Dawn is the Artistic Director of our County Company and ensures the artistic quality of the whole East Riding Youth Dance programme. Following a successful career as a professional dancer with a number of contemporary dance companies including the present Phoenix Dance Theatre (PDT), Dawn’s passion turned to teaching and administrating dance. Whilst at PDT she became the Company's Education Manager and established their first youth dance company, the Phoenix Academy, which remains relevant and instrumental to the Company.

In 2004 Dawn became the Community Dance Co-ordinator at Woldgate College, Pocklington and has lectured dance pedagogy at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She is the Choreographer and Movement Director at Leeds Grand Youth Theatre, developing movement skills and choreographing their annual musicals. Currently Dawn is the Course Leader for HE Dance at University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College and has recently completed her Master's Degree in choreography at Leeds Beckett University.

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Becky has taught dance and gymnastics for many years in schools and academies across the region as well as working with professional companies nationally. Alongside dancing, she achieved international competitive level in gymnastics and secured a place in the top 20.

In her classes you will have a friendly, supportive, safe and high paced fun atmosphere to learn and improve your dance abilities.

She specialises in contemporary dance, teaching different techniques and skills whilst encouraging a platform for expression and development of ideas to create an exciting dance piece for our annual Platform event.

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Alexandra began her professional dance training at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2012 with a BPA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance. She has performed professionally across the UK, working with artists such as Rhiannon Faith, Alesandra Seutin and Victoria Hunter. Alexandra has been a company member of Rees Dance since 2015. She is also a collaborating artist with Mimesis Arts Collective. Alexandra has taught extensively throughout Yorkshire, working with organisations such as Dance for Life, Yorkshire Dance and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Alexandra’s sessions will explore contemporary dance techniques, choreography and performance. Sessions will focus on encouraging and cultivating individuality, giving participants the opportunity to make creative decisions and find confidence in their artistic voice.

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Fiona has a passion for dance. She started dancing at the age of 3 and by the age of 14 decided that dance is what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

After graduating from The Centre and Performing Arts College, London in 2011 she went on to perform as a production Dancer with Carnival Cruise Lines travelling all around the world. She settled back in her home town of Beverley in 2015 and began teaching dance. In 2019 Fiona opened Delanoy Dancers, which is for 18months-18years and adults.

She can’t wait for the return of East Riding Youth Dance, bringing energy and enthusiasm to every class. Sharing her experience and expertise whilst letting our young people flourish in their own capabilities and creations.

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Freelance dance artist Éva Lourie-Russell has been dancing since the age of three in a variety of styles and hasn’t stopped since! She trained at Leeds Beckett University gaining her BA in Dance and MA in Choreography. She specialises in contemporary dance but loves to interweave many other genres into her dance work.

In her sessions, she looks forward to sharing her love for dance by helping you find and love your inner dancer to show the world! You can expect workshops tailor-made for your interests that work with the fun, technical, creative and challenging aspects of the form.

Éva’s practice as a teacher, performer, choreographer, director and art project coordinator means she is nationally well connected to the dance industry and wants to share her knowledge with her dance students.

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