We quote from an article in Pointe Magazine written by Candice Thompson. You can not underestimate the dangers of over-stretching. It’s a familiar sight on Instagram: A dancer lounges casually in an oversplit, drinking her morning coffee. One foot is propped up on blocks (or even a chair) as her legs split well beyond 180 degrees. In recent years, extreme flexibility has become the new normal, with social media flooded with images of dancers contorting themselves into pretzel positions. The question of whether one must be this flexible to achieve a professional dance career is a matter of taste, but it’s clear...

All classes resume this week and we hope you all had a great summer. Due to the demand in the ages 8-12 years in Tap, Contemporary and Musical Theatre, in particular, we have added Friday classes to our weekly schedule. Any students wishing to switch from the Saturday to Friday classes please email info@kidkast.ie and we will move you on our system. Please remember these are the same teacher and syllabus but smaller classes. New Classes are as follows: Musical Theatre with Sarah age 8-12   5-6pm Friday Show Tap with Beth age 8-12     6-7pm Friday Contemporary with Beth     7-8pm Friday For our Saturday...

Our open day at Kidkast is Saturday 1st September and we invite all to come and try out our taster classes, see the studios and meet the team. Our students will demo during the Open Day too. This is a fun day and all classes are free to try out. All are welcome..!!!! Link to our schedule of classes on the Open Day Normal classes resume from Monday 3rd September.

Last week was must be one of the most fun weeks we have ever had in Kidkast. The spirit and goodwill of parents was staggering and both Tracey and I applaud all who took part and gave it their all for Natalia’s fundraiser for The LauraLynn Foundation. I think parents have a new found appreciation for how hard their children work at class. The collection buckets have all been returned to LauraLynn and we await word from them regarding our collection, hopefully we raised loads. The pictures speak for themselves with the laughter and fun and this will become an...