A DANCER is helping others to get in step.
Stacey Penman, 18, of Silksworth, is having great success with the dance school she set up herself. She teaches 20 hours a week when she is not studying for a BTEC National Diploma in performing arts and A-levels in dance and drama, at Sunderland College.
Stacey has been dancing since she was three, appearing in shows at the Sunderland Empire. She launched the Stacey Penman School of Dance, at Ryhope, six months ago and already has 37 pupils.
She said: "I got to a point where I became too old to continue with my own dance lessons, so I decided to take a teaching qualification and start giving lessons myself.
"It's something that I've always wanted to do and my performing arts course at college gave me all the confidence I needed.
The school is branching out into drama thanks to Stacey's college studies and the help of a college friend, and will stage a production of Annie.
College drama subject advisor Helen Courtney said: "Lots of students go on to do well in the world of performing arts but not many set up their own school.We are all extremely proud of Stacey."
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