Miss Claire – Principal. She / her
BA (Hons) LRAD ISTD CDE ISTD DDE DIP BBO (TQL6) ATS RTS QTLS.
Miss Claire trained at the Royal Academy of Dance gaining her BA (Hons) in the Art and Teaching of Ballet and Licentiate for excellence in ballet teaching. She has a Certificate of Dance Education and a Diploma in Dance Education from the ISTD and a Diploma in Dance from the British Ballet Organization. She is a qualified to teach Acrotrix Acro.
Miss Claire has been teaching for twenty years in London and New York. She teaches with the world famous Tring Park School for Performing Arts. She has taught at Italia Conti Theatre School and was a Choreographer at The National Youth Ballet.
As a Choreographer Claire has devised a version of Petrushka for the Wimbledon Music Festival, making innovative use of puppets and projections and working with dancers from ENB, Matthew Bourne and Rambert. Whilst living in New York Claire worked as a Teacher with Rockland Youth Dance; her students starred in Broadway's Mary Poppins.
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Claire has been a Mentor for trainee teachers on the Royal Academy of Dance's Professional Dancers Teaching Certificate. Claire regularly has trainee teachers with the ISTD assist her to complete the teaching hours need to gain the Diploma in Dance Education.
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Claire has also taught at Central School of Ballet and London Theatre School.
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Claire has her DBS check, first aid, safeguarding training and chaperones license.
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Miss Fran - DDE ISTD RTS - Teacher She / Her
Fran started dancing when she was 3 years old at Laine theatre arts, when she was 16 she then attended the London Russian ballet school in clapham full time for 3 years where she trained in ballet, pointe, character, and Pas de deux, Fran done numerous shows a year with the school in theatres around London and in primary schools. Fran has her Diploma in Dance Education in Ballet with the ISTD.
She is DBS checked, safeguarding trained and first aid trained.
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Miss Elizabeth BA (Hons) ARAD ISTD DDE - Teacher She / her
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Miss Elizabeth began her dance training at the Elizabeth Hill School of Dance and Drama, where she completed all Graded and Vocational RAD exams up to Advanced 2. She also trained in ISTD Modern and Tap and competed in All England Dance festivals and TDCI Championships, winning numerous competitions and awards.
Miss Elizabeth then studied vocationally at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre, receiving both the Ballet and Progress awards in her final year. During her studies, she also trained in Pilates, Contemporary and Jazz, alongside gaining her teaching qualifications in ISTD Modern and Tap. She is also an Alumni of the University of Portsmouth, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Musical Theatre.
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Elizabeth has her DBS, First Aid, Safeguarding and Chaperones License.
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Miss Grace - Ba (Hons) - Teacher She / her
Miss Grace began her dance training at Ewell Dance. She furthered her studies at the Royal Academy of Dance and earned a first-class degree in Contemporary Dance from the University of Roehampton.
During her time at Roehampton, Miss Grace taught workshops for fellow students and inclusive community dance project Young Amici, alongside choreographing and performing for the successful university competition team. With the team, Miss Grace performed at renowned industry events such as MOVE IT, and had the opportunity to learn from an eclectic mix of professional teachers, such as Strictly Come Dancing professionals.
Currently, Miss Grace teaches in Surrey and London while working towards her DDE Teaching qualifications. She is also dedicated to furthering her own training at leading London dance hubs, including Pineapple and Base Dance Studios.
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Miss Yasmin - BA (Hons) Teacher She / her
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Miss Yasmin studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance gaining a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance. Prior to that she studied at the Royal Academy of Dance.
Yasmin has previous choreography experience, supporting a local junior school with their performances at the Epsom Playhouse for several years. Yasmin has previously taught and choreographed at Ewell Dance.
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Yasmin has her DBS, First Aid and is Safeguarding trained.
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