Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

North-east youngsters only Scots to take part in UK Dance Proms in London

Morven Aitkenhead from Aberdeen and Scott Milne from Peterculter have already developed a deep love for dancing.
Morven Aitkenhead from Aberdeen and Scott Milne from Peterculter have already developed a deep love for dancing.

They are only eight and 10 years old.

But you can see from their joy etched on their faces that Morven Aitkenhead from Aberdeen and Scott Milne from Peterculter have already developed a deep love for dancing.

These two are among a group of north-east youngsters, connected to Danscentre in Aberdeen, who will be travelling to take part in the UK Dance Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London next weekend.

And, despite the increasingly high standards in this prestigious competition, the Granite City contingent have shown their talent by being the only Scots selected for this year’s event.

Karen Berry, the principal at Danscentre, is understandably thrilled at the success of her young prodigies and rightly proud of the number of boys who are interested in dancing.

She told The Press and Journal: “We’re really delighted to be part of the UK Dance Proms. This will be our fourth time performing at the Royal Albert Hall, and to be chosen to be part of this wealth of young talent is a testament to the hard work of our pupils and the quality of our teaching methods.

“There are just eight of our children involved in this year’s Proms, performing a special piece called “You and Me”.

“This represents the journey of a friendship through childhood and beyond into young adulthood. Every couple perform duets which link to the next and though there is a huge amount of pressure and spotlight at such a young age, they are all really looking forward to it.

“Aberdeen really is a dance city and it is terrific to see so many youngsters and so many boys coming along to Danscentre and enjoying it from an early age.”

The group are doing a presentation of their piece in costume at the McRobert Hall at RGC on Thursday, October 27, prior to departing for London.

But, as the only Scots on the bill in an international cast, they are certainly stepping up to the plate!