Professional Experience: Dancing / Modelling / Acting
Dance Work
> I am a regular member of staff at Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing where I teach Cecchetti Ballet, ISTD Tap and Modern Theatre, Street, Contemporary and Stretch classes six days a week. I teach students of all ages and abilities and also run a session for children with autism, Down's Syndrome and other learning difficulties. I really enjoy working at FBSD and love to share my knowledge and skills with my students. Working professionally in the dance world also means that I can pass this invaluable experience onto them.
> Chosen to go to Pernera Beach Hotel, Cyprus to be a part of their animation team for 6 months. I was dancing in their shows and was asked to contribute to choreographing some numbers, as well as being asked to perform several solos, including Fire, Tap and Aerial Hoop solos. There were four shows; the Fire Show, Around the World Show, the Variety and the Cabaret Show. I learnt to dance with fire sticks and fire fans for the shows and really enjoyed the whole experience. I also co-choreographed, performed in and helped to come up with the concept of a mini magic show with another animator at the hotel. I danced, performed tricks and assisted with the other animator's magic tricks too. It was fun and really good to learn further new skills.
I was also one of two dancers taken to Galu Seaside, an event building where a large event in Larnaca was taking place, to dance with fire sticks and fans for the entertainment there. This was paid. I went to a hotel in Protaras with two other dancers for a wedding as well, to perform with fire. The guests enjoyed it and it was a really good experience. This was also filmed for a British TV series about Brits marrying in Cyprus, out in January 2018 and was also paid.
As a member of the animation team, I was expected to run daily activities including Aqua Gym, Stretch and Yoga, Darts, Olympics afternoon, fun games around the pool, French Bowls etc. I was in charge of the Kids Club, and was responsible for devising and delivering fun and interesting sessions for children between 4 and 12 years old. Sessions included were; outdoor games, craft activities aka pirate hats and maps and bottle rockets, face painting, Olympics morning, Bowling, make a board game, jewellery and mask making etc. I would help with evening activities as well such as picture quizzes, Bingo, audience participation for outside acts, PR, music quizzes, Karaoke, our game shows etc.
I returned for Summer 2018 doing similar things and was also in charge of Sundays when our boss had his day off. I formed a collaborative Sunday night Variety pre show with performances from the rest of the team and myself. During this season we performed some of the same shows like Around the World with some changes to formations as we only had me and another dancer for most of the season, and three at the end of the season for some but not all numbers in the show. We also did the Fire Show but this year, I choreographed a new fire solo using the fire sticks while en pointe. We performed Mama Mia over the season, and I choreographed a duet for me and one of my colleagues in the team to Take a Chance on Me. This was a comedic dance with many lifts and other partnerwork. I was asked to choreograph a pointe solo for the song Chiquitita and joint devise a pointe duet to Dancing Queen. I was placed in all other group dance numbers too. We had pre-shows on Friday and Saturday nights as well before the main shows, where I performed Aerial Hoop, Tap, Contemporary and Spanish solos, an LED costume duet and some group dances.
I learnt a lot from this experience and would love to try something similar again!
- April 'til October 2017 and April til end of October 2018
> Asked to be the Choreographer and Dance Captain for the pantomime Sleeping Beauty for company Sparkle Productions. I worked with children and older students from my dance school who performed alongside me for the two shows in January. I created nine numbers in total which were received very well by Sparkle Productions and also the audiences on both nights. Comments from theatre staff, Sparkle Productions and audience members came back to me about the professional nature of all my dance numbers.
-October 2017' til January 2018
> Invited to perform in Warrington for members of a community club for their Christmas Party event. I was accompanied by a musician performing a Jazz and then a Ballet number. It was received very well and many members of the audience were very complimentary to me afterwards.
- December 2017
> Asked to choreograph and dance in dance show "Deja Vu" , alongside choreographer/dancer Tunde. We were performing with students he has taught who are ready to look for work in the industry.
- October 2017
> Asked to choreograph for a University film in Leeds. I was working with two actors and choreographing simple dances and movement for them to do on camera, which was all used in the final edits.
