In 2018, after running out of costume storage space at home, and after years of hiring rehearsal spaces, I decided the time had come to lease my own premises.
And so, The Spark Studio was born!
With the scope of having my own space, The Spark Studio has become a community arts space for Brixham and beyond.
Extra classes have been added, including ballet, tap, and commercial dance (i.e. pop music style dancing).
The first 18 months also saw film projects, a community choir, birthday parties, themed holiday parties, performances, and craft activities.
Then, just as things were starting to settle into a nice rhythm, COVID-19 struck.
The pandemic hit our school extremely hard, and even though we have continued our classes on Zoom, online performing is not for everyone, and numbers have fallen with each lockdown.
Plus, our secondary school aged students were only 6 weeks away from performing a big show. It was very upsetting after all the work they had put into Legally Blonde Jr, that they would not be able to show off their production to the world.
This term, we have resurrected rehearsals for Legally Blonde Jr online, and are hoping we can perform the show this August, in a re-opened studio.