
Miss Emily A
Miss Emily has been dancing for many year and worked her way through all of her grade work in BATD Ballet, Tap, Modern and National achieving the top grades in all disciplines. Emily has since taken her professional examinations and achieved her Associates in both Stage (Tap & Modern) and Ballet with BATD and NCDTA.
Miss Emily has recently taken her professional examination in the renowned Acrobatic Arts course and is also Acro certified.
Emily is the current Dance Coach for Northumbria Northstars University team and has achieved 3 National Championships and grand overall champions with this team in 2018.
Whilst training Emily was accepted into the London Schools: Arts Education at Urdang Academy and Laine Theatre Arts to train professionally. She also competed regionally and Nationally during her early dancing career.
Miss Emily has been dancing for many year and worked her way through all of her grade work in BATD Ballet, Tap, Modern and National achieving the top grades in all disciplines. Emily has since taken her professional examinations and achieved her Associates in both Stage (Tap & Modern) and Ballet with BATD and NCDTA.
Miss Emily has recently taken her professional examination in the renowned Acrobatic Arts course and is also Acro certified.
Emily is the current Dance Coach for Northumbria Northstars University team and has achieved 3 National Championships and grand overall champions with this team in 2018.
Whilst training Emily was accepted into the London Schools: Arts Education at Urdang Academy and Laine Theatre Arts to train professionally. She also competed regionally and Nationally during her early dancing career.

Miss Laura
Miss Laura started dancing when she was only 2 years old, giving her 21 years of training to date. She trained with NCDTA and was also a competitive freestyle dancer where she gained the title of Commonwealth Games Solo Champion.
Laura gained her foundation degree in Contemporary dance with Newcastle College and from there went to work professionally in a touring show around the UK and in a professional Pantomime.
Laura has also worked for 3 years professionally as a Choreographer/Singer and Fitness Instructor in France, working with a team of 10 to put on 3 shows a week for holiday makers. After those three years, Laura took a job in the Lorraine Crosby band and performed as a backing singer and dancer for a year and a half touring Great Britain and now she performs solo as well as teaching dance.
Laura holds a FDA Contemporary Dance and BATD Associate qualifications.
Miss Laura started dancing when she was only 2 years old, giving her 21 years of training to date. She trained with NCDTA and was also a competitive freestyle dancer where she gained the title of Commonwealth Games Solo Champion.
Laura gained her foundation degree in Contemporary dance with Newcastle College and from there went to work professionally in a touring show around the UK and in a professional Pantomime.
Laura has also worked for 3 years professionally as a Choreographer/Singer and Fitness Instructor in France, working with a team of 10 to put on 3 shows a week for holiday makers. After those three years, Laura took a job in the Lorraine Crosby band and performed as a backing singer and dancer for a year and a half touring Great Britain and now she performs solo as well as teaching dance.
Laura holds a FDA Contemporary Dance and BATD Associate qualifications.
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Miss Ellie
Miss Ellie has been dancing from the age of 18m and completed all examinations with BATD in Ballet, Tap, Modern and National genres achieving the highest grades in all areas. Ellie completed her professional teaching qualifications with NCDTA in both Ballet and Jazz and has been teaching classes ever since, holding her students to the highest standards.
Ellie has completed her Acrotrix module 1 certification and is acro certified to deliver classes in this specialism.
Ellie started teaching dance from age 17, as it has always been an aspirational career for her throughout her life. She also entered regional dance competitions as a soloist and holds may gold medals through her early career on the stage. She is a song and dance championship winner and has entered numerous leading dance competitions across the country which her teams won on multiple occasions.
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Miss Emily L
Miss Emily started her dancing journey through amateur dramatics from the age of 13. After leaving school, Emily attended Newcastle college studying dance and musical theatre for four years before being accepted in the prestigious dance school Laine Theatre Arts on a three year Musical Theatre BA Hons course, graduating in 2020 where she worked with world renowned choreographers and industry professionals.
Miss Emily started her dancing journey through amateur dramatics from the age of 13. After leaving school, Emily attended Newcastle college studying dance and musical theatre for four years before being accepted in the prestigious dance school Laine Theatre Arts on a three year Musical Theatre BA Hons course, graduating in 2020 where she worked with world renowned choreographers and industry professionals.

