Founded in 1995, this performing arts school teaches nearly four hundred students across two Kent branches in a welcoming, friendly and fun environment, offering professional training, qualifications, and experiences in multiple disciplines.
The Amelia Appleby School of Performing Arts operates two studio locations in Meopham and Maidstone, Kent. Founded in 1995 by Amelia Appleby with four students, the school has grown to serve nearly four hundred students. The school teaches children from age 2.5, teenagers, and adults across multiple performing arts disciplines.
Classes include classical ballet, tap dance, street jazz, drama, singing, and musical theatre. The school follows examination syllabi from ISTD for dance, LAMDA for drama, and ISDA. Drama classes are structured under the LAMDA examination system, progressing from introductory levels through Grade 8. Grades 6, 7, and 8 are OFQUAL-registered qualifications equivalent to GCSE, AS, and A-level standards, providing UCAS points for university applications.
Additional disciplines are offered through summer schools and workshops, including contemporary dance, hip-hop, cheerleading, ballroom, Latin American, and salsa. The school provides performance opportunities in professional productions including television, West End theatre, touring productions, radio, and modelling through its Star Agency. The Meopham location operates from Meopham Fitness and Leisure Centre, which has three studios with dance floors, changing facilities, and a staffed reception.
A performing arts school founded in 1995 by Amelia Appleby that teaches multiple disciplines including classical ballet, tap dance, street jazz, drama, singing, and musical theatre in a welcoming, friendly and fun environment. The school offers professional training, professional qualifications, and professional experiences across two branches in Kent.
The school has two studio locations in Kent: Meopham and Maidstone. The Meopham studio is located at Meopham Fitness and Leisure Centre, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0AH, halfway between the A2 and M20, about 15 minutes from Bluewater, and accessible from Sole Street, Meopham, and Gravesend train stations.
The school offers classical ballet, tap dance, street jazz, jazz dance, street dance, pointe work, and musical theatre. Classes include adult classes, ballet classes, jazz dance, street dance, tap dance, musical theatre, and pointe work. Street jazz is offered in senior jazz dance classes, and a combination of jazz and street is offered for younger junior and intermediate classes.
Children, teenagers, and adults can join the school.
The school caters for ages 2.5 to 18 years old and adults. Performance opportunities are available for all ages from 2.5 to 18 years old and adults.
Yes. The Star Agency offers all students professional auditions. The school offers opportunities for professional productions in television, the West End, touring theatre productions, radio, and modelling. Many pupils audition successfully for parts in these professional productions.
The school teaches the syllabi of the ISTD, LAMDA, and ISDA. Drama classes are taught under the LAMDA examination syllabus, with exams progressing from introductory levels through Grade 8. Grades 6 to 8 are OFQUAL-registered and equivalent to GCSE, AS, and A levels, providing UCAS points.
Contact by email at amelia@performingartsschool.co.uk or telephone at 07729 213817.