Glenlyn Academy

GLENLYN ACADEMY X HALLOWEEN SPECIAL …………………………🎃👻🧙…………………………….

LOCATION: Glenlyn Academy, 49 Porthcawe Rd, London SE26 5TA (GA Sydenham)

- Games 🤼‍♀️
- Food 🍱
- Drinks 🍸
- AND LOTS OF LAUGHS 🤣

Tickets are £5 for children and adults come FREE, Tickets can be purchased from the GA Sydenham office or please reserve a ticket with a member of staff and you can pay on the door.

Donations are welcome which will all go towards our amazing annual productions helping to enhance the experience of all audience members, students and staff. 😁

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE FOR A SPOOKY CELEBRATION 👻🎃🧛🏻‍♀️

It’s not often we get together. But tonight, former Glenlyn students and staff from the 1970s got together to remember the incredible time they had at the school nearly 50 years ago.

✨Glenlyn Academy graduate spotlight✨

Massive congratulations to graduate who will be joining the cast of Little Shop of Horrors as Swing/Dance Captain.

Congratulations Arethajay we are all so proud!

Any Glenlyn Academy Alumni with news to share, please let us know here as we would love to share it !

✨🎩MAGIC TO DO 🎩✨

Principal: Diana Washbourne
Creative Director:
Photography:

We are all very excited for you to see this amazing production after months of preparation😁

Congratulations to our performance company Aspire on their incredible performance today at Hilly Fields Midsummer Fayre 👏🏻

✨TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!✨

Don’t miss out on GA’s summer showcase - Magic To Do

Hope Theatre
18th-20th July 2024

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📣STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We want to say a massive congratulations to one of our current advanced students Lani-rose who will be continuing her journey at Liverpool. We want to wish you all the best as you take the next step and we look forward to following your success in the future!

👏🏽🥳 Congratulations 👏🏽🥳

📣STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We want to say a massive congratulations to one of our current advanced students Mya Perryman who will be continuing her journey at . We want to wish you all the best as you take the next step and we look forward to following your success in the future!

👏🏽🥳 Congratulations 👏🏽🥳

Congratulations to students Eloise, Eden, Mya and cherece on completing their associate modern exam and also further congratulations to Eloise and Eden for completing their associate Tap exam 🥳👏🏽✨

📣STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We want to say a massive congratulations to one of our current advanced students Eden Teather who will be continuing her journey at Stratford. We want to wish you all the best as you take the next step and we look forward to following your success in the future!

👏🏽🥳 Congratulations 👏🏽🥳

✨Glenlyn Academy graduate spotlight✨

Massive congratulations to graduate who performed at The best FIFA football awards ceremony 2024.

Congratulations Arethajay we are all so proud!

Any Glenlyn Academy Alumni with news to share, please let us know here as we would love to celebrate it !

✨Glenlyn Academy graduate spotlight✨

Massive congratulations to graduate who has joined the West End cast of Wicked The musical.

Congratulations Rishard we are all so proud!

Any Glenlyn Academy Alumni with news to share, please let us know here, as we would love to share it !

Check out our amazing weekly timetable across our Sydenham and Chislehurst schools.

Come on down and have your first class FREE today!!

If you’re interested in booking or trialling any of our classes please email [email protected]

We can’t wait to meet you!!😁

📣STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We want to say a massive congratulations to one of our current advanced students Oliver Willis for receiving offers from Urdang and Bird College. We want to wish you all the best as you continue your journey and we look forward to following your success in the future!

👏🏽🥳 Congratulations Oliver 👏🏽🥳

✨MEET THE GA TEAM✨

Diana Washbourne - PRINCIPAL 🥳👏🏽

Diana has been the Principal of the Glenlyn Academy for over 50 years, an Examiner with the NATD for over 40 years, and a veteran lecturer. Diana is among the most experienced performing arts teachers in the country.
A Glenlyn alumni herself – Diana started classes at the Academy at the age of three under the tutorage of Miss Ruby Jiggens. Through Glenlyn, Diana gained her professional teaching qualifications before leaving the Academy to embark on a three-year teaching course in Oxford. On returning to London, Diana was appointed as a teacher at Glenlyn.
As well as teaching, Diana is a published writer, having written the book ‘Basic Tap Dancing’. This book features photographs of Glenlyn students. She is an experienced dance lecturer and travels around the country giving dance master classes.
Outside of Diana’s duties at the Academy, she is also an Examiner with the NATD, travelling across the country examining dance students. She is a member of the NATD’s Tap Committee, which assesses and develops current dance syllabi and trends. She is also a member of the NATD’s London Area Theatrical Committee organising workshops, congress events and teacher training days. On behalf of everyone thank you for all of your hard work 🫶🏻

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Ben Briscoe - VICE PRINCIPAL 👨🏻‍💻/ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 👨🏻‍🎨

An accomplished Director, Musical Director, Choreographer, Producer and Examiner. Ben has worked extensively in both theatre and television.

