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Established since 1974! Christine Anderson Theatre School (C.A.T.S.) CATS are Registered with the excellent Examining body I.D.T.A.
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Christine Anderson Theatre School is based in Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire and offers a wide range of dance classes in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary Modern Jazz aswell as our Stage Club, Acrobatics, Musical Theatre & more! (International Dance Teachers Association) for Ballet, Modern Jazz, Tap & Theatre Craft. We have a Safeguard Policy, and all Teachers have DBS, First Aid, and full official Dance

qualifications. Our basic classes all INCLUDE – BALLET, MODERN JAZZ, THEATRE CRAFT, TAP, and GYMNASTIC AGILITIES. Dance is taught on a kind of building block system called Grades, starting with PREPARATORY, & PRIMARY (from 4 – 6 years) then on to Grades 1 – 5 and then (6, 7, & 8 Ballet only) and on to Majors! We follow the Graded syllabus in Ballet, Modern Jazz, Theatre Craft, & Tap. The children are always excited and highly motivated to take their Exams and move on! We are proud to share your enjoyment of their achievements! New Parents are welcome to attend 1 class initially to see if your child will join in, but then once Registered, asked to leave as quickly as possible so that the class can begin!!! Our CATS uniform is compulsory so that all the children have a feeling of belonging and are part of the Team! We are looking for children with potential who want to perform, and commitment from their Parents, as opportunities abound! We are also now offering Acro, Street/Commercial and Contemporary Classes!

15/08/2024

Evie, Olivia , Freya , viv will be part of the cast for Rugby Theatres 75th Anniversary show - ‘A Christmas Carol’ - in collaboration with In The Round Theatre’! In December 2024

Congratulations all 💫

15/08/2024

Classes are now filling up for September starters, classes run on a Wednesday from
18 months or a Saturday from 2.5 years

Email - [email protected] for more information and reserve your place

15/08/2024

Christine Anderson Theatre School

💫 Is your little one(s) starting Reception in September? Please see details below of our exciting new classes for them! 🩰

📧 Email [email protected] for more information
⭐️ First Trial session is FREE

🩰 We would love for you to join our ever-growing CATS Family! We have Teachers who have been with CATS since they were little too as well as our fabulous Students and Parents!

We do also have *LIMITED* spaces across ALL our classes so get enquiring now! ⭐️

📱 Look forward to hearing from you!

15/08/2024

✨Associate program success ✨

Congratulations everyone 💫

PERFORM LIKE A PRO
Ava, Indie, have been successful with their audition for their first year and Lulu, Viv, livvy and Lily who have been acccepted for another year

STAGEBOX
Bertie, saira and Viv have been accepted for another year of training from September.

Bertie and Saira - Acting for screen online
Viv- level 3 in studio Musical Theatre training

FRONT & CENTRE
Emily, Honey and Jessica have had a successful audition and will be joining Front & Centre musical theatre associate program starting in September

14/08/2024

Viv and lulu are back from 3 amazing days of dancing in London with performance team and , creating the MainStage piece for in October! Congratulations .ienne.rowe and

02/08/2024

Congratulations to our festival team who competed in the Move it Shake It championship finals in Swindon. They all had a fantastic time on and off stage.

Evie H-B 3rd C S&d solo
Indie Honourable mention C Lyrical solo
Ava M Honourable mention C Character solo
Summer 2nd E Ballet solo

Well done Everyone 💫

31/07/2024

All England Grand Finals brings our 2 year AE journey to an end, what a fabulous 2 years it has been to get this far, we are so proud of you. Dancing at the Grand finals is a huge achievement and you really were dancing against the best of the best, you all achieved such high marks and held your own. Everyone is a 2024 finalists!! Be proud. Thank you to our CATS teachers past and present for all your help and support along the way, and of course our parents for ferrying them around

Congratulations to Alfie and Lulu for being our 2024 Medalists 🥈

Now for a break and to set new solos/duets and trios ready for our next round starting in May 2025 🤯

30/07/2024

Good luck to our CATS students who have been taking part in the Rugby Theatre youth project this week, Legally Blonde. Have a great opening night tomorrow, have lots of fun and make lots of memories

CAST
Jack -Warner
Louis - Emmet
Freya - Paulette/judge
Alfie - Arron
Nicola- Mrs woods

Ensemble
Emily -May
Evie T
Sophie B
Bethany
Sofia L-L
Annabel Hazell

28/07/2024

Good luck to Indie, Summer, Ava M, Evie, Honey, Izzy, Xanthe, Bertie , Ava b who are competing in the Move it shake it finals over the next 3 days.

