LITTLE dancers have helped raise £500 for a children's charity with a special production.

More than 300 people attended the Little Steps Variety Show at Crowle Village Hall, near Worcester, to watch youngsters perform ballet, tap, modern and jazz.

Principal of Little Steps, Debbie Harding, said she was thrilled her first show, which raised funds for Acorns Children's Hospice, was such a success.

"I was surprised and really pleased with how well it went," said the 36-year-old.

"The parents and the support was absolutely fantastic really and I was just so pleased with all the little dancers.

"They loved it."

Older dancers also performed at the show, which took place on Friday, March 30, and the following day.

The school, which teaches pre-school children, has been running since September.

Acorns, which has a hospice in Worcester's Bath Road, supports life-limited children.