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Nina Thompson - Principal (courtesy of Photofinish UK)

Principal
A.I.S.T.D. R.A.D.
Reg. I.D.T.A. Hons.

Nina Thompson

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Leanne Dade - Manager of Colehill Branch - (courtesy of Photofinish UK)

Manager Footlight Dance Academy

Leanne Dade

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Julie Wathen

Teacher
A.I.S.T.D (Ballet, Tap & Modern)

Julie Wathen

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Rachael Chadwick

Rachael Chadwick

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Welcome to the Footlight Dance Academy

Mission Statement

Top quality training in dance. Whether you want to dance for a career or just for fun, with a calm relaxing atmosphere.

Objectives

For the Children:

  • To provide a calm, relaxing service for children to feel safe and secure in.
  • A place for the children to have fun, to learn and to look forward to coming to.
  • A place where children can relax and also be stimulated.
  • A place to help children adjust to being away from home and their parents to build confidence and self esteem.
  • A place for the children to improve self discipline and confidence.
  • Somewhere for your child to develop social, emotional and communication skills.
  • Excellent for developing their co-ordination and physical skills.
  • A place for you child to learn how to correctly hold their poise and posture.

For the Parents:

  • A place that is safe and secure where your children can have great fun at the same time.
  • A place where you as parents can be greeted with happy faces, a relaxing atmosphere and to feel comfortable leaving your children.
  • A place where you can meet other adults with children and make new friends (or even just to get out of the house!!)
  • Great value for money.
  • A place where you will find easy going, helpful, efficient, professional, knowledgeable, caring teachers.

How do we fulfill our mission statement?

  • Caring teachers who get on well with children, making them feel safe and comfortable especially if they are not used to leaving their parents.
  • Suitably trained teachers that are continuously developed to provide top quality dance training.
  • Suitable areas for the children to dance on a hard floor with heating and lighting, ensuring all health and safety aspects are achieved.
  • Allowing all children to attend no matter what colour, race or disability. Equal opportunities are very important to us.

 

Positive rewards

We do encourage good behaviour by awarding smiley certificates, for being well turned out, performing an exercise well and behaving well. These smiley certificates in turn lead to the bronze, silver and gold awards. The dancers enjoy collecting them and are so proud of their achievements.

 

 

Other key members of the Footlight Team

Teaching Assistants:
Colehill
Lauren Grice
Emma Lockwood
Corfe Mullen
Rebecca Clarke
Merley
Chloe George
Claire Long
Emma Lockwood
Katie Quick

Junior Assistants:
Colehill
Jasmine Barker
Corfe Mullen
Hannah Downey
Sarah Fowell

Merley
Jessica Parry

Other key members

Mary Jane McKechnie - photograph by Sylvianne Lambert-Hutchinson
Personal Administrator

Mary-Jane McKechnie
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Sylvianne Lambert-Hutchinson
Project Manager and Webmaster
Sylvianne Lambert-Hutchinson
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This website is designed to be a central resource for all information connected to the dance school.
Please feel free to email me with any information you would like added.

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