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Catch up on what's going on at the dance school! Whenever news concerning us is to be heard, you'll find it right here.

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🆕 Website Updates 🆕 April 07, 2018
We've been working over the weekend to make some changes to the look and feel of the Jowett School of Dance website!   Mainly, we'v... [MORE]

📸 Onesie Week Photos 📸 March 25, 2018
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual 'Onesie Week' show fundraising week by coming to their classes in their colourful onesies and p... [MORE]

🏆 Open & Presentation Day - Thanks 🏆 March 18, 2018
We would all like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who came to our (Sn)O(w)pen & Presentation Day today! We're very warmed and humbled ... [MORE]

🐵 Onesie Week 🐵 March 16, 2018
Don't forget that next week after the Open & Presentation Day is Onesie Week! Bring your £1 and dance for the week in your onesies (or com... [MORE]

🥚 Easter Egg Raffle 🐣 February 14, 2018
We will be holding our annual Easter Egg Raffle again this year at the 2018 Open & Presentation Day! As always, the raffle is £1 per stri... [MORE]

🏵 Spring Exam Date 🏵 February 08, 2018
We are pleased to confirm that the Spring Exam session will take place on the first choice date of: Sunday, April 22nd ... [MORE]

🎄 Christmas Jumper Week 🎄 November 29, 2017
Don't forget it's 'Christmas Jumper Week' next week! Help us raise funds for next year's show with just £1 and spread the festive cheer around... [MORE]

❄ Let It Snow (2017) - Thanks ❄ November 27, 2017
Thank you everyone who participated in 'Let It Snow' (2017) We hope everyone in attendance enjoyed the show and we hope you will come and see us ag... [MORE]

🏵 Autumn Exam Results 🏵 October 24, 2017
We have now received exam results from the October Exam Session! The results are excellent and have made the school very proud, as always - Stu... [MORE]

🏵 Autumn Exams - Thanks 🏵 October 16, 2017
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our staff and students for working hard to make sure we had another successful exam day yesterday! ... [MORE]

🏵 Autumn Exams 🏵 September 09, 2017
We can finally announce that the 2017 Autumn Exam Session date is no longer provisional and has now been confirmed as Sunday, October 15th! ... [MORE]

✨ School Timetable Back To Normal ✨ September 04, 2017
The dance school's timetable reverts back to normal this week with the end of the Summer Holidays. The regular timetable is viewable as always on th... [MORE]

✨ New Logo Uniform ✨ August 18, 2017
By now everyone should be aware that we will be phasing in our new logo uniform, in line with the logo and brand we have been using for the last few... [MORE]

🎟 'Let It Snow' (2017) Ticket Release 🎟 August 01, 2017
We are pleased to announce tickets for our annual end-of-year show are now available to purchase! (Booking page linked above) Double check your s... [MORE]

🎪 Tibshelf Carnival - Thanks 🎪 July 23, 2017
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported us at Tibshelf Carnival yesterday! A huge well done to all of our students wh... [MORE]

⭐ Studio 3 Update ⭐ July 10, 2017
The new room (Studio 3) has been fitted today with flooring and bars. Mirrors will be added in future but the room is now functional for dancing! ... [MORE]

⭐ Studio 3 ⭐ July 03, 2017
We are pleased to announce that we've come to terms on the acquisition of a new room for Degas Studios which will serve as Studio 3. As the school ... [MORE]

🏫 Parkhouse 2017 - Thank You 🏫 July 01, 2017
Thank you from all of the Jowett Dance Family to everyone who came out to see us perform today, and to the school for having us! We hope to see you ... [MORE]

🏵 Spring Exams - Results 🏵 May 12, 2017
We have started to receive exam results from the April Exam Session and as always they are at an excellent standard and have filled us with confid... [MORE]

🎉 Tibshelf Carnival 2017 🎉 March 22, 2017
We can now confirm that the school will be participating in Tibshelf Carnival again this year on Saturday, 22nd of July! We plan to do a float agai... [MORE]

