History of DMR...... Shaping dancers since 1984
"Why are you teaching at every other Ballet school and not for our kids in DB?" This was the rather disgruntled comment from a friend over tea way back in 1983. At that time there were a handful of families living in Discovery Bay and Park and Shop had yet to open. Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) had just moved out of the Resident's Club into it's new premises and kindly agreed for us to use their new Multi-Purpose room for our dance studio.
For many years Miss Naughton (then principal of DBIS) stoically hosted teams of sweaty, young tappers and hop-skipping, jumping, screaming pink frillies running up and down stairs at the school and jumping enthusiastically on the flooring above her office! In addition, she bravely stepped over yards and yards of back-drop fabrics spread over school grounds by creative mums and Dads who gave up their weekends to contribute to various shows. Without her support during that time, we would hardly have been able to mature and move forward the way we did... into our shiny new studio in the Plaza in 1990.
DMR has evolved since 1984 into a well-established Ballet studio of international standing that we are all very proud of. Over the years we have taught countless aspiring young dancers to various levels, entered many of them in RAD and ISTD exams and have seen them achieve great results.
DMR has come a long way over the past decades and Dawnna is thrilled to have played a role in it's evolution together with dedicated professionals who worked closely with her.
Changes have happened along the way and we have expanded from a school of just 6 students to one that numbers over 300 pupils today.
We have seen entire families of children come through the studio, our students still dance at the DBIS School Fairs, and each time we get ready for performances in the Circus Nursery we are reminded of our small beginnings and the pleasure of being where we are today.
Some of our graduates have gone on to train professionally at renowned Ballet and Dance facilities around the world and other former pupils are now bringing their own aspiring ballerinas to DMR!
DMR School of Ballet
Shop 112, Block C, Discovery Bay Plaza Discovery Bay
Telephone: 2987-4338 Fax: 2987-4337
[email protected]
Website: http://dmr-hk.com/
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