EIGHT dancers from Flixtton Academy of Performing Arts were jumping for joy after discovering they’ll be appearing at Manchester’s Palace Theatre.

The girls went through what a spokesman for the school described as a “gruelling audition” and, as a result, will star in the finale of Angelina Ballerina the Mousical.

The dancers will perform at the Palace on August 19 and the finale is called Ballet Girls and Hip Hop Boys.

* The performances take place at 2.30pm and 6.30pm and anyone interested in booking tickets should call 0844 871 3019.