🏵 Spring Exams - April 9 🏵 March 20, 2017
We can now confirm that Spring Exams will take place on the first choice date - Sunday, 9th of April! Please check the notice board for further info... [MORE]

💃 Open & Presentation Day 2017 - Thank You 🏅 March 12, 2017
Thanks everyone for a smooth and successful Open & Presentation Day! We hope attendants enjoyed their look into the school's routines and exam ... [MORE]

🥚 Easter Egg Raffle 🐣 February 27, 2017
As with previous years, we will be holding an Easter Egg Raffle at the 2017 Open & Presentation Day! Tickets are available now at Degas Studio R... [MORE]

YouTube - 'Let's Dance' (2016) Clips February 25, 2017
The school has begun putting up a few clips of selected dance routines from 'Let's Dance' (2016) on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/jowe... [MORE]

🚧 Newton Road - Roadworks 🚧 February 14, 2017
Students and Parents please be advised: There are currently road works on Newton Road outside Degas Studio resulting in single file traffic & re... [MORE]

⭐ 2017 Dance Show - 'Let It Snow' ⭐ February 02, 2017
Dates and venue for this year's annual show are now confirmed, and the website's calendar has been updated for the year.'Let It Snow' (2017) will be... [MORE]

🎄CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE WINNERS🎄 December 17, 2016
The raffle for our wonderful Christmas Hamper has been drawn and we have our lucky winners! What we didn't tell you however is that there would be a... [MORE]

🎄 Performing Arts Invitational - Thanks 🎄 December 12, 2016
Well done to our Performing Arts class at the invitational tonight! They all did very well considering we only had a few lessons to prepare!Thank yo... [MORE]

🎄 Christmas Jumper Week - Thanks 🎄 December 10, 2016
The students and staff at Degas Studio had lots of fun and looked very festive for Christmas Jumper Week! Thank you to everyone who contributed, eve... [MORE]

🎄 Christmas Hamper Raffle 🎄 November 26, 2016
This year's treat-stuffed Christmas Hamper is up for grabs starting today! The hamper includes a Jowett School of Dance bear 🐻 fro... [MORE]

🎄 Christmas Jumper/Clothing Week 2016 🎄 November 22, 2016
Christmas is coming! As we're not holding a Christmas Disco this year, we will instead be having a week of Christmas clothing! For only £1 stu... [MORE]

'Let's Dance' (2016) Success & Thanks October 26, 2016
It's all over for another year! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our show nights this week to support our school and allow all of us here ... [MORE]

Tibshelf Carnival Success & Thanks! July 23, 2016
WINNERS!  - We're very proud to announce we won the 'Best Float Award' at Tibshelf Carnival for the 2nd year running! Big thank you to eve... [MORE]

April Exam Session - Results In May 16, 2016
We can confirm today that the school had exam results for the April session in. The senior students taking Grade 5 Ballet did get theirs a little e... [MORE]

April Exam Session - Thank You April 24, 2016
The school would like to thank everyone for making today's exams run as smoothly as possible. Thanks to staff, volunteers and helpers for their work... [MORE]

Adult Course, May 23rd April 19, 2016
Our Adult Course starts again on May 23rd. The course will be a Tap course this time around and classes will run on Monday evenings from 7:30pm - 8:... [MORE]

Open & Presentation Day - Thank You March 20, 2016
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who turned out for another successful Open & Presentation Day today! We hope those in the... [MORE]

Onesie Week On Point March 10, 2016
A big thank you to all students who made the school's 'Onesie Week' so much fun! Practically all the school's students in attendance during this wee... [MORE]

'Let's Dance' (2016) February 28, 2016
The title for our annual show this year has been confirmed as 'Let's Dance' - Expect tributes to the music of David Bowie, a journey to Wonderland, ... [MORE]

December 2015 Exam Results January 11, 2016
Exam results for the 2015 December session are in, and as always, the school is very proud of the excellent results from all of our students. We wou... [MORE]

