About miss heather

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Miss Heather was delighted to open Heather’s Dance Company in 2015 and the Dance School now has over 100 pupils, who regularly attend lessons. The school has a Competition Team and all pupils take part in the Annual Showcase as well as optional ISTD examinations in Ballet, Tap and Modern.

Miss Heather grew up in Kent and attended dance classes from the age 4. She has always had a passion for teaching and as a child hoped that one day she would open her own Dance School. Heather continuously updates her dance qualifications and attends different courses to ensure her students get the best possible training, whether dancing just for fun or looking to pursue it as a future career.

Education

Performers College, Essex.  – trained in all styles of dance including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Partner work, Singing and Musical Theatre.

·       National Diploma in Musical Theatre

Middlesex University - Degree in Dance – First Class Honours

Dance Qualifications

·       Diploma in Dance Instruction in ISTD Modern Theatre & Tap Dance

·       Acrobatic Arts Certified Teacher Module 1 & 2

·       Attended Ariel & back handspring Acrobatic Arts Teacher Workshop

·       Rebecca Davis Teacher Workshop

·       Rosina Andrews Teacher Course

·       PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) Qualification

·       Module One Certification with Alixia Flexibility

·       Passed DDE (ISTD) Practical Examination in Modern Theatre with 95%

Professional Performance Experience

6 Seasons performing in the Professional Marlowe Theatre Christmas Pantomines in the Juvenile Chorus as well as Easter productions.

Singer/Dancer for PEEL Talent at the Warner Leisure Hotel Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire followed by Nidd Hall in Yorkshire. Here Heather was part of the show team and performed every night, delivering character house tours, as well as performing Solo and Group Cabarets. Credits include 'Car Wash', 'Magic of the Musicals', 'Ready steady go'.

Singer/dancer – Cyprus – summer season.

Commercials, Dramas and Films extra work -  ITV’s 'Call the Midwife', '118 Commercial', 'Murder on the Homefront' & 'Darren Brown' to name a few.