The School - The Teachers - Teaching Opportunities - Past Pupils
Bramhall School of Dancing first opened its doors at Bramhall Village Club in September 1983, with a class of 4 babies. One of them – Karen VanRoss – you can read about later.
Originally specialising in classical ballet, the school now offers ballet, tap, national folk dance, modern, jazz and Spanish dance, and has established itself as a centre of excellence in all subjects.
The school also offers Pre-School classes for children from 3: it is possible to enter the school at the age of 3 and stay, happily and successfully dancing, until leaving school at 18. (As many pupils do!).
All aspects of dancing and stagework are incorporated into the classes, which are aimed at all girls and boys, whether for a career – in either teaching or performing – or as a hobby. Vocational training for serious students takes place throughout the week.
Classes are primarily
held at the Bramhall Village Club;
Bramhall Village Club
2 Melbourne Road
Bramhall
STOCKPORT
SK7 1LR
Click here for a map Bramhall Village Club
at the 1st Bramhall
Scout Hall;
Scout Hut
Bramley Close
Bramhall
STOCKPORT
SK7 2DT
Click here for a map Scout Hut
at the United Reformed
Church;
Corner of Robins Lane / Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
STOCKPORT
SK7 2PE
Click here for a map United Reformed Church
Mrs Helen Gray Dip.RAD, LISTD, AIDTA, Member Spanish Dance Society
Mrs Gray is the founder and Principal of the school.
She teaches ballet, national and Spanish and has now ‘retired’
from tap!
She is an Examiner of the Royal Academy of Dance and travels extensively, examining in Britain and abroad.
For several years she was a member of the National Dance Committee of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (I.S.T.D.) and, in 1999, was awarded the Haxell Cup – a worldwide award – for her services to national dance.
She is also a member of the Spanish Dance Society and travels to Spain to further her study as often as she can.
Mrs Jane Bradley
Dip.RAD, LISTD, Dip.NBS
Mrs 'B' joined
the school in 1997 after working for an American Production company
dancing on cruise ships for 4 years. She
trained at the Northern Ballet School, Manchester where she took her
teaching certificates. She now teaches ballet (grades and vocational),
modern, jazz, Pre-School classes and choreographs for the festival team.
Miss Hilary Gray BA(Hons), AISTD
Miss Hilary is responsible for all the tap classes from
Pre-Primary to Advanced 2, and the National Grades’ classes. She
is a product of the school, having done most of her training here over
the last 20 years.
Hilary is also a graphic designer specialising in cards and wedding stationery, and runs the school office for Mrs Gray.
Miss Michelle Wood Dip.RAD, AISTD
Saturday jobs are available for any girls who think they may like to have a career in dance. They are carefully selected and form a strong part of our teaching team.
Our present helpers are:
Rebecca Carver, Dannie Kane, Emily O'Shea, Emma Farrelly, Jenna Miller, Laura Walsh and Eleanor Bamford.
Pupils are welcomed back into the school at any time, and many keep in touch long after they have left. Here are just some of them;