At EMPAS we currently do exams in Ballet, Modern/Contemporary, Theatre Craft, Tap, Freestyle and Musical Theatre with the IDTA examination board. We hold approximately 4 exam sessions a year within our own studios at Newburn Old Town Hall and we always help pupils towards the successes they want, we have an excellent pass rate as well as very high marks across all subjects at all levels. IDTA is a regulated examination board and exam qualifications can be stored on your child’s Personal Learning Record which is managed by the Learning Records Service (part of the Skills Funding Agency) in partnership with other educational organisations. We can also train dancers for their Diploma 3 & 4 and further qualifications with the IDTA.
Please see members page for more information regarding fees/exam dress/rehearsals
Theatre Award Nominees and Results
The IDTA Theatre Dance Awards are held annually and we receive many nominations yearly from the successes of the IDTA exam sessions we put forward. Over 7000 students are put forward for IDTA exam sessions every year and a select few are nominated for these scholarships. The Theatre Awards are held in the UK and students from schools internationally take part. They are nominated at certain grades (Grade 4+) by the IDTA examiner. The nominees all perform a class and a dance with a lecturer in front of an audience and awards are given at the end. We are lucky enough to have had pupils take part in these for a number of years and we have had some great successes in the past, see below.
IDTA Theatre Awards Achievements (2012-Present)
2027 – so far..
Tap Grades – Katie Moore
Tap Grades – Annabelle Walters
Tap Performers – Jemma Quigley
Tap Performers – Libby Hall
Theatre Craft Performers – Freya Mitchinson
Theatre Craft Performers – Grace McCrindle
Theatre Craft Performers – Cody Martin
Theatre Craft Performers – Mya Stewart
Theatre Craft Performers – Eve Brown
Ballet Performers – Jemma Quigley
Ballet Performers – Libby Hall
Ballet Performers – Lily Anderson
Ballet Performers – Ruth Thomas
Junior Modern Grades – Annabelle Walters, Beatrix Fielding, Esther Robinson, Katie Moore, Willow Mitchinson
Junior Ballet Grades – Ava Holland & Florence Elliott
2026
Theatre Craft Performers – Lily Anderson – Commendation
Tap Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Commendation
Tap Grades – Molly Dudding – Commendation
Ballet Grades – Esme Cawkwell – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Annabelle Walters – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Willow Mitchinson – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Roberta Gillen – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Ruth Thomas – Finalist
Tap Grades – Eleanor Welsh – Finalist
Tap Grades – Grace McCrindle – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Bea Penny – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Eleanor Welsh – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Esther Robinson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Performers – Jemma Quigley – Finalist
Modern Grades – Eleanor Welsh – Finalist
Modern Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Finalist
Modern Grades – Bea Penny – Finalist
Modern Grades – Molly Dudding – Finalist
Modern Performers – Jemma Quigley – Finalist
Modern Performers – Lily Anderson – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Bea Penny
Ballet Grades – Livia Warne
Ballet Grades – Beatrix Fielding
Ballet Grades – Esther Robinson
Ballet Grades – Katie Moore
Tap Grades – Lara Wisby
Tap Grades – Livia Warne
Theatre Craft Grades – Annabelle Walters
Theatre Craft Performers – Eva Jackson
Theatre Craft Performers – Roslyn High
Theatre Craft Performers – Ruth Thomas
Modern Grades – Grace McCrindle
Modern Performers – Roslyn High
Modern Performers – Ruth Thomas
Tap Grades – Cody Martin – Did not attend
Theatre Craft Performers – Anya Tumia – Did not attend
Theatre Craft Performers – Hannah Quigley – Did not attend
Modern Performers – Anya Tumia – Did not attend
Junior Modern Grades –
Katie Moore – Commendation
Willow Mitchinson – Finalist
Annabelle Walters – Finalist
Beatrix Fielding, Esther Robinson, Katie Moore, Laila Wallace (did not attend), Esme Cawkwell (did not attend), Eleanor Welsh (did not attend)
Junior Ballet Grades – Charlotte Turnbull
Musical Theatre (Solo) – Katie Moore
Musical Theatre (Solo) – Ava Holland
Musical Theatre (Solo) – Martha Sellers
Musical Theatre Group (Stage 2) – Ava, Emylia, Nova, Florence, Heidi, Jake, Evie, Griffin, Blossom, Braith, Frankie, Rex, Willow
2025
Tap Performers – Hannah Quigley – 1st Place Winner
Modern Grades – Anya Tumia – Commendation
Modern Grades – Jemma Quigley – Commendation
