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Our Team
Dancing with Izzy was founded by Isabel Haley in September 2020. Since then the school has grown and expanding into 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 her Level 5 Teaching Diploma with British Ballet Organisation which enable her to enter her students in their graded examinations. Isabel is also now studying her Level 6 Teaching Diploma with British Ballet Organisation which equates to a degree. 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. Isabel is also a mother to a little 3 month old Stella and being a mother herself, Isabel understands the importance of providing a safe and supportive environment for all of her students.
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"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!
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"
Miss Emily - Teacher
Miss Emily started dancing at the age of 3 in her home town of Hull where she trained in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, commercial and musical theatre. Here, she took part in annual dance festivals and completed her dance exams in RAD and IDTA syllabus up to Advanced 1. Miss Emily gained lots of performance experience, at the 2015 BBC Dance Proms at The Royal Albert Hall, Robin Hood at The Barbican Theatre York, Take Flight for The Royal Ballet School and Move It! and CYD? Dance conventions.
At the age of 16, Miss Emily auditioned and successfully gained a place at Bird College of Dance and Musical Theatre, graduating in 2021 with a Level 6 Diploma. Since graduating, Miss Emily dove straight into teaching ballet, tap, jazz and musical theatre both in the UK and Internationally. She has successfully entered numerous students into RAD Ballet exams and has had many opportunities to choreograph full scale musicals for various Performing Arts schools such as: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Blood Brothers, Matilda and Mary Poppins. Alongside teaching Miss Emily performs in the UK, Paris and Norway with The Gatsby Girls.
Miss Emily is super excited to be joining the team at Dancing With Izzy and pass on her experience and knowledge to the younger generations
Miss Zuri - Teacher
Miss Zuri started dancing at age 4 in a dance school in her hometown of Bromley. It was there that her love for dance was encouraged and her skills were honed. She trained in ISTD Ballet, Tap and Jazz until she was 17. She also attended an after-school street dance club from age 7 until age 10.
Zuri obtained a BSc in Psychology at the University of Surrey. Over her four years of study, she was an active member of the Surrey Dance Squad. Here, Zuri spent two years on the committee as the Wildcard Executive and the Commercial Executive, choreographing heels and commercial routines for competitions.
Miss Zuri is really looking forward to joining the Dancing With Izzy team. Her teaching style is fun, with a focus on solid foundations, technique and freestyle. Miss Zuri’s classes are a safe space for children to become more confident and express themselves.