As the Academy’s Vice-Principal & Creative Director, Ben is responsible for overseeing the artistic and strategic development of the Academy.

Ben joined the Academy in 2005, teaching the only three Musical Theatre, Drama and Singing Classes at the school. This has now increased to more than 34 classes a week with the majority of students now taking classes in these disciplines.

Ben is responsible for directing all of the Academy’s productions, which over the last five years has included performances in the West End, Disneyland Paris and at The O2.

As an Examiner for LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), Ben travels across the country assessing students in Acting and Musical Theatre. Ben is also a member of the LAMDA Performance Syllabus Review Board and the LAMDA Acting Diploma Review and Assessment Board.

Ben graduated from Lancaster University – the country’s leading Theatre Studies institution – with an Honours degree in Contemporary Theatre Studies in 2005. He is also a qualified dance teacher having gained the Licentiate Qualification (Distinction) in both Jazz and Tap.

Alongside Ben’s role at Glenlyn Academy, he is also Head of Programming at GB News.

On Behalf of the GA family, we want to say thank you for all of your hard work🫶🏻

Happy 10 yr Anniversary to our Chislehurst GA Studio. Big Thank you to Chislehurst studio Manager .turner1989 and team for all of their hard work. 🥳

For anyone interested in booking onto our classes at this studio please DM or email [email protected]

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Grace Brady - 1ST STEPS - INTERMEDIATE BALLET 🩰 & JAZZ 💃🏽

Grace started dancing at Glenlyn when she was 4 and continued there until she was 18. She trained at the Brit school and then did her vocational training at The Urdang Academy where she completed her degree in professional dance and musical theatre. Since graduating she worked on a number of professional projects including modelling for ‘Exuberance’, working on the ‘Ghosted’ feature film and was a dancer for Bor Productions onboard an MSC Cruise ship.
Grace has been teaching ballet and jazz at Glenlyn Academy since 2019.

On Behalf of the GA family, thank you for all of your hard work 🫶🏻

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Jackie Hall - FOUNDATION BALLET 🩰& JAZZ 💃🏽

A Fellow and examiner of the NATD, with 15 years teaching and performing experience.
Jackie is a qualified dance teacher in tap, modern, ballet and freestyle and teaches these disciplines at foundation level at the Academy.
Jackie’s theatre performance credits include a production of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (Dance Ensemble) at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, and ‘Mamma Mia’ (Tanya) at the Broadway Theatre, London.
Jackie is a licensed Melody Bear®️ teacher. This is a dance syllabus designed to introduce dance and movement to young children using the natural actions of the body. The syllabus aids children’s physical development, spatial awareness, creativity and self-expression.
As well as teaching at the Glenlyn Academy Jackie has setup and now runs her own business. She teaches dance in nursery schools where Melody Bear®️ comes to life and takes the children into her magical world of dance, song and movement. Jackie also runs a number of dance sessions in both state and private schools.

On behalf of the GA family we thank you for all of your hard work 🫶🏻

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Hannah Ockendon - Rowe - MUSICAL THEATRE & INDIVIDUAL SINGING TEACHER 🎭 🎤

Hannah has been involved in music, dance, drama and performing in general since the tender age of four! She is a performer, teacher, chorus leader and Musical Director with a degree in music and licentiate performing diploma.
As an MD, she has worked on a range of shows from Sondheim (Sweeney Todd) to Madness (Our House) including Chess, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls, Lend me a Tenor, Whistle down the Wind, Made in Dagenham and Side Show, many of which have won NODA awards.
As a performer, she started more in the classical world with a highlight being a run of Mozart heroines in a series of lecture recitals at the Purcell Room in the South Bank. Lately her performing has been more focused around musical theatre, ranging from Maria in West Side Story to the title role in Gigi. Most recently she was seen treading the boards as Joyce in Betty Blue Eyes at the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks in 2017.
Teaching has always been a part of her musical life and she was delighted to join the staff at Glenlyn having been MD for some of their shows

On behalf of the GA family, thank you for all of your hard work🫶🏻

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Sarah Purl - LEAD OF ADULT CLASSES 💃🏽✨

A Member of the NATD and a teacher at the Academy for over 25 years, Sarah has taught Ballet, Tap and Modern to students of all ages and abilities.

Sarah is the Academy’s Adult Class Co-ordinator, teaching Tap and Modern to students above the age of 18.

On behalf of the GA family thank you 🫶🏻