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A History Of Success
Since 1990, we've helped to build careers on the stages of London, Broadway, Europe and beyond.
100%
Graduate Success Rate
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€1M+
Scholarship Value Awarded
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Where Our Graduates Go Next.
In the last decade, 100% of graduating students who auditioned for school were offered places. Many earn scholarships at the world's most competitive conservatoires - a credit to our students' ambition and to a faculty dedicated to audition preparation.
This represents a selection of the graduate audition success.
Ballet
- Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
- Central School of Ballet
- Scottish Conservatoire
- Ballet Theatre UK
- English National Ballet
- Northern Ballet
Jazz / Musical Theatre
- Performers College
- London Studio Centre
- Urdang
- Bird College
- Laine Theatre Arts
- Barcelona Institute of The Arts
Contemporary
- London Contemporary Dance School
- Trinity Laban
- Northern School of Contemporary Dance
- Fontys Academy
- Tilburg
Work With The Best
Performing On The World Stage
After two preparatory years with us, most graduates progress to a three-year degree at an international conservatoire, then go on to dance with leading companies.
English National Ballet
Introdans
Netherlands Dance Theatre
Vienna Festival Ballet
Tanzcompanie
Cathy Sharpe Dance Ensemble
Ballet Ireland
Ballett des Saarländischen
Irish Modern Dance Theatre
Moscow City Ballet
Matthew Bourne Dance Company
Musicals & Theatre
From the West End to Broadway.
College of Dance graduates have performed in some of the most celebrated productions in the world - in London's West End, on Broadway, across Europe, and on international tours.
Evita
A Chorus Line
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Phantom of the Opera
Chicago
Mamma Mia
Lord of the Dance
Dreamboats & Petticoats
Lord of the Rings
Cats
The Red Shoes
Aspects of Love
The Commitments
Grease
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Jesus Christ Superstar
We Will Rock You
Moulin Rouge
Kinky Boots
Royal Caribbean Productions
Record of Graduating Students
Year By Year, Place By Place.
Browse the names, counties and destinations of recent graduating classes. See the continued success of those who attend The College Of Dance.
Year
Student
Destinations
2026
Grace Honney
Brighton Academy
2026
Eliza Przygoda
Brighton Academy
2026
Ariana Callan
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | Emil Dale Academy | Brighton Academy, UK | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT) | Bird College, UK
2026
Elwood Sweeney
Scholarship
Ballet Theatre, UK | London Studio Centre UK
2026
Karl Parge
Scholarship
Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts | Brighton Academy, UK | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT) | Urdang Academy, London | Bird College, UK | Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2026
Kacey Milard
Addict Dance Academy
2026
Amelia Khan
Scholarship
Addict Dance Academy
2026
Pia Zimmerman
Base Perfoming Arts College
2026
Bernice John
Scholarship
Dancebox Studios & Theatre Works | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT) | Performers Dance College, UK
2026
Abbie Fitzpatrick
The Arden School of Theatre
2026
Tara O'Grady
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2026
Saorise Lalor
Urdang Academy, London
2025
Summer Rose
Shockout
2025
Leah Corbally
Shockout | Performers Dance College, UK
2025
Lauren Kavanagh
The Arden School of Theatre
2025
Larissa Leung
Addict Dance Academy | Shockout
2025
Kyle Kelly
Shockout
2025
Freya McManus
Urdang Academy, London | Italia Conti, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2025
Emma Ivory
Performers Dance College, UK | University of Worcestor BA Dance
2025
Emma Graham
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK | Trinity Laban, UK
2025
Emily McHugh
Emil Dale Academy | Performers Dance College, UK | Bird College, UK
2025
Demi Leigh Mahony Farrell
Shockout
2025
Ciaran Hayden
Performers Dance College, UK | Professional Contract with Disney | Brighton Academy, UK
2025
Charlie O'Riordan
Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK | Urdang Academy, London
2025
Arabella Dolan
Laine Theatre Arts UK | Brighton Academy, UK | Arts Ed Performing Arts, UK | Italia Conti, UK
2025
Aoife Woodcock
Italia Conti, UK | Brighton Academy, UK | Performers Dance College, UK
2025
Abbie Fitzpatrick
Shockout | Performers Dance College, UK
2024
Will Chester
Central School of Ballet | Boston Ballet | English National Ballet School, UK
2024
Tate Brady
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2024
Sofija Sture
London Studio Centre UK | Performers Dance College, UK
2024
Shannon O'Shea
Professional Contract with Disney
2024
Shannon Farrelly
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2024
Semisi Poafa
Performers Dance College, UK
2024
Sarah Ni Laoide
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2024
Ruby Breen
Russian Masters Ballet
2024
Nina Braswell
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK | Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK | Trinity Laban, UK
2024
Lucianne Glennon
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2024
Katelyn Buckley
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT) | Bird College, UK | Performers Dance College, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2024
Kate Lawlor
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2024
Joanna Usuf