Miss Celeste
Celeste grew up as a self-trained hip hop and commercial styles of dance before graduating from the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance where she was classically trained. After graduating, Celeste travelled internationally and throughout the UK, performing in various shows as a dance artist before choreographing performances and stage productions herself.
Since then, Celeste has focussed on more teaching and choreographing throughout the North East and the UK, with links in London, Manchester and Leeds.
Celeste teaches Urban Hip Hop and Commercial choreography with a strong emphasis on musicality, technique and performance skills and she is extremely passionate about self exploration and the development of future artists.
Celeste is also yoga trained and has started a new venture of Reiki, as she is passionate about self-health and mental wellbeing.
Celeste grew up as a self-trained hip hop and commercial styles of dance before graduating from the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance where she was classically trained. After graduating, Celeste travelled internationally and throughout the UK, performing in various shows as a dance artist before choreographing performances and stage productions herself.
Since then, Celeste has focussed on more teaching and choreographing throughout the North East and the UK, with links in London, Manchester and Leeds.
Celeste teaches Urban Hip Hop and Commercial choreography with a strong emphasis on musicality, technique and performance skills and she is extremely passionate about self exploration and the development of future artists.
Celeste is also yoga trained and has started a new venture of Reiki, as she is passionate about self-health and mental wellbeing.
Miss Melanie Anya is a home grown CDA student who danced all her examinations and developed her technique and choreography skills through CDA mentoring and her work with other fellow professionals, embracing every opportunity offered to her. Anya has always performed at the highest level and has competed representing CDA for many years. Anya has successfully obtained her Stage Associate examinations, is specially trained in early years provision and has many years of teacher training through CDA. |

Miss Anya
Anya is a home grown CDA student who danced all her examinations and developed her technique and choreography skills through CDA mentoring and her work with other fellow professionals, embracing every opportunity offered to her. Anya has always performed at the highest level and has competed representing CDA for many years. Anya has successfully obtained her Stage Associate examinations, is specially trained in early years provision and has many years of teacher training through CDA.
Anya is a home grown CDA student who danced all her examinations and developed her technique and choreography skills through CDA mentoring and her work with other fellow professionals, embracing every opportunity offered to her. Anya has always performed at the highest level and has competed representing CDA for many years. Anya has successfully obtained her Stage Associate examinations, is specially trained in early years provision and has many years of teacher training through CDA.

Miss Josie
Josie has developed her dance training through CDA and is now fully qualified AcroTrix certified teacher delivering high quality, safe instruction in aro. Josie has inspiring choreography skills and through her extensive training and work with industry professionals has developed and refined her craft when working with young children. Josie is a Championship winning dancer and now passes on her expertise to our dancers.
Josie has developed her dance training through CDA and is now fully qualified AcroTrix certified teacher delivering high quality, safe instruction in aro. Josie has inspiring choreography skills and through her extensive training and work with industry professionals has developed and refined her craft when working with young children. Josie is a Championship winning dancer and now passes on her expertise to our dancers.

Ali
Ali has worked as a dancer and instructor in many areas of fitness. He specialises in delivering street dance and break dance to our boys. The boys in his care flourish under his instruction. He leads high quality and safe lessons, allowing the boys to learn freezes, balances and other tricks and skills whilst developing their rhythm and own dance styles. He is first aid trained and has many years of experience working with young children.
Ali has worked as a dancer and instructor in many areas of fitness. He specialises in delivering street dance and break dance to our boys. The boys in his care flourish under his instruction. He leads high quality and safe lessons, allowing the boys to learn freezes, balances and other tricks and skills whilst developing their rhythm and own dance styles. He is first aid trained and has many years of experience working with young children.

Miss Hannah
Hannah completed her dance training with CDA from a young age when her dance journey began. She completed all tap and ballet examinations as a students and has successfully completed her Associate Stage examinations. Hannah is fully first age trained and works in the NHS in addition to teaching at CDA. She has a lot of teaching experience and has worked at CDA from being a teenager. She strives to push children to their potential and has very high expectations of her students .
Hannah completed her dance training with CDA from a young age when her dance journey began. She completed all tap and ballet examinations as a students and has successfully completed her Associate Stage examinations. Hannah is fully first age trained and works in the NHS in addition to teaching at CDA. She has a lot of teaching experience and has worked at CDA from being a teenager. She strives to push children to their potential and has very high expectations of her students .