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Welcome to Jason Thomas Performing Arts Studios, a dance studio that offers any performer of any age the chance to have fun, meet friends and succeed… from nursery to vocational students we not only offer the best but we give that personal touch.
Jason Thomas Performing Arts Studios Teach: Ballet / Pointe / Contemporary / Modern Jazz / Street Dance / Hip-Hop / Tap / Lyrical / Musical Theatre / Fitness Classes / Exams / Shows / Dance Company / Dance Competitions / Over Seas Programme / Dance For All Ages

Performances

14th December Bude Christmas Show, Parkhouse Centre.
15th December Truro Christmas Show. Truro School
Saturday 9th May 2020 Sadlers Well's Theatre London (evening performance)
4th-6th June June Royal Cornwall Show
1st July The Foundation Course Performance- Bodmin College Theatre
20th July 2020 Bude Summer Show -Parkhouse Centre
Sunday 26th July Summer Show- Regal Theatre

Competitions

6th October BDO Street Dance Competition. Olympiad Leisure Centre Cippenham.
8th & 9th November Indian Queens Festival.
19th-22nd February North Cornwall Dance Festival St Joseph's School Launceston PL15 8HN
TBC Bugle Dance Festival
21th June South West- UDO Torbay Leisure Centre, Paignton Devon

Summer Schools and Workshops

BUDE
24th -28th August Summer School
TRURO
24th-28th August Summer School

Exams

TBC

March IDTA Ballet, Tap, Theatre Craft, Lyrical and Street Dance Exam
March RAD Grades and Vocational Exams
May ISTD Modern and Tap
June RAD Grades and Vocational Exams
June Trinity College Musical Theatre Grades and Diploma

The JTPA studio in Bude will be running junior and student classes in Ballet, including Pointe Work (Royal Academy of Dance), Street Dance Solos and Street Dance Teams, Free Style, Tap, Theatre Craft, Modern (International Dance Teachers Association) as well as adult classes in Yoga, Pilates, Tap, Ballet and Salsa.

The students will have the opportunity to enter dance festivals and competitions, locally and nationally. They will also have the opportunity to perform at the iconic Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, Hall for Cornwall and at various venues around the south west.

Jason Thomas
R.A.D. (R.T.S) A.I.D.T.A

Having previously performed in London's West End, Jason Thomas has established his performing arts classes across Cornwall since 2001. He has opened seven schools in Cornwall and is the artistic director of the Foundation Course in Dance and Musical Theatre. His students enter exams yearly with the Royal Academy of Dance, Trinity College of London and the International Dance Teachers Association.

Jason is also a mentor for the Royal Academy of Dance and has choreographed for local holiday camps and pantomimes. His school are regularly asked been to work with many companies such as "Strictly Come Dancing" star Pasha Kovalev and with Ellen Kent's Opera Ballet International. Many of his students are now at vocational dance colleges, as well as younger students auditioning successfully for the Royal Ballet School, Royal Academy of Dance, Elmhurst School of Dance, Arts Educational - Tring Park and The Hammond School.

Jason also teaches at Polwhele School in Truro and is on the panel for the UK audition tour for Celebrity Cruises. He also runs Cornwall Casting Agency.

Jason said, "I am passionate about enabling as many students as possible to discover, participate and excel in performing arts. I am excited by the opportunity to have a studio in Bude as it will allow even more students across Cornwall to sample and gain experience in many genres of dance."

Steph Small
(AIDTA)

Steph grew up the UK, Germany and Cypress. in 2010 Steph graduated with a Ba(hons) degree in Coach and Physical Education, Marjon University specialising in Physiology, Anatomy, Biomechanics and sport psychology.

After training in Ballet, Modern and Tap Steph went on to train as a dance teacher. Steph teaches Ballet, Tap, Theatre craft, Modern and Lyrical dance. In 2018 Steph qualified and a teacher with the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) Steph manages JTPAS in Bude and prepares students for examinations, festivals, performances locally and nationally.

Jennifer Basset

Jennifer started dancing at the age of 3, training in Modern Jazz, Tap and Ballet. She then went to have a 12 year career as a professional dancer. Working for Costa cruises, Celebrity cruises with FJM productions, Celebrity cruises with Qdos productions and Simply ballroom and boogie wonderland with Qdos productions. She also worked on the Le Grande Cirque UK tour and Slapstix UK tour with spirit productions. Masquerade Christmas spectacular with plan b productions, London She also worked as a backing dancer dancing for artists such as the Zutons, Richard Blackwood, The Audio Bully’s, Fat boy Slim, Soul 2 Soul and James Morrison. Jennifer is a qualified IDTA dance teacher and a JP Pilates Barre Instructor

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Join The Summer School  

The Foundation College  

Monday

3.45 — 4.15
BABY BOP STREET DANCE UNDER 6 YEARS
Jennifer Bassett
4.15 — 5.00
PRE-PRIMARY BALLET AND TAP
[SS]
5.00 — 6.00
JUNIOR STREET
Jennifer Bassett
6.00 — 7.00
INTER STREET
Jennifer Bassett
7.00 — 8.00
ADULT JAZZ
Jennifer Bassett

Tuesday

3.45 — 4.45
JUNIOR LYRICAL

Steph Small
4.45 — 5.45
SENIOR LYRICAL

Steph Small
5.45 — 7.00
PILATES

Sally Parker
7.00 — 8.00
ADULT BALLET

Steph Small

Wednesday

3.45 — 5.30
NOVA
Jennifer Bassett
5.30 — 7.00
THUNDERGROUND
Jennifer Bassett
7.00 — 8.00
ADULT TAP

Jennifer Bassett



Thursday

3.45 — 4.45
GRADE 4 BALLET

Jason Thomas
4.45 — 5.30
PRE-POINTE

Jason Thomas
5.30 — 6.15
GRADE 5 BALLET

Jason Thomas
6.15 — 7.00
POINTE

Jason Thomas
7.00 — 8.00
GRADE 7

Jason Thomas

Friday

4.00 — 4.45
GRADE 3 BALLET

Steph Small
4.45 – 5.45
GRADE 3 MODERN & TAP IDTA

Steph Small
5.45 — 6.45
GRADE 4 GRADE 4 MODERN & TAP IDTA

Steph Small
6.45 — 8.00
VORTEX

Jennifer Bassett

Saturday

9.00 — 10.00
PRIMARY BALLET & TAP

Steph Small
9.00 — 10.00
GRADE 1

Steph Small
10.00 — 12.00
DANCE COMPANY

Steph Small & Jennifer Bassett

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Jason Thomas Performing Arts Studios
7 Princes St, Bude EX23 8AT

T: 01872 276365

jasonthomasdance@googlemail.com

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Jason Thomas Performing Arts Studios

7 Princes St, Bude EX23 8AT
T: 01872 276365

E: jasonthomasdance@googlemail.com