- March 2017
> Asked to coach an A Level dance student on her syllabus work for her exams. This consisted of helping her with her written work, step vocabulary, choreography and ideas, themes, music choices and correcting and giving tips on performance and technique etc, so that the eventual performance of both dances was up to scratch.
- March 2017
> Picked to travel down to Gloucestershire to lead four days of workshops teaching around 60 secondary school students aged between 11 and 17 three long dance routines to Louisa Johnson tracks. This was on behalf of event company Pro Excel. They had arranged for lots of young dancers from all over the UK to perform at a Rugby match at Wembley Stadium dancing while Louisa Johnson sang. I was teaching and cleaning the routines ready for the big day.
- February 2017
> Asked by company Primary Workshops for Schools to teach a series of eight workshops at a Primary School in Hyde. Due to short notice, I had one day to choreograph the routines and organise the music etc. I was asked to deliver South American dance styles in each workshop to years 1 - 6. The children then performed their routines at the end of the day for their parents. All students enjoyed learning to dance in their workshops, and I had a great time teaching them!
- February 2017
> Selected to dance at a New Year's Eve event at The Barbacoa in Liverpool with Diamondette Showgirls. I had three rehearsals late that month to learn 2x 35 min sets. I learnt these all in full detail and was able to perform these with confidence on the night. The choreographer of this show later reccommended me to Pernera Beach Hotel, Cyprus, as she had enjoyed working with me and was going out to work there the following Summer.
- December 2016
> Choreographed over 21 dance numbers for the Christmas show for Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing; "On Top of the World". Was also involved in making most of the costumes, designing the tickets, advertising for the show and producing the show logo.
- September - December 2016
> Asked over to teach three Street workshops at St. Catherine's, a secure school in St Helen's. The school is for girls who have previously been abused etc or have behavioural disorders.
- February to August 2016
> Auditioned successfully as one of eight dancers for a music video for upcoming singer Milly Pye, signed with Sony. I used my own choreography and had a solo during the video.
- May 2016
> I was selected by Cyber Coach Smart Ltd to choreograph 25 routines for videos for school children between 8 and 11 years. I taught and performed these in a green screen studio.
- May 2016
> Selected to portray Giselle in a short film which focussed on the character and the emotions she goes through during the Ballet. I was the only dancer/actress used. I used my own choreography. This film was in the Manchester School of Art Exhibition and members of the English National Ballet Company came to see it.
- April 2016
> Picked for a dance photo shoot with photographer Vince Biggs, (photos on GALLERY page).
- March 2016
> Using my dance school students, I choreographed and performed in two flash mobs for charity Bolton Hospice, (video is on SHOWREEL page).
- April 2015 and March 2016
> Selected as the only female dancer for a music video. I used my own choreography for this shoot and was also asked to create more with the male dancer on the day, as well as improvising.
- December 2015
> Selected for a dance photoshoot with photographer Roy Mateer, (photos on GALLERY page).
- October 2015
> Chosen to be a dancer for an event in Manchester, for an MTV TV series.
- June 2015
> Chosen to work at Bury Grammar School Girls teaching children ballet twice a week in after school lessons.
- October - December 2015
> Picked for an MTV TV series as a dancer for a flash mob to promote a clothing line.
- April 2015
> Picked to dance at a launch event for Boundary Mill at Preston Train Station dancing in shows every half hour for the full day. The choreography was taught to us on the day before the shows.
- March 2015
> Asked to deliver workshops in Ballet, Tap, Spanish, Jazz and Pilates/Strengthen and Stretch classes to children and students at summer schools at the Chance2Dance Academy in Gargrave.
- July 2012 and 2013
Modelling and Acting Work
> I was a regular presenter for legwear review website Legslavish, reviewing the products on camera and styling them with my own outfits. I would do my own make-up and hair for these shoots. There is no script for these videos. Click the arrow below for a link to my playlist:
- From August 2015 - end of 2017
> Was picked for the final of Miss Lancashire, which includes making an eco outfit, fundraising for Variety and showing my clothes on a catwalk in 3 different scenes on the night of the Pageant.
