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Online Associates

Online via Zoom

Online Associates – Take place once a month on a Thursday.

International Online Associates – Please note that these auditions are for our new Online group which will be taking place at 8am GMT on selected Sundays. This is for dancers that are living in a different time zone to the UK and who are not able to attend the Thursday training sessions.

2026 - 2027

Juniors

Term 1
Term 2
Term 3

7th May 2026

10th September 2026

7th January 2027

4th June 2026

8th October 2026

4th February 2027

2nd July 2026

5th November 2026

4th March 2027

Mid & Senior

Term 1
Term 2
Term 3

14th May 2026

17th September 2026

14th January 2027

11th June 2026

 15th October 2026

11th February 2027

9th July 2026

12th November 2026

11th March 2027

International

Term 1
Term 2
Term 3

24th May 2026

13th September 2026

10th January 2027

14th June 2026

11th October 2026

7th February 2027

5th July 2026

15th November 2026

7th March 2027

Online Auditions:

Auditions Closed

Chris Sparkes

Chris Sparkes

Chris graduated from Bird College with a First-Class BA (Honors) in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre. Upon graduating, Chris was presented with the Most Professional Gentleman Award and the Acting Achievement Award. 

In 2014 he competed at the IDO Tap World Championships and won gold with the Tap Attack England Team. In 2019, Chris joined Avalon Rathgeb’s professional tap company, OKR Dance, and has toured with the company in performances across the UK, Caribbean, and China. Other professional performance credits include, Theatre: Bobby C in Saturday Night Fever (International Tour), Oscillate (UK and China Tour), Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Newcastle Theatre Royal), Cinderella (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage), Television: Teen Patrick Swayze in The Real Patrick Swayze, In His Own Words (Biopic), and Feature Film: Young Dave in Brighton (Director Stephen Cookson).

In the summer of 2023, Chris was 1 of 24 international dancers chosen to participate in the esteemed Jacob’s Pillow Tap program in Massachusetts, USA. He was the only participant chosen from the UK and had the opportunity to learn intensely from industry leaders including Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Michelle Dorrance, Derrick K Grant, Sam Weber, and Dominique Kelly.

Chris has a passion for teaching and choreography and teaches for the Tap Attack company and co-teaches the Tap Attack South East Associates program. He is currently on the dance faculty at Bird College and Performers College and has experience teaching at a variety of schools and institutions including Masters Performing Arts, the Centre PAC.