Katie Martin: Principal

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Quals:

PGCE PCE - Dance

BA (Hons) Dance Practice and Performance

2nd Fellowship Member - The Midland Academy of Stage Dancing

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Experience:
Performance training of 19 years

Assistance Teaching and Teaching experience of over 15 years

Dancer for entertainment companies around the West Midlands

Participated in PHD performance based work

Been part of various Dance Science related studies

Performance and Pedagogical practice experience from Portugal

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Studied:Ballet (soft shoe and pointe), Tap, Disco, Street, Hip Hop, Musical Comedy, Acrobatics, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary and Physical Theatre.
 

'I absolutely love my job! Teaching my students brings me such fulfilment. Seeing them improve week in and week out is proof that what we do here and how we teach works! I think I'm a little obsessed. We teach from a safe practice pedagogical approach, constantly talking to our students about correct alignment and weight distribution to minimise risk of injury. The highlight of my year is seeing all those smiling faces in the finale on our final show, just WOW!'

Katie Martin - 2019

Abi Dunn: Teacher

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Quals:

Intermediate Teaching Member - The Midland Academy of Stage Dancing

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Experience:
Performance training of 16 years

Assistance Teaching and Teaching experience of over 3 years

Undertaken various KLM Workshops and Acrobatic Support Lifting Workshops

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Studied:

Ballet (soft shoe and pointe), Tap, Disco, Street, Hip Hop, Musical

Comedy, Acrobatics and Contemporary.
 

Lucy Taylor: Teacher

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Quals:

Elementary Teaching Member - The Midland Academy of Stage Dancing

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Experience:
Performance training of 6 years

Assistance Teaching and Teaching experience of over 4 years

Undertaken various KLM Workshops

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Studied:Ballet (soft shoe and pointe), Tap, Disco, Musical

Comedy, Jazz, Acrobatics and Contemporary.
 

David Smith: Teacher

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Quals:

BA (Hons) Dance Practice and Performance

Elementary Teaching Member - The Midland Academy of Stage Dancing

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Experience:
Performance training of over 15 years

Assistance Teaching and Teaching experience of over 7 years

Undertaken various KLM Workshops

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Studied: 

Ballet,  Physical Theatre, Street, Hip Hop, Tap, Disco, Musical

Comedy, Jazz, Acrobatics and Contemporary.
 

Rhianne Jordan: Assistant Teacher

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Quals:

Rhianne is currently working through her MASD qualifications to gain her teaching

certificate in all genres we teach.

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Experience:
Performance training of 9 years

Assistance Teaching and Teaching experience of over 3 years

Undertaken various KLM Workshops

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Studied: Ballet (soft shoe and pointe), Tap, Disco, Musical

Comedy, Freestyle, Acrobatics and Contemporary.