October is always an exciting time for our students as they participate in the Annual Cyril Beaumont Scholarship held at KS Dance Vocational College and Studios, Warrington, Cheshire, North West. The historian and author Cyril Beaumont was a good friend to the Maestro Enrico Cecchetti and it was the influence…
Wes! It’s happening again. This October the KS Dance dancers will be performing on the MAIN STAGE at the Can You Dance? Super Convention in Liverpool. This huge event is being held at The M&S Bank Arena (formerly the Echo Arena) and Exhibition Hall, Liverpool on October 19th & 20th…
As we approach September, it’s that time, where many dance schools and colleges open their studio doors to all of their valued students. So what are some of the best practices you can do as a dance student returning to full time training at your vocational college, or incorporate into…
We hope that you are enjoying your Summer Holidays so far…. We are! KS Dance Term Dates 2019/2020 However, we are really looking forward to meeting all of our new 1st Years who are joining us this September and also to welcome back all of our 2nd and 3rd Years………
Apply for the KS Dance 2019 Summer School: 27th July to 2nd August. This Year our Summer School has a fantastic guest faculty of Jazz, Contemporary and Classical Ballet Staff as well as sessions designed to teach Dancers about Health and Fitness for Dancers. Guests include: Matz Skoog, former Director…
Following a successful time on Tour with our Allegrodance Company, KS Dance turns its attention to excerpts of Romeo and Juliet. The Brindley Theatre, Runcorn, plays host to KSD on 12th, 13th and 14th of April. We are delighted to invite you all to see this year’s exciting production including…
Allegrodance Tour 2019 brings you “Peter and The Wolf”, re-imagined by Director, Kate Simmons. Alongside this wonderful and family-friendly short story, members of the Allegrodance Touring Company will be highlighting “Show Stopping” pieces of Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tap, Flamenco, Singing and may other styles. Book Your Tickets Here for the The Brindley Theatre, 26th Feb at 7.00pm KS Dance…
Guest Teachers 2018 We are fortunate to welcome Miss Romany Pajdak of The Royal Ballet and Mr Dane Hurst, internationally renowned Contemporary Dancer, as Guest Teachers at our 2018 International Summer Schoo. 25th July – 1st August. Alongside these two wonderfully talented individuals will be the finest Dance Coaches Britain has…
Ballet Audition for KS Dance Vocational Training, 21st June 2018. Our next Ballet audition for the Upper School will be held at KS Dance on 21st June. This audition is open to anyone over the age of 14 who would be looking to begin vocational training in September 2018 or…
International Summer School 2018 The KS Dance International Summer School will be held from 25th July – 1st August at our Studios in Warrington, North West England. Our summer schools, in the past, have been renowned for preparing Dancers for vocational training, enhancing Dancer experience with Classical Repertoire and exposing…
SHOWCASE 2018 We love to relive moment from our 2018 Showcase with a small video that displays all of the Dancers who were involved in the productions this year. As we marked 30 years of KS Dance it was only fitting we displayed a classical production of Don Quixote coupled…
Don Quixote Classical Ballet has been a long standing tradition for KS Dance since the school originated. With Productions going back over 30 years, it has always been a goal of Kate Simmons to go bigger and better every year. Don Quixote was no exception. Reflecting on productions over the…
Vocational Students of KS Dance are in their final preparations for performances of Don Quixote and the annual KS Dance Showcase. Whilst Kate Simmons Dance Junior Productions prepare their performances of The Kingdom of Narnia. The KS Dance Don Quixote, is an adaptation of the original story and a synopsis…
Don Quixote and more The KS Dance 2018 Season holds a lot of Classical Repetoire with KS Dance Premiers of Don Quixote and Clara and The Kingdom of Sweets. As well as a new adaptation of a C. S. Lewis classic, Kingdom of Narnia which will be performed by the…
Dance Days Ahead KS Dance has a number of Major Dance Days upcoming on the nearer side of Christmas: Barbara Geoghegan and Fewster Scholarship Awards, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. Sunday 19th November 2017 CDET Day at LIPA, Sunday 19th November 2017. KS Dance Winter Choreographic Competition, Friday 8th December. …
Internal Ballet Scholarship It has long been a part of KS Dance tradition to have the privilege of awarding the Cyril Beaumont Ballet Scholarship to one student. This internal competition offers the opportunity for students to demonstrate their talent and potential in Classical Ballet to a panel of invited judges….
Graduates from KS Dance Over the years KS Dance has remained a silent but active deliverer of talent to the world of Dance. Graduates of the school have graced many stages around the globe and we decided we will tell you about the wide variety of Professionals that are proud to…
KS Dance has a lot of Ballet to look forward to over the next 12 months. Open Days We have Open Days available to all members of the public, in particular those prospective students who are looking to obtain a place in September 2018. Our Open Days look to be…
Kate Simmons Productions with KS Dance will be returning to the Brindley Theatre, Runcorn this April 7th 8th and 9th 2017. We have exciting news about our imminent production and we hope that you will all join us for a fantastic weekend of inspirational dance and music next month. Performances…
We are delighted to announce that 2 of our vocational students are flying off to Firenze, Italy this summer representing the UK in the 2017 CICB. Ella-Louise Appleby (2nd Year student of KS Dance) and Chloe Howarth (1st Year Student of KS Dance) will represent the UK in the Cecchetti…
ALLEGRODANCE TOURING COMPANY – 27th FEBRUARY – 12TH MARCH 2017 We would like to draw your attention to our Allegrodance Touring Company, which will be touring Schools, Theatres and Colleges around the UK between 27th February 2017 and 12th March 2017. This is a performance opportunity not to be missed,…
Congratulations 3rd Year Level 6 Diploma Graduates of KS Dance. It’s been a very eventful 2 weeks of waiting for the Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance results and then of course celebrating the success! Another year is almost complete and once again the students and the college have achieved…
KS Dance for over 20 years now have been successfully producing highly skilled and technical dancers in all genres that go on to have long standing careers in the Professional Dance Industry. Here is a quick look at our Graduate Destinations Northern Ballet Company, UK State Ballet Company, Ostrava Czech Republic Bucharest…
KS Dance are holding auditions for September Entry 2016 & 2017 at Ballet Cymru , Newport, South Wales on Sunday May 29th 2016 Audition Location: Ballet Cymru, Unit 1 Wern Trading Estate, Rogerstone, Newport, NP10 9FQ KS Dance are offering such a great opportunity to young dancers of Wales. We…