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Established in 1965
A School of Excellence with Professional Standards
Wexford School of Ballet & Performing Arts has now been successfully running since 1965. Many of its past students have written their own success stories, setting up their own dance schools and performing and dancing professionally in London and abroad.
The School now comprises of three centres. Our own private studios at Studio 12, Westpoint, Wexford are used for examinations and training. The Waterfront Swimming Pools’ two studios host our Enniscorthy classes and St. Mary’s Youth Centre studio is home to our students in New Ross.
Running three centres takes an amount of work and care so we are well staffed with 6 fully qualified teachers in ballet RAD (Royal Academy of Dancing) and I.S.T.D Modern and Contemporary (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing).
We train Ballet, Modern, Tap, Contemporary, Acro and Commercial. The students also do examinations in RAD Ballet and ISTD Modern. The School has always prided itself with a high standard and that is very obvious in our examination results and performances. RAD & ISTD examinations are optional for all students & are organised annually. We also stage 2 full scale productions annually in the National Opera House.
Students also have the opportunity to perform with theatre groups such as the Wexford Pantomime Society, Oyster Lane Theatre Group, Wexford Light Opera Society, and Wexford Festival Opera. Students have performed with the European Ballet Company, had Masterclasses with the British Ballet Company, Monica Loughman Ballet, Ballet Ireland and enjoyed many West End and Commerical workshops. The students had the wonderful opportunity of performing with Wexford Sinfonia in the National Opera House and then travelling to Tomar, Portugal to perform in the Zezere Festival. We annually travel to ‘PERFORM’, Irelands largest dance festival to dance in the RDS and also to Paris to perform in Disneyland.
WSBPA produce the full ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet bi-annually in the National Opera House each December and this is a real Christmas treat for all the students. And also have productions in June and December annually in the Opera House.
So, after an impressive school year we really look forward to the holidays but we do also run annual Summer School for students who like to keep dancing. These are usually a week long and include a show on the final evening in the Opera House.
Easy online registration at www.wexfordschoolballet.com.
Ann Gayer & Rachel Bermingham
Your feet were born to dance
Your passion can’t be taught
Your talent and friendship has filled our hearts
With a feeling that can’t be bought
We’re both so proud of all of you
We’ve watched you grow with pride
Just know our hearts are broken that
We’re not dancing by your side
Your days are not yet numbered
But treasure each and every one
Through jetes and poses and plies
Make sure you never lose the fun
The applause will eventually subside
But the love stays forever and ever
Know that no matter how far we may be apart
Dance friends always Dance together
The final curtain falls for everyone
One day for us one day for you
Just know you’ll remember the people you love
Not just the dances you do
So head to the ceiling and big smiles
The show’s about to start
Hold onto that feeling forever
You never want it to leave your heart