01/06/2026
💜HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY FIRST STAGE💜
On Saturday 1st June 1996, Miss Loraine opened First Stage Dance and Theatre Academy at the Scout Hut in Chaddesden with a handful of students. 30 years on, the school is one of Derby’s leading Dance and Theatre Academies with around 200 students and a timetable with over 70 classes a week. In January 2006 we officially opened our own premises which continues to be the home of First Stage today.
To celebrate this momentous milestone, on the 4th and 5th July we bring to you ‘A String of Pearls’, our 30th Anniversary show at Repton School Theatre, 400 Hall. Join us on our journey revisiting many ‘pearls’ and old favourites from previous shows with a fresh new look. Experience stunning choreography and glittering costumes during the performance which features ballet, tap, modern, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, commercial, acrobatics, aerial hoop, singing and musical theatre. Enjoy a vast array of creative and original pieces which have earned a multitude of Awards from competitions across the Midlands and beyond.
We have around 100 tickets left across the 3 performances, with over 700 sold already! Join us to celebrate First Stage and all its achieved in the past 30 years, a truly special place that has shaped so many of us into the people we are today💜
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