Dance Practitioners Directory 2011-2012

The North East Dance

Practitioners Directory

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The North East Dance Practitioners Directory Welcome! This directory has been collated by Dance City and contains information about dance practitioners and organisations working in a vast variety of dance styles across the North East of England. Designed as a resource to help people find a dance artist or dance organisation to lead dance activity, this directory is aimed at potential employers in the North East of England. Dance City’s aim in producing the directory is to increase the number of young people engaging in high quality dance activity.

Contents Helpful Hints Organisation Template Page 3 Organisations Page 4-15 Individual Template Page 16 Individual practitioners Page 19-35

(PLEASE NOTE practitioners and organisations are listed in alphabetical order)

Disclaimer Dance City cannot comment individually on any practitioner listed in this directory and their inclusion does not imply recommendation. We cannot accept responsibility for the quality of the work of any practitioner or any errors or omissions in the information provided by dance practitioners and organisations. Dance City has the permission of all dance organisations and individuals to be included in this directory. We recommend that you thoroughly research and check each practitioner you approach before you employ them.

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Helpful Hints Before employing a dance artist here are some hints you might consider when booking a dance artist.

1. Contact the artist directly to find out their availability for work.

2. Arrange a meeting or discuss your requirements over the phone.

3. Ensure that artists have the relevant checks and suitable insurance.

4. You may like to ask for some names and contact details of referees for the individual or organisation.

5. Agree the hourly rate or fee with the artist/organisation.

6. Once all activity is finalised and confirmed send the artist/organisation a

letter which states all agreements clearly. Two copies of the letter should be sent to the artist/organisation, one copy for the artist/organisation and the second copy to be signed and returned to you prior to the start of the activity.

If you require any additional advice relating to the practicalities of booking a dance artist or organisation please don’t hesitate to contact Dance City on 0191 2610505.

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Organisations Template This template is designed to help you look out for key information and will assist you in deciding which dance organisations to contact.

Contact Details

This section will include main contact name within the organisation, contact telephone number(s) email address and website.

Dance Styles offered

This section should detail every dance style that the organisation can offer.

Professional Training

This section should detail what qualifications the practitioners in an organisation have and should apply to all members of the organisation.

Teaching Experience

This section should detail the type of work that the organisation as a whole have done.

Other relevant information

This section should detail anything that may be of importance to the organisation and any specialism’s that they may have.

Current CRB

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes, this implies that every member of the organisation has a current CRB certificate.

Public Liability Insurance

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes, this implies that the organisation has public liability insurance.

‘Fit to Lead’?

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes this implies that all members of an organisation have completed Safeguarding Children and Young People, Equity in Your Coaching and First Aid training. All of Dance City’s teachers are now ‘Fit to Lead’ and it is something that other organisations also now require.

Dance City teaching experience

This means that the organisation itself will have been contracted by Dance City to deliver work rather than individuals in the organisation.

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Amanda Nicole School of Dance

Contact Details

Contact Name: Amanda Nicole Contact Number: Principal: 07957 707 155 Studio: 0191 2892262 Email: [email protected] Website: www.amandanicole.co.uk


Street Dance, Urban, Lyrical Hip Hop, Break dance, Tap, Ballroom & Latin, Salsa, Movement to Music, Freestyle Disco, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Cheerleading, Street Cheer


Amanda Nicole School of Dance Employ teachers with the following: First Aid - Paediatric Aid

- Safeguarding & Protecting Children Level 1 & 2 – - Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - Behaviour Management -

Coaching Children & Young People - Equity in Coaching - Analysing Coaching and Coaching Disabled Performers Certified Instructors.

Teaching Experience

Amanda Nicole gained her U.K.A Teaching Qualification in Dance and from there, went on to Teach Children and Adults, Dance and Exercise in local Schools and Colleges in the North East of England. The team are well known around the North East and works with many Schools, Colleges, Universities, Educational Providers, Disadvantaged Children and Youth Groups.

All Staff are qualified Teachers with the UKA, NDTA and IDTA, have BND, Degrees and BA HONS qualifications in dance. Training is constant with Staff attending regular CPD Courses


In 1997 Amanda established her Dance School: The Amanda Nicole School of Dance in Wallsend of where she is Principal.

Amanda currently employs 7 Staff. All Instructors are Professional, CRB Checked, Fully Insured, First Aid and Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certified.

Current CRB Yes

Public Liability Insurance Yes

‘Fit to Lead’? Yes

Dance City teaching experience Contracted by Dance City to deliver youth dance classes in the North East Youth Dance Network

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Bare Toed Dance Company

Contact Details Contact Name: Jo Templey, Rachel Kurtz, Lynn Campbell Contact Number:0191 269 5596 Email: [email protected] Website: www.baretoed.co.uk

Dance Styles offered Creative movement play and developmental movement practice for young children, aerial dance, training and CPD for professionals, indoor and outdoor dance performance for young children and their families.

