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History of
the Premier
Joan Bower, founder of Premier
School of Dance & Drama trained at Elsie Smiths School of Dance in
Oakfield, and qualified in Dance & Drama through Barbara Woffes Pembroke
Studios. Premier School of Dance & Drama first began in church halls
and community centres in 1966.
The
school developed successfully and in 1988 Mrs Bower acquired her own studios at
the junction of Longmoor Lane and Long Lane, Aintree in Liverpool.
Mrs Bower
became an examiner of the Allied Dancing Association in 1995, and still
successfully trains pupils in RAD, ADA and ISTD at all levels with many
entering professional theatre and television.
Premier
School of Dance & Drama are very proud to have a 100% pass rate on all
examinations in dance; also we are one of the leading North West part time
dance and drama schools and constantly look for new ways to develop and thrive.
Gillian
Beattie (daughter of Joan Bower) trained at Premier and studied full time at
Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre graduating as a professional dancer in
1991. Whilst working professionally for
ten years, Gillian studied music, writing and acting which helped her work in
musicals, plays, theatre and television and touring in productions
internationally. Using her work contacts, she developed Arts2u Limited in the
Millennium to provide schools and community groups with opportunities of
working with professional artists.
Arts2u
Ltd have developed training programmes in many areas of theatre arts with
outcomes of awards and qualifications. Which can be bought from www.arts2ulimited.com
It
now produces training courses for teachers and pupils, events and productions
plus after school services. Check out
the website www.arts2ulimited.com
for their latest projects and job opportunities.
Gillian
Beattie took over Premier School of Dance and Drama in April 2008 and is
developing it in various medias and subjects hence it’s name alteration to
Premier Studios. This allows the
collaboration of all services and skills under one roof.