- July to October 2016
> Picked to be an Air Hostess for TV drama Snatch in a few scenes.
- September 2016
> Selected to be a body double for TV series
No Offence.
- September 2016
> Used as a make-up model for the School of Make-Up in Stockport. The students were demonstrating different make-up looks. I was given a Bridal look - January 2017
> Used as a featured extra for TV drama Paranoid in a few scenes. We were being Quakers.
- March 2016 and August 2016
> Specifically selected as a walk-on for Sky TV series Mount Pleasant. Was used for 5 days in early July for a huge protest scene at the end of series 6. For my walk-on, I was Paula Wilcox's character, Pauline, when younger. I was acting with another walk-on. We were the only two used in that scene.
- July 2016
> Selected to work with photographer David Bannister in Leicester. Created some lovely photos which can be seen in the GALLERY
- July 2016
> Selected as a finalist for Miss Bolton and Bury, and came second overall in this contest. I showed outfits I selected on the catwalk in the final, as well as the eco outfit I made. I also fundraised over £600 for Variety, the children's charity, as part of the Pageant. Photos of this event can be found in the GALLERY
- June to July 2016
> Won the Miss Eco Award in Miss Bolton and Bury 2016, for creating a complete eco outfit with accessories from electricals and old bedding from a charity shop. My outfit was based on Ghanaian traditional dress, with a specific theme - a lot of UK electrical waste is dumped in Ghana - hence the electrical components.
- June to July 2016
> Picked for promotional videos and photos for new company K - Online Television, a Korean entertainment company.
- June 2016
> Picked for a photo shoot as a model/actor for company Ziggy's Wish, demonstrating a huge array of facial expressions and emotions for photos for an app for a project to raise awareness for mental health.
- June 2016
> Was asked to work again with Jason Lee to produce more photos up at Rivington in Bolton. Photos in GALLERY
- June 2016
> Collaborated with photographer Jason Lee for an outdoor shoot with me and my dog, performing tricks etc. Look in GALLERY
- June 2016
> Selected by a band for album and singles covers photos. I was the only model used for the album and also for the singles. Photos in the GALLERY
- April 2016
> BBC comedy Home From Home starring Johnny Vegas - I was used in a traffic jam scene.
- April 2016
> Picked for an album cover shoot for a rock band. One of three models on the cover and inside, using our bodies to spell words.
- March 2016
> Selected to appear on a Channel 5 B+B renovation show: To B And B The Best as a test guest staying over night in Salford. Was asked to review the B and B to the camera.
- Filmed March 2016 and shown on Friday, 17th June, 2016
> Victoria (ITV) - One of Victoria's (Jenna Coleman's) Bridesmaids in the wedding and reception scenes, and also a dinner guest in a few scenes.
- February to April 2016
> Picked for film Mad to Be Normal starring David Tennant. Was used in several party scenes with him.
- February 2016
> I appeared regularly in Hollyoaks as a Supporting Artist, and also once with my dog, and once on Coronation Street .
- Throughout 2016
> Picked for Victorian film The Limehouse Golem starring Bill Nighy and Eddie Marsan. I was an upper class lady and also had my character changed to a dancer backstage. I was used for six days.
- November 2015
> Selected for a photo shoot with photographer Maverick around Leeds City Centre.
- January 2016
> Selected from a casting to be a dinner guest for a big scene in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Included green screen work. I was also featured.
- October to December 2015
> Appeared in ITV Encore's Houdini and Doyle as a Victorian lady in a restaurant scene and on the street.
- September 2015
> Selected to be an adult extra on CBBC's 4 O'Clock Club, filming several cinema scenes.
- July 2015
> Chosen for a catwalk for Mid Cheshire College. I wore five seperate outfits and walked in two shows. There was also a photo shoot. Photos on GALLERY page.
- July 2015
> Asked to be a model for a TFP for photographer Harry Thompson and also used in a catwalk for the launch event for a fashion boutique.
- late 2012
