THE dance school that was responsible for teaching Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell his best moves will open a new branch.

Stagecoach Theatre Arts is to teach students at a school in Darlington from September.

Children aged from four to 16 years old can enroll for weekly singing, dance and drama lessons.

Principal Trudy Hindmarsh said: "This year has been mine and my staff's tenth anniversary in the region.

"This latest expansion is yet another way of celebrating our success with Darlington families. We have always had a waiting list, so now it allows another 45 students to experience the ways in which Stagecoach can have a positive effect on their life skills and life chances."

The stage school has won five local, regional and national awards.

Graduates include Jamie Bell and X Factor runner up Zoe Birkett.

To sign up for a place, call 01325-337667 visit www.stagecoach.co.uk