Nu dance performance & fitness

& THATS A WRAP!! 🎬

Thank You to everyone who has supported the school over the summer & attended classes over the past 4 weeks 💜

We have now broken up for the holidays, and we will return for the new term in September.

Classes will return on Tuesday 1st September.

Our new timetable will be published soon!

PLEASE NOTE that as the school is now closed for the next 2 weeks, Miss Rachel & all staff will be taking a well deserved break too.

Messages, notifications & e-mails will be responded to as & when they can be, so please be patient. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated 🙏

Enjoy the rest of the Summer! ☀️🌊🍦

THOUGHT OF THE DAY 💜💜

Teaching over the Summer is brutal for us Dance Teachers…….please keep training, please keep attending classes, please keep up your flexibility & strength 💪🤸

💜 If dance teaching has taught me anything, it's this...

You don't become stronger because everything goes your way.

You become stronger because you keep showing up.

One more class.
One more rehearsal.
One more season.
One more child who needs someone to believe in them.

And before you know it, you've changed hundreds of lives! 💜

Have a GREAT SUMMER everyone!! ☀️😎

💜 OUR NU DANCE TEAM 💜

BEAUTIFUL presentation & performance night for our students, receiving their NCDTA Exam Awards 💙🏆NCDTA International

A few students were missing, but we CELEBRATED all those that could attend 🎉 🎉

ALL students have ACHIEVED so much this year so far, competitively & non-competitively, building confidence & smashing their own individual goals!! 🙌

I am so so PROUD of each and every one of them & I am so PROUD of the school I have created 💜

THANK YOU for all the lovely comments & messages I have received, especially those from parents who have joined the school recently. As a teacher, knowing you are appreciated for all that you do is worth its weight in gold 🥰🥰

A SPECIAL moment for our beautiful Isla who not only turns 16 on Saturday 🥳 but starts college in September, & is embarking on a new chapter in her journey. Isla has been an integral part of over the past 8yrs & has been an absolute pleasure to teach. Always so hard working, respectful, kind, funny & just a very special, precious soul 🫶
THANK YOU for my gifts, for always trusting & believing in me as your teacher, & for all the love & support over the years 💜😘

QUALITY over quantity always! Not just as dancers, but as humans too 💜💜

💙🎉 NCDTA AWARD NOMINATIONS 2026 💙🎉

We are OVER THE MOON to announce our FABULOUS nominations for the NCDTA 2026 AWARDS 🤩🤩

🌟 Junior Theatre Amateur Award - Olivia Gowland
🌟 Junior Theatre Amateur Award - Lily-Mae Foreman
🌟 Senior Theatre Amateur Award - Ruby Greener
🌟 Under 14 Most Outstanding Performer - Lily-Mae Foreman

🌟 Theatre Teacher Award - Rachel Jackson
🌟 Theatre Competitive Teacher Award - Rachel Jackson
🌟 Theatre Services Award - Rachel Jackson

We are so PROUD of this years nominations, & extremely PROUD that & Miss Rachel have received multiple nominations for the 4th Year running, every year the NCDTA Awards have taken place 💜💜

Miss Rachel was also selected as the Theatre Teacher Award OVERALL WINNER in 2025 🏆🏆

We are very grateful to the NCDTA International for these opportunities & we can’t wait for the Finals in September 💙💙

HUGE GOOD LUCK to all of the nominees and to all of the other finalists 🍀🍀

🎭 ❤️ SUNDERLAND EMPIRE DANCE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 2026 ❤️ 🎭

At we were over the moon to have been asked for the 2nd year running to PERFORM at the Sunderland Empire Theatre as part of the 2026 Dance Schools Festival 🥰🥰

We created an original routine especially for this performance so that all students could be given the opportunity to take part 💜💜

HUGE THANK YOU to our Commercial Industry Teacher & Choreographer Dance Advance with Jazz Peters for bringing my VISION to LIFE 🔥🔥

So so PROUD of all of our girls but especially those who were performing on the theatre stage for the very first time!!
You all SMASHED it, & the AMAZING comments I have had from fellow teachers & parents about how INSANE your performance was & how kind & respectful you all were, made my day!! 🥰🥰

