Welcome to Buckingham Dance Studio
Buckingham Dance Studios has two studios situated in Torquay and Paignton, classes are held daily for Adults as well as children starting from as young as two years.

Subjects include RAD Ballet, ISTD Modern, Tap and Jazz, Freestyle Street Jazz/Hip Hop and Musical Theatre Workshop/Singing and Vocal training. Pupils may take examinations in all these disciplines if they wish to.

Festivals and Competitions
The school encourages pupils to take part in three South West dance festivals each year, which qualify for the local semi-finals and London finals. There are also classes available for novice competitors (children who have never danced or competed on stage before) in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Song & Dance solos, duets, trios and group dances.

The three festivals are Exeter Festival of Performing Arts held at The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter in February half term, The Torbay & South West of England Festival held at The Palace Theatre Paignton over Easter and The City of Plymouth Festival Held at The Atheonium Theatre in Plymouth at the end of July.

Janet Cram Awards
We also enter pupils for the Janet Cram Modern dance Awards each year. The semi-finals are held in Swindon and those who qualify will dance in London. Former pupil Kerry-Anne O’Brien who went on to The Royal Ballet Upper School won the Premier section in 2004 and James Mackie who went on to train at Laine Theatre Arts won the Boys Cup in 2006. This year the school has five pupils through to the London finals.

Fontene Nureyev Young Dancer of the Year Awards.
The School has also enjoyed enormous success with pupils entered for this new and very prestigious award. In 2006 pupils from Buckingham Dance Studios won three out of the four places available for dancers from the South (from Bristol down). The finals were held at The Lowry Centre, Manchester. Oliver Taylor pictured receiving his award from Dame Antoinette Sibley won the Junior section and Matilda Naylor came runner up in the Senior section.

West End Staring Role for pupil
Oliver Taylor pictured here [above] is now in his fifth month of rehearsals in the title role of the hit West End Musical “Billy Elliot”, he opens in June and the school is planning a coach trip up to see him once he settles into the role.