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NATD Theatrical Scholarships Grand Finals 2025
SO PROUD OF OUR DANCERS! Evelyn CH, Evelyn K, and Phoebe were phenomenal today at the NATD Theatrical Scholarship Grand Finals! To qualify for the finals out of hundreds of dancers in heats across the UK is an incredible achievement in itself. The standard was so high, with 20 talented dancers in each final, and ... Read more
Wicked The Musical Summer School 2025
What an amazing few days we had at our Wicked-themed Summer School! The studio was full of excitement, laughter and a touch of green magic as our dancers brought the world of Wicked the Musical to life. Over the three days, everyone got stuck into Jazz, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre workshops, learning fun routines and exploring the story of Elphaba ... Read more
The Rita Cashmore Award 2025
In honour and memory of our Founder, Rita Cashmore, the Rita Cashmore Award celebrates a student who shows true passion, dedication, and enthusiasm for dance. We are delighted to announce our 2025 winner, Evelyn, revealed at our show last month! Evelyn is a joy to teach and truly embodies everything we look for in this ... Read more
MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS 2025
Wow… Cashmore dancers, you blew me away! I’m so incredibly proud of your performances over the past two weekends. Thank you for bringing our choreography to life in such a beautiful way, your hard work and dedication truly shone through on stage. You are all STARS! A huge thank you to all parents, helpers, friends, ... 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
Preliminary student, Evelyn, accepted onto Birmingham Royal Ballet Dance Track
We are so proud of our Preliminary student, Evelyn, for being chosen for the Birmingham Royal Ballet Dance Track Programme! The programme endeavours to identify and train young participants showing a potential and talent for ballet. 2800 children were seen from over 40 Birmingham Schools, and only 96 were chosen to join the first year ... Read more