To see my seniors look after the younger students & help guide them through their performance, assist them to get ready & help them practice, is what means more to me than the DANCE itself!! Creating BEAUTIFUL humans is what it’s all about 💜💜

Such a FUN experience & opportunity, & my SUPER DEVILS 😈 😈 had the BEST time ❤️❤️

#2026

FABULOUS DAY for our team at the Teeside Star Festival 💜💜🤩🤩

BRILLIANT results as always for our Competitive Team……..out of 44 routines competed with, we came away with 42 placings!! 🙌🙌

🥇 19 x 1sts 🥈 10 x 2nds 🥉 13 x 3rds

We also had 4 x SUPREME FINALISTS!!

🏆 Junior Supreme WINNER - Lily-Mae Foreman
🏆 Junior Supreme 5th Place - Olivia Gowland
🏆 Senior Supreme RUNNER UP - Ruby Greener
🏆 Senior Supreme 6th Place - Ava Gray

In the OVERALL PRESENTATION we were also awarded….

🏆 100% Effort Award - Ruby Greener
🏆 Most Promising Classical Dancer - Ava Gray

& another FABULOUS CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD for our Principal Miss Rachel for the Copacabana Modern Trio 🏆

Super PROUD of all the girls! Some lovely progress being made and lovely to see our technique, professionalism & kindness as a team, shining through 💜💜

FRIDAY THOUGHTS 💜💜……

I sometimes wonder what would happen if people could see inside the brain of a dance teacher or studio owner.

It would not be neat.

It would not be quiet.

And it would probably look like 47 tabs open at the same time, with music playing from one of them, and nobody can figure out where it is coming from.

There would be a parent email that still needs an answer, a class plan for Tuesday, a recital idea that showed up at 2:00 in the morning, a student who looked a little sad last night, a teacher who needs a little encouragement, a prop that may or may not still be in someone’s garage, a costume that still needs one more rhinestone, one more safety pin, or one more miracle, studio invoices that need paying, DBS to renew, insurance to sort, holiday timetables, studio floor to clean, music to cut, new work to choreograph, show work to set around illness, holidays……..

And somehow, in the middle of all of that, we are also thinking about the child who finally smiled in class. The beginner who is starting to believe in themselves. The senior who is getting ready to move on. The parent who trusted us with the most important person in their life.

That is the part “normal people” may not always understand.

Yes, we run businesses.

Yes, we teach classes.

Yes, we plan schedules, performances, programs, and seasons.

But we are also carrying people.

Children.

Families.

Teachers.

Dreams.

And maybe that is why our brains never fully shut off.

Because this work is not just a job we go to.

It is a life we care about.

So if you know a dance teacher or studio owner who forgets where they put their coffee, answers a question before you finish asking it, or suddenly says, “Wait, I just thought of something,” please know this.

They are not scattered.

They are not dramatic.

They are just holding an entire dance studio in their head and heart.

How cool is that!

Have an awesome day and enjoy the journey--Rhee Gold 💜💜

FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY

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TIDAL TALENT TRAINING PROGRAMME 🌊
Industry Workshop: Acting for Screen 🎬

Join Tidal Founder Jess Robson and award-winning cinematographer Craig Crouchman for an exciting practical workshop exploring what it takes to create authentic, compelling performances on screen.

📅 Saturday 13 June
📍Middlesbrough
🕐 Ages 12–18: 1:00pm–3:00pm
🕞 Ages 7–11: 3:30pm–5:30pm

✨ Explore:
• Acting for camera
• Screen presence & confidence
• Voice and communication on screen
• Improvisation for film
• Creating truthful, grounded performances
• Working with the camera

About guest Craig Crouchman 🌊

Craig has worked on a range of award-winning films including Gan Canny, Hadid & I, Sonder and Where the Magpies Fly, and recently wrapped on Each Coming Night starring Dakota Blue Richards and Evanna Lynch.

This is a fantastic opportunity for young performers to learn from industry professionals, develop their screen acting skills, and gain confidence in front of the camera.

For more info and to be placed on the waitlist list please email [email protected] 🌊

Auditions for the Tidal Talent Training Programme will be released soon 🌊