Footlights Dance School

Footlights Dance School

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Footlights Dance school offers dance classes for children aged 3 upwards following the IDTA Syllabus

Classes are held weekly in term time and we offer IDTA dance examinations and performance opportunities throughout the year. Classes are held at:

Mereside Community Centre
Shrewsbury United Reformed Church
The Dance Studio at Belvidere School. Email [email protected] to find out more information.

29/08/2026

๐ŸšจNEW CLASS ALERT๐Ÿšจ

Come and join our new adult ballet class starting this September with Miss Rosie!๐Ÿ’œ

whether your completely new to ballet or looking to get back into an old hobby this class is for you!๐Ÿฉฐ

Our first week back is quickly approaching, sign up now to secure your spot!!

27/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ MEET THE TEAM - MISS KIRSTY๐Ÿ’œ

Miss Kirsty is a passionate and sassy dance teacher that oozes poise and glamour!

Kirsty attended the prestigious dance and performing arts school Bird Collegeuk and achieved a BA Hons in Dance and Musical Theatre. She then travelled the world dancing and hobnobbing with the likes of Justin Bieber and David Beckham!!! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

We are so lucky to have Kirsty as part of our teaching team and she teaches classes on a Tuesday ๐Ÿ’œ

https://www.footlightsdanceschool.co.uk/kirstyjames

Photos from Footlights Dance School's post 26/08/2026

Our Ballet & Boogie classes are fabulous for improving hand eye coordination, listending skills, making friends and are lots of fun too!

If you have a little one aged 3-5 years our Ballet & Boogie Beginner classes are the perfect introductory dance class with the chance to make friends too!

๐Ÿ’œ Monday 16:00 - 16:30 at Mereside Community Centre
๐Ÿ’œ Wednesday 16:00 - 16:30 at Wem Senior Club
๐Ÿ’œ Wednesday 16:00 - 16:30 at Hadnall Village Hall
๐Ÿ’œ Thursday 17:00 - 17:30 at Belvidere Secondary School Dance Studio

Our Ballet & Boogie Improver Classes are for children aged 5-6 years. Suitable for those who may have attended babyballet classes already or are complete beginners but a little older.

๐Ÿ’œ Monday 16:30 - 17:10 at Mereside Community Centre
๐Ÿ’œ Wednesday 16:30 - 17:10 at Wem Senior Club
๐Ÿ’œ Wednesday 16:30 - 17:10 at Hadnall Village Hall

Sign up to one of these classes for a 3 week trial for ยฃ18.75 in our new term starting w/c 7th September.

https://www.footlightsdanceschool.co.uk/classtimetable

25/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ MEET THE TEAM - MISS MIA๐Ÿ’œ

Miss Mia is a Footlighter through and through! Works hard and expects hard work from her students too. Organised, diligent but also fun too!

Mia has been dancing with Footlights since the age of 3 back in 2011. She has completed all her IDTA Ballet & Tap exams with Distinction and recently achieved her BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dance with top marks.

Mia has been teaching at Footlights for a few years, first as a Class Assistant and then as a fully qualified IDTA teacher working in our Lyrical and exam classes - she is well known for her tough boot camp warm ups in the Senior Lyrical class! She also works as a teacher for Miss Leila at babyballet and loves seeing the dancing stars progress in skill and confidence.

She cannot wait to be teaching full time at Footlights from September ๐Ÿ’œ

https://www.footlightsdanceschool.co.uk/miadavies

23/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ MEET THE TEAM - MISS JEMMA ๐Ÿ’œ

Say a big hello to Miss Jemma!

Jemma has been a part of the Footlights teaching team since 2012 and is much loved by all our students. Bubbly, friendly and super brilliant with all our younger students, her infectious love for dance is passed on to her students while she keeps them entertained with fun dance routines.

Jemma has danced since she was 3 and has two daughters attending classes at Footlights so she is a proud dance mum too! ๐Ÿ˜

Miss Jemma teaches our Ballet & Beginner and First Steps classes and is the expert in all things dance for our younger Footlighters. She also works full time in a children's Nursery and is studying for her level 5 qualification in this field.

Find out more about Miss Jemma and our teaching team on our website.

https://www.footlightsdanceschool.co.uk/jemma

21/08/2026

๐Ÿ’œ MEET THE TEAM - MISS DAISY๐Ÿ’œ

Miss Daisy has been a dancer and now a teacher at Footlights for 17 years!!!

She continued her dance training at BOA in Birmingham for 4 years and most recently at Wilkes Academy. Her ethos for teaching is to personalise each class to every student making sure she goes the extra mile to ensure everyone gets an equal chance to grow and receive feedback!!! She strives to teach longevity and encourage confidence to all her students as well as creating a fun lighthearted experience.

Daisy completed all her IDTA Ballet & Tap exams and also her IDTA Level 4 Freestyle Teaching exam and is looking forward to teaching our Commercial Dance Pop Up Shops as well as being our Social Media Manager. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

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Mereside Community Hall, Mereside
Shrewsbury
SY26LH