Formerly a professional dancer in the West-End and on television, Maggie Monk founded the dance school in Chesham with one class of 9 pupils back in 1984.
Since then, the school has gone from strength to strength and now operates 6 days a week with classes in many different disciplines.
In January 2002, Maggie was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, which is a totally debilitating illness with no cure, and in March 2006, Maggie sadly passed away.
The school was taken over by her daughter Natalie and head teacher Fiona who continued to build on Maggie’s success until 2017 when the legacy was passed to former student Georgie Ketteman.
Exams are taken in the internationally recognised IDTA syllabus and we currently hold a 100% pass rate! Since 2016 we have also offered Graded Contemporary and Street Dance with the iD Company Syllabus.
Pupils also take part in our bi-annual school show, performed at the Elgiva Theatre in Chesham. Every show is completely original and is produced using a professional crew, giving the pupils the chance to experience performing on a big theatre stage under professional conditions and supervision.
There are also various other opportunities to perform locally for all our students. In particular, our Dance Troupe, who rehearse weekly and perform at professional theatres throughout the area.
Have a look at our latest news below, and visit our dedicated Blogs page, for more updates!
Maggie Monk School of Dancing’s first Choreography Showcase will take place on Sunday 15th June 2025! A chance for students to perform their own choreography in
Thank you to everyone who entered our Christmas Logo competition this term, it was sooo hard picking our winner as all the entries were so
During this new half term, the students at Maggie Monk School of Dancing have been working incredibly hard in all their classes. They continually turn
Over the Summer we didn’t have any dance classes and I was very excited to get back to them in September. I do four classes
The students here at Maggie Monk School of Dancing have recently put on what can only be described as a show stopping performance!!! It was
On Saturday 26th March, our 24 Dance Troupe students once again performed at the Lift Off Dance Festival in Bracknell. Having had the previous 2
