Hirwaun girl joins the Royal Ballet School
August 13, 2008
Hirwaun ballet dancer Katie Thomas is celebrating after winning a place at a prestigious ballet school.
The 10 year old has been a pupil at the Mandy and Shirley Morris Ballet School in Aberdare for 7 years. Katie and a fellow pupil Amelia Hancock (Cardiff) have been awarded one of a handful of places on this year’s Royal Ballet School Junior Associates Programme in Bristol
Katie, who attends Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar auditioned alongside hundreds of dancers to win her place and will start weekend lessons in Bristol in September.
She currently practises twice a week in Aberdare and Cardiff once a week.
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