Professional Training: Primary School Teaching Movement Therapy Massage Therapies Special Needs Advisory Teaching Gabriells Roths 5 Rhythms Teaching Performing Arts Active Birth Teaching

Teaching Experience All members in the company have extensive (between 15-25 years each) experience of teaching children and training adults in a variety of settings including: Schools, children’s centres, national conferences, dance organisations, theatres, festivals, parties, local events, collaborations with other artists, health authorities, local authorities.

The company has taught and collaborated with professionals and within the community. The company has developed its own training/CPD programme as well as offering bespoke programmes.

Other Relevant Experience

Current CRB?: Yes

Public Liability Insurance?: Yes

‘Fit to Lead’?: Yes

Dance City teaching experience: • Regular Classes for 0-6 year olds as part of dance city programme. • Family Acrobalance, aerial and movement play sessions • Delivery of teaching and consultation as part of the pilot 'Dance In Health'

research enquiry with Durham University looking into the effects of Dance on obesity and wellbeing for under 5's.

• Yoga for pregnancy regular classes.

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Dora Frankel Dance CIC

Contact Details Contact Name: Dora Frankel Contact Number: 0191 262 1584 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dorafrankelddance.co.uk

Dance styles offered Contemporary, ballet, improvisation, choreography, composition, dance history, dance business, coaching, mentoring.

Professional Training MA Choreography Middlesex University NVQ2 in Activity Leadership with an extra component anatomy and physiology from Level 2 exercise to Music. Choreology certificate (degree level) Institute of Choreology Diploma Rambert School of Ballet Member RAD, Equity, Dance UK, Choreographers Register

Teaching Experience • Artistic Director, choreographer: extensive teaching experience KS2 – • Professional company teaching: from technique classes to informal

creative sessions with elderly people; challenging dance and devising/creative sessions with young people including elements of break and hip hop.

• Current projects include: Dance Bites part of the UK School Games opening event, teaching at Teesside and Sunderland University, workshops for

• Apollo Pavilion Community Association, creative sessions at Gateshead Schools and across Tyne and Wear.

• All company members are skilled dance deliverers and hold current CRBs. Dancers include Holly Irving and Natasha Kowalski, Paul Chantry and Oliver Eastwood.

Other Relevant Information Currently choreographing The Wind in the Willows for Northern Stage. Spring: tour of triple bill Bitter, Sweet and Dark plus Bridging The Gap installation.

Current CRB? Yes

Public Liability Insurance? Yes


Dance City teaching experience: N/A

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Hang Aerial Dance

Contact Details Contact Name: Helen Averly Contact Number: 07802 405 462 0191 246 2836 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hang.org.uk

Dance Styles offered Aerial Dance - for all ages – equipment used; trapeze, silks, cocoon, rope, and aerial hoop. From one off sessions to projects which can develop skills to performance

Professional Training • All tutors are experienced in leading Circus activities with a combined

experience of 28 years in the 3 partners. • Training has been received via sessions with other professionals as is

usual in circus. • Rigging Training with Aerisc.

Teaching Experience • We were responsible for training 80 adults for the La Fura Del Baus

performance for NGI. Working to 30m height – rope and harness work. Chaperoning people from beginner to performance.

• We have 28 years combined experience teaching all ages from early years to adult in leisure aerial dance as well as adults.

Other Relevant Information Aerial Dance requires the installation of aerial equipment. This can either be done from existing structures or from a mobile free-standing rig – which we can provide.

Current CRB: Yes

Public Liability Insurance: Yes

‘Fit to Lead’: Yes

Dance City Teaching Experience: Adult Aerial Dance Classes

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Jasmine Tui School of Dance

Contact Details Contact Name: Jasmine Tui Paine Contact Number: 07771567388 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jasminetuischoolofdance.co.uk

Dance Styles offered IDTA Ballet, Cheerleading/Cheer Dance & Street Dance/Hip hop

Professional Training I hold a BA Honours degree in Performance from Northumbria University and I completed my IDTA Associate dance teaching qualification in 2006.

Teaching Experience I run my own dance school ‘The Jasmine Tui School of Dance’ based in Gosforth which trains young people from the age of 3 in a number of dance styles. Students are entered for IDTA examinations in ballet which have so far been extremely successful. I have also worked in a number of schools across the region delivering after school clubs and workshops as well as for local charities and youth projects.

