Ismay wins coveted dance place

A TALENTED RGS dancer has won a coveted place at the prestigious Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Ismay Dalton, 12, who has been enrolled on the Centre for Advanced Training scheme, will attend training in Leeds two days a week after school and all-day Saturday.

The national intensive dance programme, based at the only conservatoire for dance in England outside London, is designed for 13-17-year-olds who display exceptional potential and passion for dance.

It aims to prepare young people for full-time professional dance training at university or specialist conservatoire level.

Ismay, from Grewelthorpe, first took up dancing when she was seven and has been training with Upstage Academy in Ripon.

One of the highlights of her dancing career has been taking part in the ‘Can You Dance?’ Christmas touring dance convention and she has performed at a number of theatres, including York Theatre Royal and Harrogate Theatre.

She also enjoys acting and hopes to act and dance professionally, or become a teacher, one day.