Astara Dance & Theatre School

14/05/2022

"Wanna make the world dance"

Date for your diaries...

Date: Thursday 2nd June (Jess's birthday 🎂)
Time: 10-12noon
Venue: Great Waltham Village Hall, Great Waltham, South Street, CM3 1DF

A Dance workshop in true Jess style to celebrate her birthday and her life and love of dance. At one of the venues she used to teach at. Children and adults welcome. Tickets for the workshop will be available soon (through evebtbrite). All funds go to Jess's family.

I know she would appreciate this support for her girls and Thanda, to remember her spirit and to continue her mission to make the world dance.

Bring a drink and wear something pink

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And if anyone is courageous enough and wants to be a part of this too...

Flashmob Performance at Day of Dance
Date: Sunday 12th June
Time: 12-3pm
Venue: Chelmsford Centre

Anyone who comes to the workshop on the 2nd June will be invited to perform in a dance flashmob in Chelmsford. It's part of the Chelmsford Festival but the first year of celebrating dance specifically.

For years Jess and I spoke about doing a dance flashmob in town. She would love to see her ex-students and friends dancing their hearts out and express pure joy.

This is the perfect opportunity.

We would love you to dance with us so please save the dates for now. More info to follow...

Love
Charlotte

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08/12/2021

It's taken a few days before I've been able to write anything.

Most of you will know already of the devastating news of the passing of Jess/Miss Jess/Jessie/Miss Pink 💔

Jess was my best friend for years, we met at dance college. She was always the entertainer, being daft and making people laugh. Fate brought us back together when she moved to Chelmsford. Our visions were aligned and she joined the Astara team.

Her cancer diagnosis never held her back. Her mind was strong and she always chose the path of positivity. That smile. Sort of transforms you from the inside. So she impacted hundreds, if not thousands of people through her love of dancing and her encouraging outlook on life. As a friend to many she would offer her support. She would see a problem and naturally find the solution. I loved her mind and the way she would come up with an idea and just do it! She was confident, quirky, one of a kind and she knew how to lighten your mood.

One of the things she desired most was to become a mumma herself. Another rollecoaster journey for her which resulted in two beautiful girlies, Starla and Aquila. She got her dream x 2!

There is so much to say about Jess and at the same time I don't know what more to say now.
It's still so hard to believe she has gone.

For any of you that were taught by Jess at Astara, I hope you will remember how much joy it brought Jess to be your guide. Perhaps you will pop on a song that reminds you of her and dance your heart out?

That's one way to keep connected to her special soul.

Jess you were and are still so loved. Your spirit lives on and on through us, in joy and expression.

You shall never be forgotten.

13/06/2020

This is well worth a watch with your children 😍

The Wiz on Broadway

This Friday 12th June, ease on down the road with us when we'll be showing The Wiz at 7pm BST, 11am PT and 2pm ET Available for 48hours Only! Make sure you d...

19/03/2020

We will be moving our classes online from this Saturday. Parents you will receive an email in the next 24 hours with a link to a platform called Zoom.

Fun, connection and Astara love shall not be cancelled 💚💚💚

10/10/2019

A great way to support our children is with self awareness tools and techniques... taught in a fun and engaging way of course ;-)

(Ahh that's why I spent 8 years entertaining at children's parties!)

We hope this half-term workshop will be captivating and inspiring, as we pass on lots of knowledge, downloads and helpful tools to support our children in becoming more conscious.

I am also very excited for the goodie bag ;-)

08/10/2019

Loxley being in full creative flow and self expression 🌟 love the concentration and the ending 😜

28/09/2019

As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows that older people who routinely partake in physical exercise can reverse the s...

20/09/2019

Join us Saturday 28th September for our first classes 💚

06/07/2019

Dress rehearsals for Oz were a great success! Time to show friends and family what we have created together this weekend 💚 Good luck everyone 💚

22/06/2019

How beautiful each and every one of these souls are 🙏 not only are they kind and caring and treat each other like a family. They are pretty awesome on stage too and have the ability to inspire and uplift their audiences.

I am truly proud of them and our equally gorgeous teachers 😍😍😍