TU Dublin BA in Dance | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2024
India Bonnes
Shockout | Northern Ballet, UK | Trinity Laban, UK
2024
Gabija Toliusyte
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2024
Eoghan Berry
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona | Brighton Academy, UK
2024
Emily Speers
Morea Performing Arts, UK | International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT) | Brighton Academy, UK | Institute of Arts, Barcelona | Bird College, UK | Performers Dance College, UK | Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2024
Deirdre McFadden
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2024
Davog Burke
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2024
Daniel Devoy
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK | Performers Dance College, UK
2024
Conor Farrell
Contemporary Dance London
2024
Conall McMahon
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK | Brighton Academy, UK
2024
Cliodhna Lee
Bull Alley, Liberties College, Theatre and Performance Studies, Dublin
2024
Carla Kelly
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona | Laine Theatre Arts UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2024
Ava Johansson
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2024
Amy Carr
Brighton Academy, UK
2023
Zoe Gray
Performers Dance College, UK
2023
Sarah Ni Laoide
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2023
Sara Giubilato
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2023
Lucianne Glennon
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2023
Isabella Miorin
Accademia Nazionale di Danza
2023
Ava Johansson
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2023
April Nolan
Shockout
2023
Aoife Fitzgerald
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2022
Siobhan Glynn
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
2022
Eilise Lynch
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2022
Ciara Troy
MA in Dance, Limerick University
2022
Anne Rowe
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2022
Alexandra Karcakova
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2022
Abby Kavanagh
Performers Dance College, UK
2021
Sinead Richardson
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2021
Justine Duffy
Performers Dance College, UK
2021
Jade Smith
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2021
Eilise Lynch
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2021
Chloe Donnelly
Performers Dance College, UK
2021
Ava Eustace
Performers Dance College, UK
2021
Anne Rowe
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2021
Abby Kavanagh
Performers Dance College, UK
2021
Abbie Turner
Performers Dance College, UK
2020
Alannah McCarthy
Brighton Academy, UK
Year
Student
Destinations
2019
Rachel Stephens
Institute of the Arts, Barcelona | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2019
Ciara Doogan Jones
Northern School of Ballet, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Ballet Theatre UK
2019
Jasmine Farrell
Scholarship
Dance College London
2019
Caolan Reilly
Scholarship
Institute of the Arts Barcelona
2019
Alexandra Karcakova
Northern School of Ballet, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Ballet Theatre UK
2019
Maeve Howard
Scholarship
Institute of the Arts Barcelona
2019
Siobhan Glynn
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2018
Sarah Deane
Trinity Laban, UK | Institute of the Arts, Barcelona
2018
Roisin Kinsella
Institute of the Arts, Barcelona | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2018
David McGing
Brighton Academy, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2017
Kerri Casley
Performers College, UK
2017
Paige Cunningham
Institute of the Arts, Barcelona, Spain | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2017
Emma Garrett
London Studio Centre, UK
2017
Maeve Hannon
Royal Academy of Dancing, UK
2017
Sinead Maguire
Bird College, UK | London Studio Centre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2017
Lauren Moran
London Studio Centre, UK
2016
Laurarose Cashin Hardiman
Scholarship
Ballet Theatre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2016
Aoife Cummins
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Performers College, UK
2016
Anna Duggan
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Laban, UK | London Studio Centre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
2016
Orla Gaffney
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Performers College, UK
2016
Lisa Hogan
Step- Up, Limerick
2016
Yasmin Orla Wahli
Scholarship
Morea Performing Arts, UK
2016
Aaron Jordan
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK | Laine Theatre Arts, UK
2016
Evan O’Hanlon
Scholarship
Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Hilary Dunne
Morea Performing Arts, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Emer Haughton
London Studio Centre, UK
2015
Aideen Lacken
Institute of The Arts, Barcelona | Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Lauren McEntee
Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Kirsty O’Brien
Italia Conte, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Katie Stowe
Laine Theatre Arts UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK | Italia Conti, UK
2015
Aoibhin O’Neill
Bird College, UK
2015
Ciara Power
Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Alice Reville
Collins Performing Arts, UK
2015
Sean O’Flanagan
Bird College, UK (Dance /Drama Award)
2014
Thomas McHugh
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Susan Deane
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Stephen Murray
