More than seventy South Yorkshire youngsters wowed the crowds on the pitch at Sheffield United's Championship match against Preston North End.

The 9-17 year olds from Clifton Community Arts school and feeder schools in Rotherham provided the pre-match entertainment with their musical show, which showcased singing and dancing skills learned during a week of workshops run by community interest company Imagine You Can.

The school holiday project also saw eager students taught media studies, with 30 of them producing a DVD and advert of the performance using their media and marketing skills.

Imagine You Can worked with Sheffield United's community division The United Initiative on the project.

Sue Beeley, head of community at The United Initiative said: "Supporting our local communities has always been a big deal to us all at the United Initiative and that same ethos of enriching and providing positive activities in our neighbourhoods remains at the core of what we do."

The pupils also interviewed staff and players at Sheffield United as well as Sgt-Mjr Richard Nauyokas from ITV's Bad Lad's Army and Sgt Ray Powell, former president of the National Black Police Association. They also have an interview lined up with World Cup final referee Howard Webb.

Dave King, Director of education provider specialists at Imagine You Can added: "All the young people involved have really enjoyed themselves and produced a genuinely top quality show for the Blades game. More importantly they have done it with a real smile on their face.

"They have grown dramatically in terms of self esteem, belief, got much healthier and made new friends. This was their first taste of a Sheffield United home game and it was great to see the crowd give them rapturous applause at the end, their appreciation showing just what a great performance it was."