EIGHT talented youngsters from a Corringham dancing school dazzled on their small-screen debuts on Sunday night.

The girls from the Junior Performers School, in Southend Road, shone alongside a galaxy of stars on ITV's special 50th anniversary programme, Avenue of the Stars.

Lucy Blake, Polly Browne, Roma Cavigliolo, Divine Cresswell, Holly Howard, Natalie Morenas, Rachel Symeou and Brooke Tapsell all took part in the unveiling of the Avenue of the Stars for the show, which was filmed at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden.

The school, which has also produced the likes of Strictly Dance Fever star Gemma Stoddard, was asked by ITV to find eight 13 to 14-year-olds to line the avenue of stars as the first 100 celebrities were inducted.