A DARLINGTON dance school has been invited to perform at a London theatre.

Pupils aged from six to 19 from the Born to Dance studio will take part in the Children's Variety Show at Her Majesty's Theatre, in Haymarket, on Sunday.

Yesterday, 42 girls and one boy, seven-year-old Joshua Bancroft, spent time perfected their steps at a full dress rehearsal.

School principal Sue Henderson said: "It is an honour to be asked. We have done a lot of fundraising to ensure the pupils and their parents can get down there.

"We have raised just over £3,000 in order to be able to do it."

The pupils will perform three numbers featuring tap, ballet and modern dance.