Other Relevant Information I spent 3 years working as a youth worker for a local charity and hold a level 1 certificate in Safeguarding Children

Current CRB: Yes


‘Fit to Lead’? No (Currently undertaking courses)

Dance City Teaching Experience: N/A

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Kidz Get Fit Contact Details Contact Name: Paul Danecki Contact Number: 0191 264 9809 / 07786990182 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kidzgetfit.co.uk Dance Styles offered Urban/Street Dance, Break Dance, Urban Flow, Cheerleading, Street Cheer, Pom Dance, Contemporary, Zumba, Zumbatonic, Salsa, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Stage Performance. Professional Training Instructors have degree’s in Performing Arts, Governing body recognised dance qualifications, many years experience coaching. Teaching Experience All of our staff currently teach both curricular and extra curricular dance to a wide range of age groups and abilities through 150+ institutions both school, community and academy per week. They have coached award winning dance squads and run performances at a variety of venues in the North East and nationally including the Sage, Metro Radio Arena and Manchester Velodrome to name a few. Other Relevant Information All staff are organised and insured under the Kidz Get Fit banner who take care of all organisation of sessions Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? No Dance City Teaching Experience: N/A

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More Than Dance CIC Ltd Contact Details Contact Name: Kevin Atkinson Contact Number: 07711736599 Email: [email protected] Website: www.morethandance.co.uk Dance Styles offered Contemporary/fusion Professional Training There are two professionally trained dancers/choreographers. One trained at University of Sunderland, one at Laban. One person with an MA in Somatic dance movement. Two dancers with over 15 years of dance experience. Teaching Experience

• More Than Dance is a successful dance company that works throughout the UK in primary/secondary schools, community groups and in festivals.

• Our creative director has taught at University of Sunderland as well as

having over fifteen years of dance teaching in many varied settings.

• Our other dancers have taught in schools and community groups very successfully and follow the companies policies and procedures fully

• They are guided and supported through the experience of the creative

director.

• Our work in primary schools has earned praise from ofsted inspectors. Other Relevant Information The company creates dance that is achievable and accessible to all levels of dancers or non dancers.

We are a leading company in the UK working in the area of faith and movement. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? No Dance City Teaching Experience: N/A

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Surface Area Dance Theatre CIC

Contact Details Contact Name: Nicole Vivien Watson Contact Number: 01912695594 Email: [email protected] Website: www.surfacearea.info

Dance Styles offered Creative Movement, Contemporary, Improvisation, Choreographic methods.

Professional Training Nicole Vivien Watson- National and Higher National Diploma in Dance awarded by Newcastle College, graduating 2002, BA Hons Degree in Dance, Graduating from The Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2005. British Sign Language Level 1, completed and working towards completion of level 2.

Teaching Experience Surface Area Dance Theatre under the direction of Nicole Vivien Watson has delivered dance workshops to and behalf of; Northumbria University Sunderland University Newcastle College Sunderland City Council Durham City Council The Princes Trust Norcare Charitable Trust

Other Relevant Information Surface Area Dance Theatre Community Interest Company, is limited by guarantee with social aims. When delivering dance in the community, we place special emphasis on integrating participants skills into each workshop, we also encourage an awareness of self and growth through group participation.

Current CRB: Yes


‘Fit to Lead?’: No


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Singing with Nikki Contact Details Contact Name: Nikki Robertson Contact Number: 07832 932755 Email: [email protected] Website: www.singingwithnikki.webs.com Dance Styles offered Musical theatre or Singing tuition in either one to one private lesson format, or group workshops. All styles covered! Pop, traditional, Glee, Rock, Musical Theatre Professional Training Trained by and currently working For Georgina Hill-Brown of Vocaltutor. Vocaltutor is a nationwide network of vocal coaches that provide tuition in all aspects of singing. Teaching Experience I have been teaching a group musical theatre class at Buzz Theatre Arts for over a year, and also been giving private singing lessons since September 09. Recently I started teaching Glee@DC, a glee style singing group at dance city, and have also taken on another musical theatre class at The Elaine Milbourne Theatre Dance School, I absolutely love it! Other Relevant Information Trained in theatre dance at the Elaine Milbourne theatre dance school from a very early age before progressing into teaching. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience Glee@DC a more musical based singing class focusing on "Glee" style songs, with emphasis on singing with harmony, movement with singing and vocal technique. The class is aimed at 10 -16 year olds

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TIN Arts Contact Details Contact Name: Tertia Brigham Contact Number: 0191 384 0728 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tinarts.co.uk Dance Styles offered Creative Movement / Contemporary Professional Training TIN Arts currently employs 6 dance practitioners all of whom has trained to degree level in dance and have over 25 years of teaching experience between them. Teaching Experience TIN Arts formed in 1999 and since then we have worked in a wide range of environments including educational and community settings engaging over 100,000 people and delivering over 20,000 workshops. We are specialists in delivering INSET training, delivering a creative curriculum through the arts, creating activity that is inclusive and fully accessible as well as tailor-made programmes designed specifically for each groups / schools needs in terms of age, backgrounds and abilities. Our work can be both process and performance led in terms of outcomes and we are constantly updating our knowledge of in-school initiatives and latest pedagogy. Other Relevant Information TIN Arts are a not-for-profit social enterprise committed to creating access to the arts for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’: Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: YES Foundation Training Programme – Young people deemed gifted and talented aged 8 – 13yrs. Contracted by Dance City to lead on strategic development of youth dance across the North East, 2008 – 2011

