Ciara& Nela make the grade!

KERRY’S Academy of Dance is proudly celebrating two of its students who have been accepted onto the highly-prestigious Professional Dance Course at Dublin’s College of Dance.

After a tough application and audition process, Nela Budayova and Ciara Doogan Jones were accepted onto the programme and will be starting the course at the famous dance college next September.

Academy Director Clarissa Michaux described it as an unbelievable achievement which topped off a very successful year for tke Kerry academy.

“There have now been nine students from The Academy of Dance starting a career in dance and the arts.

“This shows that the talent in Kerry is extremely high and the need for further full - time training is apparent, and something I very much intend to achieve.

“It has been an outstanding year, I would so like to thank all the students for their hard work and to all their families, a big thank you for supporting them.

“We are so looking forward to all the exciting things we have coming up during the summer and a new school year of exciting times ahead in September.”

Academy of Dance students Ciara Doogan Jones (main pic) and Nela Budayova (inset) who have been accepted into the prestigious College of Dance in Dublin.