YOUNG DANCER WINS PLACE ON COVETED COURSE
City girl Jess Yeo loves to dance and is pirouetting her way further into the industry after gaining a spot on an elite dance training programme.
The 11-year-old youngster boasts a place on the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) course at The London Contemporary Dance School. The scheme offers aspiring dancers the chance to engage in selective, non-residential, dance training and Jess’ fancy footwork sees her travel from her Wolverton home to London each Saturday for tuition.
The CAT scheme provides classes in ballet, contemporary and creative dance, delivered by leading international artists, choreographers and dancers.
During the week, Jess is a student at The Radcliffe School but when she is not studying she is dancing. Alongside these special Saturday coaching sessions in the capital she trains locally four nights a week.
Her passion for dance is truly ignited and her mum, Jane Yeo, is now seeking further support to finance the extra training.
Jane said: “Jess fully appreciates how lucky she is to have such opportunities and works very hard to make the most of each and every learning opportunity.
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We are now looking for help with the funding of her training. We are applying to the Fund for Excellence at the CAT scheme and also looking to local sources of generosity and sponsorship. Any amount of support would be gratefully received.”
Jess is a pupil at The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance at King’s Community Centre, Wolverton, where she attends ballet, jazz and contemporary classes. Street dance and lyrical technique sessions with Emi-Lu Daley at FranticFlo, also in Wolverton, add to her repertoire of dance styles.
All of this training is proving to be rewarding as so far this year Jess has performed in The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance’s full-length production of ‘Swan Lake’ at Stantonbury Theatre, as well as in ‘The Little Witch’ at The Place.
She can also be seen as part of the BBC music and dance tutorial ‘Ten Pieces’.
If you are interested in supporting Jess, please contact jyeo@talktalk.net For further information on the CAT scheme visit www.nationaldancecats.co.uk
For dance class enquiries, contact The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance via rlschoolofballet@gmail.com and to learn more about FranticFlo call 07745282600.
Words: Georgina Butler
@GeorginaLButler
Jess is a pupil at The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance at King’s Community Centre, Wolverton, where she attends ballet, jazz and contemporary classes. Street dance and lyrical technique sessions with Emi-Lu Daley at FranticFlo, also in Wolverton, add to her repertoire of dance styles.
All of this training is proving to be rewarding as so far this year Jess has performed in The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance’s full-length production of ‘Swan Lake’ at Stantonbury Theatre, as well as in ‘The Little Witch’ at The Place.
She can also be seen as part of the BBC music and dance tutorial ‘Ten Pieces’.
If you are interested in supporting Jess, please contact jyeo@talktalk.net For further information on the CAT scheme visit www.nationaldancecats.co.uk
For dance class enquiries, contact The Rosemary Lane School of Ballet and Theatre Dance via rlschoolofballet@gmail.com and to learn more about FranticFlo call 07745282600.
Words: Georgina Butler
@GeorginaLButler
