Principal
Emily has spent the last 12 years working as a professional ballet dancer in England, Europe and America.
After 17 years of local and vocational training she gained my BA (Hons) degree in theatre dance, specialising in classical ballet.
She started her career with the Sarasota ballet in America before spending 3 years in London as a principal dancer with the Vienna Festival Ballet and finally in the Czech Republic, where she became the long-standing principal dancer for almost 8 years.
She has danced in almost all the Classics; as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Clara/Sugarplum Fairy in Nutcracker and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. One of her more well-known performances being Nykia in La Bayadère in which she received a cultural award for her contribution to the arts in Europe.
Alongside these ballets she also had the opportunity to delve into lead roles in dramatic and modern ballets such as Desdemona in Othello, the Bride in Blood Wedding and Staritska in Ivan the terrible, a role for which she received a nomination for a national award in the Czech Republic.
Jasmine has been dancing since the age of three and is trained in a wide range of styles: from classical styles like Ballet, Tap and Jazz, to more modern styles like Commercial and even Bollywood! She began her teaching career at age 16,in her hometown, Hull, and at 18 was lucky enough to complete her BA (Hons) Dance and vocational dance training at Creative Academy, just outside of West London.
Since completing her training, Jasmine has worked as a professional dancer, singer, choreographer and teacher in various locations both in the UK and abroad. Her credits include performing as a dancer/vocalist at both Siblu and Away Resorts holiday parks; appearing on episodes of popular TV shows on ITV; touring as swing in the popular pantomime ‘Aladdin;’ as well as completing contracts with Warner Bros.
Jasmine has also taught dance and acro at both recreational and competitive level to children and adults across the UK and Ireland. She is a passionate teacher and not only strives to expand her knowledge of her craft but loves to pass on her knowledge to her students
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