Katherine started dancing at 2 years old with The Berkshire Ballet School.  She is vocationally trained in both Cecchetti and RAD (The Royal Academy of Dance) Ballet and has passed every exam from Pre-Primary through to Advanced 2. She is also trained in Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Flamenco, Commercial, Ballroom and Drama.

 

Katherine won a scholarship to train with Cecchetti Ballet in London along with a Drama scholarship to The Marist School,  Sunninghill.  Towards the end of her Scholarship training with Cecchetti Ballet she won the prestigious Nancy Graham Award for the most promising dancer.

Katherine then went on to train with London Senior Ballet and The Royal Academy of Dance.  She holds a First Class Honours degree in Dance from Northampton University, and after a further 3 years of training with the Royal Academy of Dance in London, she was awarded Distinction as a Licentiate and is a registered teacher with RAD.

 

Katherine has performed in classical ballet tours and contemporary, flamenco, commercial and jazz works throughout Europe and the UK.  However, her true vocation has always been to teach.

 

For the past 10 years she has been a specialist dance teacher at Oban High School along with teaching Ballet for young learners and adults.

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"In every lesson I am so excited to share my love and joy of dance.  

Through careful guidance, I aim to pass on technical knowledge and skills and develop my pupils individual performance artistry.  My goal is to build every pupil’s confidence in their dance abilities and develop their inner joy of dance.

Dance is so beneficial.  It is proven to improve physical and mental wellbeing, along with being such a fun way to keep fit.  It improves muscle tone, strength, balance, flexibility, co-ordination, confidence and memory skills, and it is also a great way to meet new friends."