User:Roryfellinghamwebb/babyballet classes
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babyballet
classes are held by 30 franchisees across the UK for children aged 18 months to 5 years. They were started in 2005 by Managing Director Claire O'Connor who won [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itv| ITV]'s national Mumpreneur competition and the Evening Courier Entrepreneur of the Year award[http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/business/entrepreneur_of_the_year_unique_idea_proves_inspirational_1_1921037| Evening Courier. Unique idea proves inspirational Nov. 11, 2008]
babyballet head office in Halifax was used as a location for BBC's mighty mites[http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXHbGQXKDw| BBC - Cbeebies Mighty Mites series, 2010] and has won national awards for its classes.
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External links
- 1. [http://www.babyballet.co.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1| www.babyballet.co.uk],
- 2. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/may/31/ballet-toddlers-dance|Observer newspaper article on 'how British babies fell in love with ballet'], Observer Newspaper, Sunday 31st May, 2009.
- 3. [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid26240840001?bctid=26307870001| channel 5 News article on babyballet classes], Peter Lane, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_News|Channel 5 News]
- 4. [http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/why_you_re_never_tutu_young_to_start_ballet_1_2172357| why you're never tutu young to start ballet], Yorkshire Evening Post, Feb. 23, 2008