Sonya Marie Academy of Dance

04/07/2026

check out our new, updated website for class timetable, fees, uniform and more ✨

https://www.sonyamariedance.com/ 🩷🪩

Sonya Marie Academy of Dance in Darlington offers a variety of fun and inspiring dance classes are offered for girls and boys from the age of 2.5 years to adult.

10/06/2026

Come along to our studio this Friday at 5.30 and give our contemporary style a go

We have a new class starting for anyone who would like to come and see what the style is about

Drop me a message to book a place

29/04/2026

Happy international dance day 🩷

🪩“When in doubt dance it out”🪩

28/02/2026

We can’t wait 🩷

Here’s our first Judge the fabulous Lily Prodger 🌟❤️🌟
Lily, originally from Ipswich, completed her professional training at Bird College.

Since then, she has performed internationally as a dancer, aerialist and model across cruise, television and film, including projects with Netflix, ITV, and BBC.

She is now the Director of a dance school in Suffolk, where she is passionate about training and inspiring the next generation of dancers.

27/02/2026

MEET THE TEACHERS 🕺

Last but not least, our insane MT and singing teacher- Mason Plews 🩷

Mason has been working in the industry professionally after graduating from college in 2017. He has completed various cruise contracts , pantomimes, modelling campaigns and teaching workshops at many events. He has just finished a contract in Cannes performing the event shows and modelling on the runway at the Wella Trend Vision Awards 2025.

Mason teaches Musical theatre and private singing lessons weekly

To find out more or join contact…
📧 [email protected]
📞07861747681
👩‍💻www.sonyamariedance.com
📲or message via socials

24/02/2026

24/02/2026

MEET THE TEACHERS 🕺

Our amazing contemporary teacher- Lauren 🩷

Dancing since she was three, Lauren has always had a passion for all varieties of dance, performing at the Durham Gala Theatre pantomime and being a part of many stage musicals in her youth. She trained professionally at SLP Performing Arts College in Leeds where she graduated with a National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre. From here she began her teaching career in contemporary dance before moving on to set up her own company, teaching contemporary, Latin and African dance styles in 2015. She began teaching in Darlington and Newcastle before achieving contracts to teach and perform across the UK and Europe. Lauren also went on to convert her diploma in MT to a BA Hons degree in Dance from Sunderland University in 2018.

Lauren teaches contemporary weekly

To find out more or join contact…
📧 [email protected]
📞07861747681
👩‍💻www.sonyamariedance.com
📱or message via socials

23/02/2026

MEET THE TEACHERS 🕺

Our street and commercial queen- Mia 🩷

Since graduating from Kingston University with a BA Hons in Dance, Mia has turned her passion for dance into her fulltime job. She has specialised in street dance since a young age, her favourite styles are old school hip hop, house and locking. Mia has created various competition, performance and show routines for our students and now owns her own dance school
Mia teaches Street (senior and junior) and commercial weekly.

To find out more or join contact…
📧 [email protected]
📞07861747681
👩‍💻www.sonyamariedance.com
📱or message via socials

22/02/2026

MEET THE TEACHERS 🕺

Miss Sonya attended the MT Laundy School of Dance in Darlington from the age of three where she trained until aged 16 in RAD ballet and the BTDA syllabus before going on to the Pattison College of Dancing and Theatre Arts in Coventry and gaining her teaching qualifications. She performed throughout the country and has appeared in pantomime at Darlington’s Hippdrome, the Sunderland Empire and in Leamington Spa. After spending two years travelling, singing and dancing with a band, she started teaching in 2003 before setting up her own school in 2007.

To find out more or join contact…
📧 [email protected]
📞07861747681
👩‍💻www.sonyamariedance.com
or message via socials