Modern Grades – Lily Anderson – Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Grace McCrindle – Commendation
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Smith – Commendation
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Donnelly – Commendation
Tap Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Finalist
Modern Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Finalist
Modern Grades – Grace McCrindle – Finalist
Modern Grades – Cody Martin – Finalist
Modern Grades – Molly Dudding – Finalist
Modern Grades – Nieve Davidson – Finalist
Modern Performers – Hannah Quigley – Finalist
Modern Performers – Libby Hall – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Eleanor Welsh – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Performers – Hannah Quigley – Finalist
Theatre Craft Performers – Lily Anderson – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Grace McCrindle – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Eleanor Welsh – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Nieve Davidson – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Jemma Quigley – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Cody Martin
Ballet Grades – Freya Mitchinson
Ballet Grades – Ruby Ratcliffe
Ballet Performers – Anya Tumia
Ballet Performers – Lily Anderson
Ballet Performers – Lucy Anderson
Ballet Performers – Libby Donnelly
Ballet Performers – Libby Hall
Ballet Performers – Owen Clark
Tap Grades – Cody Martin
Tap Grades – Eleanor Welsh
Tap Grades – Olivia Wiszniewski
Tap Performers – Anya Tumia
Tap Performers – Jemma Quigley
Tap Performers – Owen Clark
Modern Grades – Eve Brown
Modern Grades – Lucy Anderson (Unable to attend)
Modern Grades – Owen Clark
Modern Grades – Ruth Thomas
Modern Grades – Roslyn High
Modern Performers – Eva Jackson
Modern Performers – Olivia Wiszniewski
Theatre Craft Grades – Cody Martin
Theatre Craft Grades – Lara Wisby
Theatre Craft Grades – Livia Warne
Theatre Craft Grades – Molly Dudding
Theatre Craft Grades – Nieve Davidson
Theatre Craft Grades – Roslyn High
Theatre Craft Performers – Anya Tumia
Theatre Craft Performers – Jemma Quigley
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Hall
Theatre Craft Performers – Lucy Anderson
Theatre Craft Performers – Olivia Wiszniewski
Theatre Craft Performers – Ruth Thomas
2024
Tap Grades – Anya Tumia – 1st Place Winner
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Smith – 1st Commendation
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Donnelly – 2nd Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Anya Tumia – 3rd Commendation
Modern Grades – Lily Anderson – 3rd Commendation
Ballet Grades – Nieve Davidson – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Ruth Thomas – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Libby Smith – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Freya Mitchinson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Grace McCrindle – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Lily Anderson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Ruth Thomas – Finalist
Theatre Craft Performers – Hannah Quigley – Finalist
Tap Grades – Jemma Quigley – Finalist
Tap Performers – Libby Smith – Finalist
Modern Grades – Anya Tumia – Finalist
Modern Performers – Libby Smith – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Hannah Quigley
Theatre Craft Grades – Cody Martin
Theatre Craft Grades – Eva Jackson
Theatre Craft Grades – Jemma Quigley
Theatre Craft Grades – Molly Dudding
Theatre Craft Grades – Nieve Davidson
Tap Grades – Nieve Davidson
Tap Grades – Olivia Wiszniewski
Tap Grades – Owen Clark
Tap Grades – Ruby Ratcliffe
Tap Performers – Libby Donnelly
Modern Grades – Hannah Quigley
Modern Grades – Jemma Quigley
Modern Grades – Ruth Thomas (Non-dancer)
Modern Performers – Libby Donnelly
Musical Theatre (Solo) – Katie Moore
Musical Theatre (Solo) – Molly Dudding
Musical Theatre Group (Stage 1) – Lily, Daisy, Frances, Griffin, Nova, Amelia, Evie, Braith & Isla
2023
Tap Grades – Hannah Quigley – 2nd Commendation
Modern Jazz Grades – Libby Smith – 2nd Commendation
Modern Jazz Grades – Hannah Quigley – 4th Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Hannah Quigley – 5th Commendation
Modern Jazz Grades – Libby Donnelly – 6th Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Lily Anderson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Ruth Thomas – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Hannah Quigley – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Libby Donnelly – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Libby Smith – Finalist
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Smith – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Lily Anderson
