John Clare: Inter-advanced, Pas de Deux
After graduating from The Central School of Ballet, John spent 13 years working as a soloist in a number of European ballet companies. In that time he toured in 10 countries dancing in productions such as; Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, La Fille mal gardée, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Coppélia. John has now retired from professional dance, and has been a member of the ballet club since 2010.
After graduating from The Central School of Ballet, John spent 13 years working as a soloist in a number of European ballet companies. In that time he toured in 10 countries dancing in productions such as; Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, La Fille mal gardée, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Coppélia. John has now retired from professional dance, and has been a member of the ballet club since 2010.
Joanna Lawrence: Beginner 1
Joanna trained in classical ballet and modern dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Milwaukee Ballet School, Makaroff School of Ballet, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has performed in works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Heather Malloy, Jin Wen Yu, Christopher Walker, Nadia Thompson, and Jeanette Makaroff, and danced in numerous productions of works from the classical ballet repertoire. After a haitus from dance to pursue education, Joanna joined the Ballet Club in 2018 as Odile in their production of Swan Lake, and as a teacher. She is currently a PhD student in Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, researching Bronze Age Scandinavian rock art.
Joanna trained in classical ballet and modern dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Milwaukee Ballet School, Makaroff School of Ballet, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has performed in works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Heather Malloy, Jin Wen Yu, Christopher Walker, Nadia Thompson, and Jeanette Makaroff, and danced in numerous productions of works from the classical ballet repertoire. After a haitus from dance to pursue education, Joanna joined the Ballet Club in 2018 as Odile in their production of Swan Lake, and as a teacher. She is currently a PhD student in Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, researching Bronze Age Scandinavian rock art.
Eleanor Ramsden: Improvers, Intermediate, Beginning Pointe, and Intermediate Pointe
Eleanor trained at the Royal Academy of Dance in London where she graduated in 2013 with her BA (Hons) in Ballet Education and her Registered Teacher Status with the RAD. She is also affiliated with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Since graduation, she had taught in Germany and now splits her time teaching between Suffolk, London and Cambridge.
Eleanor trained at the Royal Academy of Dance in London where she graduated in 2013 with her BA (Hons) in Ballet Education and her Registered Teacher Status with the RAD. She is also affiliated with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Since graduation, she had taught in Germany and now splits her time teaching between Suffolk, London and Cambridge.
Emma Olley: Advanced
Emma trained at King Slocombe School of Dance in Cambridge, where she achieved advanced-level vocational qualifications in ballet, tap and modern theatre. After a break to take a Natural Sciences degree, she then qualified as a dance teacher with the Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies from the Royal Academy of Dance, and a Diploma in Dance Education from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Since qualifying Emma has gained experience teaching in a wide variety of environments including for university dance clubs, primary schools, secondary schools and dance schools. She also choreographs for musical theatre productions.
Emma currently teaches ballet and tap on the full-time theatre and dance courses at Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, as well as teaching for Colours of Dance, Cambridge. She attends many supplementary teaching courses and has developed a keen interest in Pilates and ballet floor barre (Boris Kniaseff method), as well as an interest in the anatomy and kinesiology of dance.
Emma trained at King Slocombe School of Dance in Cambridge, where she achieved advanced-level vocational qualifications in ballet, tap and modern theatre. After a break to take a Natural Sciences degree, she then qualified as a dance teacher with the Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies from the Royal Academy of Dance, and a Diploma in Dance Education from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Since qualifying Emma has gained experience teaching in a wide variety of environments including for university dance clubs, primary schools, secondary schools and dance schools. She also choreographs for musical theatre productions.
Emma currently teaches ballet and tap on the full-time theatre and dance courses at Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, as well as teaching for Colours of Dance, Cambridge. She attends many supplementary teaching courses and has developed a keen interest in Pilates and ballet floor barre (Boris Kniaseff method), as well as an interest in the anatomy and kinesiology of dance.