Central School of Ballet
2014
Sine McGoff
Italia Conti, UK
2014
Rikki McTernan
Bird College, UK
2014
Micaela Gorman
London Studio Centre UK
2014
Keith Kelly
London Studio Centre UK
2014
Kate Finn
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Georgia Begbie
London Studio Centre UK | Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2014
Georgia Begbie
London Studio Centre UK | Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2014
Gareth Moran
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2014
Doireann Daly
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2014
Derek Shannon
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Caoimhe Ennis
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Brigitte O’Reilly
Scholarship
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK | London Studio Centre UK
2014
Blathnaid Sheppard
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2014
Aoife Ledwith
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Sarah Kate Fanning
Urdang Academy, London | Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2013
Saoirse Delaney
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2013
Orlaith Carr
Urdang Academy, London | London Studio Centre UK | Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2013
Molly Smith
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2013
Megan McEvoy
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Liza Frisby
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2013
Kevin O'Dwyer
Urdang Academy, London | Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2013
Jessica Concannon
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Hannah Greene
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Eva O’Riordan
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2013
Emma Gorman
Performers Dance College, UK
2013
Elizabeth Gordron
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2013
Cian Hughes
Scholarship
Rambert School of Ballet | Central School of Ballet
2013
Becky Hynes
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Amy Cahill
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2013
Aifric McKinely
Scholarship
Institute of Arts, Barcelona
2012
Shauna Ridgard
Italia Conti, UK
2012
Ruth Haverty
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2012
Nicola Flynn
KSA UK | College of Performing Arts, UK | Bird College, UK
2012
Megan Jacob
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2012
Liam Feeney
London Studio Centre UK
2012
Leah Clarke
London Studio Centre UK
2012
Hayley Jo Murphy
Performers Dance College, UK | Bird College, UK
2012
Eileen Byrne
London Studio Centre UK | Urdang Academy, London
2012
Deirdre Woods
Scholarship
London Studio Centre UK | Urdang Academy, London
2012
Darragh Keaveney
Broadway Dance Centre, New York
2012
Catherine Walsh
London Studio Centre UK
2012
Amy Walsh
Performers Dance College, UK
2012
Alec Ward
Trinity Laban, UK
2011
Sophie Hutchinson
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
2011
Sinead O'Meara
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2011
Simone Murphy
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2011
Sean Kavanagh
London Studio Centre UK
2011
Robyn Byrne
London Studio Centre UK | Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
2011
Rachel Brennan
London Studio Centre UK
2011
Linda Conlon
Urdang Academy, London | Performers Dance College, UK
2011
Leah O'Connor
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2011
Jessica Cervi
Royal Academy of Music, London
2011
Hazel Bracken
Scholarship
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Bird College, UK
2011
Elspeth McKeever
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
2010
Shane Landers
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2010
Ryan Andrews
Scholarship
Bird College, UK
2010
Richard Browne
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2010
Philomena Fitzpatrick
London College of Music | Central School of Speech & Drama
2010
Lousie Allen
Scholarship
London Studio Centre UK
2010
James Hatton
Contemporary Dance London | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2010
Gary Sheridan
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2010
Eugenia Tynan Pratas
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2010
Ellen O’Riordan
Scholarship
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2010
David Long
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2010
Clare Duffy
Urdang Academy, London
2010
Christopher Furlong
Scholarship
Prague Ballet Masterclass | Central School of Ballet
2010
Aifric Ni Chaoimh
Contemporary Dance London
Year
Student
Destinations
2009
Sophie Tanza Quinn
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2009
Oliver Rea
Urdang Academy, London
2009
Niall Madden
Scholarship
London Studio Centre UK | Bird College, UK
2009
Michele Reynolds
Performers Dance College, UK
2009
Louise Fitzpatrick
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2009
Lea Carroll
Scholarship
Bird College, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2009
Keith Cosgrove
Performers Dance College, UK
2009
Katie Noonan
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2009
Jenna Nolan
Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2009
Gary Carolan
Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
2009
Emily Mason
Performers Dance College, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2009
Elizabeth Benham
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK | Urdang Academy, London | London Studio Centre UK
2009
Elaine O Donoghue
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Performers Dance College, UK
