Miss Dawn Dawson (Principal) is justifiably proud of her strong teaching team consisting of many experienced and qualified teachers.

Miss Dawson herself is a fully registered member of the Imperial Society of Teachers and Dance, holds an Associate Diploma Modern, Associate Diploma Tap Part One & Part Two and Associate Imperial Society of Teachers and Dance, National and Folk Dance Faculty.

  
After training full-time at the Marianne Jepson College of Dance & Drama, Miss Dawson danced professionally for a number of years before realising her passion for teaching. After guest teaching, Miss Dawson opened her own school - 'Miss Dawn Dawsons Bolton Academy of Dance and Stage'.

 

The Teaching Team

Miss Dawn Dawson
(PRINCIPAL)
Fully Registered member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance.
Associate ISTD Diploma Modem & Associate ISTD Diploma Tap Part One and Part Two. Freelance Choreographer for Schools and Dance Education. Associate Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. National and Folk Dance Faculty

Miss Gillian Taylor
(Head of Dance)
Fully Registered Member of the ISTD. LISTD Tap. AISTD Dip Modern.
AISTD National and Ballet, History of Dance and Applied Anatomy & Physiology.
LAMDA Gold Medal Acting. Approved ISTD Tutor for Certificate of Dance Education.

Miss Victoria Bruce
(Head of Junior/Senior Dance Dept)
AISTD Dip Modern Theatre Faculty. History of Dance Part 1.
Fully Registered Teacher of the RAD. RSA Exercise to Music.

Miss Sarah Palmer
(Head of Ballet)
LRAD Fully Registered Teacher of the RAD .
AISTD Classical Ballet and ISTD Modern.

Mr Darren Middleton
FITDA Fellow Tap and Modern. Artistic Director SLP College.
Festival Adjudicator

Miss Alison Baxendale
NBS Trained. AISTD Modern, Tap and Ballet

Miss Pamela Knowles
AISTD and AITDA Modern, Tap and National
Professional Choreographer

Miss Madeleine Lodge
Fully Registered Member ARAD Diploma
L.I.S.T.D Ballet and Associate Diploma Modern and Tap

Miss Rachel Duffy
Professional Singing Teacher and Music Tutor

Mr Darren Gordon
BA Honours Drama. Freelance Artistic Director.

Miss Sally Holden
B Ed Honours in Theatre Arts.
Post Graduate Certificate in teaching Drama

Miss Jo Smethurst
BA Honours in Theatre Arts. Trained in LABAN technique.
Post Graduate Certificate in teaching Drama.

Mr Alex Bradley
LAMDA Coaching. Audition Preparation.

Miss Suzanne Chapman
Student Teaching Member of the R.A.D and ISTD

Miss Alexandra Ormerod
Student Teaching Member of the R.A.D and ISTD

Miss Catherine Prince
Gymnastic Coach Level 2. Degree Leisure Management.
Club Coach General Gymnastics.
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