Blaze Street Dance Academy is celebrating a third place finish at a prestigious competition.
The Ashton-based academy, which is owned by Sammy-Jo Boulton, finished third at the Global Dance Organisation World Championships, which was held in Crawley.
We spoke to Sammy-Jo to reflect on the event, preview the academy's audition for Britain's Got Talent, upcoming events, and the success of new classes based in Stalybridge.
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