26/07/2024

🥈🥈
Congratulations to lulu and Alfie, Second place in the All England Grand Finals, such a lovely Inter Lyrical duet section. An amazing achievement well done💫

All England Dance

24/07/2024

Good luck to Livvy, Lily, Jack, Emily s, Viv, Freya, Louis, Annabel , Lulu , Alfie and Evie who are competing in the All England Grand Finals starting tomorrow.

All England Dance

23/07/2024

Now enrolling for September.

Suitable for 6 years +

📍Christine Anderson Theatre School

🌈 Recreational Cheerleading

🌈 IDTA exams

🌈 Pom & Cheer Dance

🌈 Local performance opportunities

🌈 Stunts & Tumbling

CATS Unity Cheer

22/07/2024

Huge congratulations to Lily Kendell-Allen and Livvy Back for gaining 94 marks in their advanced jazz exam, gaining them a place at the IDTA dance awards

IDTA Theatre Dance Awards
IDTA International Dance Teachers Association

16/07/2024

Christine Anderson Theatre School ….
💫 Is your little one(s) starting Reception in September? Please see details below of our exciting new classes for them! 🩰

💫 WOW! Thank you so much for your responses! ⭐️ Our Saturday Dance Class is ALMOST FULL with LIMITED SPACES on Wednesday!

📧 📱Get in touch NOW! Email as per below for any queries and booking!

⭐️ First Trial session is always FREE ⭐️

🩰 We would love for you to join our ever-growing CATS Family! Look forward to hearing from you!

12/07/2024

Congratulations Vivienne Rowe (Stagebox Member & Stagebox Management Client) Vivienne stars in newly released feature film ‘The Man Who Saved The Internet With A Sunflower’ in the role of Lily. Vivienne was flown out to Serbia to film the role and we are so proud of her! Here she is pictured outside her trailer and filming for the role on set. Vivienne has also filmed a named role for a major Hollywood movie that is set for release in 2025. Watch this space!

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08/07/2024

Christine Anderson Theatre School

💫 Is your little one(s) starting Reception in September? Please see details below of our exciting new classes for them! 🩰

📧 Email as per below for any queries and booking!
⭐️ First Trial session is always FREE

🩰 We would love for you to join our ever-growing CATS Family! We have Teachers who have been with CATS since they were little too as well as our fabulous Students and Parents!

We do also have *LIMITED* spaces across ALL our classes so get enquiring now! ⭐️

📱 Look forward to hearing from you!

06/07/2024

Congratulations and good luck to all our CATS kids in this years summer youth project. 💫

05/07/2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Todays the day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Good luck Louis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

28/06/2024

Louis is all ready for the Dance World Cup opening parade in Prague, have the best time. We can’t wait to cheer for you next Friday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

16/06/2024

Good luck to Freya, Bethany, Becca and Heidi, who are all performing in their school production of Mary Poppins, have a fab show all

📅Dates: 17th - 22nd June. 2024. 📍Location: The Avon Valley School Theatre

Don’t miss out on this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious event! Grab your tickets now and let Mary Poppins take you on a delightful experience that’s practically perfect in every way!

For ticket information visit: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/theavonvalleyschooltheatre

🌟Freya is playing Mary Poppins on Wednesday night, Friday night and Saturday matinee, ensemble rest of the performances

🌟Bethany is playing Robertson Aye on Thursday night , Saturday matinee and evening, ensemble rest of the performances

🌟Becca is playing bird lady on Wednesday and Saturday matinee, Northbrook (Bank clerk) and dance cast on the rest of the performances

🌟Heidi is in the main dance cast and is also Dance Captain

11/06/2024

💫 Christine Anderson Theatre School 💫

Spaces are filling up fast across ALL our Classes and enrolment is officially open for *SEPTEMBER 2024* Starters too! First trial session is always FREE. ✔️

🩰 We would love for you to join our ever-growing CATS Family! We have Teachers who have been with CATS since they were little as well as our fabulous Students and Parents!

📧 Email your questions & enquires now!
🎭 Look forward to hearing from you!

