I had 51 pupils on the first day, Vivien said. My parents and I had been round putting leaflets through letterboxes the week before and each class was two and sixpence. They used to pay weekly, I had a pianist for all four classes and the school has just grown from there.
Founder and former principal of Beverley School of Performing Arts, Mrs Vivien Batchelder, known to her students as Ms Pear.
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Now, the school also offers classes in modern, contemporary, drama, musical theatre, jazz, singing, street dance and other forms of performing arts for boys and girls aged three and up.