Gillham School of Performing Arts

More success from our pre pointe programme - Congratulations Izzy on your first pointe class, fantastic start!

Welcoming Ariane Tighe to the team this week!

Ariane grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she trained from a young age in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and a variety of other styles. At 11, she was accepted into the Irish National Youth Ballet Company, where she trained and performed for nine years in numerous professional productions, including annual performances of The Nutcracker, and danced leading roles such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Snow Queen.

At 17, she began full-time training at The College of Dance, Ireland, before making the move to London to study at Bird Conservatoire, where she graduated with an Honours Degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

She has since completed her Diploma in Dance Education for ISTD Ballet and is currently working towards her Modern Theatre qualification.

Ariane has loved assisting at Gillham over the past year and is excited to begin teaching and sharing her passion for dance with our wonderful students!

🎟️ 70% SOLD! 🎟️

Our annual Summer Show is just around the corner and tickets are selling fast!

If you haven’t booked yet, now is the time. Every year we hear the same thing from first time audience members:

“We didn’t realise it would be like this. We wish we’d bought more tickets!”

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon or evening of dance, drama and musical theatre, featuring over 200 talented performers taking to the stage.

Sunday 19th July
2:00pm & 6:30pm
Langley Theatre, Beckenham

Don’t miss out on one of the highlights of the GSPA year.

Book now at Stage Stubs or tap the link in our bio 🔗

We are excited to introduce to our faculty Rihana Ogborne who will be teaching with us from next week!

Rihana trained professionally at Performers College, where she was fortunate enough to experience many incredible performance opportunities both during her training and after graduating. One of her career highlights includes performing as a backing dancer for Becky Hill at Wembley Stadium.

Having grown up as a competitive dancer, Rihana has a real passion for developing young performers. Over the past seven years she has choreographed many award winning routines and has built an excellent reputation as a teacher. She now teaches across London and is committed to sharing her love of dance and inspiring the next generation.

We know she is going to be a fantastic addition to the GSPA family and we are so excited for our students to learn from her!

More “first pointe class” as another student finishes our pre pointe programme - Congratulations Anna!

Excited for our latest group of students to finish their 12 weeks of pre pointe work training and buy their first ever pair of pointe shoes! Congratulations on your first class girls, what a great start 🧑‍🩰🩰

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