News & Events

Hi there and Welcome

On here, you will find all our latest news and upcoming events.

Always keep an eye out for updates and exciting news! You can head over to our Private Members page for all matters concerning current pupils and parents such as exam and competition information and timetables etc or any important class info we need to inform you of.

First and foremost, last June, saw our 5th Show which was our 1st show for SIX YEARS! "Take 5". The show was a celebration and showcase of ALL school pupils for 3 nights in the Beach Ballroom from 13-15th June. It was the best week!

We have also just completed our winter session gradings and all students entered, passed their ballet and tap exams gaining very credible scores between 73 and 93% in their ISTD and IDTA exams. Keep up the great work!

A special shout out to senior pupil, April Grassick who, following her wonderful score of 93/100 in her Grade 5 Ballet exam was nominated by her examiner for the IDTA Theatre Awards. April competed at the 2024 awards with candidates from over the World. Congratulations April. Proof that hard work/dedication really does pay off. On top of that, April has successfully auditioned and started furthering her training at the prestigious Italia Conti College in Surrey full time from September.

Congratulations to 2 of our youth students: Monroe Menhinick and Andrea McNee who have both been successful in gaining places at the SMB ballet Associate scheme for 2024.

Many congratulations to our team of competitive students who took home a large number of medals, trophies and titles, in the last year including Sophia Reid who won champion Dancer in her age group and Andrea McNee who had the highest scoring solo at the recent Follow your dreams and the National Jazz Champion title at the National finals in Blackpool 2024.

A HUGE shout out and congratulations to Monroe Menhinick who reached her first ever Ballet Pre Championship final this year. Not only did Monroe reach the final 6, but placed a very credible 4th place from an initial large 1st round in the Zetland Juvenile Pre Championships. We are all very proud of you Monroe.

We were very excited to have some of our Senior Students alongside some of our teachers who went to London back in March 2023 to dance in front of 65,000 people at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Summer Showdown between Saracens and Harlequins Rugby teams. Another fantastic opportunity for our dancers having only last year and 2 years previously been invited to dance at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone! This was followed by our next performance with the Pro Exel Company at the Formula E event in July 2024 at the Excel Centre in London and they absolutely SMASHED IT! What a day and what a great event to have on their CV's!

We also performed in the Summer at the annual Friends of Duthie Park Family Fun Day on 20th August 2024, where many of our recreational pupils showcased their talent and routines from class, and we have already been booked for the next event in August 2025.

Please also see our Facebook page (Sharon Gill School of dance official page) for all up to date info. And don't forget to check out our Instagram: Sharon Gill dance for all pictures from classes and displays/competitions. We are also on Tik Tok!! Follow us on sharon.gill.dance to see what we get up to in class.

Kind regards

Sharon