With a bang, straight into exam prep!  We hope you all had the most wonderful Summer, the heat this year was crazy, wasn’t it?  We all had a great time, fun with our families and friends and enjoyed the long days, trips to

We did it! We went a whole academic year without one lockdown. What an incredible year it was.  From our first Performance at “bounce back festival” to our insanely successful show “Platform” we really have made the most of every moment. We

Who’s booked in for our sellout summer workshop?  For the 16th Year, we are offering your young people the opportunity to come along to JAPA HQ for three whole days, learn from the industries finest and perform in a showcase! How

Happy June everyone! So, who caught our wonderful students performing at Clacton's Jubilee Festival? We managed to have two of our wonderful groups of students perform a lyrical jazz number and a musical theatre jazz number. Both pieces were from our show

And like that, Platform is over! We really are so sad to being the curtain down on our amazing 2022 show. 36 pieces choreographed & set, dozens and dozens of performers, 100+ hours of sourcing costumes, dress makers, rehearsals, more admin

Can you believe it? We were chatting in classes last week and sharing what our favorite part of the show process is. The majority of our answers were Sunday rehearsals! This is when we meet for two Sundays before the show and

Happy March. We love this time of year. There’s just a lovely feeling in the air. Nights are a little lighter, mornings are a little Sunnier and Easter is on the horizon! So, this month’s blog is going to focus on “Buddies!” Did

February already? How did that happen! We hope 2022 has been kind to you all so far and you have lots of lovely things planned for the next few (hopefully warmer) months!  We are so excited that we have finally been

I started JA as I wanted to start dancing again - I had been in and out of dance with different schools since I was young but had let it go in the past couple of years and I missed

365 days to make count! Happy New Year! Another year has flown by and we think we may have blinked and missed it! We are so happy to be starting this year in our studios and not online, we really missed the