Star Academy Greystones was set-up by pop starlet Sinead O'Carroll, from B*Witched in 2006.
All Staff are trained in core disciplines & experienced Teachers & Music professionals. The company is fully insured & compliant with the necessary health & safety requirements.
We pride ourselves on the service we provide – child safety, fun classes & building confidence in our Students which will invariably help them later in life.
Sinead and her Band, B*Witched enjoyed huge success worldwide, becoming the first girl group in history to have their first four singles all go to number one after “C’est la Vie”, “Rollercoaster”, “To You I Belong” and “Blame It on the Weatherman” all topped the UK Singles Chart & 35 other countries around the world. Their self-titled debut album also topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard 200. During their time, the girls sold over 7 million albums worldwide.
Emma oversees Singing and Drama at Star Academy and is a member of Bray Musical Society and recently performed as a member of new Jazz sensation – Rouge. They won a national talent contest to perform a supporting slot with UK pop act The Saturdays, at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Emma regularly teaches alongside Sinead & brings her skills of Music & Drama, for which she holds a degree from UCD.
Aphria studied and trained at Sallynoggin Dance College and has performed on many large productions, competing across the globe. She taught at NPAS for one year before making the move. We welcome Aphria as a new addition to the Star Academy team – bringing with her plenty of energy, experience and new street dance styles.
At its very core – Star Academy is a confidence builder. We know within each little child is a bundle of energy just bursting to be released – and whether that be in song, dance, musical theatre, or any other type of performance – we want to encourage, inspire, inform and build on their innate skills to be able to shine. And regardless if they continue it on later on in life, it doesn’t matter because that confidence we’ve helped to instill be of use throughout their journey in life! It also instills some fundamental basic Social Skills – learning to work in groups, socialise, come out of their shells and express themselves.
Art doesn’t give rise to anything in us that isn’t already there
Our Musical Theatre classes cover almost all of the popular Musicals including those featured on Broadway & the West End, throughout the weekly classes.
Musical Theatre provides a basic understanding and introductory training combining Dance, Drama, and Singing – covering pieces from the latest West-End and Broadway Musicals.
For those students with a yearning and a love for all things Musical – this ticks all the boxes!
Some of our past pupils have gone on to pursue careers professionally and some are in it purely as a hobby – for love and enjoyment.
We provide a high-energy, enjoyable and easy-to-follow modern Dance classes at Star Academy – which have proven very popular across all age groups! We have classes in Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance.
All classes are taught by a highly trained staff and guest Trainers, that have competed at World Championship levels – so you are in good and well-experienced hands!
This is one of the most popular classes in demand at Star Academy -especially from a young age group and right up to our teens. Our professional qualified teachers provide a core essential basis for vocal training and help our students build
confidence and a foundation in their vocal abilities should they wish to pursue ther passion to the next level.
If your child is into singing and you think has the potential to be a ‘belter’ – this class is the ideal springboard.
