320 students in Hafnarfjörður´s Dance School

Over 300 students practice dance at Hafnarfjörður´s Dance School. The beautifully performed spring dance show of the Dance School, which took place on May 1st, inspired the mayor to visit the school and learn more about their work.

The dance school is very popular in Hafnarfjörður

“The show was outstanding, it was really fun to see how much effort and practice the students of all ages put into it,” says Valdimar Víðisson, the mayor, who recently jumped in for a visit to learn about the operations of Hafnarfjörður´s Dance School (Listdansskóli Hafnarfjarðar). There, over 300 students practice dance. “It’s great to see how the school is growing and thriving, truly professional and vigorous work is being done here.”

Dance for over 30 years

The activities of Hafnarfjörður´s Dance School began in January 1994. At that time, 12 students were enrolled in the school. Last year, they had grown to about 320, which shows that there is a diverse, ambitious, and encouraging dance education being offered, just as the school’s goals indicate. The Performing Arts School is located at Helluhraun 16-18, next to Bónus. You walk up the stairs and encounter three spacious dance halls and changing room facilities. Summer activities and courses are now taking over.

Kata Vignisdóttir, the principal, her daughter Matthea, and Erna Matthíasdóttir, the assistant principal, welcomed the mayor.

Wonderful summer ahead

The summer term started on May the 13th and ends on June the 14th. A week-long dance and play course for children aged 7-13 will then begin around mid-June and will run until the end of August. A group of students, TEAM LDH, which is the school’s competition team, is also heading to the qualifying round of the international competition; Global Dance Open, on May the 25th.

“Summer is wonderful. The schedule is different then. Summer term, dance and play courses, and rehearsals for the competition. The groups are full and everything is buzzing with life,” says Kata.”

We will start the autumn term in early September,” she says. “We are pleased with the cooperation of the municipality and plan to have an open day in the autumn so that residents of Hafnarfjörður can come visit us and see all that we have to offer.”