A JustGiving crowdfunding page was set up to raise money to fulfil the dreams of young dancers who have been given the opportunity to perform at Disneyland Paris.

The Tina Phelps Dance School, based in St Luke’s Road in Southend, teaches a wide range of dance, singing and acting disciplines from ages two and up

Writing on her JustGiving page, organiser of the appeal Samantha Venn, said: “We have been presented with an opportunity of a lifetime and that is to take our students and perform at Disneyland.

“As always with amazing things there is a great cost involved and sadly some of our most talented students may not be able to attend. And so we have created this page and have arranged a number of fundraising events in the hope of getting everyone involved in a once in a lifetime event.”

To support the appeal, visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sam-venn-1