At each of our regional competitions our judges will scout out exciting young dancers who will be given the opportunity to learn and perform the opening number to our National Final. The number will be choreographed by our judges an performed at our National final.
My name is Caitlyn McKean and I am 13 years old.
I have been dancing at Dancedreams Theatre School since the age of 2 and train in all styles of dance. My favourites are Lyrical, Commerical and I love gymnastics and learning new tricks.I am so excited to have been chosen to be a dance idol and I am so grateful to Destination Dance for this amazing opportunity. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the support and continuous encouragement from my amazing teachers & family.
My name is Jessica Surman, I am 17 years old and have been dancing with American Dance School for the last 5 years. I train in ballet, jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, lyrical, commercial and improvisation. Even just hearing the word ‘dance’ fills me with so much joy. Since putting on my first pair of ballet shoes only 5 years ago, I have been fascinated by the idea that we can move without speaking and how we can express our very own feelings just by creating movement with our body. I am very grateful for this incredible opportunity.
Hi My name is Claudia Grant and I am 14yrs old and dance at Boom productions . I train in all genres of dance and singing /Drama . I love all styles but my absolute fave is Lyrical. I love competing and have won many national titles both as a soloist and with my Team at Boom productions. Dancing has given me so many opportunities to dance around the U.K. and abroad.I am ecstatic to have been chosen as a dance idol and excited to meet the other idols and see where this journey takes us !
Hi My name is Kaisha Jones and I am 18 years old. I have been training at Fantasy Feet Dance Academy from the age of 11. With my studio I have achieved so much over the years with the highlight being , winning the Junior Jazz solo section at Dance World Cup Finals in Sitges. I absolutely love all styles of dance but my favourites are probably Commercial & Jazz dance, I like how I can really perform and express myself. I really like to push myself and try to spend as many hours in the studio as I can practicing to perfect my art.I am very honoured to have been picked as a dance idol and I am really looking forward to working hard to dance with everyone at Finals.
My name is Erin Twose and I am 18 years old, I have been training with Fantasy Feet Dance Academy in South Wales for over 15 years in all styles of dance. My favourite style is probably lyrical where I can be really expressive and convey emotion, or Jazz where I can really perform and let go. I am the current All England Modern dance champion. One of my best achievements to date is winning Gold in the Junior Lyrical solos at Dance World Cup where I was also awarded the most outstanding female dancer. I love a challenge and work hard to always push myself to become a better dancer. I am very privileged to have been picked as a Dance Idol and am really looking forward to dancing with you all.
My name is Naomi Dorricott. I am 17 years old and have danced with Fantasy Feet Dance Academy for thirteen years. I especially enjoy contemporary, but am passionate about all kinds of dance because of the way that it lets you express yourself and I love the friendships that you make along the way. Working hard together in the studio or performing as a soloist since 2019 in Dance World Cup always brings us closer together. I am looking forward to competing in the Destination Dance finals in London and am honoured to be chosen as one of this year’s dance idols.
Hi my name is Amaya James. I am 12 years old and I am super excited to have been picked to be a Dance Idol. I have trained with Fantasy Feet Dance Academy since I was 2 years old and I love my dance family. I train in all styles of dance. I have also had amazing opportunities to enhance my skills with Ballet Boost and Seek Dance Company. My favourite style of dance is Jazz as I love being able to have fun with the moves and be energetic throughout the performance. My dance teacher always pushes me to be better and I love learning new choreography. I enjoy attending workshops and competitions.
I have been very lucky to have competed in 4 Dance World Cups with my team, duet partner and as a Soloist. My favourite moment was when I came third with my duet partner for our lyrical duet in 2021. I am very excited to compete at Destination Dance Finals and thank you for this opportunity.
Hi my name is Renea Mckenna and I am 11 years old.
I have danced with Boom productions since I was 3 years old, where I train 6 days per week in many genres including Ballet, Modern, lyrical, street/commercial, acro to name a few. My favourite genres to perform are Lyrical and Jazz but I just love to perform! From the minute I could walk I have been on my tippy toes twirling and putting on a show, Dance is my life and will be my career. Thank you for choosing me to be a dance idol, I hope I can inspire other dancers with my journey. I can’t wait to compete at Destination Dance Nationals and meet all of the fabulous dancers from regionals.
Hi My name is Sienna Brown. I am 14 years old and I’ve been dancing for the last 12years. I dance with Dance Dreams Theatre School training in several dance genres. I have competed all over the UK as well as Europe representing my country as part of Team Scotland in Dance World Cup. I recently competed in BATD scholarships where I won BATD Bobby Barr Junior Freestyle Scholarship 2022 and Junior Solo winner 2022 which is probably my greatest achievement to date. I love dancing and expressing myself through dance. I’m delighted to be back doing what I love- dancing! Back in the studio, back competing and living life again post covid. Thank you for choosing me as a Dance Idol for Destination Dance Finals 2022.
Hi my name is Autumn Campbell & I’m 13yrs old. I’ve been dancing with Dancedreams Theatre School since the age of 2. I love all styles of dance & how I can express myself in each genre. One of the things I love most is the friendships I have made & the best memories of travelling to dance in Competitions all over Europe representing my country in the Dance World Cup.
I am so thankful to be given this opportunity as a dance idol for Destination Dance grand finals 2022.
