Ballet
Miss Catherine Clark ARAD,
PDTC. Head of Dance and Contextual Studies.
Teacher for all levels of Ballet and Choreography,
Coach for all RAD Examinations. Year Tutor for
Years 1 & 3. Classical Ballet Soloist with
International Ballet Companies. Trained at the
Royal Ballet School.
Mr Simon Gray Graduate Certificate – RBS,
Advanced Cecchetti Ballet
Teacher of Free Ballet, Boys, Pas de Deux & Lifts.
Former Principal Dancer with Scottish Ballet,
trained at the Royal Ballet School.
Miss Sophie Robinson ARAD, AISTD
Teacher of Free Ballet, Grades and RAD Majors.
Sophie was accepted into the Royal Ballet School
at the age of 11 and continued to train classically
before graduating from the London Studio Centre.
She has worked worldwide, appearing in various
shows and pantomimes and the Royal Ballet’s
production of The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera
House in Covent Garden.
Mr Andrew Barker ARAD
Teacher of Ballet and Tutor Year 2 for IPS. Ballet Master York Scholars, qualified fitness and Pilates coach. He also teaches
students on remedial recovery and gives personal fitness and dietary advice to students by appointment.
Jazz
Mr Stewart Avon-Arnold Head of Jazz
Teacher of Jazz and specialist Boys’
Coach. Principal Dancer and Choreographer for
West End shows, Pop promos, Film and Television.
Internationally renowned teacher. Trained at the
London School of Contemporary Dance.
Mr Darren Charles
Teacher of Jazz, specialising in Commercial and
Musical Theatre. Performing worldwide, including
the West End. Television Dance credits include
the Royal Variety Show and the Brit Awards, Song
& Dance with Wayne Sleep, Fame and Notre Dame
de Paris. Extensive experience as a Choreographer,
including for his own company, he has also worked
with the Chinese in preparation of the 2008 Olympic
Games.
Mr Stuart Hayes
Teacher of Jazz. Trained at Performers College
and on graduating went straight into working on
TV shows such as Stars in the Eyes and the Royal
Variety Show. He has just finished assisting on
BBC1’s Last Choir Standing and will soon
start preparations for this year’s Children
in Need. Mr Hayes has worked worldwide with numerous
pop artists including Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue,
Spice Girls and George Michael and is always in
demand to lecture for both the IDTA and ISTD.
Miss Hannah Rooke AISTD Dip
(TB) (MB) (NB), AIDTA (Ballet) – Exam Co-ordinator
Teacher of Jazz, Tap and Modern. Coach for the
Foundation Course. Year Tutor for Year 2. Performing
experience in Pantomimes, Ballet, Television and
Promotional work.
Miss Kelly Clayton
Teacher of Jazz. Miss Clayton has had a very
diverse career with credits including P&O
Cruises, pantomimes, ‘Mystique’, television
work, modelling and choreography for television
and theatre shows in the UK and Australia.
Musical Theatre
Repertoire
Miss Michelle Blair
Teacher of Musical Theatre Repertoire and Jazz.
Performer, Director and Choreographer. Performed
throughout the UK in theatre and television. Credits
include “Doctor Doolittle”, “Snoopy
the Musical” (insert) and “Carmen.
Mr Tom Ball AIDTA
Teacher of Jazz. Tom trained at SLP and gained a 3 year Musical Theatre diploma. Whilst at college he had the opportunity to take professional contracts in summer season and pantomimes around the north of England. This is when he first had the chance to work with choreography, choreographing pre-match entertainment and a touring theatre company. He graduated from college with a job in "Starlight Express" UK tour and has since been concentrating on his choreography and musical direction. Tom has had experience choreographing for commercial fashion and hair shows, television and theatre all over the country including London and also Paris.
Mr Darren Charles
Teacher of Musical Theatre and Jazz. Performing
worldwide, including the West End. Television
Dance credits include the Royal Variety Show and
the Brit Awards, Song & Dance with Wayne Sleep,
Fame and Notre Dame de Paris. Extensive experience
as a Choreographer, including for his own company,
he has also worked with the Chinese in preparation
of the 2008 Olympic Games .
Miss Edwina Cox
Teacher of Musical Theatre. Born and raised in
Australia, Edwina has appeared in many shows both
in Australia and in the West End, including Chicago
and Sunset Boulevard.
Mr Tom Ball AIDTA
Teacher of Musical Theatre, Jazz and Tap. See Jazz listing above.
Tap and Modern
Miss Rhona Firth FISTD, International
Examiner for ISTD Modern Theatre Faculty, AISTD
Cecchetti Faculty and ARAD (Advanced).
Teacher of Free work, ISTD Majors and Tutor
for FDI Tap and Modern.
Miss Hannah Rooke AISTD Dip
(TB) (MB) (NB), AIDTA
ISTD Majors and FDI Coaching.
