Penny Waterman

Penny Waterman started dancing when she was 3 and at age 11 went on to study dance professionally at the Arts Educational Schools in Tring & London. She has qualifications in the Royal Academy of Dancing, the International Dance Teachers Association & the Imperial Society of the Teachers of Dance, & has danced with The London Festival Ballet Company. Penny has been teaching ballet, tap and modern for over 25 years.

Victoria

Victoria learnt to dance at the Alberto School of Dance & Drama. She has teaching qualifications in ballet & tap & gained a BA (Hons) Degree in Contemporary Dance at the London Contemporary Dance School. She also has BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. Victoria has many years of experience in teaching both children and adults

Amy

Amy is passionate about teaching young children to dance. She trained with the Lorraine O’Hanlon School of Dance and Drama in Watford and is qualified in teaching children Ballet, Modern and Tap. Amy has performed in many pantomines, voice-overs for Sky TV and had a BBC appearance in “Spooks”. Amy is fun, enthusiastic and has a great sense of humour

Natalia

Natalia is a widely travelled International competition dancing champion, who has represented Germany, Russia and the Ukraine. She is also Ballroom Dance Sport champion of Baden Wurtenberg (In Southern Germany). Natalia, now in her late thirties, has been teaching Latin American and Ballroom dancing since she was a teenager and also specialises in the choreography of formation dancing

Sofie

Sofie studied dance at the Morgan Aslanoff School of Dancing from the age of 3 to 16. She went on to the London Studio Centre School of Performing Arts for a 3 year course in musical theatre. She has danced professionally in pantomimes for summer seasons, TV shows & theatre in England & abroad. Sofie is a full member of the IDTA in the tap branch.

Gwen

Originally hailing from Preston in Lancashire, Gwen began her professional training at Preston College where she received Associate qualifications from the ISTD in ballet, modern, tap and national. In 2001, Gwen gained her Licentiate from the Royal Academy of Dance along with a BA (Hons) in the Art and Teaching of Ballet. Since graduating Gwen has enjoyed travelling the world, dancing aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines performing in shows such as Cameron Mackintosh's Hey! Mr Producer, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Music Of The Night. More recently she has performed in several UK and US tours of Spirit Of The Dance and Spirit Of Broadway, prior to settling in St Albans and returning to her first love, teaching dance.

Candice

Candice trained at the Hadley Highstone Dance Academy, Lime Light, Capital Arts Theatre School and the Margaret Howard Theatre College where she studied Ballet, Modern, Speech & Drama and Musical Theatre. She got down to the last 2 recall audition for the tv production of Anne Frank. Candice has a lively and bubbly personality and is wonderful with the little ones.

Vicky

Vicky trained at The Gypsy Booth School and College of Theatre Arts. She then took a diploma course at the school where she passed her Jazz Teacher's Exam, her ISTD Tap Associate and gained Honours in her Advanced Two Tap Exam. Vicky has performed in over twenty dance and drama shows and has been teaching tap dance for six years

Marley

Marley started dancing with the Marguerita Hoare School of Dance at the age of 3 and then trained at the Moonglow Studios with Bobbie Chatt. She has since performed in many local musicals such as Godspell and Pirates of Penzance in the Abbey Theatre. Marley has sung with the Hertfordshire Youth Choir and has recently taken part in several county dance festivals in the Alban Arena for charity.

Maria

Maria's passion is ballet and she studied at the London College of Dance and Drama. In previous years she has danced with local companies and societies. She enjoys working with children and seeing them progress from an early age. Maria has been able to share her love of dance with some of the youngest children in the school and is loved by all in the baby ballet classes.