At the end of July 2009, the All England National Finals were held.  This gave the opportunity for all junior and senior members of the squad who had qualified their dances at the Regional Finals in May to compete at National Level at the Peacock Theatre in London’s West End.   The atmosphere was electric and the standard was outstanding.  If you didn’t manage to see the results in the Herts and Essex Observer I detail our successes below:

Inéz Parsell

Under 6 yrs        Baby Modern       Gold medallist

Under 6yrs          Baby National     Special commendation                    

Isabella Parsell

7-8yrs              Greek                Gold medallist  

7-8yrs              Song & Dance     Gold medallist                

7-8yrs              National            Gold medallist                

7-8yrs              Character          Silver medallist

7-8yr                Ballet                Bronze medallist

Lauren Mitchell

9-10yrs             Greek                Special commendation

9-10yrs             Modern              Special commendation

Joseph Mitchell

9-10 yrs             Modern             Silver medallist          

9-10yrs              National            Silver medallist

Lauren Mitchell and Isabella Parsell     

Under 9yrs         Character Duet   Gold medallists

Joseph Mitchell, Lauren Mitchell and Isabella Parsell    

Under 12yrs       National Trio                 Silver medallists

Esme Becerra  

13yrs                 Modern              Gold medallist

Esme Becerra and Victoria Quelch

Under 15yrs       Modern Ballet                 Silver medallists

Sophie Bruce and Erin Murray

Under 21yrs       National Duet                Bronze medallists  

Isabella was invited to dance in the Gala and was given the opportunity to perform in front of West End and Broadway Choreographers, prestigious faculty members from worldwide dance organisations and the All England patron, Dame Beryl Grey.