Dance Idols

Hi, my name is Harry Cassin and I’m 12 years old. My dance school is Monarch
Studios in Surrey and I train for 17 hours per week. My dance styles are
contemporary, acro, ballet, jazz and tap.
Dance is my passion. I have made some great friends through dance and
continue to make more friends when I attend dance competitions. It’s great to
share your passion with others who feel the same.
I’ve danced on the Move It main stage, performed as a team in the CYD? finals
in Liverpool (We came 2 nd ) I’ve been chosen to train in the elite team at
Performers College, I’m a Rush Rep and also hold the title of Mr Starpower.
I’ve been chosen to represent team England at the next Dance World Cup
where I will perform my contemporary solo and also a group dance with my
team mates.
I’m excited to be a dance idol with one of my team mates, Jorgia Pearce.
Thank you for choosing me to be a Destination Dance Idol. I can’t wait to
dance at Pineapple Studios along with all the other Destination Dance Idols. It
will be amazing to perform with all the other talent, as a team. Thank you.

My name is Frankie Wright and I am 14 years old.  I am so excited to be a Destination Dance Idol and
cannot wait to perform with all the other Dance Idols at Nationals this summer.
I train at Samantha Jane Performing Arts and have trained there for 9 years. I am part of the Select
competition team and train approx. 22 hours, 6 days a week.
I started competing 2 years ago in Regional and National competitions and since then, I have won 4
Titles, several scholarships and many overall highest scoring solos. Also, I am an Ambassador for
Simply Stella dancewear and JR Photography.
I have been very fortunate to perform in the West End, 02 Arena, CYD Main Stage, Move It Main
Stage and many more all with SJPA.
Another thing I love to do is assist my dance teacher, Sammy, at auditions and master classes around
the country. She is the most amazing dance teacher that pushes me further than I thought I could
ever go.

I am 14 years old and from London. I love training in all styles of dance whenever I’m given the opportunity. I compete with Salsamotion and to be as versatile as possible I also train with different professionals – iD Company with Ryan Jenkins and MPA Academy with James Collins.  I love being creative in so many ways and enjoy the performing arts and being on stage. I played the role of Lavender in Matilda The Musical, West End (2015-16) and have recently been in a Netflix Christmas movie due out Christmas 2020.  I performed and danced live in the ITV X Factor Finals with MPA Academy (December 2018). I’ve performed in lots of theatres and stages including main stage CYD? Convention, Move It main stage and have been a finalist on the Move It freestyle stage. As well as being a Title winner at three other dance competitions, I am also a Golden Buzzer winner and a National dance champion. I love calligraphy and love creating and designing artistic gifts in my spare time. It is very rewarding to see friends and families’ reactions when they receive a personalised gift from me. 

I walked for international clothing brands me in wien and Kicomo at London Kids Fashion Week in September 2019.  Most recently, I was featured in an editorial on Photo Vogue Italia online (August 2019. I was also published as a special ‘Big Dreamers’ feature in LaBelle Kidz&TeenInternational Fashion Magazine, October 2018.

Dancing is my biggest passion and my dream is to become a professional dancer and to make everyone smile through dance. I’m very excited to be a Dance Idol.

I am 16 years old. I train at Fantasy Feet Dance Academy in South Wales. I am the current All England Modern solo champion and I have qualified 2 solos to the Dance World Cup finals for past 4 years.

I am 9 years old and love to dance. I train at Hayley’s School of Dance, doing all disciplines but my favourite styles are lyrical and jazz. I also currently hold 2 titles! Within one week, I train for 15 hours, when I’m older I would love to perform in the West End or on Broadway! I’m so excited to be a dance idol, to learn from the tutors and then perform for everyone!

My name is Eleanor Sanders and I’m 12 years old. I dance at HMDA (Hannah Marie Dance Academy) in Berkhamsted.

I started dancing at the age of 3 when my mum took me to our local baby ballet class however I only joined HMDA just over a year ago.  I now train in ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, contemporary, acro and commercial for around 15 hours a week after school as well as at home, training on my days off.

Hannah has taught me so much in such a short space of time and I am so grateful to her, she works me and pushes me hard but I love my dance lessons. I am looking forward to the future.

I am over whelmed because this was only my third competition and I have been selected as a Dance Idol with Destination Dance and I cannot wait to dance at Pineapple Dance Studios and dance on stage with you all in July, thank you so much for choosing me x

I am 13 years old and I train at Samantha Jane Performing Arts in West Sussex. I have been dancing there for just over a year now but I’ve always had a passion for dance.

I love to dance and perform in front of people as it is the best feeling in the world! I have also recently received a title for my solo that I will be performing at nationals.

Last summer I had the opportunity to dance at Victorious Festival and even perform a solo there too.

I dance all styles from Commercial to Ballet I also love not only doing solos but I love performing with my team (SJPA) as I feel dancing is so much better when Accompanied by my best friends!

I am so grateful to have been selected to be a Dance Idol for Destination Dance and I can’t wait for Nationals.

My name is Holly Geary and I am 13 years old. I dance at HMDA in Berkhamsted. (Hannah-Marie Dance Academy)

Thank you so much for inviting me to be a destination dance idol. I’m so thrilled and honoured and looking forwards to dancing at the Grand Final on the 26th July.

I started dancing 4 years ago, and for the first year I only took a weekly hour ballet class, however I then added more classes including tap, lyrical, contemporary, jazz and my favourite Acro. I soon became hooked.
I now dance around 14 hours a week or whenever I can, after school every night plus weekends. I have an amazing and lovely group of dance friends.

None of this would have happened without the help and support of my dance teacher Hannah-Marie Shogbeson, whilst supportive and inspiring she is also demanding, but we have a lot of fun.The main thing Hannah-Marie and my dance friends have given me is the best gift- the love of dance. 

My name is Kiera Hewitt and I’m 13 years old. I dance at Spirit YDC and I’m very passionate about dancing. I have been dancing since the age of 3 and fell in love with it. I have performed at the West End ,The National Theatre, Move It main stage and recently in a music video for Jurassic work in Hollywood. I have trained with the Hollywood summer tour by Menina Fortunato. Thank you for choosing me and I’m looking forward to dancing with you.