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XSTATIC DANCE Ltd Contact Details Contact Name: Tamsin Ireland Contact Number: 07708 125508 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered Issue based creative dance workshops in schools and the local community and can also offer: jazz, acro, cheerleading, tap, ballet, contemporary, street. Professional Training BA (Hons) Dance BTEC Performing Arts GCSE Dance BATD Acro and Stage Associate N.C.D.T.A. Associate LABAN Dynamic Body Intensive UKCA Level 2 Basic Cheer Skills Teaching Experience

• Community classes for 3 years in the Sunderland Area. • Dancing through Life 10 week project in Hetton School. • XL Youth Villages Dance Co-Ordinator since 2009. • Dance consultants for the animation department for the University of

Sunderland. • West Side Story Knife Crime project in Castleview and Redhouse schools

choreographers in November 2009. • Choreographing a site specific performance for the University of

Sunderland to take place December 2010. Other Relevant Information Currently studying towards a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes- individually ‘Fit to Lead’? No Dance City Teaching Experience: N/A

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Yogalution

Contact Details Contact Name: Louise Powell Contact Number: 07906 487 382 Email: via website or [email protected] Website: www.yogalution.co.uk

Dance Styles offered Yoga

Professional Training: British Wheel of Yoga teaching Diploma P.G.C.E YogaBugs CRB continuously held since 1998 First Aid training all ages including babies and children

Teaching Experience: Special Educational Needs delivery of Yoga for Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham and North Tyneside LEA’s including in Service training for teaching staff and museum workers dealing with children and young people. Inclusion on North Tyneside school’s database of qualified Yoga instructors. Leading Yoga projects for Northumbria and Newcastle University for adults including vulnerable and marginalised adult groups. Teaching Pregnant women both ordinary classes and in specialised one to one sessions. Delivery of sessions in school, for Sunderland Libraries service, NHS primary care trusts Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland for staff extensively as well as regular adult classes and one to one sessions inc. Those with medical problems and aims such as cancer, M.E, weight loss, smoking cessation and substance abuse. Also have run sessions at Dance City.

Other Relevant Information: Trained Secondary school teacher as well as Yoga teacher. 20 years personal Yoga practice. I have taught Yoga since 2003 on a regularly.

Current CRB: Yes


‘Fit to Lead’? No


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INDIVIDUAL DANCE PRACTITONERS TEMPLATE This template is designed to help you look out for key information and will assist you in deciding which dance organisations to contact.

Contact Details

This section will include main contact name, contact telephone number(s) email address and website.


This section should detail every dance style that the individual can offer.


This section should detail what qualifications the individual currently holds.

Teaching Experience

This section should detail the type of work that the individual has done previously.


This section should detail anything that may be of importance to the individual and any specialism’s that they may have.

Current CRB

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes, this implies that the individual has a current and up to date CRB certificate.

Public Liability Insurance

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes, this implies that the individual holds their own public liability insurance.

‘Fit to Lead’?

This section should be answered either Yes or No. By answering yes this implies that the individual has completed Safeguarding Children and Young People, Equity in Your Coaching and First Aid training. All of Dance City’s teachers are now ‘Fit to Lead’ and it is something that other organisations also now require.

Dance City teaching experience

This means that the individual has been/is currently contracted by Dance City to deliver work on behalf of the organisation.

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Brooke Brown-Adams- Freelance Dance

Contact Number: 07783 421 132 Email: [email protected] Website: www.freelance-dance.co.uk

Dance Styles offered: Ballet, Contemporary, Creative, Salsacise, Belly Dance, Ballroom (ideal for wedding couples), Hip Hop, Tap, AeroDance

Professional Training: BND in Dance Performance, and GCSE and A Level in Dance; Graduated with a BA (HONS) In Dance Choreography from Northumbria University; I have since performed in semi-professional and professional roles. All certificates available on request as well as portfolio.

Teaching Experience: • Teaching as a qualified dance teacher since 2007

• Peripatetic Dance Teacher in schools; I provide youth dance groups, for after school clubs for children/teenagers who are interested in furthering their knowledge in Dance. We quite often work towards yearly performances. I also work in curriculum time table in several local schools.

• TIN ARTS is another company I work for part time as an Arts Practitioner, this company works with people with special needs and learning disabilities.

• I teach at several Leisure Centres, Salsacise and Belly Dance and AeroDance.

• I have my own dance studio based in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne where I teach a variety of different dance styles.

• I offer private tuition as well as group classes

Other Relevant Information

Current CRB? Yes

Public Liability Insurance? Yes


Dance City teaching Experience? N/A

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Catherine Dufton Contact Number: 07745701305 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Contemporary, street dance, creative movement, musical theatre dance Professional Training: I graduated with a first class dance degree in 2003. Since then I have participated in professional residences, an artist in education project and a course in developmental movement play. Teaching Experience:

• Since graduating I have delivered many dance projects in community and educational settings, working with children, young people and adults.

