Mandy Ellen -

Mandy Ellen Performing Arts has been established for over 20 years. With classes available in dancing, singing and acting for ages 3 to 63, we offer the very best training in the south of England for performing arts. We cater for students who wish to dance for fun and for those wishing to pursue performing arts as a career. Whether it’s ballet, tap, hip hop and musical theatre we really do offer the very best training. Students are given the opportunity to perform in our annual show, attend presentation nights, take exams and enter competitions. Appearances include Britain’s Got Talent live semi finals 2008 and 2009, Got to Dance judges round 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Our premises have 3 fully equipped dance studios, an acting studio and a singing studio, there is a waiting room with vending machines for performers to wait between classes. Students wishing to take their performing to a professional level can do so at the Mandy Ellen Performing Arts College, where we offer a 3 year Musical Theatre and Dance diploma or a 3 year Dance and Teacher Training course. Mandy’s graduates have gone on to work professionally in the West End, on cruise ships, Pantos , UK international tours and Caberets. Mandy Ellen is also proud to have her very own agencies, Mandy Ellen Kids Agency for ages 8 to 18, and Mandy Ellen Management for professional performers aged 18 and over

POPULAR CLASSES

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Pointe Work Classes

Pojnte Work is dancing performed on the tips of the toes, in specialized Ballet shoes. ...
Technique

Our Technique class is a 2 hour workshop where students learn the very best leaps, turns, ...
Performer Classes

Performer classes are for the students wishing to take part in competitions in the UK and ...
Contemporary Dance

Contemporary dance draws on both modern dance and classical ballet. It is an expressive fo ...
Modern Technique

Modern Technique class includes strengthening exercises, followed by technique in turns, l ...
Modern Syllabus

Modern Syllabus follows the IDTA grades enabling the student to take exams. This exam is r ...
Acro dance

Acro Dance is a gymnastic based class teaching students all the core strengths and tricks, ...
Cheer leading

Learn Cheer Leading skills including cheers, chants, jumps and stunts. Our cheer squad als ...
Urban Sweet

Urban Sweet is our all girl hip hop crew. ...
Singing Classes

Private lessons are available with a trained singing teacher. Contact the school for furth ...
Adult Classes

Adult dance classes at Mandy Ellen Performing arts is a fun way to empower yourself and ga ...
Baby Classes

Baby Classes include baby ballet, baby tap, and baby bop. ...
Hip Hop – Breakdance

This is a non syllabus class teaching freestyle dance that involves power moves, popping, ...
Musical theatre

So you want to be a star? These classes include Drama, Singing and Movement with an option ...
Tap Classes

Get your feet tapping and your body moving. An enjoyable and challenging class following t ...
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Ballet

Structured Ballet classes following the IDTA syllabus these classes are a great foundation ...
Street Dance

Learn Street Dance moves to the latest moves to great music. These non syllabus classes ar ...

TRAINERS

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musical theatre, singing classes
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adult classes, ballet, cheer leading, modern, musical theatre, perfomer classes
acro dance, street, tap
hip hop breakdance, perfomer classes, street, urban
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ballet, contemporay, perfomer classes
singing classes
contemporay, perfomer classes
perfomer classes, street, tap
ballet, contemporay, modern, perfomer classes
musical theatre, singing classes
ballet, tap
ballet, contemporay, hip hop breakdance, perfomer classes, street, urban
acro dance, ballet, street, tap
ballet, modern, musical theatre, perfomer classes, tap

Lorna Thomas

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Keith Jack 2

Keith Jack appeared in the BBC1 Show ‘Any Dream will Do’, coming in second place and has just finished playing the part of Joseph on tour and has recently played the part of Alastair in the new mu ...
Emma West

Deputy Principal and Head of Dance FIDTA, RSA After training professionally on the outskirts of London, Emma went on to travel around the world working on cruise ships and in various hotels. In her ca ...
Mandy Ellen

Principal: Mandy Ellen is a member of the International Dance Teachers Association, where she holds fellowship qualifications. Mandy has been dancing since the age of 3 and has studied all genres of M ...
Melanie Pownall

Melanie is a thriving performer who loves to pass on everything that she learns to her students, weather it be tap, ballet or commercial, she enjoys every style of dance and wants nothing more than to ...
Kieron Providence

Kieron Providence started his dance career in 2003 with a youth street dance group called Poison Ivy. In 2005 Kieron started his professional training at the Urdang Academy, He began teaching in 2006 ...
Jenny Keegan

Jen has thoroughly enjoyed teaching at Mandy Ellen so far and she can’t wait to continue to work with the very talented students of the school. She enjoys to teach syllabus work and feels very l ...
Luke Robson

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Elena O’Grady

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mandy montanez

Mandy began dancing at the age of 11 and since has trained under scholarship at some of the best dance schools in the USA, to include; Broadway Dance Centre, Steps on Broadway, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance ...
Lewis Game

Leaving Belcanto London Academy as Head Boy in 2008 I began my professional training, attaining a full scholarship at the age of 16. I studied musical theatre for three years where I gained a great kn ...
Chris Black

Originally from Surrey England. Christopher trained for a degree in Musical Theatre. He graduated in 2010 and his career has taken him to many places. He has performed in 32 countries across 5 contine ...
Anto Buckley

Anto Buckley trained as a dancer, singer and actor at Giselle Academy of Dance and Theatre Arts from a young age which helped him earn a scholarship to Bird College and train professionally. While he ...
Katie McKenzie

Katie is currently training at Mandy Ellen Performing Arts College, where she is gaining qualifications towards her future career. Katie has taken part in many productions in group and solo capacities ...
Sam Stanley

Sam was born and raised in Margate south east Kent. He started dancing at the age of 14 and then went on to be awarded a full scholarship at Doreen Birds of Dance and Theatre Performance in London. Si ...
Casey Baxster

Casey has been teaching at Mandy’s for a year now and is loving being involved with the ballet work and street routines. I also have the privilege of teaching festival on Sundays where I get to ...
Lizzie Goodridge

Lizzie is an IDTA teacher holding three associates in Modern, Ballet and Freestyle. Her training took place under the guidance of Emma West and Mandy Ellen. She has just finished three years of Musica ...

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Isobel and Daisy have been with Mandy Ellen for over 6 years, starting off in junior musical theater, progressing to senior musical theater and performer group, where they have taken part in shows, which has helped them grow and gain confidence in themselves. Would definitively recommend.

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