Miss Leanne Wilson RAD TC (DIST),
AISTD Dip (TB) (BB) (MB), AIDTA, CDE (ISTD)
Teacher of Fitness & Anatomy, ISTD Tap &
Modern and Foundation Tap & Modern.. Responsible
for Gym programmes and Health & Safety and
Body Conditioning. Remedial Masseuse. Coach for
FDI Promotion of Health and Safety in Dance and
Lifespan Development.
Faculty of Acting
Miss Emma Lindop BA (Hons)
Teacher of Drama and LAMDA with a BA Hons Drama
Degree in Theatre, Film and Television from University
of Bristol. Experienced in teaching of all age
groups from primary to youth theatre. Experience
includes improvisation, speech and sight reading.
Mr Luke Broughton BA (Hons)
Teacher of Drama with a BA Hons Degree in Theatre
Acting from the University of Leeds. Experienced
in teaching all age groups.
Joe Standerline
Teacher of all genres of Acting . A professional actor and writer for both TV and Theatre.
Miss Jodie Oliver
Experienced Musical Director coaching Acting through song.
Faculty of Music and Singing
Mr David Watkin-Holmes LWCMD,
DPSM, PGCE
Classical Tenor Vocalist and Lecturer in Performing
Arts and Vocal Consultant. Teacher of Voice Anatomy,
Physiology and Rehabilitation, Technique, Repertoire
and Interpretation. Former member of the National
Youth Choir of Great Britain and previous winner
of the Mario Lanza Awards’ 1st Prize. Performs
throughout the UK and abroad.
Mr Peter Taylor BSc, PG Dip
VS
Teacher of Singing, Musical Theory, Sight Reading,
and Musical Theatre Vocal Coach. Experience includes
Opera and Oratorio performances and Choral work.
Former member of the Academy of Vocal Music. A
classically-trained Singer.
Miss Nicola Allan GCLCM, PGCE
Teacher of Singing. Professional
Jazz and Pop Vocalist and Lecturer in Performing
Arts, including Musical Theatre, Variety Performance
and BA Pop performance, repertoire and technique.
Former voice coach for Billy Elliot Academy and
Director of LCM Gospel Choir.
Mrs Glenys Hayward ALCM, LTCL,
Cert Ed
Teacher of Singing Technique.
Miss Harriet Johnson BMus (Hons)
Teacher of Singing. Miss Johnson is an accomplished voca
Mr Shane Durrant BA (Hons) Music and Arts Education
Teacher of Harmony & Group Singing. Professional singer, pianist and composer all around the world. Musical Director on various world cruises and shows at many well known theatres around the UK. Also worked as a singing teacher in Sydney, Australia.
Miss Jodie Oliver
Teacher of Repertoire and Singing coach. Director of Musical Theatre Productions. Worked as Musical Director and composer on many productions. Also has an interest in music therapy.
Accompanists
Dr Gerard Power D Phil, M Litt,
Mus B, LTCL
Accompanist, Music Teacher and Composer.
Mr David Plumpton
Classical and Singing Accompanist, Jazz and Tap
Pianist and Musical Arranger.
Mr Christopher Nickol B Mus,
FRCO, ARCM
Classical and Singing Accompanist, Jazz and Tap
Pianist.
Miss Alena Panasenka
Classical Pianist.
Fitness
Miss Leanne Wilson RAD TC (DIST),
AISTD Dip (TB) (BB) (MB), AIDTA, CDE (ISTD)
Teacher of Fitness & Anatomy, ISTD Tap and
Modern. Responsible for Gym programmes and Health
& Safety and Body Conditioning. Remedial Masseuse.
Coach for FDI Promotion of Health and Safety in
Dance and Lifespan Development.
Mr Blair Murray BSc (Hons)
Fitness Instructor to the College, Blair Murray
is also a Personal Fitness trainer. He was previously
a professional performer in the West End and on
tours, who then retrained as a Fitness Instructor.
Mr Andrew Barker ARAD
Teacher of Fitness. Personal Trainer, Pilates and Remedial Coach.
GUEST TEACHERS who are performing or directing are a regular feature on our timetables.
Pastoral care
Miss Lucie Kemp AISTD (CB) (NB)
(TB) (MB), AISTD (TB Dip)
Student and Staff Advisor, Assistant to the Principal.
Pastoral Care: Year 1 Miss Catherine Clark
Year 2 Miss Harriet Johnson
Year 3 Miss Lucie Kemp
All Boys Mr Tom Ball
Mrs Eileen Thompson BA, Cert
Ed
Head of Integrated Professional Studies.Learning Support Tutor.
Year 1 Tutor Mr Andy Barker
Year 2 Tutor Miss Harriet Johnson
Year 3 Tutor Mrs Eileen Thompson
Physiotherapy
Mr John Rutherford BA (Hons)
Physiotherapy, Member of the Chartered Society
of Physiotherapists, Member of the Health Professional
Council.
Mr Rutherford is based in Leeds but holds weekly
treatment clinics at the College.
Updated 22 August 2009
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