After a busy September with our amazing show and getting back to our IDTA Examinations, from Monday October 4th we have a new timetable. There are some new classes and also more spaces available in some classes for the younger children such as Jazz & Acro. We can’t wait to started!!
NORTHERN BALLET ASSOCIATES
Six of our talented students started their associate classes this weekend with the 'Northern Ballet'. Elaina, Bailey, Nora, Hannah, Sadie and Lydia work hard and enjoy every moment. Your teachers are very proud of you.
'TONIGHT BELONGS TO US!'
We can't begin to describe how it felt seeing all our pupils back on stage again after almost 2 years! PROUD! Is definitely an understatement, every single one of our students blew us away and we are priveledge to teach such, hard working, commited and polite young people. You are all amazing! A huge thank you also to everyone who helped us back stage or chaperoning, the magic couldn't have happened without you!
NOMINATIONS - IDTA THEATRE DANCE AWARDS
Congratulations to four of our beautiful students who have all been nominated for the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards after taking their recent exams. Elaina and Bailey have been nominated for their Grade 5 Ballet and Maddy and Pollyanna for their Intermediate Ballet. Well done girls, we are so proud of you!
TONIGHT BELONGS TO US
40 Years celebration of S.S.S! Take this opportunity to watch some of the North’s most talented children in our annual showcase. A must for all the family, featuring performances inspired by their favourite West End Musicals in a fast moving spectacular production. Shows are Saturday 6:30pm, Sunday 1:30pm and Sunday 6pm Tickets available from; https://www.carriageworkstheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/s-s-s-tonight-belongs-to-us/?venue=1454/#
ANDREW LLOYDS WEBBER'S CINDERELLA
Congratulations to our former student Laura Baldwin on the successful previews of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical 'Cinderella'. Laura is starring as one of the Step sisters 'Adele'. We cannot wait to see her in this exciting show!
WONDERFUL TOWN
We had the pleasure of watching former SSS pupil Megan Dransfield playing the lead role in her 3rd year musical at Bird College. We loved it all but Megan stole the show and we are so incredibly proud of her!
STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Congratulations to former SSS pupil Alexa who has been cast as 'Pearl' in her end of year Musical 'Starlight Express'. She is studying at Bodywork Company Cambridge. Well Done Alexa!
PERFORMERS COLLEGE
Huge congratulations once again to our super talented girls. Hannah, Pollyanna and Paris have all been offered a place at the incredible Performers College on the three yer BA Musical Theatre Course. They are all so hardworking an we are prud of you all!!
SSS GIRLS HAVE BEEN OFFERED A PLACE AT LAINE THEATRE ARTS
Pollyanna and Hannah have both been offered a place on the 3 year diploma course at 'Laine Theatre Arts' starting in September. It's been such a hard years for the girls trying their best at home over zoom but they've worked hard and it paid off! Well done girls, follow your dreams.
THE COUNTDOWN IS OWN SSS WILL BE BACK FROM APRIL 12TH
The news we've all been waiting for SSS will be opening it doors from April 12th. We are so excited to see everyone again. We also have the exciting news that we are allowed to do our Summer Show this year. It will be Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th July, at last our kids will be back on the stage where they belong!!!
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
We are very excited that in the next five weeks we will be hosting online workshops with these amazing people. We chope you're as excited as we are!
Nathan Graham
Coronation Street, Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon, Westside Story, Thriller Live, Hairspray, Loserville, Saturday Night Take Away, Sunday Night at the Palladium
Nicola Stuart ;
All the way from California! We Will Rock You, Grease, The Producers, 'Girl Thing' Band Member - International Tour, GMTV, Blue - Dancer UK Tour
Emma Louise Crossley;
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Mamma Mia, Kinky Boots, We Will Rock You, Fat Friends, Oh What a Lovely War
Yuval Zoref;
Miss Saigon, Evita, Royal Variety Performance, Take That
Laura Baldwin;
Waitress, Beautiful - The Carole King Story, Eugenius, Shrek, Big Fish, Betty Blue Eyes, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Royal Variety Performance
ZOOM IS BACK
Zoom lessons will commence Monday 11th January! We have worked hard to make this month’s timetable as exciting and effective as possible. Students will get to enjoy their SSS lessons, Rosanna Andrews remote lessons plus 5 WORKSHOPS with LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS! We are very excited about this and hope you are too!
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
Our summer show is booked for the 17th and 18th July 2021! As we know everyone is desperate to perform, we have provisionally book the ‘Lawrence Batley Theatre’ in April (date tbc) to perform ‘A night at the musicals’! We are very excited to get working on our medleys!
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SSS
Happy New Year to all our SSS family. Lets hope 2021 is a happy and healthy one. We would like to thank everyone for your continued support throughout this extremely diffcult year, it means so much to us all. 2021 will be the year you are all back on stage shining like stars and we will be bigger and better than ever. Here's a little clip of our Seniors performing 'Time to Dance' from 'The Prom'. We can't wait for you to see the whole medley with everyone dancing together!!!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Well Decemeber is usually a very busy month at SSS but due to covid there was no Christmas Show or Pantomime. We know all the students, teachers and parents have really missed these events so we decided to share our own 12 Days of Christmas to spread some cheer. We hope you enjoy.
HAPPY FIRST DAY BACK GIRLS
Saturday saw the first day back for our Royal Ballet Associates and our York Dance Scholars. The girls; Pollyanna Featherstone, Madeleine Grogan, Maddison Robertshaw, Elaina Varazsinkis, Bailey Cook, Orla Bradbury, Evie Brown, Hannah Porter and Sadie Keenan were all excited to continue their training with these prestigous asscoaite schemes. We hope you had a great day girls.
IDTA MUSCIAL THEATRE COMPETITION
Our very talented pupil Hannah Ryder was picked as a winner for the IDTA Musical Theatre Competition 2020. She was one of ten to be picked from hundreds who entered. Well Done Hannah. Here is the video of all the winners.
SSS ARE BACK!!
We were delighted to open our Studios again Monday 27th July!! Here is a little video of how we are following government guidelines to keep all the chidren safe. It's a new normzal but we are back!
WE MISS YOU ALL! THANK YOU
All the staff at SSS were so touched that a parent along with some of our amazing pupils made us this video. It means the world to us, and it was such a perfect way to see them again. Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort to make this for us all.