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TESTIMONIALS
WHAT OUR PARENTS AND PUPILS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT US
Testimonials: Reviews
"I HAVE 3 CHILDREN ENROLLED WITH DLDA AND THEY ALL LOVE IT! THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRY A VARIETY OF CLASSES TO FIND WHICH SUITED THEM BEST AND THE STAFF ARE INCREDIBLY KIND AND PATIENT. THEY HAVE HELPED MY CHILDREN GROW IN CONFIDENCE WHILST HAVING FUN, THANK YOU DLDA!"
CHARLOTTE PITCHFORD
"MISS SHAUNA AND MISS SOPHIE ARE AMAZING! THEY ACCEPT ANY AND ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OFF SKILL OR ABILITY. THEY HAVE BEEN AMAZING INCLUDING MY SON WHO HAS SEVERE AUTISM AND HELPING US AS A FAMILY FEEL WELCOME. MY DAUGHTER HAS COME ON SO MUCH IN HER CONFIDENCE AND IM AMAZED AT HOW WELL SHE DOES IN DANCE! NONE OF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT MISS SHAUNA AND MISS SOPHIE. THEY ARE TRULY THE BEST DANCE TEACHERS AROUND!"
HANNAH CRESSWELL
"ISLA HAS BEEN DANCING WITH DLDA FOR A YEAR, SINCE SHE WAS 4. SHE LOVES HER LESSONS, PARTICULARLY ACRO, AND HAS GROWN IN CONFIDENCE SO MUCH. MISS SHAUNA & MISS SOPHIE HAVE REALLY HELPED TO BRING HER OUT OF HER SHELL, AND SHE LOVED TAKING PART IN THE SHOW! THE SHOW WAS UTTERLY BREATHTAKING, FROM THE TINY MINIS TO THE ‘BIG GIRLS’ AS ISLA CALLS THEM…ALL AN ABSOLUTE TESTAMENT TO HOW HARD EVERYONE WORKS & HOW TALENTED EVERYONE IS!"
SARAH MACPHERSON
WE JOINED DLDA FROM THE BEGINNING, AND WE'VE NEVER LOOKED BACK. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AND A SON, ALL OF WHOM DANCE AT DLDA. THEY WERE ALL 3/4 YRS OF AGE WHEN THEY STARTED AND HAVE TAKEN PART IN STREET DANCE, TAP, BALLET, ACRO, MODERN, MUSICAL THEATRE EVER SINCE. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE SHAUNA AND SOPHIE AND THE DANCE FRIENDS THEY’VE MADE ALONG THE WAY, SHAUNA AND SOPHIE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR ALL THE CHILDREN/FAMILIES WHO ARE PART OF DLDA, WE OFTEN SAY IT'S LIKE ONE HUGE FAMILY.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF EVER YEAR HAS TO BE THE DANCE SHOWS, WHICH TAKE PLACE AT THE BRINDLEY THEATRE. EVERY YEAR THEY GET MORE AND MORE AMAZING, THE COSTUMES, CHOREOGRAPHY, TIME, BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THAT MUST OF GONE ON BEHIND THE SCENES IS TRULY AMAZING. THERE ISN'T A SHOW I'VE WATCHED AND NOT SHED A TEAR YET. INFACT MY CHILDREN ALWAYS COME AWAY SAYING CAN WE DO IT AGAIN, WHICH TO ME SPEAKS VOLUMES.
IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A DANCE SCHOOL WHO WILL GIVE YOUR CHILD THE CONFIENCE TO SHINE, TO PROVIDE A WARM AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE IS PART OF A BIG FAMILY. DLDA IS THE DANCE SCHOOL FOR YOU.
LEANNE EDWARDS-HODGSON
"MY LITTLE GIRL JOINED DLDA WHEN SHE WAS JUST 2 YEARS OLD, SHE WAS SO NERVOUS AND SHY AT FIRST AND BOTH MISS SOPHIE AND MISS SHAUNA WERE SO PATIENT WITH HER AND MADE HER FEEL SO WELCOME. SINCE THEN SHE HAS THRIVED AND BECOME A CONFIDENT LITTLE 6 YEAR OLD WHO IS GETTING READY TO DANCE HER FIRST EXAM!
