Curious Dance Academy

03/09/2026

Please can parents check the parents page/their email for an important message that has been sent out ❤️

28/08/2026

I’m getting married! 💍

I will catch up with messages and get back to all enquiries once we are home…for now we are taking a bit of time to enjoy our engagement bubble! 🫧

20/08/2026

Some little moments caught in our summer school! 🖤
4 days of Dancing, Acro, Crafts and Games with this lovely bunch! 🥹
I think there were some very tired little dancers by the end of this week!
Huge thank you to Mia Teece and Erin for helping me out this week, couldn’t do it without you! 🫶🏼

17/08/2026

🩰 ENROLLING NOW💃🏼
We are open to take on new students for our September term!

✨ Classes in Ballet, Acro, Contemporary, Modern, Tap, Commercial and Private Lessons for ages 3+

✨ Successful Competition Team taking part in local and regional competitions

✨ Annual Showcase and performance opportunities

✨RAD Ballet Exams with 100% pass rate

Join CDA and become part of our wonderful dance family where we strive for the best for each and every student 💛

Based at QES in Kirkby Lonsdale 😊

12/08/2026

02/08/2026

Such a busy couple of weeks with Lancashire Dance Festival, Own the Stage Champs and The Bay dance festival! ✨
So unbelievably proud of this group of girls for their hard work…it’s definitely paying off! So incredible to see such mature and gorgeous performances from every one of our dancers who took to that stage! ✨
Lucy and I are so proud of every one of them 🥰❤️
Huge shout out to Lucy for choreographing so many of our incredible routines! Judges comments ALL weekend about how unreal your choreo is! 👏🏽✨💛

Lancashire:
🥇1st - Isla Acro
🥇1st - Frankie Tap
🥇1st - Elizabeth Character
🥇1st - Frankie Commercial
🥇1st - Frankie Contemporary
🥇1st - Elizabeth Contemporary
🥇1st - Amiee Contemporary
🥈2nd - Casey Character
🥈2nd - Frankie Modern
🥈2nd - Casey Contemporary
🥈2nd - Martha Contemporary
🥈2nd - Martha Modern
🥉3rd - Frankie Lyrical
🥉3rd - Elizabeth Lyrical
🥉3rd - Casey Acro
🥉3rd - Isla Modern
🏵️4th - Casey Modern
🏵️4th - Matilda Character
🏵️4th - Matilda Lyrical

Frankie 🏆
✨Highest Mark Novice hip hop
✨Highest Mark Open Tap
✨Highest Mark Open Contemporary
✨Highest Mark E of the competition
✨Most entertaining routine
✨4th place Senior Lancashire dancer

Amiee 🏆
✨Highest Mark Novice Contemporary

Own The Stage Champs
🏆Frankie - Role Model Award
🏆3rd - Frankie Senior Champs
🥇1st - Frankie Contemporary
🥇1st - Flick Song and Dance
🥇1st - Casey Character
🥈2nd - Frankie Modern
🥈2nd - Frankie Tap
🥈2nd - Frankie Improv
🥈2nd - Casey Acro
🥈2nd - Casey Improv
🥈2nd - Maia Acro
🥈2nd - Matilda Character
🥈2nd - Matilda S&D
🥈2nd - Amiee Contemporary
🥉3rd - Casey Contemporary
🥉3rd - Casey Lyrical
🥉3rd - Casey Commercial
🥉3rd - Frankie Ballet
🥉3rd - Flick Acro
🥉3rd - Flick Improv
🥉3rd - Amiee Lyrical
🏵️4th - Frankie Lyrical
🏵️4th - Flick Lyrical
🏵️4th - Maia Contemporary
🏵️4th - Amiee Modern

Bay Festival
🎟️ Frankie Golden Ticket
🥇1st - Frankie Modern
🏅1st - Frankie Improv
🥇1st - Erin Commercial
🥇1st - Casey Character
🥇1st - Maia Vocal
🥇1st - Maia Acro
🥇1st - Erin Modern
🥈2nd - Erin S&D
🥈2nd - Casey Lyrical
🥈2nd - Elizabeth Character
🥈2nd - Frankie Ballet
🥉3rd - Isla Acro
🥉3rd - Isla Commercial
🥉3rd - Elizabeth Lyrical
🥉3rd - Amiee Commercial
🥉3rd - Casey Acro
🏵️4th - Isla Lyrical
🏵️4th - Isla Modern
🏵️4th - Casey Modern
🏵️4th - Erin Lyrical

31/07/2026

28/06/2026

Our lovely Frankie represented Curious beautifully today competing at ✨
First time we have ever attended a competition like this, so went in with very few expectations but our girl placed in every section against strong competition! 💛
🏆 1st Place Commercial
🥉 3rd Place Modern
🏵️4th Place Ballet
🏵️5th Place Tap

26/06/2026

✨ What a fabulous awards night!!! ✨
We will have loads of photos and videos to follow, but thank you to all those who joined us for another incredible awards night! 🏆

Thank you SO much to Mel and Kerry for cooking all the food for us and to KL Rugby Club for hosting us! ❤️

✨ 🏆 2026 Award Winners 🏆✨

🏆 Most improved tiny: Georgina Guy
🏆 Most improved mini: Libby Atkinson
🏆 Most improved junior: Poppy Bestwick
🏆 Most improved inter: Erin Hawkins
🏆 Most improved senior: Henry Potts

🏆 Ballet Award: Isabel Leslie

🏆 Acro Award: Erin Wilson & Lotte Loberg

🏆 Personality Award: Ottilie West
🏆 Cabaret Award: Isla Ratcliffe
🏆 Commercial Award: Alba Wilson

🏆 Perseverance Award: Freya Ratcliffe
🏆 Love of Dance Award: Matilda Burnett

⭐️Parent Awards⭐️
✨Dance Dad Diva - Lee Tapping
✨Met Gala Mum - Tilly Tomlinson
✨Dance Parent of the Year - Adele Horner
✨Lifetime Achievement Award - Kerry Ormston

01/06/2026

Super proud of our gorgeous girls for competing at yesterday! 🧡
Huge thank you to all fab dance parents for looking after them all while Lucy and I worked! 👏🏽
So many fabulous performances and progress from all the dancers 🥰

Extra Awards 🏆
Maia - 15-16 Champs Winner
Frankie - 15-16 Champs Runner Up
Frankie - Highest Mark Lyrical
Casey - 11-12 Champs Runner Up
Casey - Most Promising
Amiee - 9-10 Champs 6th Place