• I have worked at Darlington Education Village for the last year and 9 months, delivering sessions for Steam Shed’s inclusive theatre company based at the school.

• I have worked in schools and youth groups in Yorkshire and the North East through various SSCO organisations, schools and youth engagement initiatives etc.

• I have also done a couple of projects with BME groups exploring their cultural dance styles to make dance films, perform at festivals and work with local schools.

Other Relevant Information:

• I have a driving license and regular access to a car.

• I am about to do an MA module in dance leadership, with Teesside University.

Current CRB?: Yes Public Liability Insurance?: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’?: No Dance City Teaching Experience:

• I've worked for the kick start choreography project for last couple of years.

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Daksha Asher

Contact Number: 07958 345 186 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Bollywood, Folk and Indian regional dance. Professional Training: Studied dance from an early age under several Masters of Indian dance; notably Sanjay Leela Bhansali, a multiple award winning top Bollywood film director. Teaching Experience: Daksha’s teaching experience is vast. Through her unique and creative approach, she uses a fusion of styles to provide inspirational learning and performing for people of all ages and abilities. Daksha established multicultural dance group ‘Navrang Arts’ in 1994 where she has taught a wide range of people ranging from ages 5 to 65. She has also conducted over 400 dance workshops in schools, art colleges and community centres. Working with people right from children and students to professional dance artists, Daksha’s approachable and creative nature have made her a popular choice for learning Indian and Bollywood dance.

Other Relevant Information: Understands the operation of being a successful dance tutor having had over 20 years experience of teaching dance and co-ordinating large scale dance productions. Current CRB?: Yes Public Liability Insurance?: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’?: No

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Elizabeth McMahon Contact Number: 01642 273935 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: National Curriculum Dance for all Key stages Professional Training: B.Ed Hons in Education with specialism in dance Attended many courses & workshops included those organised by NDTA Courses run by Exercise Movement & Dance Partnership Teaching Experience: I have been a teacher since 1980, and have experience of teaching Foundation Stage, Key Stage one, two, three, and four pupils, children with special needs and adults. I have taught these age groups during curriculum time as a full and part time classroom teacher and as a teacher of Dance. Since May 2002, I have worked as a curriculum support teacher for Dance for the East Cleveland Education Action Zone and presently for the Cleveland School Sport Partnership at Laurence Jackson School, Guisborough. My role in the partnership is to deliver Dance, working alongside teachers in schools, showing them how to teach dance and advising them on curriculum delivery. Other Relevant Information: As a specialist teacher, I have successfully worked alongside Primary Link Teachers, School Sport Co-ordinators and Partnership Development Managers, in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Darlington as well as in Redcar and Cleveland. I have been involved in many projects such as the organisation of festivals and that of small Dance projects involving several schools. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? No Dance City teaching experience? N/A

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Ferris Jerjis Dip Ac MBAcC

Contact Number: 0191 2871042 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hunyuantaiji.co.uk

Dance Styles offered: Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gong, Silkreeling, Taoist Yoga.

Professional Training: Training since 1988 in the UK, USA and China. Annual visits to the Far East to increase depth of knowledge and level of skill. Full training in Chinese bodywork and therapeutic movement as well as Chinese medicine.

Teaching Experience:

• Teaching Tai Chi and Taoist Yoga professionally since 1993 locally.

• Employed by the Health Action Zone to teach physiotherapists and nurses as well as patients in the Cardiac Rehab Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for three years.

• Teaching Chi Gong classes at Dance City for two years.

• Holding day and weekend seminars throughout the North of England to various interest groups.


Current CRB: Yes


‘Fit to Lead’: No

Dance City teaching experience: N/A

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Gillie Kleiman Contact Number: 07805004837 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: As a facilitator, my preference is to work on making performances with the group, and to discuss what that might entail. I can offer workshops and practical sessions in improvisation, release-based contemporary dance, performance-making, and basic voice-work and dramaturgy coaching.

I can also teach sessions in dance studies and performance studies up to lower HE levels. I am developing a strand of facilitative work called ‘how to watch performance’ which is suitable for new and experienced performance-goers and can act as an audience development tool. Professional Training: BA (Hons) Dance and Culture with Professional Training – first class honours University of Surrey, 2008 Currently enrolled in MA Performance and Creative Research, Roehampton University Teaching Experience:

• Designing and delivering theoretical and practical modules in FE and HE dance programmes at Newcastle and Gateshead Colleges, 2008-2010

• Performance-watching workshops for Youth Dance England and Theatre Royal Newcastle Learning, 2010

• One-off workshops or longer term weekly practice-based sessions as a freelancer for, amongst others, Guildford Borough Council, Newcastle City Council, University of Surrey, Dance City, Youth Dance England, Northumbria University since 2001

Other Relevant Information: I will be based in Newcastle and London until September 2011, when I will return to Newcastle full-time Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’: Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: Yes – Mania youth performance group January 2009-July 2010, 14-18 year olds

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Hazel Needham Contact Number: 07950697939 or 01912 670717 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Contemporary, Ballet, Street, Hip hop, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Jazz, Modern, Disco, Burlesque, Musical theatre Professional Training: First Degree in Contemporary Dance Triple Distinction National Diploma in Dance Teaching Experience:

• Numerous schools, community centres, dance schools, corporate events

• I have taught age three to adult and from absolute beginner to professional.

