Team

DSC_0688 Miss Rachel Kemp – Principal F.I.D.T.A/R.A.D/S.D.S/Higher Education

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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Siobhan Miss Siobhan Sebastian – Mums and Daughters Fun class & Cheer Leading Teacher (Associate)

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.

Joanne Miss Joanne Jones – Ballet Teacher (Upper School)

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 Miss Jordan West – Teacher (Student/Anatomy Dipolma)

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

Miss Hannah Panksztello – Musical Theatre Teacher

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.

Latin Jazz Teacher Miss Natalie Mulkerrins – Latin Jazz Teacher

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 Hany El Manchy – Contemporary & Street Teacher

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.

Carl Moulding Carl Moulding – Guest Jazz Teacher (B.T.D.A Diploma)

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

Reno Reno Deluca Angelo Haimes – PK ParKour Teacher/ Stunt man / Actor


IM a pro freerunner/teacher
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!

Jared Jared Robert Sims – Free Running Teacher

Miss Ruth Bundy – Assistant

Assistant to Saturday classes

Yaw Yaw – Street/Hip Hop
Julia Ali Julia Ali – Administrator

Experienced administrator with large companies.

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Tracy Burgess- Wardrope Mistress Tracy Burgess – Wardrobe Mistress

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

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