03/06/2024

Wow.. What an incredible week, We have 17 dances going to the Grand Finals in July. Everyone has been amazing on and off stage. You are all winners for getting this far, medals are a bonus💫

Well done Everyone 💫 Big thank you to our CATS teachers for getting them this far 💫

🥇Q Viv D modern
🥈Q Jack,livvy, Emily s senior Musical theatre trio
🥈Q Livvy/Jack Senior Musical Theatre Duet
Q Honours Megan, Evie,Amy senior Musical theatre trio
🥈Q livvy/Jack/ Lily contemporary trio
🥇Q Lilly/Jack senior contemporary duet
🥉Q livvy/Emily s senior contemporary duet
🥇Q Honours star Freya D Musical theatre solo
🥇Q Viv and Louis Inter Modern Duet
🥉Q Alfie C Lyrical solo
🥉Q Louis D Contemporary solo
🥇Q Lulu/Alfie inter lyrical Duet
🥈 Q Lulu C Narrative solo
🥈 Q Lulu/viv/Annabel Inter Narrative Trio
🥇 Q Lulu Evie Alfie Inter Musical Theatre Trio
Q Honours Alfie Musical Theatre solo
🥈Q Alfie Modern solo
🥇 Indie,Emily, Jaymee junior Narrative Trio

Honours Livvy E Musical theatre solo
Honours Megan E Musical theatre solo
Honours Viv / Jack Senior modern duet
Honours Lily E Modern solo
Honours Emily s E Modern solo
Honours Emily s E contemporary solo
Honours Megan E contemporary solo
Honours Lily E contemporary solo
Honours Jack E contemporary solo
Honours Viv/Freya Inter Musical Theatre Duet
Honours Viv D Musical theatre solo
Honours Annabel D Musical theatre solo
Honours lulu and Alfie Modern Duet
Honours Lulu C lyrical solo
Honours Annabel D contemporary solo
Honours Viv D contemporary solo
Honours Viv D lyrical solo
Honours Louis Lyrical solo
Honours Isabelle C Narrative
Honours Louis D Narrative Solo
Honours Lulu Modern solo

All England Dance

23/05/2024

We are now taking names for September starters, classes run on a Wednesday from
18 months or a Saturday from 2.5 years

Email - [email protected] for more information

21/05/2024

Congratulations and good luck to our All England Team, we have 20 students travelling to Home counties in berkhamsted this weekend, for the All England Regional Finals. They have spent the last 12 months attending All England qualifiers around the midlands. Between them they have qualified 59 solos, 30 duets/trios/quartets. We wish you all the best of luck🤞🏼

💫Juniors
Jaymee, Olivia, Indie , Emily B
💫Inters
Lulu, Alfie, Isabelle, Freya, Viv, Annabel, Louis , Evie p
💫Seniors
Lily, livvy, Jack, Amy, Megan, Emily S , Evie,
Emily O (missing from the photo)

All England Dance

19/05/2024

Fantastic 3 weekends at Nuneaton festival of arts

2024 Championship finalists🏅
Vivienne - Acro solo
Alfie - Musical Theatre solo
Lulu - Modern/jazz solo

2024 Trophy winners 🏆
Most outstanding character - Jack Jones
Most Outstanding Acro - Viv Rowe
Most outstanding contemporary- Megan Gyles
Boys award - Alfie Jones
Triple threat award - Jack Jones

09/05/2024

Meet Former CATS Pupil and Children’s Author, Julie Cupitt

Julie Cupitt (née Coleman) was a CATS pupil from 1989 to 2001, which means she should have grown up a bit by now! Her highlights of attending CATS include playing The Wicked Witch of the West in the Christmas Show at Rugby Theatre back in 1998. When she made a few small children cry within seconds of stepping onto the stage, she knew she’d found her niche: playing the baddies! In fact, she did such a good job that she was cast as the Beast the following year when CATS put on Beauty & The Beast.

25 years later, she is now a children’s author, content with writing about villains instead of playing them whilst covered in green makeup! Her debut novel, a fun animal adventure (with baddies inspired by The Wet Bandits from Home Alone!) is called Gus the Human Goose. The novel is beautifully illustrated and is aimed at 7–11-year-olds, but it has appeal beyond that age range.

