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History
Jane Mackinnon School of Dance, established in 1978 by Jane Mackinnon. In Rownhams Southampton is a local dance school teaching ballet, modern, tap and jazz classes. With a long history in Rownhams and many local children going through the school achieving high pass rates the Jane Mackinnon school of dance has never had a failure from any student who has taken an exam in any genre of dance. All exams have been awarded through an external exam board Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing ISTD

The school has also put on over twenty shows over the years. Starting in the local community centre on horns drove, where we still hold classes to this day. over the past 12 years the school has been putting on performances at the point theatre.

Shows
this list is incomplete
 * 1994 Showstoppers
 * 1995 The Nutcracker and Friends
 * 1996 Hans Knees and Bopsadaisy
 * 1997 Copellia and Dancemania
 * 1998 Cinderella
 * 2000 The Wizard of Oz
 * 2001 Peter Pan
 * 2003 Aladin
 * 2005 Mary Popins
 * 2007 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 * 2009 Beauty and the Beast
 * 2011 Little Mermaid
 * 2013 The story of Matilda

Sumer School
Each Year the Jane Mackinnon School of Dance holds a summer school for one week at the Gregg School in Townhill park Southampton. With help from Jenna Gover to teach the school to sing and Jenni Church to teach the acting side of the show the dancing is left to Jane and Caroline Hedges.