December Exams December 06, 2015
We would just like to say thank you and well done to everyone who helped and participated in the exams today. We know the students will do us proud ... [MORE]

'Dream' 2015 Success October 31, 2015
That's it! It's all over for another year. We hope everyone who came to support our school enjoyed 'Dream!' As always, we are so, so proud of all o... [MORE]

Jowett School of Dance Wins 'Best Float' Award July 25, 2015
We are proud to announce our float in the Tibshelf Carnival parade won the 'Best Float' award! Thanks for everyone who helped and all the students w... [MORE]

Tibshelf Carnival Update July 22, 2015
Times for the Tibshelf Carnival appearances from Jowett School of Dance are now confirmed.The school will be taking part in the parade procession fr... [MORE]

Tibshelf Junior School Performance Success July 02, 2015
Following our performance at Tibshelf Town End Junior School we were delighted to receive a lovely message from the FSA: "We are writing to you wit... [MORE]

Our Students & Their Achievements (Part 2) June 30, 2015
Following on from last week's senior dancers with their awards, this week we have the Classical Award Ballet class who brought in their awards fro... [MORE]

Our Students & Their Achievements June 21, 2015
We often talk about the achievements of our students when it's exam time, but this week we thought we'd show you! Here are some of our senior dan... [MORE]

April Exam Results May 15, 2015
Exam results for the April Sessions are in! As is always the case, we have lots of very high grades (including an entire class who all got Honours!)... [MORE]

Tibshelf Carnival April 29, 2015
Jowett School of Dance is pleased to confirm that we will be taking part in Tibshelf Carnival this year on Saturday July 25. We hope to see as many ... [MORE]

EXAM DAY! April 26, 2015
Exam Day is here! Good luck to everybody taking exams for the April session, make sure you know all your times for each exam you're taking. Once aga... [MORE]

Happy Birthday Mrs. Jowett! April 18, 2015
A big Happy Birthday to our principal and founder, Lyn Jowett, and many thanks for her continued dedication to the school! ... [MORE]

Open & Presentation Day A Success March 22, 2015
Thanks everybody! We hope everyone that came to our Open & Presentation Day enjoyed themselves. Well done to all of our students, staff and help... [MORE]

Open & Presentation Day Ticket Release February 10, 2015
Don't forget tickets for our Open & Presentation Day on Sunday 22nd March are now available to order! You can get order forms from the studio. F... [MORE]

Studio Open As Normal January 29, 2015
Despite the adverse snowy weather, the studio is still open as normal today. We will update you if circumstances change. ... [MORE]

Website Down Time January 20, 2015
Just a brief note to say the Jowett School of Dance website might experience some on-and-off down time for the next couple of days as we are in the ... [MORE]

Calendar and Site Updates For 2015 January 10, 2015
The site's calendar for important events has been updated for the year ahead, so please check and note any dates relevant to you. You may also have... [MORE]

Exam Results Are In January 09, 2015
Exam results are in! As always we would like to say a big well done to all our students that took exams for more hard work and excellent grades that... [MORE]

Website Updates November 19, 2014
As you may have noticed, the website has recently undergone some cosmetic changes! If you notice any errors or anything that seems amiss, please do... [MORE]

Christmas Hamper Raffle November 08, 2014
This year we're running a Christmas Chocolate Hamper Raffle at the dance school over the next month! It's open to everybody and each raffle strip is... [MORE]

Winter Exam Date Confirmed November 02, 2014
We can now confirm the date for the Winter Examinations. They will take place on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7. More information, such as times, will be given... [MORE]

Another Year, Another Successful Show October 30, 2014
As we head towards the end of the year and the winter examinations, it gives us great pride once again to announce another successful show. Jowett S... [MORE]

New Year / Calendar & Timetable Updates January 08, 2014
We at Jowett School of Dance would like to wish everyone a good year ahead as we go into 2014 and to thank everyone who sent in Christmas Gifts.The ... [MORE]

