Sandford School of Dance

Sandford School of Dance The Sandford School of Dance is a well established school in Bedford which offers the highest quality of training in a variety of dance styles.

Originally established in 1953, it became The Sylvia Bebb School of Ballet & Theatre Arts in 1980 and since that date it has expanded substantially. Sian Sandford was the senior assistant at the school for 19 years before becoming the Principal of Sandford School of Dance, teaching Modern, Tap and Jazz and choreographing festival routines. This included group dances which have gone on to compete a

nd win in the Finals of the All England Dance Competition in London’s West End. The school hold regular RAD and ISTD examinations and students can also compete in numerous local dance festivals. Many pupils have gone on to gain entry into top dance and musical theatre colleges to further their training in order to achieve a career in the performing industry. Current and recently graduated pupils from the school are performing all over the world in roles such as Hortensia in Matilda in the West End (London) and as production dancer/aerialist on The Jewel for Norwegian Cruise Lines.

What a Couple of Swells these two are. They are such a great team. We love the friendships that are created at dance cla...
18/06/2026

What a Couple of Swells these two are. They are such a great team. We love the friendships that are created at dance classes.

Congratulations to Bernie who has been accepted on the Central School of Ballet Associate programme in September. 🌟 Fant...
16/06/2026

Congratulations to Bernie who has been accepted on the Central School of Ballet Associate programme in September. 🌟 Fantastic Bernie - we are all so proud of you. ❤️
Central School of Ballet

🌟100% DISTINCTIONS 🌟 LAMDA Musical Theatre exam results are in and wow, are we proud!!! Well done everyone, we couldn’t ...
13/06/2026

🌟100% DISTINCTIONS 🌟
LAMDA Musical Theatre exam results are in and wow, are we proud!!! Well done everyone, we couldn’t be happier for you all. LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

10/06/2026

We surprised Lucy with some chocolate brownies and a quick verse of ‘happy birthday’ after she finished teaching tonight. Happy Birthday Lucy! 🥳 🎂 🎈

Fab night out watching Operation Mincemeat last night at MK theatre. What a cast and what a show ! Absolutely brilliant ...
10/06/2026

Fab night out watching Operation Mincemeat last night at MK theatre. What a cast and what a show ! Absolutely brilliant 🤩

Lovely photos of Nainsi at the All England Dance Regional finals, performing her tap & musical theatre solos. Well done ...
09/06/2026

Lovely photos of Nainsi at the All England Dance Regional finals, performing her tap & musical theatre solos. Well done Nainsi - fabulous achievement!

A beautiful photo of Annabelle taken at the All England Dance Home Counties finals.
08/06/2026

A beautiful photo of Annabelle taken at the All England Dance Home Counties finals.

Look at that smile on Isla’s face when she won her Musical Theatre solo section at the All England Dance Regional Finals...
07/06/2026

Look at that smile on Isla’s face when she won her Musical Theatre solo section at the All England Dance Regional Finals! We can’t wait to watch you perform at the AED finals in July Isla!

Fabulous photo of Nakai performing her character solo last week at the Regional Finals, taken by Hudson Pictures. We can...
06/06/2026

Fabulous photo of Nakai performing her character solo last week at the Regional Finals, taken by Hudson Pictures. We cant wait to watch this at the AED National Finals in July!

So pleased i was able to go to watch former pupil Rachael Chen perform with Images Ballet Company at Sadler’s Wells Thea...
04/06/2026

So pleased i was able to go to watch former pupil Rachael Chen perform with Images Ballet Company at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London this week. Watching her dance the role of Odette in Swan Lake was such a lovely treat. Rachael you were fantastic ⭐️
You work so hard and its paid off. You are a beautiful dancer and i can’t wait to see what comes next.

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Westfield School, Chester Road
Bedford
MK404HW

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+447989205872

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