Dance Surrey Pro
Be part of a connected dance community. Dance Surrey Pro provides professional development opportunities to support, sustain and inspire dancers, artists, teachers and makers. The programme runs annually and includes a variety of opportunities to network and be part of a thriving dance community, with access to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) throughout the year, discounts to classes, workshops and dance performances, platforms and sharing’s. This membership is designed to help Surrey’s Professional Dance Community stay connected.
Teacher
Michaela Collings
I graduated from Trinity Laban in 2013 with a Postgraduate Diploma in Community Dance and have since been working as a freelance dance practitioner across London and Surrey.
Performer
Diana Louise Towe
I have gained many performing experiences; my biggest achievements being on the Tap World Championships stage in Riesa Germany (for the past 6 years 2014-2019) and BGT TV experience!
Inclusive Dance
Cherie Brennan
My background is in Contemporary and Traditional African and Caribbean peoples dance and my expertise is in teaching inclusively and facilitating classes for dancers with and without disabilities. Starting my dance journey at the age of 16 I know the feelings of anxiety and not feeling confident very well. Therefore I strive to create all […]
Dancer
Ema Thomas
I have been dancing for 20 years now. I have graduated a three year degree in professional dance and musical theatre at Bird College where I covered jazz, contemporary, Musical theatre, African contemporary, urban contemporary, ballet, commerical and many more. I have been training contemporary dance for 8 years, I have studied the techniques of […]
Choreographer
Wesley Bingwa
I have a qualification In dance all the way from GCSE to Masters degree level, dance Is something I care about a lot and want to progress in to the highest level. I came to Dance Woking’s attention in 2014 when I was a student at Woking College and took part in their first Boys […]
Producer
Isha Nandra
Self-taught, however worked alongside many artists from the West End, Broadway and alike having grown up in the field.
Health Specialism
Kate Finegan
I completed my training with a BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre from Laban and then a City and Guilds Level 3 in Teaching Certificate Adult Education. After many years teaching contemporary technique and choreography in higher education, in 2014 I decided to focus full-time on teaching dance in a freelance capacity, specialising in contemporary dance […]
Community Dance Artist
Emily Neighbour
Emily is a freelance community dance artist working across Surrey and West London, specialising in contemporary and creative dance for early years and older adults. Her sessions take place in a wide range of settings such as schools, community centres, care homes, sheltered housing, libraries and hospitals. She believes that dance is for everybody and […]
Choreographer
Sarita Piotrowski
Sarita is a choreographer and movement director following the success of over 20 years in the dance profession including extensive works as a performer and teacher. As a multidisciplinary movement creative, she has worked on productions for theatres such as The National Theatre, West End’s Trafalgar Studios and some of her work is currently present […]
Dancer
Ellie Marsh
Ellie Marsh trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. She then went on to work as an apprentice with National Dance Company Wales performing works by Nigel Charnock, Ed Myhill and Fearghus Ó Conchúir. Ellie is a dancer for Fertile Ground most recently working with Renaud Wiser […]
Dancer
Matilda Maginnis
I have worked as a dance artist for a variety of companies and choreographers including, DRIFT, FRONTLINEDance, Rees Dance, iiD, Sarita Piotrowski and R.W.D. This included performing in a number of different environments such as in theatres, site-specific locations and in dance films. I am also passionate about creating my own work, I like creating […]
Choreographer
Matt Walker
I have been working in the dance entertainment industry for 15 years across stage, tv and film as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and creative director. I run The Urban Dance School across Surrey Est 2004 and Ombrascura Dance Company. My credits include X-factor, Brit Awards, Chris Brown, One Direction, A League of their Own, Spotify, […]
