Since the creation of MPDA, we are blessed to have seen many talented students walk through our doors. Our teachers endeavour to nurture the talent of each and every one of our pupils, and we are proud to say that some have now gone on to greater things.
Many of our teen students have successfully auditioned for professional dance and performing arts colleges, which will set them up ready for a career in the showbiz industry. We are so excited to see what they achieve in the coming years! In the meantime, please read below to find out more about our individual success stories from MPDA!
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“I was lucky enough to join Mini Professionals when it was in its first year when I was just 9 years old. From the very first lesson, I felt at home and I instantly fell in love with the classes. It’s been an honour to watch MPDA grow and to have been a part of the incredible school.
Over the many years I was given countless opportunities to perform, compete, and train with the amazing teachers! Due to the outstanding training and support at Mini Professionals over the years, I gained places at some of the top performing arts colleges in the country- including Bird, Performers and Wilkes, which meant that I had a lot of deliberation to do as all of the colleges are amazing!
I eventually settled on Wilkes, which is where I am currently training to be a professional dancer. I will also be able to graduate with a degree in Musical Theatre. After this, I hope to travel the world performing on cruise ships, I’d love to be in West End shows and also gain work as a commercial dancer.
Finally, whilst at MPDA, I was given the opportunity to teach Acro/gymnastics which was an incredibly opportunity which I’m very grateful for! This means I now have some teaching experience which I can utilise in the future, as I’d love to choreograph and teach others in my future career.”
“I first joined MPDA in 2016 and it made me feel like a completely different person! I went from hiding at the back of class to attending as many dance classes as possible at MPDA. This was all thanks to the amazing teachers and wonderful environment
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After successfully auditioning for vocational colleges, I am now attending Performers College in Essex where I am training full time in dancing, singing and acting. I am so grateful to MPDA as I am able to do what I love full time and they prepared me for this. In the future, after my full time training; I’d love to be performing abroad, cast in a West End show, or dancing on TV! I’d also love to teach and choreograph as I find it very rewarding- especially as the teachers at MPDA inspired my personal journey so much!”
“I started dancing at MPDA in 2016, aged 11 following a summer camp, which I loved. I quickly made wonderful friends, and soon the class became the highlight of my week. I continued to take classes at MPDA until 2021, when I successfully auditioned for the level 3 diploma course at Dancebox Studios and Theatreworks. I felt that my time at MPDA excellently prepared me for vocational training, I had a great understanding of core techniques, and what was expected of me. I also found the audition workshops in singing, acting and dance very helpful, as they reflected a typical audition environment. I graduated from Dancebox in July 2023 with a distinction. I pleased to have recently joined the three year BA (hons) Theatre Dance course on the jazz pathway at London Studio Centre.”
In 2014 aged 11, I joined the newly founded Mini Professionals Dance Academy . It was here and over the next 8 years that I took classes in Contemporary, Modern, Lyrical, Commercial, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Heels and Acro. I loved being part of the MPDA family and was quickly made to feel welcome, making some wonderful friends. I was a member of the Elite Squad and thoroughly enjoyed assisting with dance classes encouraging and sharing my enthusiasm for dance with other students.
I realised that my passion was based in dance and musical theatre practice and it became my ambition to be an industry professional. MPDA made an invaluable contribution to the skills and qualities required, greatly supporting me in my journey to achieve the next level.
The technical training in classes and the many performance opportunities and experiences provided a great foundation for me. My teachers were fun, professional and inspirational. I became a Dance scholar at school, and took my RAD Ballet exams, LCME (Musical Theatre singing) and LAMDA (Acting) exams. MPDA holds a special place in my heart and I am very proud to say I was a student.
After for studying for 1 year at Bird College Conservatoire for Dance & Musical Theatre on their Pre Professional Foundation Programme, I successfully auditioned for multiple top Performing Arts colleges. In September 2023 I started at The Urdang Academy London, where I am studying for a BA(Hons) in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre Degree.
Upon graduating, I hope to have a career as a musical west end performer and dancer. I’d also like to teach and choreograph, sharing my passion for performing with the next generation!
I began my journey at MPDA after attending a friend’s dance birthday party, hosted by Principal Bethany Gorton. Having previously taken part in ballet classes, as well as ballroom and hip hop throughout primary school, I fell back in love with dancing and knew that I wanted to join Mini Professionals immediately. I started attending Friday Mids when I was 10 and have gone on to attend hip hop, ballet, jazz, lyrical and of course Squad (Squad B, Competition squad and Elite Squad). Throughout my time dancing I have performed at many events such as Dancing Oxford, the Light Festival, at old peoples’ homes, summer fetes and of course Disney’s Time to Shine. Whilst I love to dance myself, I have also felt much enjoyment when working as a teaching assistant for weekly tinies classes, as well as across all ages at the holiday dance camps. It is safe to say that MPDA has well and truly made me the person I am today.
I made some of my very closest friends at the studio and the training at MPDA has given me the confidence to push myself and follow my ambitions. I also now know myself more and understand my body through dance. I am eternally grateful to Bethany for founding MPDA and allowing me to thrive.
MPDA and providing a safe space for me to thrive. I owe a lot of my love of dance to April Harvey whose choreography and commitment to teaching has inspired and motivated me. Since leaving MPDA, after a very emotional leavers’ show, I have continued dancing alongside my studies at the University of Bath. I am a part of the Dance Society for which I compete as a member of the Advanced Jazz and Advanced Lyrical teams, having had an extremely successful competition season in 2024. I am also a part of the Cheerleading team’s dance division in which I am a member of the Performance Pom team, the select Small Pom Competition team and have recently been selected as the Dance Coach for six teams in the upcoming academic year (2024/25).
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