When we caught up with Julie, she talked to us about how the skills she learned at CATS have been instrumental in shaping the person she is today, and the development of her creative ability. She feels lucky to have been taught by Vicky Jo, who in inspired a whole generation of CATS pupils. Julie fondly remembers all the brilliant ideas Vicki had, whether these were elaborate acrobatic sequences for dance festival troupes, Beatrix Potter animal character dances, or professional Christmas shows to rival top London musicals. Looking back through grownup eyes, she has an ever-deeper appreciation for the level of detail present in Vicki’s creative visions; something she aims to replicate in her own storytelling as an author.

As well as being an author, Julie studied mathematics at university and has spent years working in a city career in London as a management consultant. Her time as a pupil at CATs gave her the gift of confidence and public speaking, something that has been hugely useful when working with corporate clients. Julie summarises, ‘Whatever your children choose to be when they are older, whether this is a professional dancer, something else creative like an author, or even something corporate such as a management consultant or lawyer, you can be sure they will learn skills at CATS to help them.’

If you are interested in buying a copy of her book, you can find it on the usual e-tailers. For anyone who would like a copy with a personalised signed message for your child, please do drop Julie a message on her Instagram or email her on [email protected].
https://www.waterstones.com/book/gus-the-human-goose/julie-cupitt/9781915603777
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gus-Human-Goose-Julie-Cupitt/dp/1915603773

If you would like to read more about the book and how Julie came to write it, here’s a short interview:
https://londonmumsmagazine.com/shopping-guides/books-tested-recommended/five-minute-chat-with-new-childrens-book-author-julie-cupitt-about-gus-the-human-goose/

25/04/2024

congratulations to Evie Bibb who has gained a place at performers college on the BA (Hons) Musical Theatre and Dance course

16/04/2024

Huge congratulations to Nicola Riley, Lily Kendell-Allen, Livvy Back ,Emily Slinger for being nominated for the IDTA awards for their intermediate tap! Also Vivienne Rowe on being nominated for grade 5 contemporary Modern Jazz! HUGE ACHIEVEMENT well done all ⭐️

16/03/2024

Congratulations to our Vicki Jo championship nominees , it’s going to be so lovely to watch you all tomorrow 💫

A cabaret Olivia (s&d)

B classical Emily b (character)
B cabaret Indie (lyrical)

C classical lulu (Ballet or character)

D cabaret Freya (s&d)
D classical viv (Ballet or contemporary)

E cabaret Emily s (Modern)
E classical Jack (contemporary)

F cabaret Amy (s&d)
F classical Megan (contemporary)

25/02/2024

Good luck to Ava, Olivia, Annabel, Isabelle and viv today.. who are all taking part in company project today. Such an amazing opportunity. Have a great day girls.

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This one is for you Vicki-Jo 💫 8 years of missing you Choreographed by Zoe Harker #vicsAEteam #specialdance #missyou

🎭 ONLY 3 DAYS UNTIL …. 🌏 U T O P I A 🌏 💫 Christine Anderson Theatre School’s 46th LIVE Show @ Rugby Theatre 💫 All the amazing CATS Kidz have started rehearsing at RT! You won’t want to miss our family friendly show! 🎭 Check out the details below ⬇️ to buy those tickets! 🎟️ ONLINE and PHONE via Rugby Theatre! 🎭 http://www.rugbytheatre.co.uk/show/cats-utopia-christine-anderson-theatre-school/

💫🪐🌏 U T O P I A 🌏🪐💫 All the amazing CATS KIDZ @ The Christine Anderson Theatre School are still busy rehearsing 🤩 & will soon be starting rehearsals @ Rugby Theatre!! In just over … ⭐️ 1 WEEKS TIME ⭐️ - they will be performing LIVE for 4 performances between Thursday and Saturday! We are all SO excited and can’t wait to see the amazing talent on Stage! 💫 Tickets are selling fast - get booking those tickets 🎟️ Check out the details below ⬇️😍 http://www.rugbytheatre.co.uk/show/cats-utopia-christine-anderson-theatre-school/

🎭 5 DAYS TO GO 🎭 You don’t want to miss these AMAZING KIDZ! Book now @ The Albany Theatre 🎭💫 https://www.albanytheatre.co.uk/shows/cats-dance-nostalgia/ We can’t wait to see you all there! 🎭💫

💫🎭 It’s almost …. SHOW TIME 💫🎭 Sunday 12th December @ 6.00pm - Ashlawn! We are SO EXCITED to see the amazing talent! Can’t wait to see you all there! 🎭💫 🎊 Remember! Still a few tickets left on sale! Email - [email protected] to BOOK! 🎊