Excellent Exam Results For Jowett Dancers December 19, 2013
There has been a brilliant number of Honours, Distinctions and High Merits for our pupils' Exams this year and we would like to take this opportunit... [MORE]

2013 Dance Show A Success October 29, 2013
As we end this year's annual show, we'd like to say well done to all the Students, Staff and Volunteers who have helped to make this year's Dance Sh... [MORE]

Studios OPEN As Normal January 18, 2013
Despite recent snowy weather and a number of local school closures, Degas Studios will be open as normal. All staff are local and will not have diff... [MORE]

The Start of a New Year! 2013 at Jowett School Of Dance January 15, 2013
Firstly we hope all the students and their families had a good Christmas break and New Year celebration! Thank you all for the wonderful cards and ... [MORE]

WINTER EXAM SESSION - 1ST CHOICE DATE ERROR January 07, 2012
Hi everyone, It has come to our attention that an error was made about the date of the 1st Choice for the Winter Exam Sessions. Just to clarify tha... [MORE]

TIMETABLE UPDATED FOR 2012 January 04, 2012
The timetable showing all classes and times for 2012 is now up to date and completed. Please make sure you note down the times for your individual c... [MORE]

NEW PHOTO GALLERY ADDED - 2011 DANCE SHOW January 03, 2012
A new photo gallery has now been added featuring all group costume photos from the 2011 Dance Show Rehearsals.   More photos are to be added ... [MORE]

CALENDAR UPDATED FOR 2012 January 02, 2012
The website's calendar is now as up-to-date as possible for 2012. Any dates that are to be confirmed will be updated as soon as they're ready. ... [MORE]

DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 DANCE SHOW January 07, 2011
This year's dance show will once again be held at The Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield. Dates and times for both performances and rehearsals are... [MORE]

2011 DANCE SHOW INFORMATION January 02, 2011
Just an brief announcement to let you all know that the last date for costume money to be paid for the 2011 Dance Show will be on THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH... [MORE]

Fund-Raising Discos and Fun Days! January 01, 2011
As you are probably aware the Jowett School Of Dance recently held a Disco Night and some Fun Days in order to raise more money to aid the School an... [MORE]

CALENDAR UPDATED FOR 2011 January 01, 2011
Just a brief announcement to let you all know that the websites calendar is now as up-to-date as possible for 2011. Any dates that are to be confir... [MORE]

Presentation Day December 30, 2010
The Presentation Day (Open Day) is scheduled to be held on SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH. Tickets will be available from the week beginning FEBRUARY 28TH. Ju... [MORE]

First announcements For 2011! December 26, 2010
We hope you all had a good Christmas and Santa brought you everything you asked for! Firstly, Dance classes for 2011 will start TUESDAY, JANUARY 4T... [MORE]

2010 SHOW TICKET INFORMATION June 19, 2010
The procedure for purchasing tickets for the annual dance show will be different this year. The Pomegranate Theatre will release the seating plan t... [MORE]

SCHOOL LOGO DANCE WEAR June 13, 2010
The last order for the school logo T-Shirts and Jazz pants before the show will be placed during the week beginning June 17th and should arrive at t... [MORE]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! May 10, 2010
We have many events happening here at the school running right through to the end of the year and what you need to know about them can be found righ... [MORE]

2010 DANCE SHOW DATES CONFIRMED March 09, 2010
This year we will be holding the annual dance show at The Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield (located on Corporation Street). The dates are as fol... [MORE]

TICKETS FOR PRESENTATION DAY NOW AVAILABLE March 05, 2010
Tickets for the presentation day on Sunday April 25th are now available! Please contact the school for details or ask Mrs. Jowett if you're in the ... [MORE]

Jowett School Of Dance Website Goes Live! February 27, 2010
We are extremely pleased to say that  the Jowett School Of Dance website is now officially global! Everything should be running smoothly but th... [MORE]