A talented Flintshire teenager is hot footing it towards a career in the West End after a sparkling display in a major national competition.

Evie Carr, a Year 10 pupil at Myddelton College, Denbigh, was voted Outstanding Competitor in the Tap Class at the UK Dance Class Champion of Champions in Liverpool.

The 14-year-old, who qualified for the finals earlier in the year, also finished second in the Modern category.

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Evie, from Llanasa, near Holywell, started dancing at just two-and-a-half when her mum, Rachel, enrolled her in the North Wales School of Dance in Rhyl, Prestatyn and Ruthin to help her overcome her shyness and her feet have hardly touched the floor since.

She said: “No-one in my family had danced but my mum thought it would help my confidence so she booked me into classes and although at first I hated it, I soon grew to love it.”

Evie has already danced with former Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt in London and has competed widely including in the Dance World Cup in Braga in Portugal where she finished second in the Jazz Showdance.

Evie moved to Myddelton College in September and has settled quickly.

She said: “It’s a very friendly school and they are very positive and encourage you really well whether you want to do horse-riding or swimming or dance.

“My dream is to be a West End dancer and maybe one day join a group of New York dancers called The Rockettes. I’d love to be one of them.

The Leader: Born to dance – Evie Carr in the studio at Myddelton College.Born to dance – Evie Carr in the studio at Myddelton College. (Image: Mandy Jones Photography.)

“I’d like to do my A-levels here. I love Drama as well as Maths and English and then go on to dance college at Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey and then audition in London for West End shows.

“Ultimately I’d like to get into teaching dance and have my own dance school.”

Myddelton Headmaster Andrew Allman said: “Evie has settled in well at the school since arriving in September and it will be great to use her expertise to help others with dance and that will enhance her own college application.

“We have a close connection with Stagecoach Performing Arts in Denbigh and they’ve agreed to allow our students to get involved with them with lessons and take part in their shows."