FORMER primary school teacher Amanda Revitt has swapped the classroom for the dance studio.

The 31-year-old has moved into the old Hang Out premises in Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, after giving up school teaching to coach dance full time.

She has ploughed months of hard work – and thousands of pounds – into converting the old mill building into dance studios and a coffee lounge under the name Bodyrockerz.

Amanda, who is originally from Longwood but now lives in Manchester, was juggling dance teaching with her full-time job at a school in Rochdale.

She said: “It was becoming very difficult and I had to make the decision to give one up.’’

She added: “We’ve worked really hard to get this place up and running and I’m very excited about running the new business.”

Amanda is a member of the International Dance Teachers’ Association.

She has been teaching dance since she was 16 and has about 150 students on her books.

The studios will now be starting adult dance classes.

For more information on Body-rockerz visit www.bodyrockerz.co.uk or call Amanda on 07816315829.