Milnrow & Newhey July 2020

Talented 11-year-old dancer Xela Mills has been crowned the winner
of the Rochdale’s Got Talent competition 2020, which has raised
thousands of pounds in aid of Springhill Hospice.
With over 2,000 votes, Xela, a member of Turners Dance Studios, was named the
winner of the contest on Monday 8th June and weas presented with the grand prize
– a £1,000 jewellery voucher kindly donated by J&D Alexander located on The Walk
in Rochdale town centre.
Fellow dancers Alana and Estelle came in second with 1,608 votes and opera singer
Beth in third place, only seven votes behind!
The contest has raised a staggering £8,223.50 for Springhill Hospice, which
requires over £3.2 million each year to remain open.
Xela, who signed to professional talent agency LW Kids Casting earlier this year
alongside four of her Turners colleagues, decided to enter the contest after both
she and her mum, Claire, had seen it online.
They decided it would be a great way to stay occupied during lockdown as Xela
typically spends four hours a night at Turners, six days a week.
A student at Castleton Primary School,
Xela went over the choreography with
her dance teachers from Turners via
Zoom as she knew the routines from her
classes, before devising and learning
the final dance in just two days.
Mum Claire said: “Xela is over the
moon; she’s written a list of people who
she wants to buy things for and treat
with her winnings.
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Dancer
Xela wins
Rochdale’s
Got Talent