Katie currently runs the Club from tutu Headquaters and is so proud of her Team. She started ballet classes at the age of 3 years and her love of dance was instant. She won a scholarship for the Royal Ballet Summer school, Danced alongside the English National Ballet and  picked up the Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing’s prestigious “South Eastern ballet champion” title at 12 years old. Katie trained for three years at Northern Ballet School where she gained a Diploma in Dance and her ISTD teaching certificates, and has continued her training in many other dance disciplines.

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Katie loves working and helping with  Continuing Professional Development Mentorship and ongoing support to encourage growth with in the tutu Team.

Katie also created & teaches her “Core Stability” programme to adults teaching Pilates and Core classes. She is also a qualified Level 3 Pilates instructor and loves teaching Pilates to her clients. Katie has just been licensed to teach The Barre Eclipse method. 

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Emily trained for 3 years at Middlesex University where she gained a degree in Dance Performance. Growing up, Emily trained in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, classical greek and contemporary. Emily has taken part in many All England Dance Competition’s including solos and group pieces, she is also a qualified nursery nurse, trained at Highwood Nursery, Brockenhurst and has completed optional units in researching the creativity of children.

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Emily has been part of our team since September 2014, a fully trained tutu teacher with so much knowledge in early years teaching. Emily teaches on a Saturday in Bartley and oversees our Exit& Foundation  classes  for those children transitioning onto other classes. Emily is also in charge the class plans and content. Emily is qualified to teach the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus, and Progressive Ballet Technique syllabus. 

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Tilly trained at the English National Ballet School and after completing 3 years of training, gained a Diploma in Professional Dance. After graduation Tilly went on to work with European Ballet and Northern Ballet Theatre and later traveled the world on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. Tilly has qualified in ISTD and gained her DDE in Ballet, Tap and Modern, and her current teaching experience includes teaching at Joanna Vowles School of Dance (Hedge End) and Roynon Dance School (Woolston). Following the birth of her 2 sons,

 

Tilly has recently returned to teach the Shirley &  Bursledon classes, along side teaching for the Club Tilly is in charge of staff development and continuity, she ensures that the Club are delivering the best classes week on week. We feel honoured to have such a fantastic ballet dancer and teacher onboard!

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Hayley joined the team last year and we are so pleased she did - Hayley teaches our Saturday sessions in Netley Marsh, Bartley classes on a Thursday and Colbury classes on a Friday.

 

 Hayley started to dance aged 2 1/2. Growing up, she trained in ballet, tap, modern, jazz, Greek and national – competing in All England dance competitions across the south until the age of 16. She then went on to gain her teaching associates in both ballet and modern at Roynon Dance Centre. Whilst teaching, Hayley worked part-time at local radio station Power FM and then went on to pursue a radio career which lasted over 10 years, mostly presenting on the Jack FM breakfast show. Hayley is married with 3 children – she has a daughter who is 7 (who also attended the Tutu club) and twin boys who are 3. Hayley is really excited to be putting on her ballet shoes again and passing on her life-long love of dancing. 

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Grace started dancing at the  age of 3 and loves to inspire others to express themselves through dance. She has auditioned, trained, and performed as part of the English Youth Ballet and participated in English National Ballet workshops.

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Grace gained her ISTD Diploma in Dance Instruction (DDI) in 2018, specialising in Imperial Classic Ballet and Modern Theatre. She then went onto successfully pass the ISTD Diploma in Dance Education (DDE). Grace is also a certified Teacher in Progressing Ballet technique teacher (PBT) and Acrobatic Arts.

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Grace currently teaches our Bartley classes on a Wednesday.

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Simona started her ballet training at the age of 5 in Brighton, which then continued at the Florian School of Dance in Winchester up to the age of 18. Simona has had solo roles in English Youth Ballet and performed with National Youth Ballet of Great Britain. 

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Simona then went onto study for a year at Laban on the BA contemporary dance course. After taking a break to explore other avenues her love of dance and the dance school environment won her back and she is currently studying for her teaching certificate from the Royal Academy of Dance in classical ballet.

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Simona has been working hard during the summer in training with the current tutu Team, and we are so pleased to welcome her to the Team for our Autumn term., where she will be  teaching our Hythe sessions.

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Lola started dancing at the age of 3 and is currently studying ballet, tap, modern, jazz and musical theatre. Lola has performed in the Mayflower theatre pantomimes in Southampton, and would love dance as a career.

 

Lola helps Emily on a Saturday at Bartley and is fantastic with the children, Lola is part of our training and development programme and works hard with every task given to her.

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Lily started dancing at the age of 4 and is currently studying ballet modern jazz and musical theatre. She is going into her last year of school and preparing for her gcses, including dance and drama. She has always had a love for dance that she loves to share and will be joining the team this term to assist Hayley in Netley Mash.

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She can not wait to get started and meet all the members!