BY THE DANCE SCHOOL OF SCOTLAND

 

Welcome to our November / December newsletter for The Dance School of Scotland and its Residency.

 

APPLICATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL

At the beginning of November we held our annual Open Day for Dance Course and both our Musical Theatre Courses.

We hope that those who attended had an excellent, informative and inspiring time with us!

Our application forms for the academic year of 2026/27 are NOW OPEN.

If you are wanting to apply, then you need to do so by the 31st January 2026 when the applications close. To access the application forms head over to our main website, navigate to ‘APPLICATION’ and in the drop down menu select either ‘DANCE APPLICATION’ or ‘MUSICAL THEATRE APPLICATION’.

 

 

ACADEMICS

These last 2 weeks have seen the senior young people taking their preliminary exams. This is a very busy part of the year for them all and they continue to conduct themselves with patience and grace.

Congratulations to you all.

 

GUESTS

We welcomed back Jacquie Crago this month where she worked with the S5 and S6 Musical Theatre young people on Shakespeare.

We also welcomed alum of the school Magnus Westwell who led a contemporary workshop with the senior young people on our Dance Course.

 

MT Showcase 2025

Earlier in the term the S5 and S6 Musical Theatre Course young people performed their Showcase 2025, which showcased the incredible talent of the young people. It was performed at the Boardwalk Theatre in Merchant City.

 

CHOREOGRAPHIC EVENING

Our Dance Course Choreographic Evening was a resounding success!

Each year group performed classical repertoire from Coppélia and The Sleeping Beauty and our S5 and S6 performed a contemporary piece in collaboration with contemporary teacher, Tash Boyle.

The individual group choreographies performed were a fantastic expression of themselves. The young people collaborate in individual groups where they choose their music, create choreography and make costume suggestions. They then go on to rehearse the pieces themselves with support from the dance faculty. 

The entire evening is presented and performed to the young peoples’ families, friends and alumni!

 

PREPARATORY THEATRE PANTO

The S3’s and S4’s on the Preparatory Musical Theatre Course performed their Christmas panto in our studio theatre, in front of the entire Dance School of Scotland, some alumni and faculty.

Andrew Nicol – Musical Theatre Course Artistic Director:

“Congratulations to our S3 and S4 PTC young people performing ‘Alice in Anniesland’ for the whole school this week. They worked really hard on the project, writing their own script and even designing costumes and props! The show was very funny and highly entertaining and the staff are proud of their achievements.”

 

RESIDENCE

Our fantastic residency staff continue in providing a host of fun and engaging activities for the young people. 

Recently they have had:

Christmas decoration competition for their individual rooms

Christmas Dinner

Movie Nights

Trip to a Christmas Pantomime

Trip to see Wicked part 2.

 

Now the school has broken up for the winter holidays, we hope everyone has a well deserved rest.

Merry Christmas from us all at The Dance School of Scotland.