• All styles taught (as mentioned above) depending on level.

• Enthusiastic teaching style! Other Relevant Information: First Aid Certificate First Aid in Sport Full clean driving license Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: Yes 1. Covered a Dance Mix class 2. Delivered 3 workshops to KPMG employees.

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Kay Taylor- Farida Dance

Contact Number: 0191 519 0305 Email: [email protected] Website: www.faridadance.com

Dance Styles offered: Egyptian style Belly Dance

Professional Training: JWAAD Teacher training diploma – the only National qualification specialising in Arabic dance. (1998) 15 years of ongoing training from top Cairo dancers.

Teaching Experience: • 20 years of teaching regular classes in North East and workshops both

Nationally & Internationally.

• Regular teacher at many specialist residential events.

• Head of JWAAD teacher training course for 6 years.

Other Relevant Information: Lead dancer in Tarab Dance Company (2000 – 2009) Choreographer to Helwa! Dance Company

Current CRB: No



Dance City teaching experience?

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Kerry- Louise Daglish Contact Number: 07833 102148 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Latin, Salsa, Zumba, Freestyle, Dance Fusion and Choreography Professional Training:

• Fit to Lead • Age 50+ groups • Fathom- working with Disabilities • UK Alliance of Dance Tutor Training- Latin, Freestyle and Oriental Egyptian • Vaghova Academy- Dance & Russian internship • GCSE Dance/ Performing Arts


Ages 4-18: • GCSE Dance modules, School Sports Development- Latin and Freestyle

Dance. • Special Events- All abilities Latin/freestyle/carnival, end of event show

choreography, La Sagesse Performing arts Academy- Choreography, Creative Movement/Freestyle/Ballet/ Latin

Ages 18+ • Northumbria University special events/ courses • Gateshead College- Latin & Zumba • Healthcare at Home- Cancer support- dance therapy group work

Other Relevant Information: Work with the visually impaired, vulnerable adults and under 18’s- varied ability/behavioural sets. Big Dance Event, World’s Biggest Salsa- Lead Dancer/choreographer and presenter. Breast Cancer Awareness- Dance Shows and Choreography. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’ ? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: YES World Arts & Education Conference- Led Latin dance sessions with delegates and attendees. Salsa- Beginners and Advanced classes and Fit as a Fiddle- dance for ages 50+

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Kayleigh Donavan Contact Number: 07824555173 Email: [email protected]

Dance Styles offered: Commercial

Professional Training: BA (Hons) Degree: Dance: choreography

Teaching Experience: During University studies I taught a lot of my own choreography to fellow piers. I have taught cheerleading routines to children at the Falcons summer camp. as well as commercial dance classes to children at FX Leisure gym once a week Other Relevant Information: I do a lot of freestyle/podium dancing in various venues around the north east as well as choreographed performances.

Current CRB: Yes

Public Liability Insurance: No



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Lorraine Jukes Contact Number: 07984 278973. 0191 265 2019 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Classical Ballet Class (cecchetti method). Theatre and Musical. Professional Training:

• Professional Vocational School trained in Ballet, Jazz, Theatre and Drama. Teaching qualifications gained.

• Previous experience in Ballet Company work and West End Musicals. • Training in Drama.


• Community Class Ballet teacher for Dance City. (10 years) • Ballet teacher for Tees Valley Dance (1 year) • Musical Theatre choreography for Benfield School. • Ballet teacher for Durham Choristers School. • Movement and Ballet teacher for Actors and Dancers of any level.

Other Relevant Information: Currently teaching Ballet Class at Dance City and in Jesmond. Available for school projects (with reasonable notice). Available for any Ballet teaching work there may be and in particular schools and educational environments. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’ ? No Dance City Teaching Experience: YES Ballet Class at Dance City on a Monday evening. Have also taught a Point Work class at Dance City in the past.

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Lynn Campbell Contact Number: 07906 854092 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Movement play for young children and their families, Dance Therapy, Improvisation for children/adults, Aerial dance, Yoga for pregnancy, Yoga for new mums and their new babies, Training/CPD for teachers, Outdoor Creativity Professional Training: Geography degree – Sheffield Uni PGCE Education – Sheffield Uni MA Dance Movement Therapy – Laban Dance Leader in the Community – Sheffield Uni Active Birth Yoga Teacher – Active Birth Centre Antenatal Educator – NCT Movement Medicine teaching apprentice - ongoing Teaching Experience: 10 years as a primary/special needs/early years teacher in London 10 years freelance – in schools, as a therapist, teaching aerial, as part of Bare Toed teaching early year’s sessions, running CPD and projects Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience:

• I deliver dance city classes regularly at dance city - for 0 - 3's and their families, 4/5/6 year olds, for pregnant women and for new mums with their new babies.

