A growing Trowbridge dance school is already plotting its next move less than a year after inviting the town’s mayor to open its existing studios.
NJ Dance is celebrating its 6th anniversary with a move from Kestrel House in Mill Street to new studios at the rear of the former British Heart Foundation store in Fore Street.
The move is being made possible thanks to an £18,000 grant from Wiltshire Council via the government’s Future High Streets Fund.
Dance school principal Natasha Jones said: “We are excited about the move and very grateful for the support we have received from our families and friends.
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“We’d also like to offer huge thanks to the Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce for helping and supporting us in finding a new home.”
The move to the new studios is being made less than a year after NJ Dance invited Trowbridge mayor Cllr Stephen Cooper to open its studios at Kestrel House.
Natasha, 38, from Semington, said the move is being made because the fast-expanding dance school has already outgrown its studios in Mill Street.
”We have grown by 100 per cent in the last year and expect to grow by a further 100 per cent over the next 12 months.”
The school has 200 children aged two to 14 on its books, plus 40 adults aged 26 to people in their 70s.
From August, it will officially move into its new studios, which have access from Narrow Wine Street just off Fore Street.
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Natasha added: “We are all very excited about this next step, especially as this will be a permanent home for us.
“There is a lot to get sorted ready for us to move in. Walls need to go up, doors need to be hung, the flooring will need to be sorted and a toilet installed too.
“We have the help of the fantastic chaps from M&B Construction so we are in good hands.
“We would also like to thank Wiltshire Council and the FHSF for supporting us with our move.”
She is planning an open day on Saturday, August 3, to show people around and welcome new dancers.
The open day will feature a performance from the school’s events team and a free 30-minute dance class for anyone who wishes to take part.
Natasha plans to stage a ‘lucky dip’ draw to choose a student who will be invited to cut the ribbon to officially open the new studios.
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