History

Dear Parent

Thank you for your interest in classes. I am delighted to introduce you to

The Lucy Griffiths Dance & Theatre Academy.

The Academy offers classes in Orpington, Green Street Green & Chislehurst.  Lessons are held in I.S.T.D. Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre, Jazz Dance and the Academy also provides Theatre Performance Company classes including Acting and Singing. Classes are available for children of 2½ years to Adult.

The Academy combines experienced and varied, quality teaching with a caring, encouraging approach.  We remember that children enjoy dancing and performing for fun and fitness. Our classes whether taken up by children purely as a hobby or to fulfil their aspirations to pursue a professional dance career, will provide your child with an opportunity to build confidence and gain vital social skills.

All pupils including our pre-school children are invited to perform in a Bi-annual show held at local theatres. Our children continue to perform in a range of local events including; Summer fetes & festivals, where we have earned a reputation for the high standard of our displays.

There are also opportunities for children to perform in numerous amateur productions in local venues & theatres.

We also enjoy yearly success in professional pantomime at Theatres in Sevenoaks, Maidstone & Chatham. We have also had achievements with the Royal Ballet, Kent Youth Ballet and the English Youth Ballet. Our Theatre Performance Company & Jazz pupils have also danced with the Young Performers at Her Majesty’s Theatre in The Haymarket, London. Many of our older students have successfully taken up places in full time student courses to pursue a career within the Arts. 

After reading the enclosed information pack, if you would like to secure a place in the academy then please fill in and return the enclosed application form, detailing your choice of commencement date of classes. If before making a decision you would like to request any further information or discuss your child’s needs further then please either do not hesitate to contact the principal Lucy Griffiths. You will then receive a letter confirming a place in the Academy and be given any other information needed.     

‘In House’ Agency – Lucky Stars Kids Agency.

For those who are interested in performing professionally, whether in West End Productions or other Film & Television opportunities, we offer the services of `Lucky Stars Kids Agency’.

We are able to arrange for members of the agency to attend castings. We have extensive contacts within the theatrical industry. The agency is able to put forward members for auditions, and these decisions are made based upon the specific requirements of the role and the member’s suitability to the part. This means a range of factors are taken into consideration; their age, height, appearance and dancing/singing or acting skills.

It is strongly recommended that agency members attend Theatre Performance Company Classes as well as syllabus classes at the Academy, as most auditions are theatre based and attendance at these classes is highly likely to improve the chances of a successful audition.    

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Agency please fill in and return the Agency Application Form enclosed in this information pack.

Kind Regards  

Lucy Griffiths.

Lucy Griffiths was trained at the Arts Educational School, London. She was professionally trained in all areas of Dance and Drama to an exceptionally high standard, at this full-time vocational school.  She took part in five annual school shows held in the school theatre and was selected to perform with upper school students on several occasions to take major parts in plays and musicals such as Scrooge, Touched and My Fair Lady. She also took on professional work with the BBC radio stations recording material for children’s educational programmes and danced professionally with the English National Ballet in the Nutcracker Suite two years running at the age of thirteen and fourteen.

Throughout her senior school years, Lucy took up her full scholarship to fund her training and when she decided to attend the Stella Mann college in London at sixteen to train to become a Dance Teacher, her scholarship was transferred.  She then furthered her training, passing I.S.T.D. major Dancing Examinations up to and including Advanced Examinations in Tap, Ballet, Modern and National Dance.  During her final year of training Lucy took and passed I.S.T.D. Teaching Examinations in Tap, Ballet, Modern and National Dance and also was awarded her college Teaching Diploma.