THE MV ACADEMY
OUR TRAINING
Whether your child is taking their very first dance class or preparing for drama school, there is a place for them at MV Academy. We offer three pathways: recreational, competitive and professional, and pupils can move between them as their confidence and ambitions grow.
For ages 3 to 18. No experience or audition needed.
Our recreational classes are where most MV journeys begin. Pupils learn real technique in a fun, supportive setting, make friends and grow in confidence week by week.
We offer ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, acrobatic arts, street and commercial, lyrical and contemporary, singing and acting at our East Sheen and Richmond studios. Every pupil performs in our MV shows, including on the Richmond Theatre stage.
For dedicated dancers who want to train, perform and compete at the highest level. Places on our competition teams are by audition.
Our teams have won gold, silver and bronze at the Dance World Cup in 2023 and 2024, gold and silver at the Global Dance Open in 2024 and 2025, and competed at the Dance World Cup Finals 2026 in Dublin.
Pupils train in solos, duets, trios and groups across ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, acro, commercial and musical theatre, building technique, stamina, artistry and stage presence.
For performers aiming for drama school, vocational college or professional work. MV is home to West End stars, with pupils performing in Matilda (West End and film), School of Rock, Mary Poppins, Nativity, The Lion King and The Hunger Games: On Stage.
Our professional pathway includes audition and casting preparation (song, monologue and dance-call coaching), support with professional headshots and Spotlight casting profiles, drama school and vocational college audition preparation, and mentoring from teachers with professional industry experience.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS
MV Academy is home to Dance World Champions.
GROUP WINS
Global Dance Open 2025: Teen Acrobatic Group, World Champions (gold medal)
Dance World Cup 2023: Mini Lyrical, gold medal
Dance World Cup 2024: Mini Ballet, silver medal; Commercial, bronze medal; Mini Lyrical, bronze medal
Dance World Cup Finals 2026, Dublin: Mini Commercial, silver medal; Mini Jazz, bronze medal; Children's Jazz, bronze medal; Junior (14-17) Musical Theatre, 5th place; Mini Lyrical, 6th place; Children's Musical Theatre, 7th place
DANCE WORLD CUP SOLOISTS
Arietta Hall: 1st place Classical Ballet, 2nd place Ballet Repertoire and 3rd place Contemporary
Tyrese Bright: 5th place Musical Theatre, Dance World Cup 2026
GLOBAL DANCE OPEN
Arietta Hall: Overall Mini Winner, Global Dance Open 2024 (Netherlands)
Jayelle Alexander: Gold medal, Musical Theatre Solo, Global Dance Open Finals 2026
Clover Thatai: 3rd place Musical Theatre Solo, Global Dance Open Finals 2026
Sanna Kurihara: Gold medal, Musical Theatre, Global Dance Open 2025
Daisy Rees: 4th place Main Division Lyrical, Global Dance Open
Vera Rice, Varvara Sobolina Pompee and Candy Sieh: Jazz Trio finalists, Global Dance Open
Esme Downey Evans: Acro finalist, Global Dance Open 2025
Erin Donovan and Harper Tricker: Global Dance Open finalists 2024
WEST END CALLING
Tyrese Bright: Teen Winner 2025
Clover Thatai: Junior Acting Winner 2026
PROFESSIONAL CREDITS
MV Academy is home to West End stars.
ON THE PROFESSIONAL STAGE
Matthias Green: Matilda (West End and World Tour)
Sanna Kurihara: Matilda (West End, Amanda Thripp) and The King and I
Erin Donovan: Joseph (UK Tour) and Matilda (West End)
Marisia Georgiannaki: Joseph (UK Tour)
Lola Judd: Les Misérables and Matilda (title role)
Gina Harris-Sullivan: Matilda (West End)
Lilia Guinoubi: Matilda (West End)
Maya Guinoubi: Stranger Things: The First Shadow (West End)
Harper Tricker: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Megan Donovan: Mary Poppins and Matilda
Ellie Kit Jones: School of Rock and Mary Poppins
Rosie Gell Marquez: Matilda and Nativity
Isla Hindle: Nativity
Arietta Hall: Matilda
Gabriella Harris-Sullivan: Annie (UK Tour)
Athena Thobani: Royal Opera House
Pelo Thithi: Fences, Lyric Hammersmith
Harper Tricker, Liva Andersen, India Taylor and Charlie Earl: Pantomime with Carrie Hope Fletcher
Harper Tricker and Arietta Hall: Once (community theatre)
Ivy Farrow and Georgia Griffiths: Wonderland (community theatre)
DRAMA SCHOOL AND ALUMNI
Kiera Milward: Mountview (BA), and alternate Katniss in The Hunger Games: On Stage
Ellie Kit Jones: Guildford School of Acting (BA Musical Theatre)
Molly Parfect: Performers College (BA Musical Theatre)
Lila Mercuri: Bird College (BA Musical Theatre)
Bella Picotto: Laine Theatre Arts (BA Musical Theatre)
Evie Buckley: Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Elizabeth Connick: actor, writer and director, trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Credits include Dalgliesh (Channel 5), Girls with Wings and Trauma (Bush Theatre) and The Jew (Kiln Theatre).
SENIOR SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
MV pupils regularly win performing arts scholarships to leading independent senior schools, with audition pieces and references prepared by our faculty.
Lois Haynes: Dance Scholarship, Surbiton High School, and Drama Scholarship, St Catherine's School
Beatrice Haynes: Scholarship, Surbiton High School
Ava Dent: Scholarship, Surbiton High School
Imogen Halstead: Scholarship, Surbiton High School
Sebastian Seddon: Scholarship, Ibstock Place School
Effie Olsen: Scholarship, Ibstock Place School
Esme Downey-Evans: Offers from ArtsEd and Kew House School
Marisia Georgiannaki