ISTD DDI Cecchetti Classical Ballet · ballet teacher for 20+ years

Advanced Cecchetti · Trinity College Arts Award Adviser

 

Maddy trained vocationally in Ottawa, Canada under the direction of Celia Franca CC OOnt, and was a graduate of the Arts Umbrella and Ballet BC Professional Training Programme in Vancouver, Canada. She worked as a professional dancer and choreographer internationally, before transitioning to mentoring and teaching. She was senior teacher and head of the Youth Dance Company at Highgate Ballet School and taught for many years at Central School of Ballet in London. She has trained dancers from their first steps to the launch of their professional career, with students now dancing as soloists and principals for companies around the world such as Scottish Ballet Theatre, Ajkun Ballet (New York), Grand Kiev Ballet, Sibiu Ballet Company and many others. Maddy founded the Village School Ballet and is principal and senior teacher of The Harrow School of Ballet, Hendon and Mill Hill Ballet School and the Milton Keynes School of Ballet.

 

Maddy is a registered teacher with ISTD, holds an enhanced DBS, is first aid trained and attends regular safeguarding and Prevent training.

 

The Village School Ballet is an Approved Arts Award Centre, and registered LAMDA Centre. Our students obtain qualifications in Explore, Bronze and Silver Arts Award through Trinity College and Cecchetti Graded and Vocational Examinations through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, as well as LAMDA Performance and Communications Graded Exams.