
Welcome to Footlight Performance Academy
Dance classes for children walking through to adults
Footlight Performance Academy, incorporating Born2Perform, is a long established organisation offering dance and musical theatre training to a variety of ages throughout the local area.
The Dorset based theatre school was established in 1987 and the school offers many years of experience in the performing arts profession from it’s many locations around Wimborne.
Classes are available in RAD Ballet, ISTD Tap and Modern, LAMDA drama, singing and DDMIX for adults.
Footlight offer a warm and nurturing environment for all ages, and many of the footlight students have gone on to work in musical theatre and with professional dance companies.
Their future is our passion.
Don’t just take our word for it…


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My daughter has been dancing at Footlight for 8 years. I have watched her grow in confidence, gaining not only ability but a strong Sally Weaver (Parent) |
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Well footlight is like a second home and the minute you Luke Pay (Student) |
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All at Footlight show great warmth, encouragement and Anna Faulkner (Parent) |
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Footlight Sam Thompson (Parent) |
Find a class for your child
Footlight have 11 convenient locations across Wimborne & Poole
Merley Community Centre
Harrier Drive,
Wimborne,
Dorset
BH21 1XE
Merley First School
Oakley Straight,
Merley,
Dorset
BH21 1SD
St Michaels Church
Colehill Lane,
Wimborne,
BH21 7AB
Colehill Methodist Church
Lonnen Road,
Colehill
BH21 7AT
St Nicholas Church
30 Warhead Road,
Core Mullen,
Wimborne,
Dorset
BH21 3LE
Corfe Mullen Village Hall
Towers Way
Corfe Mullen
BH21 3UA
Leigh Park Community Centre
Gordon Road,
Wimborne,
Dorset
BH21 2AP
St Barnabas Church
King John Avenue,
Bournemouth,
Dorset
BH11 9TF
Bearwood Community Centre
King John Avenue,
Bournemouth,
Dorset
BH11 9TF
Broadstone Scout Hall
Dunyeats Road
Broadstone
BH18 8AA
Broadstone War Memorial
Tudor Road
Broadstone
BH18 8AW