Youngsters have stars in their eyes

Young dancers from Halesowen are celebrating after being selected to take part in a national competition.

A total of six children from the Wilson School of Dance, Cradley Heath, will compete in the British Classical Modern Sequence Dance Championships in Blackpool at Easter. The youngsters, all aged 10, will be there from April 5-9.

Katie Williams, Jade Galligan, Aislinn Rodgers, Hannah Warren, Lucy Welsh and Alexandra Smith performed at Dudley Town Hall as part of the UK champion sequence dancing contest.

The group were selected after taking part in championships last October. They will represent west England, along with Ivana Smithies, 10, and Leighton Blackburn, 11.

Wilson School of Dance was formed by Debbie Wilson, 43, in 1984. She teaches a variety of styles to 26 children as well as 30 adults.