Derbyshire dance student will perform with English Youth Ballet in production of Sleeping Beauty

A dance student from Derbyshire is living the dream after being selected for a production of Sleeping Beauty starring international professional dancers.
By Gay Bolton
Published 25th Mar 2024, 11:45 BST
Anya Welbourn from Monyash, near Bakewell, will be dancing with the English Youth Ballet in a production of Sleeping Beauty in Stoke-on-Trent.Anya Welbourn from Monyash, near Bakewell, will be dancing with the English Youth Ballet in a production of Sleeping Beauty in Stoke-on-Trent.
Anya Welbourn from Monyash, near Bakewell, will be dancing with the English Youth Ballet in a production of Sleeping Beauty in Stoke-on-Trent.

Anya Welbourn of Church Street, Monyash, will be dancing with the English Youth Ballet as part of a 90-strong cast.

Twelve-year-old Anya, who attends Claire Dobinson School of Dancing, was selected for the prestigious production after a hugely competitive audition. She is a pupil at Bakewell’s Lady Manners School.

Sleeping Beauty runs at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent on April 12 and 13, 2024.