LOCAL dancers got the surprise of their lives when an up-and-coming girl band interrupted their weekly lesson.

Kids from Turning Point Theatre Arts were speechless when singers Clea walked into their class and asked them to dance to their new single.

"It was great for the children," says dance teacher Gail Johnstone. "They were all made to feel like celebrities.

"Clea were extremely nice girls and the atmosphere was wonderful."

Clea, runners-up to the successful Girls Aloud in TV's Popstars the Rivals, released their single We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off' on Monday and are expected to make a splash in the charts with the cover version of Jermaine Stewart's 1980s smash.