• I delivered on Bare Toed in the Garden performances/workshops and on Baby Discos (Summer 2010)

• As part of Hang I've taught aerial dance both as courses and Easter/Summer schools for children/young people.

• I was also one of the artists on the Bullion Lane - DALI project - teaching the curriculum through Dance Sept 2009 to Dec 2009.

• In Jan - April 2010 I was one of the artists involved in the Healthy Highfields intergenerational project.

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Nikolas Lloyd

Contact Number: 0191 284 1353 Email: [email protected] Website: www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

Dance Styles offered: The main swing styles: Lindy hop, jitterbug, blues, shim sham, Balboa, shag etc. I do sometimes get booked to teach salsa and other styles, but swing is my main forte.

Professional Training: I was taught by: Frankie Manning, The Jiving Lindyhoppers, The Harlem Hotshots, Peter Loggins and Steven Mitchell

Teaching Experience: I went professional in 2000. I have taught continuously for the Newcastle Swing Dance Society as its main regular teacher. I have taught old age pensioners, young school children, disabled people, drunken revellers, avid dance enthusiasts, and reluctant dance conscripts. I have been booked for hen night parties, corporate staff-bonding workshops, and wedding dance lessons. I have been employed by several local councils, university societies and sports centres, Haughton College, Elaine Milbourne Dance School, Newcastle College, Dance City, Boogie Nights of Edinburgh, Swingjive, Daring Dance, Age Concern, Leeds Swing Dance Society, the Future Sounds of Swing.

Other Relevant Information: Choreography: 13 dance festivals/competitions; shows A Century of Dance, Grease, School of Excellence. Featured demonstrating Lindy hop for the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.

Current CRB: Yes

Public Liability Insurance: I usually buy it when needed.



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Pamela Hopkinson – Northern Gate Dance Theatre Contact Number: (0191) 567 4940 Mobile: 07861 650040 Email: [email protected] Website: www.northerngate.co.uk Dance Styles offered: Contemporary and Popsteps Professional Training: BA – Dance NVQ Level 2 – Activity Leadership Foundation Degree – Performing Arts BTEC ND – Performing Arts, Dance GCSE – Dance 8 GCSE’s Grade A-C in general education Teaching Experience: I have taught in many primary and secondary in the North East, delivering creative and pop dance workshops to varying abilities. I am passionate about increasing opportunities for young people and therefore have been involved with a number of projects over recent years to increase participation. These involve working with other dance/arts organisations and individuals including, TIN Arts, Falling Cat, The Forge, YDE, Dance City, local and regional councils. In 2009 and 2010, I delivered contemporary and hip hop style dance workshops to primary and secondary schools in Durham and Newcastle. These have been part of bigger performances at The Falcon’s Ground in Newcastle and Durham Riverside Cricket Club. Other Relevant Information: I have gained the following achievements as part of my continual professional development.

• Fit to Lead (as per YDE requirements) • Activity Leadership - NVQ Level 2 (Sports, Recreation and Allied

Occupations) • Mentorship with TIN Arts

Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: I have been contracted by Dance City to deliver classes for the North East Youth Dance Network; Newcastle/Gateshead Hub Taster sessions at Benwell and dance workshops (popsteps) to D2 Youth Zone in (Gala Field) Newcastle.

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Rose Payne Contact Number: 07746 177424 Email: [email protected]

Dance Styles offered: Contemporary, Creative, Choreography, Pilates, Body conditioning, Technique classes in Contemporary dance, beginners to professional (Limon, Release, Cunningham techniques) focusing on musicality, clarity of movement, safe practice, body awareness, fitness and enjoyment. Choreography – making dances in collaboration with participants, developing movement vocabulary. Physical and creative workshops for children aged 6+ Pilates - for Teens, Active ageing, dancers

Professional Training: • Professional Training: Laban Centre BA Hons Dance Theatre • Professional Diploma in performance, Transitions Postgraduate Dance

Company (Laban Centre) • Certified Stott Pilates matwork instructor • Safe and Effective Dance Teaching Practice, MA module, Teesside

University

Teaching Experience: Schools; Year 4 and above. (With Tees Dance initiative, Dance City, The Forge) GCSE and A Level dance (Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College) Primary teacher’s CPD Community and Private sector; Dance City Adult contemporary classes, Middlesbrough Arts Development adult classes. Tin Arts, Dance City Academy, Stella Mann College, Laban Centre, York St John University, Northumbria University, Teesside University and Youth Dance Tynedale

