Royal Ballet School to Pirouette at Pleasure Beach

4th October 2011

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The Royal Ballet School, one of the world’s most prestigious dance schools is leaving its London base and heading north to Blackpool and the iconic Pleasure Beach for a special day of dance classes with local Blackpool schools.

Pupils from The Royal Ballet School will bypass rides such as SpongeBob’s Splash Bash and the Big One, and instead head to the Globe Theatre, a large modern venue found nestled amongst the numerous rides of the park.

The Royal Ballet School’s visit to Pleasure Beach is its fourth successive visit where the school showcases its primarySTEPS programme. The programme was introduced in 2008 following a partnership between Bispham High School and The Royal Ballet School which recognised talented dancers at the Bispham school. This special programme introduces children aged 7 – 8 years old to ballet. In total five local primary schools will head to Pleasure Beach for a variety of classes presented by The Royal Ballet School on Thursday 6th October.

The Pleasure Beach is providing its venue free of charge in a bid to inspire children to take up the dance. The park has for many years ran its own shows including the award winning Hot Ice Show and the acclaimed Forbidden in partnership with its theatre production company, Stageworks Worldwide Productions.

Amanda Thompson, Pleasure Beach Managing Director commented, “I’m delighted to welcome back the Royal Ballet School to Pleasure Beach. Working with the local community is very important to us, so to be able to host 5 local schools for the workshops is fantastic”.

Local schools will join the Royal Ballet School on 6th October at 1pm for the special workshop. In total, 400 students will join in on the day. 
The Royal Ballet School, one of the world’s most prestigious dance schools is leaving its London base and heading north to Blackpool and the iconic Pleasure Beach for a special day of dance classes with local Blackpool schools. 

Pupils from The Royal Ballet School will bypass rides such as SpongeBob’s Splash Bash and the Big One, and instead head to the Globe Theatre, a large modern venue found nestled amongst the numerous rides of the park.

The Royal Ballet School’s visit to Pleasure Beach is its fourth successive visit where the school showcases its primarySTEPS programme. The programme was introduced in 2008 following a partnership between Bispham High School and The Royal Ballet School which recognised talented dancers at the Bispham school. This special programme introduces children aged 7 – 8 years old to ballet. In total five local primary schools will head to Pleasure Beach for a variety of classes presented by The Royal Ballet School on Thursday 6th October.

The Pleasure Beach is providing its venue free of charge in a bid to inspire children to take up the dance. The park has for many years ran its own shows including the award winning Hot Ice Show and the acclaimed Forbidden in partnership with its theatre production company, Stageworks Worldwide Productions.

Amanda Thompson, Pleasure Beach Managing Director commented, “I’m delighted to welcome back the Royal Ballet School to Pleasure Beach. Working with the local community is very important to us, so to be able to host 5 local schools for the workshops is fantastic”.

Local schools will join the Royal Ballet School on 6th October at 1pm for the special workshop. In total, 400 students will join in on the day.