The Western Studio of Performing Arts (WSPA) continues to bring the discipline and delights of dance to communities in the centre of the western plains region and performers bravely took to the stage in their annual end of year of concerts in both Nyngan and Tottenham recently.  

Tottenham was the first to be treated to the showcase of local talent on the evening of Thursday 24 November. Then it was Nyngan's turn with a day concert held on Thursday 1 December and a night concert on Friday 2 December. 

To fully feature the region's talent, a Solo/Duos concert was also held in Nyngan on Monday 5 December for the students who are more passionate about dance, and for those who attend eisteddfods, to show off the skills that they having been working hard all year to develop.

ABOVE: Nyngan Town Hall ready and set up for the annual WSPA Dance Concerts 

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Dancers in both communities range from 18 months to around 18 years old. There are 75 students who learn dance in Nyngan, and 40 children who learn in Tottenham,

In Tottenham this equates to about three quarters of the child population. 

ABOVE: Some of the Solo/Duo's Dancers after their concert on Monday 5 December [Image: Supplied] 

"We had fabulous attendance at all of the concerts, lots of families and friends love to come along and support the dancers", Miss Angie White, Principal of the WSPA, told the Western Plains App. 

There were about 300 people in attendance over the three Nyngan concerts, and around 180 at the Tottenham concert.  

"It takes courage to step onto a stage and bare your heart and soul to the world – but once you do, you know you can do anything," she said.

"We celebrate the performers with wild applause and big appreciation, for they have shown you what is possible if you dare to step out."

ABOVE: Little Tottenham superstars in action on November 24 [Image: Supplied] 

Angie white has been teaching dance in the Western Plains area for over 28 years, first in Cobar and now in Nyngan, and Tottenham.

"I am very passionate about being able to bring dance to kids in the bush, and also give them opportunities to leave and go onto to performing arts careers in metropolitan areas", Miss White told the Western Plains App. 

Previously the WSPA has taken dancers overseas to perform in Disneyland and the United Kingdom. 

 WSPA Alumni include Eliza Edwards, now a political reporter for Channel Nine and Rosie Deacon, who created a tropical reef set for Romance Was Born’s ‘Done Zone’ X Ken Done collection, at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum in May 2022.