There were just 25 acts performing, selected from 300 entries across the UK. I was lucky enough to be one of the dancers and performed a song and dance number called Dirty Laundry, along with other dancers from Julie Sianne Theatre Arts in Byfleet, Surrey. Unbelievably, two acts from our dance school were chosen to perform and some of our younger girls danced a number called The Circus.

Dance Proms was organised by the UK’s leading dance organisations to celebrate dance in all its forms and the unique relationship between students and their dance teachers.

Entries were submitted online by video and were judged by a panel, including experts from all three dance organisations.

We rehearsed all day, with the show beginning at 7pm. It felt amazing to perform in a world-famous venue. Nothing prepared me for the grandeur and atmosphere of the Royal Albert Hall.

Afterwards I spoke to Dance Proms patron, Wayne Sleep. He said: “Dance Proms is a wonderful idea because it brings schools together from all over the UK. It promotes dance. It makes it more popular and that’s what we’re here to do – to get more people interested in dance.”

by Bethany Cox, 15, from Julie Sianne Theatre Arts