Dorinia, Larch Avenue, Holbury, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 2PB

Staff

Miss Alison - Principal

Principal, Miss Alison Foster AISTD, trained at the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, London where she studied all aspects of dance and Musical Theatre. She worked for several years as a professional dancer, overseas and in the UK including being in the original cast of the Irish Dance Show “Celtic Dreams” where she worked with the Artistic Director of "Spirit of the Dance".  Other credits include: the title role in Peter Pan, South Pacific, Pal Joey, The John Wayne Principle and Angels in America (Landor Theatre, London). Miss Alison produces and choreographs professionally and is very much in demand as a freelance teacher and choreographer.

Miss Lucy

Miss Lucy Dodd AISTD trained at the Legat School as well as with Ballet Rambert where she studied ballet and contemporary dance. She attended The Royal Ballet School, trained with Merce Cunningham in New York, performed professionally as a founding member of Channel 4's Ballet Boyz company and has worked with many other world-class choreographers, such as William Trevitt and Michael Nunn of the Royal Ballet. She started teaching ballet at Dancewise in September 2006 and now teaches ballet, modern and contemporary for us as well as doing some festival choreography.

Jan Foster - Administration and Uniform Sales

Jan has worked for Hampshire Constabulary, the RAF Education Service, solicitors’ practices and in the travel industry. She has also worked as a co-director in a successful security company with responsibility for administration, personnel, accounts, wages and marketing. Having worked in the high street retail sector, Jan is a fully qualified shoe fitter with both Start-Rite and Clarks. Jan has ten years experience of working in the voluntary sector as a Brownie Guider and is a student in the Adult Tap Class at Dancewise.