Project Dance 2026

Twenty-eight dancers aged 11-15 joined our Project Dance Summer School in the beautiful surroundings of Bo’ness Town Hall for a 4 day intensive dance course.

They had a challenging schedule of 6 lessons each day with guest tutors from across Scotland. Huge thanks to the tutors for both pushing and encouraging the students throughout the week!

**Kelly McCole** (Ballet; Repertoire)
**Nicola Thomson** (Warm-up; Jazz)
**Ailish Ogilvie** (Warm-up; Jazz)
**Katie Bryce** (Contemporary)
**Erin Jardine** (Commercial)
**Coral Scott** (Commercial)
You can view galleries of some brilliant photos from the lessons to give you an idea of the work involved each day.

Please grab a cuppa and have a look through… there are LOTS of fantastic photos!

It was a wonderful week of learning AND having lots of fun too!

PERFORMANCE AND PRESENTATION

On the fourth and final day, the two groups came together for a short ‘rehearsal’ where they were able to show their class work to the other dancers, before a short sharing of work for an audience of parents and family members.

Each group showcased 3-4 exercises from their ballet class, a piece of classical repertoire, a short contemporary sequence, two short commercial sequences, and a short jazz routine! It is not a performance based course… but everyone performed brilliantly!

Finally, every dancer was presented with a certificate in recognition of their effort. The faculty had also selected dancers to receive “Star Performer Awards” and these were presented to: