The Helen Laxton School of Dance
The Helen Laxton School of Dance was founded in Yeovil,
Somerset
in 1987. The school began with just three pupils and it just kept growing
and growing!! Thousands of children have learnt to dance at the school and many older
pupils have gained places at the top UK Dance Schools, Colleges and
Universities in the country including The Royal Ballet School, The Royal
Academy of Dance, London Studio Centre, Laban Centre, Central School of
Ballet, Elmhurst Ballet School, Laine Theatre Arts, The Arts Educational
School, Doreen Bird, Millennium, Performers College, Stella Mann and Phil
Winston's. Our students are constantly being asked to perform both locally
and nationally with professional and amateur companies. Students have
appeared in productions with The Royal Ballet, Ballet Creations, English
Youth Ballet, London Children's Ballet, Somerset Youth Dance Company
Productions, Touring Opera, Bruce James Productions and most recently with
professionals from The Strictly Come Dancing tour. Each year pupils from our
dance school have successfully auditioned to appear in the professional
pantomime at The Octagon Theatre Yeovil and in numerous other amateur and
professional productions in the country. Students from our school are
currently performing all over the world in theatres including The
West End, London.
Many students are also working in Television, in Broadcasting, in Films, in
Promotional work, on Cruise Ships, in Pantomimes and Summer Seasons and many
past pupils are now employed as dance teachers, choreographers, dance
notators and dance critics. We pride ourselves in being able to turn a
child's dream and passion into a life long career.
The school principal, Helen Laxton L.R.A.D. A.R.A.D. R.T.S.
A.I.S.T.D.(Mod) A.I.S.T.D.(Nat) A.I.D.T.A is a graduate of the Royal Academy
of Dance in London and is
a fully qualified, registered teacher with over 30 years of experience in
performing and teaching Dance. Helen is also a mentor for students studying
for The Royal Academy of Dance Certificate in Ballet Teaching studies which
allows her pupils to qualify as teachers of Dance and to gain an
internationally recognized teaching qualification. The school teaches Royal Academy of Dance Ballet from Pre Primary to
Grade 8 and Intermediate Foundation to Advanced 2 level, Imperial Society of
Teachers Dance Modern Stage, Jazz, Disco, Hip Hop, Street Dance, Pre school Ballet, Toddlers Dance and Groove, Tap dance
Lyrical, Contemporary and Adult Ballet. The school also runs 4 Elite Beat
Performance Squads, 2 award winning Hip Hop Crews and The Somerset and
Dorset Youth Dance Company.
The school accepts girls and boys from 15 months old to adult from
beginners to professionals. We also offer Drama, Dance, Singing, Voice
Production, Mime, Microphone and Audition Technique, Casting and Directing
at our other school, The Somerset School of Performing Arts where
students from the age of 5 - 18 years learn the various techniques and
disciplines required for a career in the Performing Arts industry.
For more details please visit
www.thesomersetschoolofperformingarts.com