Ballet Grades – Lucy Anderson
Ballet Grades – Nieve Davidson
Modern Jazz Grades – Annabel Farley
Modern Jazz Grades – Libby Hall
Theatre Craft Grades – Amelia McCormack
Theatre Craft Grades – Anya Tumia
Theatre Craft Grades – Jemma Quigley
Theatre Craft Grades – Lucy Anderson
Theatre Craft Grades – Olivia Wiszniewski
Theatre Craft Grades – Owen Clark
Theatre Craft Grades – Zoe Fielding
Theatre Craft Performers – Libby Donnelly
Theatre Craft Performers – Natalie Fielding
Musical Theatre (Gold) – Eleanor Welsh
Musical Theatre (Gold) – Freya Mitchinson
Musical Theatre (Gold) – Owen Clark
Musical Theatre Group (Stage 4) – Freya, Jemma, Chloe, Olivia, Lucy, Anya, Nieve, Lily, Hannah, Roslyn, Siena & Owen
2022
Modern Jazz Grades – Libby Smith – Runner Up & Winner of the Pam Tidmarsh Award
Theatre Craft Grades – Libby Smith – 2nd Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Libby Donnelly – 3rd Commendation
Ballet Grades – Hannah Quigley – Finalist
Modern Jazz Grades – Libby Donnelly – Finalist
Tap Grades – Olivia Emson – Finalist
Tap Grades – Libby Donnelly – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Libby Hall
Theatre Craft Grades – Hannah Quigley
Theatre Craft Grades – Olivia Emson
Tap Grades – Hannah Quigley
Ballet Grades – Annabel Farley
2021
Theatre Craft Grades – Libby Smith – Runner Up & Winner of the Bill Tasker Award
Tap Performers- Sophie Reddy – Runner Up
Ballet Performers – Libby Donnelly – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Libby Smith – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Hannah Quigley
Ballet Grades – Poppy Old
Ballet Grades – Kady Martin
2020
Theatre Craft Performers – Luke Fairless – 1st Place Winner
Tap Performers – Luke Fairless – 1st Place Winner & Winner of the Ken Dodd Tap Award
Ballet Performers – Luke Fairless – Runner Up
Tap Grades – Libby Donnelly – Finalist
Modern Jazz Grades – Luke Fairless – Finalist
Modern Jazz Grades – Megan Newell (Did not attend)
Ballet Grades – Libby Donnelly
Theatre Craft Grades – Libby Donnelly
Theatre Craft Performers – Sophie Reddy
2019
Ballet Grades – Luke Fairless – Runner Up & Winner of the Veronica Tweedle Award
Modern Jazz Grades – Luke Fairless – 7th Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Luke Fairless – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Sophie Reddy – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Sophie Reddy
2018
Theatre Craft Grades – Luke Fairless – Runner Up
Theatre Craft Performers – Elena Davidson – 3rd Commendation
Tap Grades – Luke Fairless – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Elena Davidson
Ballet Performers – Katy Walton (Did not attend)
Modern Performers – Elena Davidson
Modern Performers – Sophie Liddle (Did not attend)
Modern Performers – Sophie Emson
Theatre Craft Grades – Emily Newell (Did not attend)
Theatre Craft Grades – Sophie Reddy
Tap Grades – Sophie Reddy
Tap Grades – Keira Birkett
2017
Theatre Craft Grades – Elena Davidson- 1st Place Winner
Theatre Craft Grades – Hannah Elliott – 3rd Commendation
Tap Grades – Luke Fairless – 3rd Commendation
Tap Performers – Hannah Elliott – Finalist
Ballet Grades – Luke Fairless – Finalist
Modern Grades – Sophie Emson – Finalist
Theatre Craft Grades – Sophie Emson
Ballet Performers – Katy Walton (Did not attend)
Tap Grades – Jessica Thompson
2016
Theatre Craft Grades – 2nd Commendation
Modern Grades – Hannah Elliott – 3rd Commendation
Tap Grades – 3rd Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – Elena Davidson – 5th Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – 6th Commendation
Modern Grades – Elena Davidson – Finalist
Ballet Performers – Hannah Elliott
Theatre Craft Performers – Sophie Liddle
Theatre Craft Performers – Ashley Williamson
Modern Grades – Katy Walton (Did not attend)
Modern Grades – Sophie Liddle
Theatre Craft Grades – Sophie Emson
2015
Ballet Grades – 1st Place Winner
Modern Grades – 6th Commendation
Ballet Grades – Finalist – Sophie Emson
Ballet Grades – Elena Davidson
2014
Modern Performers – 1st Commendation
Theatre Craft Performers – 2nd Commendation
Ballet Grades – 4th Commendation
Modern Performers – Kathryn Hitchcock
2013
Ballet Performers – 1st Place Winner
Theatre Craft Grades – 3rd Commendation
Modern Performers – Samantha Varty
Modern Performers – Kathryn Hitchcock
Ballet Grades – Hannah Elliott
Theatre Craft Grades – Kathryn Hitchcock
2012
Ballet Grades – 1st Commendation
Theatre Craft Grades – 2nd Commendation
2011
Modern Jazz Grades – Kathryn Hitchcock
Modern Jazz Grades – Ashley Williamson
Modern Jazz Grades – Chloe Gallagher
Modern Jazz Grades – Hannah Harrison
Modern Jazz Grades
2008
Theatre Craft Grades – Samantha Varty
Ballet Grades – Bethany Whittle