Other Relevant Information: Completed ‘Safe and Effective Dance Teaching Practice’ (Trinity Laban) at Teesside University, first module of an MA in Professional Dance Practice Stott Pilates certified matwork instructor Courses completed: Muscular strength and endurance for Teens Fit to Lead - Emergency First Aid

Current CRB: Yes


‘Fit to Lead’?: No


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Sarita Kalele Contact Number: 07501044929 Email: [email protected] Website: Under processing Dance Styles offered: Indian classical dance (Kathak), Indian Bollywood dance and all kinds of Indian folk dances. Professional Training: Holds Master’s degree in Indian classical dance awarded by Indian government. Trained under great maestros of same art. Performing experience in National Indian dance festivals. Teaching Experience: Sarita has a teaching experience (in both dance forms) of 15 years that includes students of all generations. She also has an experience of training quite a few bollywood actors as well. She runs her own dance academy in India and in UK which are very popular. She has choreographed many events and dance festivals like Winter Carnival in Newcastle, YUVA of Kalapremi organisation and many workshops and projects at different Schools, Colleges and Universities. She has successfully delivered dance demo to the Doctorate students and worked as one of the popular lecturer in Gateshead College to teach World dance. Other Relevant Information: In recognition to her service to the dance fraternity, the Indian government has awarded her ‘Singar Mani’ (Literary means ‘diamond’). Sarita’s a leading exponent of ‘Kathak’ dance. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: Yes ‘Fit to Lead’? Yes Dance City Teaching Experience: Yes I have done many events. I have conducted community moves classes which are still going on. I also conduct different workshops through Dance City. Participants were/are professionals, high calibre dancers and general students.

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Sophie Johnson Contact Number: 07788620265 Email: [email protected]

Dance Styles offered: Freestyle Disco, Lyrical, Rock and Roll, Latin & Ballroom, Cheerleading, Contemporary, Jazz, Street, Hoop Dance, Street Skip, Zumba, Just Jhoom!, Dancercise.

Professional Training: Qualified / Member in the following Training: - BA (Hons) Dance and Choreography. - PGCE in Dance. - Associate Freestyle Dance Teachers. - British Gymnastics. - United Kingdom Cheerleading Association.

Teaching Experience: I have experience in teaching all of the above dance styles via: - My PGCE - Local Schools - Local Community Centres - Event Workshops - School Sports Partnership’s - My role as Sport Inclusion Officer - Private Dance Schools and more. I have been teaching for six years and have a passion inspiring others to succeed in dance.

Other Relevant Information: Full member / adjudicator of: - IfL, NCDTA, BDC, UKA, IDTA, British Gymnastics, UKCA, ADFP. Hoop Dance, Zumba, Just Jhoom!

Current CRB: Yes




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Stephanie Barlow- Free Motion Dance Contact Number: 07899947432 Email: [email protected] Website: www.freemotiondance.co.uk Dance Styles offered: Contemporary, Jazz, Hip hop, Street, Ballet, Free-Style, Pop-Steps, Cheerleading, Cheer Dance, Choreography workshops, Zumba (coming soon) Professional Training: All coaches have BA in Contemporary Dance / Musical Theatre or Choreography. Some coaches have teacher training through IDTA and Northern counties in Free Style and Stage! My personal training started at Alevel Dance and since then I have achieved a BA Contemporary Dance. All looking to get Zumba teacher training qual before xmas 2010 Teaching Experience: Worked in over 100 schools in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Durham, Gateshead. Working from Nursery- high schools. After school clubs, morning and lunchtime clubs. PPA cover and also using dance within the curriculum is all something that we can offer as a company. I have personally been invited to Newcastle College performance Academy to choreograph on the second year degree students. As a company we have choreographed dance works for the Sage Newcastle Dance festival, Gateshead Dance festival and the Durham dance festival held at the Gala Theatre. Other Relevant Information: We are reliable, punctual, vibrant teachers who have all had extensive training and teaching experience. Current CRB: Yes, all coaches hold enhanced CRB Public Liability Insurance: Yes, all coaches ‘Fit to Lead‘? only need First Aid Dance City Teaching Experience: I teach Hip hop: ages 6-10 on a Saturday morning which is continuous.

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William Freeman Contact Number: 07807888815 Email: [email protected] Dance Styles offered: Locking, Dance Hall, Hip Hop Professional Training: None, self trained. I train at Dance City almost every day with guys from the Bad Taste Cru and Lock as a Duet with Nicola McCarthy. Teaching Experience: Covering for Nicola on 6 occasions when she was away doing shows. Other Relevant Information: Just Jam Locking performance with Nicola (Rice and Peez). I am very professional in my behaviour and approach even though I do lack the experience. Current CRB: Yes Public Liability Insurance: No ‘Fit to Lead’: No Dance City Teaching Experience: I have covered on several occasions for Nicola’s “Soul lota Funk” classes when she was away touring. The target participants were14 years and over.

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