2009
Conor Lyons
Bird College, UK | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2009
Ciara O'Brien
Bird College, UK
2009
Bianca O'Connor
Millenium, UK | Performers Dance College, UK
2009
Aoife Lavin Kelly
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2008
Shauna O'Reilly
Performers Dance College, UK
2008
Sarah Ryan
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Bull Alley, Liberties College, Theatre and Performance Studies, Dublin
2008
Sadbh Lawlor
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
2008
Rachel Tracey
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2008
Rachel Daly
Urdang Academy, London
2008
Paul Kinsella
Scholarship
Bird College, UK
2008
Kelly Byrne
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London | Bird College, UK
2008
Grainne O’Reilly
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2008
Claudine Van den Burgh Cooke
Contemporary Dance London | Rambert School of Ballet
2008
Claire O’Connell
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Stella Mann College, UK
2008
Carol Heffernan
Scholarship
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
2007
Tara Landers
Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2007
Lucia Kickham
Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2008
Leeann Teeling
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London | Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2007
Laura Raymonde
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2007
Jill O'Neill
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2007
Grace Guildea
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2007
Chrissie Ardill
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2007
Chloe McCormack
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2007
Catherine O'Connor
Urdang Academy, London
2006
Roslyn Rochard
Merce Cunningham, New York
2006
Lisa Whitehead
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2006
Laura Griffin
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK | Arts Educational School, Tring Park | Laine Theatre Arts UK
2006
Grainne Turley
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2006
Grace Morgan
Performers Dance College, UK
2006
Gillian Keogh
Performers Dance College, UK
2006
Diarmaid O’Meara
Scholarship
Central School of Ballet
2006
Declan Gardiner
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2006
Clare Ivory
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK
2006
Aisling Dexter
Millenium, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2005
Victoria Barry
Scholarship
Millenium, UK
2005
Siobhan MacDonnell Byrne
Scholarship
Millenium, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2005
Sarah Crowley
Millenium, UK | Urdang Academy, London
2005
Robert O'Shea
Scholarship
Millenium, UK | Urdang Academy, London | London Studio Centre UK
2005
Eoin MacDonncha
Scholarship
Contemporary Dance London | Rambert School of Ballet
2005
Emma O'Neill
Millenium, UK
2005
Danielle Ng
London Studio Centre UK
2005
Bronagh Corry
Millenium, UK
2005
Aoibhinn McGinnity
London Studio Centre UK
2005
Aine Kavanagh
Contemporary Dance London
2004
Wesley kelly
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK
2004
Ruth Neligan
Scholarship
Arts Educational School, Tring Park
2004
Rachel Hanson
Hammond School of Ballet, UK
2004
Nicola Watson
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2004
Neil O'Brien
Contract on US Tour of On Eagle's Wing
2004
Katie Brandon Byrne
Scholarship
Stella Mann College, UK
2004
Kate Hanlon
Performers Dance College, UK
2004
John Quilty
Scholarship
Contemporary Dance London | Rambert School of Ballet
2004
Fiona Farrell
Scholarship
London Studio Centre UK
2004
Emily King
Scholarship
Stella Mann College, UK
2004
Diane Reddington
Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
2004
Amaelle Cunningham
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2004
Alan Kelly
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2004
Aisling Dexter
Millenium, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2004
Ailish Claffey
Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
2003
Sinead Donagh
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
2003
Ria Purcell
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2003
Lisa Byrne
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2003
Jon Smith
Scholarship
Performers Dance College, UK
2003
John Fenix
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2003
Clare Graham
Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre, UK
2003
Caoilfhionn De Bhaldraithe
Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
2003
Aoibheann Cooke
Scholarship
Urdang Academy, London
2003
Annette Pattison
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2003
Amy Leonard
Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre, UK
2002
Marija Pavic
Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
2002
Justin Walsh
Lord of the Dance - World tour
2002
John Walsh Brannoch
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2002
Iain Dowling
Contemporary Dance London | Rambert School of Ballet
2002
Fiona O’Brien
Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2002
Clarissa Michaux
Contemporary Dance London | Rambert School of Ballet
2002
Claire Doyle
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2002
Caitriona Pattison
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
2002
Brendan O’Connor
Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
2002
Anna Wilson
London Studio Centre UK
2002
Alan Joey O’Neill
Scholarship
Laine Theatre Arts UK
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