A teenage dancer who starred in the Olympic opening ceremony plans to continue her studies rather than becoming a professional performer.

BRIT School pupil Jasmine Breinburg was a main feature of Danny Boyle’s masterpiece on Friday night, as billions tuned in around the world.

The 18-year-old, who is waiting for results on her history A-level after four years at the Selhurst school, played a June, a teenager enjoying a night out, who finds love after a young man discovers her lost mobile phone.

She said: "I actually would like to study some more - I was offered a conditional place to study history at university but would like to do more A-levels. Performing at the ceremony has restored my faith in dance - I had begun to fall out of love with it. I have regained my confidence."

The dancer has previously performed in the Royal Festival Hall with group Shift, from the London Contemporary Dance School, but said she was not the most talented performer in the huge cast.

She said: "I don’t know what I was chosen for - it wasn’t because I was the best dancer. I didn’t really know how it was going to be received. I had faith in our choreographers, who were fantastic, but you still worry no-one will like it. Sometime I was completely nervous."

Miss Breinburg, from Deptford, was kept busy in the build-up to the ceremony, combining revising for her exams with working two part-time jobs and rehearsing.

She said: "I’m one of those people who isn’t very good with having too much time."

Miss Breinburg was joined by a further 48 dance students from the BRIT School, as well as staff member and ex-student Chris Burnage who worked on the technical elements of the multi-million pound show.

Alexa Cruickshank, from the BRIT School said: "It was a holistic school triumph to see students and ex-students participate in the biggest show on earth."