BETWEEN ALL THE HARD WORK OF THE DANCE CURRICULUM, THE GIRLS HAVE ALSO GIVEN US THE CHANCE TO DANCE AT DISNEY ASWELL AN AMAZING YEARLY SHOW AT THE BRINDLEY. THEY WORK SO HARD AND CONTINOUSLY MAKE OUR DANCERS FEEL SO WELCOME AND NOTHING IS EVER TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY A DANCE SCHOOL THEY ARE A DANCE FAMILY WHO WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE PART OF"
KIRSTY GORE
"MY DAUGHTER STARTED WITH THE DYAS LISHMAN DANCE ACADEMY IN APRIL THIS YEAR. ON HER FIRST WEEK SHE WOULDN’T EVEN WALK INTO THE ROOM AND SAT ON MY KNEE FOR HALF OF THE CLASS. SHE JOINED IN EVENTUALLY BUT WOULDN’T ALLOW ME OUT OF THE ROOM. SHAUNA AND SOPHIE WERE SO KIND AND ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT WITH HER. WEEK BY WEEK SHE STARTED TO FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO STAND OUTSIDE THE ROOM. 2 MONTHS LATER SHE WENT ON THE STAGE AT THE BRINDLEY AND DANCED HER LITTLE SOCKS OFF. I ACTUALLY DIDN’T BELIEVE SHE WAS ON THERE AS I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY SHE WOULD GET ON STAGE.
WE HAVE HAD 6 WEEKS OFF OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED EVERY WEEK ‘AM I GOING BACK TO BALLET THIS WEEK’ SHE LOVES IT AND LOVES HER TEACHERS. SHE PRACTICES AT HOME ALL THE TIME JUST WANTING TO DANCE DANCE AND DANCE!!! THE BEST THING I THINK WE HAVE DONE SIGNING HER UP TO THIS ACADEMY AND I CAN’T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR MAKING MY DAUGHTER MORE CONFIDENT IN HERSELF AND BEING SO LOVELY WITH HER THAT SHE FEELS COMFORTABLE AND HAPPY THERE.
THANKS SO MUCH SOPHIE AND SHAUNA, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE. ESME ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT!"
CHARLOTTE SEARCH
"MY LITTLE GIRL HAS BEEN ATTENDING MINI MOVERS FOR THE PAST YEAR (SINCE SHE WAS TWO) AND IT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF HER WEEK - EVERY DAY, SHE'LL ASK HOW MANY DAYS THERE ARE UNTIL THE NEXT CLASS! THE TEACHERS ARE SO ENCOURAGING AND FRIENDLY; MY LITTLE GIRL HAS GROWN SO MUCH IN CONFIDENCE SINCE SHE STARTED CLASSES, I'D DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL TO ANYONE."
JOANNE ALLSHIRE
"MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN WITH DLDA SINCE THEY OPENED AND SHE LOVES BEING APART OF THEIR DANCE SCHOOL. SHE ALWAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO HER DANCE CLASSES AND NOT ONLY HAS IT BEEN A GREAT PLACE FOR HER TO LEARN TO DANCE SHE HAS ALSO MADE SOME WONDERFUL FRIENDS TOO!
MISS SOPHIE AND MISS SHAUNA ARE GREAT ROLE MODELS TO ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS AND AS A PARENT I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED A LOVELY COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONGST ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
THERE ARE MANY DANCE SCHOOL CLOSER TO WHERE WE LIVE BUT WE ARE MUCH HAPPIER TRAVELLING THAT EXTRA DISTANCE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO ATTEND DLDA.
I CAN’T IMAGE THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WHO HAS AS MUCH PASSION, DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR THEIR STUDENTS LIKE MISS SOPHIE AND MISS SHAUNA DO.
I CAN’T RECOMMEND THEM ENOUGH."
NADINE SUTCLIFFE
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