Miss Penny

Penny Parks is the school principal and founder of the school. Miss Penny trained on a scholarship at Bush Davies School under Miss Noreen Bush and then danced professionally for several years before travelling abroad with her husband. While away she taught in places such as Singapore and India, learning a lot about dance in different parts of the world. On returning to the UK she opened her Ballet School in 1977. Miss Penny has always raised money to help charities and is thrilled to have started her own, many years ago now, which helps children all over the world in times of trauma and crisis. This includes taking her Students abroad to work for the Charity in places such as Sri Lanka, South Africa and India giving them a fantastic life experience.

Miss Penny is a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Dance and is the Chair of the Regional Ambassadors for the UK and Ireland.

Miss Sarah

Sarah Ward trained at the Theatre School of Dance & Drama, Edinburgh, on the Professional Dancers and Teachers Course, qualifying in 1997.  She has worked at the school since 2001 teaching all the genres of Dance and Musical Theatre to all ages including the Adult Classes and is the ASM and Production Assistant during Workshops. Miss Sarah also works as the School Secretary and  IT Manager.

Miss Ciara

Miss Ciara began her training in Ireland, studying both RAD Graded and Vocational syllabi. She began assisting ballet classes at 14 and from there discovered her love for ballet teaching. Miss Ciara has taught and assisted many ballet classes, workshops and summer schools in London and in Ireland. She graduated with first class honours from the BA (Hons) Ballet Education (BABE) programme at RAD headquarters. Miss Ciara also completed the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance (LRAD) while studying at RAD. During her studies, Miss Ciara completed work placement with Miss Penny and is delighted to be back at the school working as a qualified teacher!

Miss Grace

Miss Grace first attended the ballet school when she was 3 years old and always had a passion for dance, however it wasn’t until she travelled to Sri Lanka with Miss Penny that she realised how much she loved dance and working with children. She continued her training at the Royal Academy of Dance where she qualified with a BA(Hons) in Ballet Education. Miss Grace has always been involved with the ballet school helping with exams and workshops and after completing her degree she became a registered teacher at the dance school.

Miss Hannah

Miss Hannah started dancing with Miss Penny at the age of 6 and has always had a passion for the performing arts. She completed her degree in Acting and Singing Performance at Solent Southampton University and has now started teaching Singing and Musical Theatre. She is also working with children with Special Needs in a local primary school. She is very musical, plays the piano and is very passionate about teaching. She attends Miss Penny's adult dance classes just for fun!

Miss Megan

Miss Megan qualified in Education from Roehampton University in 2017 and is now a primary school teacher in the local area. Miss Megan also trained with Miss Penny from the age of 2.5 and now teaches Musical Theatre, as well as being involved in the Summer Workshops. Miss Megan has attended many trips with the dance school, not only as teacher, but also as a student.

Miss Frankie

Miss Frankie qualified in Performing Arts from Winchester University and teaches Musical Theatre. Miss Frankie also trained with Miss Penny from the age of 2.5 and is very involved in the big charity Summer Workshop, making sure that all children arrive on stage at the right time and in the right place! 

Miss Jaimee

Miss Jaimee trained with Miss Penny from the age of 3 and hasn’t stopped dancing since. Gaining her professional and teaching qualifications at Performers College, Miss Jaimee has been dancing and performing around the world in various production companies, most recently on cruise ships. We look forward to seeing her again soon when she is not busy dancing somewhere hot and sunny!

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