Academy Teachers & Their Expertise

Teacher & Principle

- FISTD

- AISTD in Tap.

- RAD Teaching certificate.
- Registered Teacher Status.

- Teacher of Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre, Tap & Jazz

- Trained by AAD & Merseyside College for Dance & Drama

Miss Emily started dancing at AAD from the age of 8 and graduated to train at SLP in Leeds in 1997. After gaining her teaching qualifications in RAD Ballet and ISTD Tap and Modern, she began teaching at SLP Junior School in 2000, before moving to London to continue her teaching career in 2002.  

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She was lucky enough to teach at several well-established schools in and around London including CDTA near Guildford and NVSDD in Ascot, choreographing shows and entering pupils for exams with the RAD and ISTD. After many years travelling in and around the M25, she took on more work closer to her base in North London. Dance Wright in Barnet became a large part of her work from 2010 and in 2012 she became Co-Principal, as they purchased a new branch in Welwyn Garden City and began to expand the school. In 2014 she joined Muswell Hill Dance Class and went on to become Co- Principal in 2016 as the opportunity to grow and expand the school arose. 

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During her time in London she also taught dance and movement classes to pre-school children for Bright Horizons at 3 of their North London Nurseries. 

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After many happy years living and teaching in London, she made the difficult decision to leave London to be closer to family and so in 2019 it was time to return home to Northumberland where she was fortunate enough to rejoin AAD as senior teacher in Alnwick and Rothbury. 

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Taking AAD onto its next chapter with Joanne is a great honour and we are looking forward to the challenge and hope to inspire the next generation.