Fife dance school celebrating 50th anniversary

For the last 50 years, a north east Fife dance school has taught generations of Fifers how to have fun dancing.

The Joyce Anderson School of Dance, based in Cupar, has taught pupils throughout north east Fife, from Cupar and Collessie, to St Monans and Kingskettle, to professional performance and teaching standards.

Joyce teachers various styles, including Highland, theatre, adult line and ceilidh.

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The school’s show have raised funds for various groups and charities, such as Hill of Tarvit, when it was a hospital, Save the Children and TCCL.

Joyce has passed her skills and stage experience to a countless amount of pupils throughout the years and her passion, enthusiasm, knowledge and personality has led her to receiving invitations to teach overseas.

Joyce has been dancing since she was just four years old. In her childhood years she danced regularly in local shows and was appearing in professional theatre shows by the age of eight. Although Joyce also danced competitively she soon realised it was the stage presentations and the thrill of the audience which really inspired her, and she set her sights on performing on stage and television.

Those dreams she realised by her late teens – her first professional tour was with The Brian Seivwright Dancers with a BBC show performing in 72 cities across USA & Canada during a three month period. This was followed by appearing weekly on BBC and STV television programmes, and dancing in shows throughout Scotland. In order to gain teaching experience Joyce began teaching a small group of local children,on a non-commercial basis in the Levenmouth area at the age of 12 and organised a small production within the first year. This was followed by teaching in Craigrothie followed by Cupar.

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“My emphasis is that dancing should be for enjoyment and exercise, resulting in poise, personality, confidence, and professionalism. I would like to thank all former and present pupils, parents and friends for their support and giving me the opportunity to teach the fun of dance.”

The school was due to hold its 50th anniversary celebrations this month, however, Covid-19 has meant the plans have had to be postponed.

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