Cornish dance students selected for Dance World Cup

Twelve girls from a studio in Callington will represent England at the 2024 Dance World Cup

Children from a dance school in Cornwall have been selected to represent England at the finals of the 2024 Dance World Cup.

Twelve girls aged between 7-12, who train at the Moondance Studio in Callington, will travel to the Czech capital Prague for the competition.

They qualified to compete in categories including modern, ballet and contemporary dance.

Studio principal Natalie Engel said: "I'm pretty proud of our little girls.

"They've just worked so hard.

"This is a really lovely competition, competing against the best of the best."

'Amazing'

Team England is made up of a dancers from a variety of dance schools across the country.

About 120,000 children worldwide try to qualify to represent their country in the Dance World Cup, according to organisers.

Sarah Hernandez-Grose, one of the parents who will travel with her daughter to the contest, said: "We'll all travel over to Prague together, they'll all have their Team England kit on.

"Dancing for your country is amazing."

Nyana, who competed at last year's Dance World Cup in Portugal, said she was looking forward to going again.

"I'm just going to really enjoy it because I'm going to be with all my friends," she said.