NORTHERN BALLET WORKSHOP On Wednesday 17th October, we will be having Henry Rhodes from Northern Ballet with us to hold a ballet workshop! This workshop is suitable for Grades 2 - 4 at 4:30pm-5:30pm and Grades 4 - Intermediate 6pm-8pm This will be a fantastic opportunity for our students to get coaching from an industry professional to work on their strength, technique and flexibility. We...
In September we kicked off our new term of dancing! A new term comes with a new timetable, and you can see all the updates on the 'timetable' section of our website. New term also means some brand new classes!! Our new classes are: Jazz - Which will be taken by Reece Oliver, who guest choreographed in our last showcase. This is...
Exciting news!! We are proud to host award winning choreographer, teacher and professional dancer ROSINA ANDREWS' latest workshop 'Dance Smarter'. The workshop will be held at Clifton Academy on Tuesday 29th May (half term), from 12.15-13.15 Technique Focus, 13.45-14.45 Pirouette Surgery, 15.00-16.30 New York State of Mind. This workshop is open to any contemporary/ jazz/ ballet dancer (grade 4 and up with...
We all enjoyed a night out at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool on Saturday 10th February and we were definitely celebrating our fantastic 4 NODA wins for Urinetown! Erin James for Best Supporting Actress as 'Hope' Erin Bannister for Best Actress for her role as 'Bobby' Our very own Joe Appleton won Best Musical Director We also won Best Ensemble Youth Production for Urinetown! Thank...
The students in our Musical Theatre class form 'The Sound of Musical Theatre Company' who are currently rehearsing for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’. This show will be performed at the Lowther Pavilion Theatre from Thursday 31st May – Saturday 2nd June 2018. Tickets are now on sale, click here. ...
Dates for your diary! We are hosting an OPEN WEEK from Monday 5th - Saturday 10th March where all parents can come and watch their child in any class. If you have any questions, feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 07712 862 192 or email us at sarah@cliftonacademy.co.uk...
Congratulations to The Sound of Musical Theatre Company on their production of 'Urinetown' which has received 7 NODA nominations. So unbelievably proud of our amazing, talented students. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 10th February 2018 so we will keep you posted on the results! Our cast are currently working really hard to bring our next production 'Sister Act' to...
It's our students' Christmas Party at The Academy on Friday 22nd December (5-7pm). We have party games galore - just £3 entry. We hope you can make it!...
Our Annual Showcase will take place from Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th July (7.30pm) at the Lowther Pavilion Theatre. Our students will be performing an array of genres including Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street Jazz, Ballroom & Latin, Contemporary, Pop Choir and Musical Theatre. Tickets now available here. Take a look at this snippet from last year's showcase: ...
We are so excited that Clifton Academy's Pop Choir have been selected to sing with Collabro on their Home tour, when it comes to Blackpool's Opera House on Saturday 18th November!!!! Pop Choir have been working super hard in their rehearsals to perfect Collabro's top secret set list and harmonies. Have a sneaky peak at the tour on the video...