A SURVEYING company has stepped in to officially sponsor a team of Dunfermline-based dancers at the Dance World Cup 2024 in Prague.

Hardies Property and Construction Consultants and Shepherd Chartered Surveyors are sponsoring the Studio 11 Dance Collective, representing Team Scotland.

The studio's dancers, Erin Creech, Kayla Bryne, Hope Smith, Nicole Sanders, and Rebeka Wilson, will benefit from the funding.

The Dance World Cup attracts 120,000 competitors from 66 countries.

The competition started on June 27 and will run until July 6, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday, June 28, in central Prague.

Douglas Smith, regional partner of Hardies, said: “Hardies and Shepherd are delighted to sponsor Studio 11 Dance Collective, as it continues our long association with youth sports and giving back to the local community. Studio 11 is a young business, and we are thrilled to assist the girls and help to make their dreams come true.

“To qualify for the Dance World Cup representing Scotland is remarkable given that Studio 11 Dance Collective only formed as a club last summer.

“Yet, under the coaching expertise of Jessica Oneil and Taylor Breen, the dancers have been able to reach the pinnacle of the dancing world in a very short space of time.”

Studio 11 Dance Collective covers a range of dance styles including lyrical, jazz, tap, contemporary, and commercial.