Diamond School of Performing Arts: News

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To keep up to date with all that's going on at our school, please do log into our Diamond School of Peforming Arts Facebook.

School Year 2011/2012

Classes Commence on Tuesday 13th September and Saturday 17th September.

Intensive Dance Workshop - Monday 25th July to Friday 29th July

Wonderful opportunity for those who wish to build on strength and flexiblity for all the new dance moves plus you get the opportunity to put the new skill learned into a dance routine. Guaranteed that every student attending will build on skills. Check out on our Events Page what others had to say about our Easter Intensive Dance Workshop.

Up dates on website very soon!!

Hopefully, after our workshop next week we'll get the website updated. Meantime, please do check out our Facebook for all updates. Many thanks

Intensive Dance Workshop - Monday 25th July to Friday 29th

Check our events list for more details or our Facebook - Diamond School of Performing Arts. Read what some who attended our last workshop had to say. A workshop guaranteed to bring out more in every student attending.

Apologies

Apologies for not updating news for some time. Only reason is being a victim of our own success. So much going on and I do the updating myself (me being Paula, the Principal). Hopefully I'll get lots updated soon. To see what's going on though you can go on to our Facebook Diamond School of Performing Arts and "like" to get all the updates.

Joshua Laws-Millet's Argos Christmas Advert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRonRGEVyT8&feature=channel

The Making of Joshua Laws-Millet's Argos Christmas Commercial

Check out the making of the advert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BIZt5k0h8&feature=channel

Games of Thrones - Rhodri Hosking

Rhodri Hosking had a great time filming his role of Mycah in Games of Thrones in Belfast - not long before this will be on our screens too! Great feed back! Mum had a great time chaperoning too!!! Brilliant!!

Students Successes

Congratulations to Ellie & JJ Turner on their B&Q Christmas ident which will be on our tv screens at Christmas too. Also to JJ for his ident on Channel 5 Milkshake for Mattel toys & to Luka and Loui Green - Luka on his Zing Zillas advert & his 2nd photoshoot for Millets; Loui for his Tatler and Heathrow Express shoots. Well done to all!!

Chill Out Magazine Editorial

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More Successes

MORE SUCCESSES! 15 yr old Rhodri Hosking has secured the role of Mycah in HBO Productions Game of Thrones, Episode 2!!!! Nine students are to play orphans for a touring production of Annie at MK Theatre at the end of July. Our Junior Team are in the Red Cross Dance Final on Sunday!!! And to top it all, eldest son Dominik has been offered the Drive Show on CKBW in Nova Scotia!! Next - Shabby to stay in this Friday!!

JENNY'S OFF TO AUSTRALIA!!! YEAH!!

WELL DONE JENNY HALL!! Jenny and onother of the finalists was chosen to head to Australia tomorrow. For one it will be one week and for the other 4 weeks on the set playing the role of Poppy. Thanks for all who voted.

JENNY HALL IS OFF TO AUSTRALIA!!!!!

Well done Jenny Hall!! Jenny is one of the two finalists chosen to fly to Australia tomorrow. One will be there for one week - the other will spend 4 weeks filming on Neighbours!! Let's hope it's Jenny!!! Thanks for all who voted!!!

Jenny Hall for role in Neighbours!!!!!

Only a few days left to vote!! Come on all you Diamond people - Please also log onto http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/extras/finalist-jennifer-hall-7796 to get Jenny Hall into Neighbours. She'd be the BEST for the part!!!! You can vote more than once and it doesn't cost you anything!! Please share this with all your friends too!! Many thanks x

Former Student Keeley Flanders (Shabby) is in the Big Brother House

Former student, Keeley Flanders (Shabby) is in the Big Brother house!!!!! See a little bit of her time with us in our "Shabby in the House" album

Winning CBBC CopyCat Team

Our winning team, Diamond Dynamos with their trophy: Back Row: Paul Millett, Tammy Sydee, Liz Camp Front Row: Joshua Laws-Millett, Rosanna Smith, Lana Camp. Brilliant guys!!!

More Student successes

There's no stopping JJ Turner. Next week he's off to take part in a music video. Brilliant JJ. Also many congratulations to Luka Green who has secured his first commercial for a new CBBC show - Zing Zilla. Our team for CBBC's Copycats head up to Glasgow in June for their filming. Also many, many congratulations to Jake Maiden who was a Diamond student for 10 yrs. Jake, who played a huge role in Diamond productions and performances and was on of our superb team who took part in the Red Cross Dance for life last year has been offered placements to Urdang Academy, Bodyworks, Doreen Bird Dance College and a fully funded scholarship to London Studio Centre. Following on from his years with Diamond, Jake went on to become one of Northampton Colleges top dance students ever. We are extremely proud of Jake's achievements and are confident he will be hugely successful.

Kents Hill Care Centre Milton Keynes Diamond Theatre School Performance

Well done Abi, Bella, Essie, Olivia, Paige, Rebecca, Sophie & Victoria - a very special performance to a very appreciative audience. Lovely that Paige's gran was there too. You should be very proud of yourselves. Thank you!!

Diamond Drama school students busy rehearsing for Dana's 40th Anniversary of her Eurovision win

We are delighted to have been asked to take part in International Star Dana's 40th Anniversary tour of her Eurovision win. Thirty five of our students will take to the stage singing the Dana, her legendary winning song "All Kinds Of Everything" plus another number with her and three of our own. It's at the Stables Theatre, May 2nd, 7.30pm.