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Three Wirral dancers have won places on specialist professional training programmes at Liverpool Theatre School.
Lucy Giffen, 16, from Spital, who attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls, is training for a Level 5 Diploma in Professional Dance.
Ava Ryan, 18, and Grace Sands, 17, are both from Upton and former Birkenhead High School Academy students, and are training for a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance.
Places are limited and attract applicants from across the UK. Graduates have gone on to West End and touring shows including Mamma Mia!, Starlight Express, Six, Oliver!, Blood Brothers and Frozen.
Lucy said: "I've always loved being on stage and my dream is to travel the world as a performer, so having the chance to train at Liverpool Theatre School is just incredible."
Grace, who started at the school's Junior Academy, said she was "very happy" to be offered a place. Ava, also a Junior Academy alumna, said she has danced since she was three and hopes to perform on stages around the world.
Principal Maxine Ellis said their passion "clearly shone through during the auditions" and the school looks forward to developing their technique and performance skills.
Liverpool Theatre School's patrons include Wayne Sleep OBE and Anita Dobson. Scholarships and funded BTEC routes are available alongside diploma and degree courses.
Wirral youngsters have also been in the news for community mentoring plans at Oasis Village's Solar Campus project in Wallasey.
The three begin the next stage of training with the school this term.
