SPSD Studios

The Stephanie Prior School of Dancing offers a place where people can learn to dance, meet new people, have fun and feel comfortable. We offer a varied dance program of options for all levels of interest, with emphasis on group classes or individual tuition to enable our clients' to reach their dance skill objectives at an affordable price.
Our instructors have access to continual training with top professional coaches. This provides our students with up-to-date steps, routines, technique and access to the latest dance trends.
We are dedicated to bringing quality and affordable dance instruction to Royston and the surrounding areas. Our aim is to spread the word that dancing is a fun and exciting way for an individual to spend their leisure time. Our motto, which is prominently displayed on our website, is that when you dance with our school, dancing is FUN! There are many benefits to dancing and our belief is that we have the personalities, knowledge, skill and ability to attract people from many backgrounds and interests and to keep them within our customer base.
Stephanie Prior was the founder of the school and Tara, her daughter, has since taken on the role of owner and director of the business. Stephanie had run a dance school for more than 45 years so it was inevitable that Tara should follow in her mothers’ footsteps. Before qualifying as a professional with the N.A.T.D. (National Association of Teachers of Dancing) Tara had been a student of dance, taking lessons for many years.
She is a Licentiate member of the N.A.T.D gaining Honours.
The Stephanie Prior School of Dancing is dedicated to bringing the fun and challenge of dancing to Royston at an affordable cost. We offer private and group dance instruction for social, through to competitive level dancers
The school also offers a tailored programme for couples who are about to get married and want to learn a dance for their wedding reception. This 'First Dance' package has proved very popular.
We currently offer lessons and classes in the following styles;
• Ballroom and Latin American
• Freestyle Disco
• International Rock 'n' Roll
• Street Dance and Hip - Hop
• Musical Theatre
• 'West End' Jazz
• Vocal coaching
• Lyrical dance
• Tap
• Commercial
• Ballet
• ‘FitSteps’
• ‘Mini Movers’

'Mini Movers' (Walking to age 3 and parents)

Creative movement is a way for all children, boys and girls, to explore their sense of self-being and the environment. Parents and children will experience opportunities to move, play, and connect with each other and other families. Multi-sensory, developed and targeted movement activities will promote social, emotional, and physical awareness skills. The classes are focused around the children, however, parents will also have some special time to learn their child’s unique view of the world and share experiences with other parents.

‘FitSteps’
Last year ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ dance stars Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite teamed up with six times world champion swimmer Mark Foster and a group of health and fitness professionals to produce a unique dance and fitness programme called ‘FitSteps’.
'Fitsteps' was launched nationally in October 2013 and Tara was one of the first fully qualified instructors in Hertfordshire to bring it to life. At the training she discovered how fantastic and fun this fitness regime is and has been overwhelmed at its popularity.
Natalie, Ian and Mark have combined, for the first time, the best known and most popular Latin and Ballroom dances with proven fitness techniques, to develop a dance/fitness programme that is capable of delivering fast fitness results, with a heap of fun thrown in!
And for anyone who’s thinking, ‘But I can’t dance’, there’s no excuse – you don’t have to able to dance!
You just have to want to get fit and have FUN !!.

View my website http://www.spsd.dance/