School Achievements
Reach for the stars
At Hillingdon Theatre Dance Centre we have taken part in many performances and are very proud of our student’s high examination results. The higher grade examinations gain our students UCAS points for university entry on any degree courses.
Our dancers regularly perform in the local community and have been lucky enough to perform in London’s West End and in professional productions.
Additionally many students have gone on to full-time vocational dance training and have then progressed into the professional performance world and become choreographers and teachers.
PERFORMANCES
BIANNUAL SHOW
Hillingdon Theatre Dance Centre will perform their biannual show at The Beck Theatre on the 4th and 5th July 2026.
CHOREOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
This is a fantastic opportunity for our dancers to showcase their own work and develop creativity and team work. Well done to all who took part.
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES
H.T.D.C have previously been involved with 16 professional pantomime seasons and has provided dancers for visiting professional dance companies at The Beck Theatre.
We regularly have students perform professionally and put students forward for auditions.
PERFORMANCES
HTDC invites all members to participate in performances. These have included at the 02, Wembley Stadium, London Palladium, Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, and in the West End’s Her Majesty’s Theatre. Very exciting opportunities for all involved. We had fabulous feedback from the company about how well behaved our students were and how beautifully they danced- Well Done Performers!
SUCCESS STORIES
VOCATIONAL SUCCESS
These students successfully auditioned for full time dance schools or colleges over the past few years:
Marie Finlayson- Laine Theatre Arts
Natalie Venier- Margaret Howard Theatre college
Stephen King- Arts Educational
Leigh Cookson- London Studio Centre
Joanna Toms – London Studio Centre
Lisa Austin – Urdang Academy
Alice Murray – London Studio Centre
Charlotte Tafe – The Hammond School
Jessica and Hannah Baxter – Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Ella Mansford – White Lodge, The Royal Ballet School
ASSOCIATE SCHOOLS / DANCE COURSES
These students have studied on associate programmes and part-time dance courses attending classes at the weekends alongside their H.T.D.C training:
Ella Mansford – The Royal Ballet School
Stephen King , Oliver Tafe – Central School of Dance
Stephen King, Oliver Tafe – The Royal Academy of Dance
Dylan Lapsley- The Royal Ballet School Junior associates
Leah Latty- South East Ballet Scholars
CONGRATULATIONS:
Junior Student- Coral for gaining a place in the Lion King cub school, training for a chance to be in the West End show. There were hundreds of children at the audition so it really is a huge achievement.
Senior Student – Jessica on her performance at the Move It exhibition 2013.
Senior Students – Stephen, Leigh, and Natalie on successfully auditioning for vocational dance colleges.
Senior Students – Sana, Marie, and Sophie on successfully auditioning for the English Youth Ballet production of swan Lake. http://www.englishyouthballet.co.uk/
Ex-Student – Charlotte Tafe for getting through to the finals of the ISTD Janet Cram awards. http://www.istd.org/events/janet-cram-awards-finals/
Oliver Tafe on successfully auditioning for the pre-senior course at Central School of Ballet.