Meet The Team
Kaireen McDonald (Principal) - PGCE, BA (Hons), BBOdance, AcrobaticArts
Kaireen teachers our Ballet, Jazz, Commercial and Street classes. She studied dance at Creative Academy where she achieved a 1st Class Degree and the Student of the Year award in her graduate year. She has been teaching for over 7 years and has dedicated her professional career to educating the next generation of dancers.
Emma Kelly - PGCE, BA Hons, Acrobatic Arts
Emma teaches our Acrobatic Arts classes but is a multi-skilled teacher with experience in Ballet, Jaz,z, Contemporary, Tap, Commercial and Street Dance. She is passionate about her work and has spent her years since graduating Creative Academy with a 1st Class Degree, honing her skills as a choreographer and educator. She loves to see her students achieve new things.
Frankii Dugdale - BA Hons
Frankii studied at Newcastle and Hull college gaining her BA hons in Musical Theatre, whilst studying there she performed as many lead roles and was made musical director of her university Musical theatre company, this is where her love of teaching came from. As part of her course she composed a juke box musical called ‘All about you’ which toured around the North West. She loves creating harmonies in her ensemble lessons and working closely with her students to mould and expand each individuals skills.
Hayley Bills - PGCE, BA Hons
Hayley is our Cheerleading Coach. She is a primary school teacher and has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share due to her background in dance and competitive cheerleading. Hayley has a real passion for working with children and nurturing their skills to help them grow.
Courtney Henderson - Dip
Courtney Henderson trained at the SA Performing Arts Centre in Newcastle Upon Tyne and graduated with a Diploma in Performing Arts and an ATCL Trinity Teaching Diploma in Performing Arts (Speech and Drama). Courtney also attended the Act up North Acting School in Manchester in order to enhance her acting skills. To date Courtney has appeared in a range of TV and stage productions such as Beautiful, Six and Chicago as well as appearing in music videos and dance productions such as Queen and Moonwalker live at the O2 Academy in Newcastle.