results! Well done, dancers — you should be very proud of yourselves! 👏🌟

Now it’s time to take on the next level and new challenges. We can’t wait to see you continue to grow, develop and shine! 💕✨

Onwards and upwards! 🌟

30/08/2026

Congratulations to all our solo, duet and senior dancers on your first competition of the year! What a fantastic way to start the season — we’re so proud of each and every one of you! 🌟👏

Eilidh 10 and under ballet solo 1st 🥇
Nina12 and under ballet solo 1st 🥇

Nina 11 and under open solo (contemporary) 2nd 🥈

Eilidh 10 and under jazz solo 7th
Isabella 12 and under jazz solo 4th
Nina 12 and under jazz solo 2nd 🥈

Eilidh 10 and under lyrical 8th
Isabella 12 and under lyrical 4th
Poppy 12 and under lyrical 3rd 🥉

Evie and Eilidh 11 and under ballet duet 1st 🥇
Nina and Eilidh 11 and under ballet duet 2nd 🥈

Jazz Team 14 and under 2nd 🥈
Ballet team 14 and under 1st 🥇
Lyrical team 14 and under 1st 🥇

Sophia and Ellie 14 and under lyrical joint 5th

Eliza14 and under Open Section (ballet) 7th

Cara14 and under Commercial/Hip hop 2nd 🥈

Eliza14 and under jazz 5th
Cara 14 and under jazz 4th
Ellie 14 and under jazz 3rd 🥉

We hope you all had a wonderful day and thank you Miss Everitt for all your support and work with the dancers.

A few photos below from the day!

More photos to come!

25/08/2026

✨ WOW — what a backdrop! ✨

Around 30 incredible dancers took to the stage as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing at the Mound Precinct in the heart of Edinburgh today! 💃🕺

You danced brilliantly and absolutely brought so much energy to the show.🌟 What a special experience and a moment you’ll remember for years to come.

Parents and teachers couldn’t be prouder of every single one of you. ❤️

Thank you Miss Everitt for all the amazing choreography, the feedback has been wonderful!