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The Full Story

Our Team

Dancing with Izzy was founded by Isabel Haley in September 2020. Since then our school has grown and we have built a small team of teachers and helpers who have become a vital part of the team. 

Miss Izzy - Director & Founder/Teacher

Miss Izzy has been dancing since the young age of 3. She trained in a small dance school in Newcastle before moving up to train with the junior associates of the Royal Ballet School. She then auditioned for a place at Elmhurst Ballet School, a vocational boarding ballet school and was offered a place on scholarship to train at their lower school. Isabel trained there from the age of 11 all the way through to 16. Here Isabel learnt Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Singing, Acting Flamenco and more! She danced for the Birmingham Royal Ballet as a young girl for The Nutcracker. Isabel left Elmhurst at 16 to broaden her horizons in other forms of dance and performing arts where she went back to Newcastle to study her diploma in dance. Here, Isabel progressed onto street dance, house dance, and expanded her knowledge of contemporary. Whilst studying Isabel worked in a children's holiday club and then went on to become an oftsed registered nanny in Hither Green, London for 3 years. She has now graduated with her Level 5 Teaching Diploma with British Ballet Organisation which enable her to enter her students in their graded examinations. Isabel has such a love for working with children and wanted to combine her love for dance and children and created her own dance school. Miss Izzy holds an Enhanced DBS check, Common Core Skills and Knowledge in Childcare, has been an Ofsted registered nanny, and holds her Paediatric First Aid Certificate. 

"It is my goal in life to provide a safe, inclusive, supportive, encouraging, empowering, confidence boosting space for young people and adults to learn to dance. I believe anyone should be able to walk into a dance class and be accepted and supported, so that is what I will provide" - Miss Izzy

Miss Megan - Teacher

Miss Megan started dance at a small dance school in Shrewsbury at age 6, at age 12 she was then awarded a scholarship to go to the Hammond School in Chester, where she trained until she was 16. At 16 she then auditioned for Bird College one of the top performing arts colleges in the UK which she graduated from in July 2021 with a Level 6 Diploma in Musical Theatre. Meg has taught at multiple workshops and summer schools in her hometown, and is excitied to start teaching at Dancing with izzy. Meg wants to ensure that everyone gets the most out of every class but most importantly she wants everyone to have FUN!

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Miss Cinem - Teacher

Miss Cinem started dancing tap and ballet at  the age of 4 

At the age 12 I attended D&B theatre school participating in musical theatre , Acro and singing classes. Not long after joining she was asked to audition for the street dance competitions team where we would compete every month including the uk championships. 

At the age of 19 she auditioned for the college at D&B which is one of the top colleges for performing arts in the uk. She graduated in 2022 leaving with a dance teaching qualification and a Diploma in musical theatre 

She is now signed to YOU management talent agency which not only runs in the uk but in New York and Germany too. 

 

With YOU management she is able to take part in auditions for amazing shows like: The lion king west end , Netflix series, Eastenders, six the musical and many more 

 

Her credits: ITV Ant and Dec Saturday night take away JLS backup dancing,Netflix the beautiful game voice over 2024, Lapland Uk, Polar Express train ride and Secret Cinema (wishmas).

 

"I can’t wait to work with everyone, ensuring that they all enjoy themselves and learn new skills and techniques from the performing industry"

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