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New Road Academy Of Dance
Our Aim
The aim of the school is to train the children to use their imagination, control their bodies and push themselves to achieve better self esteem and more confidence whilst having fun. Dance has long been recognised as an ideal method of aiding learning and improving co-ordination as well as being an enjoyable method of addressing health and fitness issues. The government is highlighting the importance of exercise in the prevention of illness, heart disease and obesity. Whether your focus is technique, flexibility or you’re just looking for a new way to work out and make new friends, you can find it here. Explore our site for more information, and feel free to reach out with questions.
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Meet the team
Carol McKay
Business Owner
Carol studied at the Dean Academy of Dance and Theatre in Musselburgh, Edinburgh. In her three years there she obtained her Associate in Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing qualification (AISTD). After dance college, Carol taught in Perth and Stirling for the Dance Bank and The Monument dance school. In 2007, Carol joined the teaching staff at Jennie Campbell School of Dancing and in 2011 became manager of the school. Carol bought the dance school in August 2016.
Melanie Russell
Teacher
Melanie has been dancing since the age of 3. After graduating with a National Diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre, Melanie immediately went into teaching at various dance schools where she taught RAD and ISTD Ballet and ISTD Tap and Modern. Melanie has gained both DDI and DDE in Tap and Modern. Melanie is a fully qualified teacher and teaches Ballet, Tap and Modern Jazz.
Kimberly Neil
Teacher
Kimberly teaches children's Hip-Hop, Tap, Ballet and Modern Jazz. Kimberly was trained by Jennie Campbell from the age of 2 and has trained with the ISTD and RAD curriculum and qualified with the BATD freestyle. Kimberly has gained her ISTD DDE in Tap and is now working towards her ISTD DDE in Modern Jazz. Recently she has worked within schools and other local organisations to gain more experience and knowledge of teaching.
Heather Watters
Musical Theatre Teacher
Heather gained her BA degree in acting and performance. She has been teaching at her local youth theatre for the last 10 years as well as doing projects with schools, youth groups, the step project and projects with the Gaiety Theatre. Heather has written and directed quite a few shows over the year and has also performed in shows throughout the year. Each week she has a project at a local nursing home and sings all the old classics with the residents. Heather finds this extremely rewarding.
Jennie Campbell
Teacher
I started dancing at the age of 3 years and danced professionally until 30 years old. My career has taken me all over the world to Spain, Italy, Syria, Cruises in the Caribbean, Belgium and many more countries. I have been in TV Shows with Bruce Forsyth, the Generation Game with the Tillers girls, danced at the Sunday Night at the London Palladium with the Tiller girl troupe with Sascha Diesel and at the Silver Jubilee for the Queen at Buckingham Palace. This was just one of many highlights of my career.
From dancing professionally I went into teaching full time. Having taught for 22 years at a local dance school, I then started my own school which I very successfully ran for 12 years and absolutely loved every minute with my little ballerinas all the way up to my adult ladies. I have now taken a change in direction, I still enjoy dancing and sharing my passion and love for dance but focus on choreographing Wedding Dances and have a dance consultancy business working in schools, dance schools and theatres.
Fern McKay
Teacher
Fern started dancing at this school at the age of 5 and left to train at a dance college at the age of 17. She graduated with a qualification in professional stage dance and her DDI and DDE in ISTD Tap. After graduating in July 2018, she secured her first professional dance contract in Zante, Greece. Fern went on to work for the same company the following year in Corfu, Greece and is looking to return this year for another season. Fern appeared on the MTV Europe music awards in 2014 and was in the BBC One TV series Waterloo Road. She performed in The Magic of Hollywood UK tour with Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis with other dancers from NRAOD. Fern has had the pleasure of working with M.A Productions and Imagine Theatre Productions performing in 7 different pantomimes throughout the years.
Yolanda Kelly
Teacher
Yolanda has been dancing since the age of 2 and a half at Janice Marshall Stage School where she gained her Advanced Foundation Ballet and Intermediate Modern exams. Yolanda then went on to train at Dance For All college in Edinburgh where she graduated with a HND in professional stage dance and her ISTD DDI and DDE Modern qualification. After graduating she started teaching at Janice Marshall Stage School and has recently started teaching various classes here at New Road Academy of Dance.
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