History
The school was started in 1936 by Joyce Butler with the first classes being held in the living room of her house!
Miss Butler was a respected examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) which took her around the world and because of her valuable work as an examiner was made a Fellow of the RAD. Whilst teaching she was also a member of the Imperial Society for the Teachers of Dancing (ISTD); National Association of Teachers of Dancing (NATD); British Ballet Organisation (BBO) and International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA). After her death in 2005, the School was gifted to two ex-pupils, Vanessa Hoskins and Brenda Garratt-Glassman who had been teaching at the school for many years. In 2013 Miss Brenda decided to hang up her teaching shoes to pursue a new adventure in the dance world. The school now runs from one centre in Ealing. |