News & Information
Miss Emilie and Miss Izzy achieve Distinction in their Professional Dance Teaching Diplomas
Huge congratulations to Miss Emilie and Miss Izzy for achieving Distinction in their Level 4 Professional Diploma in Dance Teaching. The diploma covers the theatrical branch of NATD, including Ballet, Tap, Modern Stage, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Street. At CSD, continuing professional development is super important to us and we’re so proud of their dedication ... Read more
NATD Theatrical Scholarships Grand Finals 2024
Our dancers blew us away with their performances at the NATD Theatrical Scholarship Grand Finals today. The competition was held at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall and each dancer had to qualify for the finals out of hundreds of dancers in heats across the UK. It was an amazing achievement to be there, and they have ... Read more
Show 2025 announcement: Magic of the Musicals
Exciting news for our dance family! We are delighted to announce the title of our March 2025 show is…. Magic of the Musicals Taking place at The Crescent Theatre
on Sunday 9th
and Sunday 16th March 2025. Keep your eyes peeled for news about tickets! We can’t wait to share another spectacular show with our ... Read more
NEW Adult Pilates classes!
We are introducing Adult Pilates to our timetable from 17th September, with our new Pilates teacher, Amber O’Reilly. The classes will be held at Bournville Village Primary School on Tuesdays at 19:30-20:15. Book a trial class here Here’s a little introduction from Amber herself: “First of all, I am so excited and honoured to be ... Read more
NEW Street and Contemporary classes!
We’re excited to introduce our brand new Contemporary and Street Dance classes at Cashmore School of Dance! Contemporary is an expressive style of dance incorporating aspects from ballet and modern, allowing dancers to be creative and flow through music. Street Dance is a dynamic and energetic style that includes breakdancing, hip-hop, and locking, perfect for ... Read more
Amazing exam results!
In June this year, we hosted two days of exams with our prestigious exam boards, IDTA and NATD, with over 140 entries across Ballet, Tap, Modern, and Musical Theatre graded exams and medal assessments. We are thrilled to announce that all our students passed their exams with flying colors! In our IDTA exam session, all ... Read more
3 students nominated for the IDTA Musical Theatre Awards 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that three of our talented students have been nominated for the prestigious IDTA Musical Theatre Award 2025! Phoebe, Sophia, and Elsie achieved outstanding marks in their Musical Theatre exam in June and have been nominated by the examiner for their exceptional performances. Congratulations to these stars for this incredible achievement! We’re ... Read more
Matilda The Musical Summer School 2024
We welcomed over 30 enthusiastic students to our three-day Summer School, where they immersed themselves in fun-filled workshops in Street, Musical Theatre, Lyrical, and Jazz. Each day was packed with energy, creativity, and teamwork as the students prepared for an exciting final performance inspired by Matilda the Musical. From singing to dancing, they truly gave it ... Read more
5 students qualify for the NATD Theatrical Scholarships Grand Finals
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY! Our Cashmore dancers completely blew us away at the NATD Theatrical Scholarship Northern Heats! Each category had 30+ dancers in and only 5 dancers qualified for the Grand Finals in each category. We’re delighted to announce that we have 5 dancers heading to the Grand Finals.. And a special mention to ... Read more
2023 Success!
Thank you to everyone who has been part of a fantastic year at CSD. We have countless positive highlights to be proud of: …and so much more! The continued support of students, parents and the wider Cashmore family has been phenomenal and we appreciate each and every one of you. Here’s to 2024, another exciting ... Read more
The Rita Cashmore Award 2023
In honour and memory of our Founder, Rita Cashmore, we created the Rita Cashmore Award last year. This award highlights one student who shows real passion, dedication and enthusiasm for dance and their classes at CSD each year. Our 2023 winner was announced at our show in October to our Grade 3 student, Chloe Chloe ... Read more
Miss Lauren asked to teach at Rambert
Miss Lauren was honoured to be invited to teach at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London for the Cechetti Ballet Associates today. Cecchetti Ballet Associates offers non-syllabus classes for talented boys and girls aged 7 to 18 who are training in classical ballet. With over 25 years of history, Cecchetti Ballet Associates ... Read more
