Learn to Dance, Act and Sing with Southern Arts Academy

Based in Horndean, Hampshire we offer regular dance, singing and drama classes, Monday to Saturday for ages 3 to adult and are open to both male and female. Classes are taught by our professional teachers and dancers, and with over 150 pupils, we run a comprehensive timetable at Denmead, Southwick and Horndean. Each being local to the Waterlooville area.

We enter pupils for the AII England competitions and panto auditions as well as taking a group of 20 students to perform in the West End once a year. Every year we hold our annual Summer show where all the Academy's pupils get involved and perform a spectacular show. We also hold a two day workshop with Purestar Productions and a Summer school where we teach pupils aged 5 to 14 years all forms of dance, drama and singing over a four day course.

We enter pupils in class exams once a year.

Our timetable provides more information on the classes we offer. If you require further information, you are very welcome to contact us, where we'll be happy to help.

You should have been given a costume invoice for the show and a rehearsal fee of £5.00, if you have not yet received your invoice please contact Katie straight away.

Tickets are now on sale from the box office at Fernham Hall or with Graham on a Saturday morning at Denmead Community Centre. They are £10.00 adult and £8.50 concessions. Please support us as much as possible with selling to your friends and family.

The first dress rehearsal will be on Thursday 9th July, held at Fernham Hall.

All pupils will need to be at the theatre by 4.30pm ready to start a full tech and dress run at 6.00pm. Any young children can go home as soon as they have danced on the stage but we will need everyone else to stay till 8.30pm. All puplis must have their hair gelled back off the face in a bun or pony tail and you will need to come in uniform so we can take a school photo. Please wear Southern Arts Academy T-Shirts and Jackets if you have them and black jazz pants or your leotard. All costumes will be needed for the rehearsal.

All pupils must arrive at Fernham Hall Theatre between 9.30am and 10.15am ready to start the run hrough at 10.30am. As we are pushed for time this year please can you try and come with the performers' hair already gelled back in a bun or French plait. If you do need your hair done then please remember to bring £1.00 to have your hair put up and 50p for your show make up. If you are able to help with hair and make up please contact Katie, as we need as much help as possible.

The dress rehearsal will start at 10.30am and will run through till approximately 1.00pm. After the dress rehearsal all pupils must stay in the theatre unless taken out by a parent for a lunch break (all performers under the age of 16 MUST be signed in and out).

All performers must be back in the changing rooms with their first costume on by 2.00pm with the first 4 performances to be backstage by 2.15pm. The first show should finish at approximately 4.30pm. Please leave all costumes tidy in the changing rooms ready for the next performance.

Again all pupils can leave the theatre for a dinner break if signed out, but must return by 5.45pm back in the changing rooms. The first 4 groups will be needed back stage by 6.15pm.
The show will end with a short presentation of trophies and will approximately finish at 8.45pm.

Please make sure all changing rooms are left tidy and all costumes are taken home.

If you are havin your hair done then please bring bun nets, hairpins and thin hair bands, all makeup will be supplied.

This will be held at Southwick Memorial on Monday 13th July at 5.30pm to 8.30pm at a cost of £4.00 per person.

Weather permitting; we hope to have two bouncy castles for everyone, with a BBQ and drinks for the adults. Please bring a plate of food for the childrens' table, all drinks will be supplied.

If you have not yet paid for the after show party and would like to come, Graham will be taking orders for tickets on a Saturday morning when selling the tickets or at the rehearsals.

There will be no Summer School this year as Graham and Katie will be getting married on 8th August. We therefore will look forward to seeing you all again in September.

The new timetable and enrolment form for September 2009 is now available. We start back on Monday 7th September 2009.

To try and keep your costs down, we will still incorporate a 10% discount for 3 or more classes a week.