{"id":1779,"date":"2021-09-08T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedanceacademy.org\/?page_id=1779"},"modified":"2023-01-19T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:52:24","slug":"about-the-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedanceacademy.org\/index.php\/about-the-school\/","title":{"rendered":"About The School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Academy of Dance and Theatre Arts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why choose the ADTA?\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1NSX3kyynhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established by Dorothy C Hurrell (Langlois) during the German occupation of Guernsey, the Academy is the longest running&nbsp;dance school on the island still open today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being passed down to various teachers, it became The Dance Academy, and later The Academy of Dance &amp; Theatre Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school has been based in several locations previously such as Le Foulon and The Carlton Hotel, before moving to the purpose-built studio we are in today back in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer\u00a0I.S.T.D. <strong>Ballet, Tap, Modern &amp; Classical Greek, iD-Contemporary dance and Acrobatic Arts <\/strong>from our purpose-built studio in Hougue du Pommier, Vale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All teachers are DBS checked and have undergone child protection training. 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