Our Ethos...

I, as principal, with a small team will work on transferable skills, such as using technology to create performance material. Working on creating projects within the local community. Finding new and exciting ways to show performance-based projects and sharing with others.

90% of a performer's time is spent in the studio perfecting their skills, lets use this time efficiently, by having good planning and an end project within the term.

Let's give our future performers the best opportunity to achieve, be creative, learn new skills, and be nurtured in an environment that is both safe and inclusive. Unleashing potential in all students so they have pride in themselves and the skills they have learned.

Suzanne Sharkey
Our Principal

Before my role as principal, I had an extensive performing career on stage and television, working for iconic choreographers of the time. This led to directing and choreographing dance and fashion shows, as well as solo, duet, and small groups to big assemble performances. A versatile background as a professional gave me a sound platform on which to transfer my skills into the field of teaching. After qualifying with ISTD I have constantly updated my qualifications and I am currently working towards my Fellowship with the ISTD.

My core subjects are jazz, contemporary, lyrical, body conditioning, stretch and control, technique, and choreography. I also teach Ballet, Tap and Modern with the ISTD examination board.

I am very passionate about my choreography and have won awards for my solo and group dances. My dancers have won awards at the prestigious Janet Cram over 10 times. I hold the honour of winning all three sections in these awards. I am a determined, focused, and passionate individual. I pride myself on my work ethic. I am trustworthy and enjoy learning new skills and thrive off the opportunity to develop as a creative teacher. I place a great deal of importance on making a difference to every student, and by investing time into each student.

Excellent professional training in...

ISTD Modern

Catering to all ages and levels of dancers within the ISTD graded & vocational syllabuses.

Taking dancers to distinguished ISTD events, such as the Janet Cram Awards.

ISTD & RAD Ballet

Catering to all ages and levels of dancers within the ISTD & RAD graded and vocational syllabuses.

Taking dancers to distinguished events and associate programs, such as Scottish Ballet Grand Prix, Performance Platform, Moorland Ballet Academy, Northern Ballet & Royal Ballet.

ISTD TAP

Catering to all ages and levels of dancers within the ISTD graded & vocational syllabuses.

Taking dancers to distinguished ISTD events, such as Star Tap Awards & Tap Fest.

Body Conditioning & Flexibility

Training dancers of all levels and ages within cardio training, core strengthening and targeting different muscle's strength & flexibilty to help improve and support their dance technique.

Jazz Technique

Training dancers of alll ages and levels within jazz technique of pirouettes, leg extensions and evalvation - developing the steps to be exacuted well when asked for in choreography.

Performance Jazz

Training dancers of all ages and levels within different styles and techniques of jazz - from Musical Theatre Jazz to Commercial Jazz - with diiferent weekly choreography to develop a dancers pick up speed, performance, creativity and confidence within these different techniques and styles.

Contemporary / Lyrical

Training dancers of all ages and levels within different styles and techniques of lyrical/contemporary with different weekly choreography to develop a dancers pick up speed, performance, creativity and confidence within these different techniques and styles.

Ballet Conditioning

Training dancers of all ages and levels within a program of conditioning and flexibility exercises focused on ballet technique - with use of equipment like resistance bands, yoga blocks & balls and pilates balls. Also, working on demi pontie/ pointe work.

Performance Tap

Training dancers of all ages and levels within different styles and techniques of tap - from Musical Theatre Tap to Commerical Tap - through solos, duets/trios and or group dances to develop a dancers pick up speed, performance, creativity and confidance within these different techniques and styles.

Private Lessons

Individual training for all ages and levels of dancers to develop an area of their dancing they want to develop in any and all styles and techniques of dance - developing technique, performance, confidence, pick up speed, devising choreography for a new solo or going over an exisiting one, getting ready for an upcoming audition, ect.

Our Dancers

Here are a few videos of our beautiful little company...