DSA News

Eleanor G at The Fringe

Super proud to watch a very polished performance from Eleanor and the rest of Lothian Youth Dance. Well done and we hope you have had a wonderful time.

August 2026

St Andrews Care Home Visit

Thank you to St Andrews Care Home for josting dancers Eleanor and Gabriella for a performance based on our Elements show, with a dance-based class for residents too. We love it and we hope you did too!

August 2026

Well done, Archie!

We're incredibly proud to celebrate our fabulous DSA dancer Archie, who has been accepted onto BA Musical Theatre course at Mountview in London. We just know you will shine, Archie

August 2026

Heel To Heel Book Event

DSA were delighted to be represented by Gabriella at the Heel to Heel book event with author Cindy Gray, with the lovely Alex and Dasha from University of St Andrews Dance Club.

August 2026

Congratulations to Kayla

We're incredibly proud to celebrate former DSA dancer Kayla, who has been accepted onto the Smash Global Advanced Training programme! Keep smashing it, Kayla.

July 2026

The Elements

Congraulations on another wondersful summer show, dancers. Youwere all wonderful in The Elements at the Buchanan Theatre

June 2026

Well done, Sophie Rose

We are delighted to share that Sophie Rose has successfully passed her Associate's Diploma with the BATD, achieving an outstanding Highly Commended result with an incredible 93% overall in both Performance and Theory.

June 2026

Exam Awards Ceremony

Huge congratulations to our exam candidates. So wonderful to see you with your awards and thank you to our lovely teacher Eleanor for presenting them.

May 2026

Thank you Mia and Gabriella

A massive thank you to our amazing dancers Mia and Gabriella who demonstrated for the recent dance research sessions at University of St Andrews. So happy to have them there as we try to figure out just why dance is so great for our brains

May 2026

Theatre Trip to THREE60

Super proud to take this bunch of beautifully behaved dancers to see THREE60 tonight. They just loved it -such an inspiring show for our young dancers

April 2026

100% Exam Success

Delighted to announce a 100% success rate in our exams once again. From Pre-school Pirates to Vocational Trainees we had a huge number of top grades too!

April 2026

Choreography Assessment Success

Some of our juniors underook their in-house choreography assessments. Great work and ideas, dancers. Delighted to present you all with your awards.

March 2026

Scottish Dance Theatre Workshop

We were excited to be welcome Scottish Dance Theatre to DSA to run a workshop for some of our pupils! Thank you for coming along

March 2026

Well done, Charlotte

We are delighted to announce that Charlotte F has been accepted into the Institute of the Arts in Barcelona! Huge congratulations, Charlotte

March 2026

Welcome, Sydney!

With 11 years of dedication to classical ballet, Sydney has honed her artistry through prestigious programmes across the U.S., including Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, Syndey joins us as our new adult ballet teacher.

February 2026

Winter Intensive 2026

We had 2 lovely days of dance with a mix of classical ballet and choreography from the musicals. Our seniors were treated to some original Broadway repertiore from Hamilton with thanks to Ella Grace

February 2026.

Welcome, Acie!

Dancing since the tender age of 5, Acie brings a lifetime of dance joy to DSA! With training in RAD Ballet and also training in Tap, she now loves sharing that with our younger dancers, co-teaching our Monday classes.

February 2026

Winter exam awards

Well done to those who smashed it in our little exam diet in November. It was a pleasure to be able to present youe well-earned rewards

January 2026

More choice for adult ballet

Due to demand for an adult starting pointe, this class is thoughtfully designed for those new to ballet, anyone returning after illness or injury or mature dancers looking for a low-impact, supportive class, We will focus on mobility, strength, balance, and enjoyment of movement at your own pace.

January 2026

New! Highland class for 8 and unders

We introduced a new junior Highland class on a Saturday morning for our youngest dancers.

January 2026

Inspired by The Nutcracker

Inspired by The Nutcracker – You Smashed It

We are super proud of every single performer who took part in our Winter Review. We had a little over half the school present so it was a busy performance!

December 2025

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