Pink Academy

Established The Pink Academy over ten years ago, developing the school to its current size of over 200 pupils. Rachel’s love of dance started at the age of four, later developing it into a career after qualifying from London Studio Centre. She has working in various roles as a dancer / singer overseas, before returning to the UK to perform at Saddlers Wells. After a time of working as a choreographer, Rachel was inspired to go into teaching and after completing her qualifications, started The Pink Academy.

Rachel is currently attending Bucks University, studying, over a 2 year period, for a Dance Degree hoping then to study a further year for a Masters.

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Through my years of dance training to date I have obtained I.D.T.A exams in many styles of dance,  having performed many times at the Beck Theatre. I am currently in training to become a fully qualified teacher in Membership Freestyle & Associate Tap.

Pink Academy are pleased to have Dennis as our ‘Advanced Street/Hip Hop’ Teacher.  Dennis has appeared on Television in Buddy(BBC)Press Gang(CH4),Sam Saturday(Thames)The Bill (ITV) and Children in Need and on satge in the Rivals and The Oedipus Plays for Sir Peter Hall(National Theatre). Since then theatre credits include Horse in Full Monty(UK Tour),The Big Life(West End),Daddy Cool(West End),Fame(West End),The Real Monty(UK Tour)and most recently Dirty Dancing(West End),playing the roles of Tito and Detodo on many occasions. Other credits also include Tv Commercials for Ebay,Bravo,Ovaltine and Asda.Voice-over work on Urbanfreestylesoccer(PS2 Game) and Gansta( Mobile Phone Game),Pop Video for Sleeper,along with a plethero of roles in numerous Pantomimes.

Joanne trained at the Urdang Academy,London gaining performance and teaching experience in ballet,tap,jazz and contemporary dance,she graduated with her Teaching Diploma and RAD ballet teaching certificate. She has been teaching ballet ever since, entering pupils for annual

examinations and giving them local performance experience. She is currently hoping to further her qualifications and has joined Pink Academy with great enthusiasm and is looking forward to passing on her love for dance.

Jordan has been with Pink Academy from an very early age, she has obtained many qualifications in Ballet, Tap, & Jazz. To further her career in Dance she is currently studying to take her Associate Ballet

Hannah joined Street Dance at Pink Academy in October 2006. Enjoying the class so much she then joined Jazz, Ballet and point. Saturday mornings were spent with our former vocal and drama teacher learning the IDTA syllabus and now Hannah will be taking over the classes from September.  Hannah will take both Anatomy Diploma and  Pre-Associate Ballet in November 2010.

Natalie is currently training to be a commercial dancer and actress at The London Theatre School and has wide variety of performance experience. She has performed both in the UK and abroad, as a commercial jazz dancer, belly dancer and latin dancer, performing at a ceremony for Virgin Trains (ITV), Heathrow T5 opening and various hotels in Rhodes, Greece. She is currently also part of the Latin and Brazillian Dance Group ‘Dance My Way’ performing at venues all across the UK.

Hany started dancing in 2004, when he discovered the art of break dancing. This quickly led him to the desire to become a dance, and learn different dance forms. He accepted a place at the London Theatre School and alongside break dancing began to study ballet, contemporary, jazz and street dance. In addition to his training Hany has taught at various establishments and has also starred as one of the Chipmunks in the Alvin and the Chipmunks tour. Hany is now teaching Contemporary and Jazz at Pink Academy.

After attending Leicester college of performing arts, Carl taught Jazz for many years he obtained a B.T.D.A Dipolma, and is now training as an I.D.T.A Associate

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Aim: To do things different in life and to not fear the feared and to make the impossible possible and to change the world for a new era called (THE WAY) parkour run with me join me and be in the family or get out of my way, parkour over your obstacles in life, get over the edge clear them… peace!

Experienced administrator with large companies.

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Worked as an Administrator in finance for a large company for many years.

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Experienced manager within large Housing Association, has assisted with various events for Pink over the past 4 years.

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