About Starmaker Performing Arts
Providing professional, high-quality performing arts education for children in Borehamwood, Elstree & surrounding areas
Starmaker Performing Arts was founded in 2010 by best friends Georgina & Lauren.
We started off with 10 children on a Saturday morning and now have over 200 children enjoying classes in ballet, tap, acro, street dance, singing & acting.
Georgina had been running her dance school in Highgate and Lauren was in a high profile tv & media job.
Our teaching techniques are inspired by our own personal love for performing arts. This is combined with our many years of teaching and the hours of dedication we have poured into Starmaker and our highly qualified staff. We want our students to experience and enjoy everything that comes from being part of Starmaker: The classes, the training, the teaching, the teamwork, the performances & the workshops.
We can't wait to welcome you to the Starmaker Family,
Georgina & Lauren x
Meet Our Team
Georgina and Lauren are both 1st aid qualified and all teachers are enhanced DBS checked.
Georgina
Director & Ballet, Tap, Acro Teacher
Director & Founder of Starmaker Performing Arts.
Georgina started dancing at 3 years old and discovered at an early age she wanted to have a teaching career in the performing arts industry. She studied with I.S.T.D. examiner Elizabeth Harrison and achieved all her dance teaching qualifications.
Georgina has been teaching children & adults to dance for 30 years. She is a qualified Ballet, Tap, Modern & National Dance teacher with the Imperial Society Of Teachers Of Dancing, a qualified Exercise to Music teacher with the RSA/YMCA, a qualified acro teacher with Acrobatic Arts & she has recently become an ability not disability dance and fitness instructor.
Georgina is really looking forward to teaching children & young adults with additional learning needs.
Georgina has run 3 successful dance businesses in the past and is excited about the future for Starmaker Performing Arts.
She has a 100% success rate with children passing their I.S.T.D exams and has choreographed, directed & produced lots of amateur productions.
Lauren
Co-Founder & Director
Lauren has worked in the media and events sector for over 20 years and her skills are an essential part of the day-to-day operations of Starmaker Performing Arts.
Since the start of Starmaker in 2010, Lauren has delighted in helping Starmaker grow into the successful performing arts school it is today and believes in surrounding the company with a great team of industry professionals.
Lauren & Georgina complement each other’s abilities and have the ideal balance when working together (as well as juggling home life with their own children.)
Nathan
Street Dance & Acro
Nathan is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher and creative music producer. He is the Artistic Director of Glitch Dance Company and head judge for TBGDO national dance competition. He has been dancing since 2002, and throughout his career he has developed knowledge in different styles of dance under the umbrella of Street Dance.
Dance Style and Skills:
Streetdance | Hip-Hop | Popping | Locking | Breaking | Tutting | House | Krump | Waving | Abstract | Acrobatic | Freestyle | Gymnastic | Parkour |
Credits include: StreetDance 3D Movie | Breakin' Convention 2004 – 2006 | Aladdin Pantomime (Bristol & Wimbledon) | BBC1 | ITV1 | MOBO Awards | National Movie Awards | Pantomime with PPA 2010 – 2014 | HouseFull 3 Movie | Move it 2014 | Nike Advert 2014 (Nothing Beats A Londoner) | T-Mobile Commercial | JumpOff TV
Eri
Musical Theatre & LAMDA Teacher
Eri is a performer. She has been fortunate to perform at theatres up and down the country. Alongside performing she has also worked with a wide variety of young people across the UK, teaching students in various disciplines in the arts. Performing has given her a wonderful pathway through life and she loves helping young people pick up all the skills and confidence they need to achieve whatever they wish
Ashley
Patron
Ashley is an actress repped by United Agents. Some of Ashley's credits include (too many to list all!)
Film - Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (part 1 & 2), Bridget Jones' Baby, Solo a Star Wars Story, David Brent Life on the Road.
TV - Malory Towers, Eastenders, Wanderlust, Man Down, Casualty, Coronation Street
Stage - Top Girls, Henry IV, Home
Radio - Educating Rita, Up the Coast, Henry IV, Messiah
Ashley is looking forward to sharing her wealth of experience with our Starmaker students.
“Georgina and Lauren are so welcoming and I felt happy to leave my children in their care”
Current & Past Student Success Stories
We are proud to partner with Daisy & Dukes Young Talent Agency
Children from our Saturday afternoon school can audition to be represented by Daisy & Dukes and be put forward for auditions in the world of tv, film & theatre.
Current & Past Students Success Stories:
Modelling- Boots, Next, Huggies, Morrisons, Boden, Tesco, Petits Filous, Boots Mini Club, Cancer Research, Medical Botox.
TV Commercials- Squarespace, Sainsbury's, Clarks Back to School Campaign, John Lewis Christmas Advert, DFS, Qatar Airlines, Thomas & Friends.
TV- Andor, Eastenders, Holby City, Flowers, School of Roars, Doc Martin, Call the Midwife Christmas Special. The Bodyguard, Shakespeare & Hathaway, Motherland, Lagging Season 1 & 2, Princess.
Film- Molly Moon, Farming, Tuyen
Shows & Exams
Exams
From 6 Years + I.S.T.D. Ballet and Tap exams are encouraged but optional.
Shows
Your children will get the valuable experience to perform in front of a live audience. At the end of every term, parents are invited to watch their children’s classes to see what they have been working on during the term.
FAQs
Where are the classes held?
Starmaker Performing Arts classes are held across Elstree & Borehamwood in Hertfordshire throughout the week. Our after-school dance clubs are held within local schools and our Saturday classes are held at Saffron Green School, Borehamwood. View Timetable Here.
Where can I buy the uniform?
Please take a look at our online uniform shop which will tell you what you need to wear for each class. Uniform Shop Here.
How much are the classes?
Please email info@starmakerperformingarts.co.uk for more information.
How do I pay for my classes?
You may pay online by bank transfer:
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How do I keep up to date with news and events?
We will keep you up to date with a newsletter, emails (promise not too many!) and you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
How will I know how my child is progressing?
You may watch the last lesson of each term and we will send out a child progress report
When will my child take an exam?
We follow the I.S.T.D. exam board and will inform you when your child is ready to take their exam
What should I wear for my first class?
Something comfortable, leggings / t-shirts, trainers / plimsols. Uniform can be purchased through Starmaker, however, please let your child try the first class before buying the uniform.
