Welcome to the Julia Young Academy of Performing Arts.
The ethos of the school is to provide dance classes for the children of different genre for children and adults of all ages so they can be happy and explore all forms of dance and to develop confidence through encouragement performance and be aware of artistic qualities of themselves.
PRINCIPLE: JULIA YOUNG
I started dancing at the age of three years at the Audrey Tutton school of dancing. At 14 I was chosen to atted the Royal Academy of Dancing to study Ballet further and also attended the Royal Academy of Modelling in London where I gained an 'A' grade Diploma.
At 16, I went to Doreen Birds college in Sidcup for three years where I perfoemed in college shows and toured with the theatre workshop group. I gained all my teaching associates then left to work on cruise ships as a dancer Travelling to the West Indies, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Columbia and Venezuela.
I went on to join a dance troop called the Atlantic show and worked in Athens, Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus (Limasol), Israel (4 months in the North & 4 months in the South). I have danced in pantomimes as a dancer, been a dance Captain, then progressed to Choreographer and Principle dancer. After all the contracts I gained a full equity membership.
I met my husband between travelling and then got married and had my four daughters which most of you may have met. They are now my helpers at the school. I went back to college after daughter number four and achieved higher teaching qualifications that makes me one of the highest qualified teachers in the area and I am currently studying further to gain higher qualifications.
i have been teaching since I was 17 and have taught for many schools in North West Kent and I am extremely happy and proud of the success we have already had at the school.
Thank you everybody for making it possible and for your continued support!
Julia Young
