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LATEST NEWS

• Nutcracker at The Kings Theatre,
  Portsmouth (4-5th October).
  A fabulous review from The News, Portsmouth.
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• Short videos of our productions
  See our short video clip of our production of The Nutcracker.
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  See our short video clip of our production of Giselle.
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  See our short video clip of our production of Coppelia.
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• Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
  Performances in November 2010 was the hit of the year with 2600 seats sold and tremendous audience response on the Saturday night. There were teething troubles with the lighting at the stage rehearsals and I wondered if we would have any lighting for the shows at one point, however all was rectified and by the many many curtain calls performances were a success. The cast were tearful when it was all over and left the theatre in a state of euphoria. Congratulations to the excellent cast!

• BBC ONLINE
  Local dancers prepare for The Nutcracker in Aylesbury click here>>

• A THANK YOU NOTE
  Miss Lewis and all the English Youth Ballet Staff wish to thank Southend cast of Giselle at Cliffs Pavilion on 22nd 23rd May 2009 for the wonderful thank you card presented by Tom Broderick. Also a thank you to the Worthing cast of The Nutcracker at the Connaught Theatre April 23rd 24th 25th 2009. Each member of the cast in each production signed the giant cards with indididual messages. It as a lovely thought and we shall treasure it. We are so glad that you enjoyed the EYB Experience.

• A THANK YOU TO THE WORTHING PERFORMERS
  Miss Lewis would like to thank most wormly all the children from the Worthing performance of The Nutcracker at the Connaught Theatre for the wonderful card that they all signed. It was a lovely surprise and it gave her and the EYB staff the greatest of pleasure.

• SUCCESS WITH GISELLE IN NOTTINGHAM
  Miss Lewis would like to personally thank all 108 Nottingham students who took part in Giselle on 1st and 2nd August at the Concert Hall, for the wonderful costume collage they created in the form of a giant thank you card with signatures from the whole cast. I was so touched by such a lovely idea and the attention to detail was really impressive. Thank you so much
  Sincerely
  Miss Lewis
  Click here to view the card

• NORWICH SIGNED POSTER
  This is a poster which the whole cast signed to honour Kezia Coulson aged nine, who organised and starred in a show which raised enough money for her school (Thorndon Primary School) to come and watch the dress rehearsal in The Theatre Royal Norwich.
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• Janet Lewis awarded an MBE
  Janet Lewis, Director of English Youth Ballet, after receiving her MBE on 25th June 2008 at Buckingham Palace, awarded in the 2008 New Year Honors List for services to dance. One picture shows Janet Lewis MBE with her guests.

• TMA Theatre awards 2007
  English Youth Ballet was invited to the TMA Awards 2007 at the Hampstead Theatre to showcase their work.

• Achievement at the TMA Theatre awards.
  English Youth Ballet was recognised for its work giving young dancers outside of London the chance to perform within a professional setting in regional theatres across England, Scotland and Wales. Accepting the award, EYB director Janet Lewis said: “EYB gives children an enormous performing opportunity that they otherwise wouldn’t have. Theatres are delighted, managers are delighted, parents are delighted, teachers are delighted and the children have confidence and renewed vigour and better technique and enjoyment of dance.”
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