Hi I’m Scarlett and I’m 8 years old. I started dancing when I was 3 and musical theatre when I was 5.
 
I have musical theatre on a Saturday morning and I also learn tap, modern and ballet during the week. I like playing the piano too, I’m on grade 1. When I’m older I want to be a dancer, singer and actress. Or maybe a safari ranger. I love to watch musicals at the theatre and one day I want to be in one!
 
Last year I played one of Annie’s siblings in Annie get your Gun which was on at Hampton theatre. For the audition we had to learn and sing some songs from the show, I was nervous but so happy when I got the part! Being in the show was so much fun and I felt like I was part of a big family. The stage was amazing and my favourite song was ‘There’s No Business Like Showbusiness’ which was the finale. I loved my costumes and I can’t wait to try for the next one.

​In January I auditioned for an associate ballet place at BBA which is held in the Rambert dance studios in St Margarets. I’m so lucky to live so close to it as some dancers travelled for two hours to get there!
 
I was really nervous when we walked in because I didn’t know anyone there and I was one of the youngest. They had a pianist and the studio was made of glass, it was really lovely. We did lots of barre exercises and center work. I was so excited when Mummy got the call to say I had a place! I go there for two hours every other Sunday as well as my syllabus classes once a week with Miss Kate at Step on Stage.
 
For my next LAMDA exam me and my Step on Stage group are doing Oliver!  I was so happy when Emma said I was going to be Nancy. Then when she said I had to sing a verse of Oompah Pah all by myself I was super excited!!!!!!! I can’t wait to do my exam on the stage this Summer. I wonder what my costume will be like?

At the beginning of April my LAMDA duologue partner Darcey and I performed a scene from Wind in the Willows together at the Richmond Performing Arts Festival. I play Mole and Darcey plays Rat. We took part in the Year 6 and under duologue category so we couldn’t believe it when the adjudicator called our names out as the winners. We cried lots of happy tears and then we had an ice lolly as a treat! After the festival had ended we also found out we had won the Adjudicators special award – not bad for our first drama festival!
 
I work very hard and I love everything I do, I’m not sure I could choose my favourite thing. I love being part of Step on Stage – I’m sure you would too!

We are Lizzie and Olivia, both in Year 10, and for the past two weeks we have been doing work experience at Step on Stage. On our first day, we were nearly late- as the train didn't take Oyster cards and we walked in the complete wrong direction but still managed to make it on time! When we arrived, we did different jobs- Olivia stayed with Caroline and sorted uniform, and Lizzie went to the costume store with Emma and organised and labelled the hundreds of costumes to get them all organised for the forthcoming productions, summer schools and events.

For the next two admin days, and Monday and Tuesday of the second week, we started work on the Portfolios for the Trinity Musical Theatre Exams- Cats, Oliver and Little Shop of Horrors. For these we had to put together cast lists, lyrics, script, costumes, projection images, plot, rehearsal images and set design.

After 3 o'clock everyday we helped with drama and dance classes. In drama, on Mondays and Tuesdays, we helped prepare students in the Act 1 and 2 classes for their upcoming LAMDA exams and their poems for the Richmond Festival. In the ballet, tap, modern and mini jazz classes on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays we watched and went through the steps with anyone who wasn't sure of them or needed to practise.

Another side of the company we explored was social media and marketing. Everyday we tweeted, using photos, hashtags, quotes - popular methods to get people interested in the classes and workshops we were advertising. We also prepared letters to go to every primary and secondary school in the area with flyers and information about the Summer Schools and Easter workshops.

One thing we really enjoyed was helping with the classes because we got to work with all the little children who were really enjoying their lessons. We also enjoyed the themed drama classes because we did things like pretending to be crocodiles in a special pirate themed lesson which they really enjoyed, and it was something fun and different. 

On the second week of mini drama classes it was National Poetry Day, so Maria and Olivia's group did Easter bunny themed poems, and Emma and Lizzie's group did poems based on the five senses which the children wrote and then performed to the rest of the class.

Another thing we enjoyed was designing bags, notepads, pens, hats etc which may be coming soon to Step on Stage!
Overall we enjoyed our work experience and learned a lot about how Step on Stage runs and we didn't realise how much work they have to do and how much they have to organise!