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The Urdang Academy, commonly known as Urdang, is an independent performing arts academy based in Islington, London. Originally founded as a ballet school by Leonie Urdang in 1970, the academy now provides specialist vocational training in dance and musical theatre at further and higher education level, preparing students for a professional career in the performing arts. The academy is accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training and offers Qualifications and Curriculum Authority-recognised qualifications validated by the University of East London and Trinity College, London. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted in 2011〔http://www.danceuk.org/news/article/urdang-academy-celebrates-outstanding-rating-ofsted/〕 and named one of the best places to study degree level musical theatre by ''The Stage'' in 2015.〔https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/2015/dear-west-end-producer-best-place-study-degree-level-musical-theatre/〕 Urdang has a history of feeding graduates into West End musicals, dance shows, UK tours and regional theatre productions as well as more recent commercial dance success with graduates choreographing and dancing for top pop artists. ==Locations== Urdang Academy was originally based in a church hall in Golders Green until 1978, when it moved to studios in Covent Garden. The Old Finsbury Town Hall in Clerkenwell, Islington, has been the home of the Urdang Academy since January 2007, when the school relocated from its Covent Garden premises.〔http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/index.php?q=filedownloading/&id=826083&type=1&refer=0〕 The newest development is the addition of the new contemporary building Urdang 2, which opened in September 2014. Located in Angel, Islington, a ten-minute walk from the Old Finsbury Town Hall, the premises provide state-of-the-art training facilities in an innovative, urban and contemporary environment, reflecting the modern side of Urdang. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Urdang Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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