I am an Associate / Level 4 member of the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA); an ACC2 certified Acrobatic Arts & AcroDance Preschool teacher; a certified iD-Company Contemporary & Street teacher;  accredited CanDo Hub SEND dance teacher; Zumba & STRONG Nation accredited; member of UDO Street Dance; licensed Street Fit® instructor. I hold an enhanced DBS disclosure certificate, dance specific Emergency First Aid certificate, a Music Licence (PPL & PRS), & appropriate insurance, as well as owner of registered Trade Marks for DanceFitMoms® and Little Wigglers™

I hold an array of IDTA/OfQual recognised qualifications including Associate Freestyle & Street; Pre Associate 1 & 2, & Level 4 in Ballet; Anatomy & Physiology Diploma; Dance Exercise Diploma; Gymnastic Dance Diploma; & ongoing work on additional professional qualifications - I am currently studying Level 4 Theatre Craft. I have received the highest grade classification for every proessional exam I have taken. 

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My short-medium term plans have been focused on acquiring our own studios for the dance schoo. A fantastic facility was secured in a prominent position on Kings Heath High Street, above Poundland & Clarks. The 10 year rolling lease completed 21/12/18 & following substantial internal alterations and full fit out, we launched classes 2nd March 2019. 

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Covid-19 had a devastating affect on the dance school, as it did many businesses, however like the phoenix that I truly feel we are, we will rise again, and lots of valuable lessons have been learned. Once we've reopened the studios Sept 2020 and stabilised the classes again, we are very much looking forward to offering in-studio and remote classes & I'd like to further develop the dance school's fitness offering.

My longer term aspirations are to pass day to day management of the dance school to one/all of my four daughters, & to become an IDTA examiner. With this as the end goal, I continue to gain qualifications in a variety of IDTA disciplines.

I have studied tap & ballet since the age of 4. After joining Leivers Dance in Coventry aged 9, I then learned modern & acro too. I assisted with younger classes from my early teens & took over management of one of the Leivers Dance branches in Coventry in 1998, which I ran until November 2014, when I gave it back to Leivers Dance to concentrate on Claire's Dance Co Moseley, which I had opened in 2011.

As well as the core class offering in Tap, Ballet, Modern, Street & Acrobatics, I have designed & deliver my own programs for Little Wigglers (parent & toddler class) & DanceFitMoms (Street Fit® based post natal dance fitness class) 

My ethos is very much - classes for the masses, everyone who puts effort in gets recognition, the biggest goal is fun - I want every child, every week to have bucket loads of fun & to look forward to their next class! Although the focus is fun, I work to a progress & event schedule: preparing children for IDTA examinations, performing at local events, & also holding charity fundraising theatre performances. Over the years my dance school's events have raised £hundreds/thousands for charities such as Birmingham Children's Hospital, Zoe's Place Baby Hospice, TAMBA, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Birmingham Malawi Partnership, St Agnes Church/church hall. 

During his/her time with CDC Dance Ltd, I hope to have a lasting, positive impact on them - not just in terms of dance skills, but also in feelings of self worth, confidence, compassion, and motivation.