DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

Business Description

dapa – dance and performing arts, is based at Eanam Wharf in Blackburn. The canal side wharf studios house two beautiful dance studios, music & singing room, changing area, baby changing facilities, and coffee bar.
Under the leadership of Jayne Vernon, an ex professional dancer, and Graham Vernon, an ex British Latin American champion, both are highly qualified experienced teachers, examiners and adjudicators.
This is a friendly family centre with all open sessions to comply with child protection legislation and parents welcome to watch their children’s development.
Classes are taught in a wide variety of subjects to children, teens and adults. We pride ourselves in welcoming children with learning difficulties into all classes. BSL and SSE are offered at all ages.
Childrens and teens classes are for fun and fitness. Adult classes offer a fun, social way to improve fitness and enjoy dancing with partners and friends.
For those wishing to pursue a career in performing arts a specialist, more intense training is offered. Careers events and private advice is offered to parents and students. Many dapa students have progressed to performing throughout the world as dancers, actors, singers and teachers.
Our aim is help people to develop and grow personally as well as get fit, through the use of performing arts.
Many performance opportunities are offered every year to all students in shows, demonstrations and charity events.
DAPA also prides itself in being the only Angelina Ballerina Dance Academy in Lancashire specialist pre – school training for little stars with big dreams.

Business Services
Dance, Drama, Singing and Music for all ages and abilities.
Classes are taught in Street jazz, Hip hop, Ballet, Tap, Drama, Singing, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballroom, Latin, Salsa Latino, Youth Theatre, young adult drama club, Turkish belly dance, Celtic &
Irish dance, Argentine Tango, Swing and Wedding dances.

Business Products
Angelina Ballerina Dance Academy, CDET Approved School, Childrens University Learning Destination, Charity Wing, Shop,

Business Qualifications
Fully qualified male and female instructors, internationally recognised teacher, examiner, adjudicators, professional instructors, British Dance Council scrutineer,

Business Staff & Management
Proprietors Jayne Vernon and Graham Vernon have both worked in the industry for many years Jayne as a professional dancer attending the Hammond School, then becoming an international examiner and adjudicator and training and choreographing professionals in film, television and the theatre. Graham Vernon is a former British Champion who trained with Bob Dale, and has accomplished many things in his career including writing the child protection code of practice for dancing teacher’s world wide, former company secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance has advised and created special films for schools and colleges and choreographed for many television programmes and theatre productions.

Business Clients
Disability Equality North West, Lancashire Constabulary, BBC, ITV, Chanel 4, Chanel 5, British SKY Broadcasting, Radio Lancashire, TTT Films, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, PMA Productions, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Manchester City Council, The Base adult learning centres, Local Schools and Colleges.