The Katie Philpott School of Dance

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The Katie Philpott School of Dance

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The Katie Philpott School of Dance was established in 2000 by its namesake
to celebrate and share her passion for dance.

KPSD NEWS

We're delighted to announce that professional dancer, choreographer and Academy Director Peter Coenen will be our adjudicator for the 2019 Choreographic Cup!

The show will be held on Mother's Day, Sunday March 31st at 4pm at the Lawrence Batley Theatre - tickets go on sale in December.

Entry is now open for any KPSD dancers who would like to take part in the event and enter as a solo, duet or a group dance (or all three!!), just email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

At the show, our Creative Director Rachel Bowers will also be chorographing several freestyle dances which will be performed by our senior students so it will be a fantastic afternoon, - what a perfect way to round of Mother's Day for all our mums, grandmas and aunties (and dads, grandads and uncles too!)!

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION OF UPCOMING OCTOBER HALF TERM WORKSHOPS WITH GUEST LECTURERS AMY MACK AND ANTOINE FARRUGIA - CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR FIVE TO 18-YEAR-OLDS - COME ALONG AND BE INSPIRED FOR YOUR CHOREOGRAPHIC CUP ENTRY!!

Don't forget, we still have some spaces available in our entry-level classes for 2-4 year-olds, Disco Duck and Creative Movement email Katie to book a FREE TRIAL CLASS.

Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform for their class. If you have any items which your child has grown out of (but is still clean and usable), we offer a UNIFORM RECYCLING SCHEME where parents can drop off or take items, free of charge.

We break up after classes on Saturday 27th October and re-open on Monday 5th November. We break up for Christmas after classes on Saturday 22nd December and re-open on Monday 7 January 2019.

Katie x

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Katie Philpott School of Dance is one of the area’s leading dance academies, offering multi-genre dance and musical theatre to more than 340 pupils with ages ranging from three to 63.

Based in Mirfield, in the heart of West Yorkshire, the KPSD has a busy team of professionally qualified teachers of tap, ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and street dance.

Alongside providing a safe environment where dance is enjoyed for fun and fitness, the School is a respected examinations centre and many young students go on to further their careers in dance.

Highlights of the School year include acclaimed dance and choreographic shows which are professionally produced and staged at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Two-time My Mirfield Awards winner, KPSD is proud of its reputation for excellence and an ambassador for the world of dance!

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Meet the KPSD Team

We are proud to present a highly professional and experienced team of
dance teachers and support staff here at the Katie Philpott School of Dance.

Katie Philpott

Katie began dancing at the age of five at the Angela Reynolds and Dorothy Stevens dance schools.

Teaches Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz

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Rachel Bowers

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Rachel started dancing and acting when she was just three and is also a graduate of the KPSD!

Teaches Street Dance, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Cheerleading and Contemporary

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Sophie Clayton

Sophie came through the KPSD ranks, attending her first modern dance class relatively late at the age of 11.

Teaches Street, Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz

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Hannah Jones

Hannah joined KPSD in 2010 and is a registered Royal Academy of Dance teacher after completing her Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies in the same year.

Teaches Ballet and Tap

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Candy Wilman

Candy began dancing at Kathleen West’s School of Dance and went on to further her training at the Hammond School of Dance.

Teaches Modern, Tap and Ballet.

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Dianne Watkinson

Dianne started working with KPSD in 2014 and looks after the School’s social media, marketing and communications through her PR company DEadlines.

PR, Social Media, Marketing, Communications

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Karen Rogers

Karen started working with KPSD in 2007 supplying dancewear to its students.

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