Staff

Joanna Frances Lundy Dip RBS TTC, Benesh Teaching Cert., Dip Mont London, RTS

Principal

Miss Lundy started dancing when she was 6 years old and continued her training at Nesta Brookings and The Royal Ballet School, graduating in 1983 with The Royal Ballet School Teaching Diploma, Benesh Teaching Certificate and Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teacher Status. Whilst dancing as a Cecchetti Scholar, Miss Lundy was awarded the Junior and Senior Mabel Ryan Awards, The Nancy Graham Award (most promising Junior Scholar) and the Sally Stewart Award (most promising Senior Scholar). Miss Lundy has always loved teaching and started her dance school in 1984.  To develop her understanding of young children, she trained as Montessori Directress and since 1997 has run her own Montessori School in South West London. Miss Lundy is one of the first teachers worldwide to have been awarded full affiliation status by The Royal Ballet School, for the Affiliate Assessment and Training Programme (The Royal Ballet School’s System of Training for children who dance recreationally). She is also a mentor and practical teaching supervisor for the RAD and is a certified Alixa Flexibility Instructor.

Andrew Ashton

Tap Teacher and Festival Coaching

Andrew started dance lessons at The Red Shoes School of Dance in Yorkshire and went on to complete his professional training at Laine Theatre Arts. Having graduated with Distinction in Tap, Ballet, Modern and Jazz, and the pre-Associate teaching qualification, Andrew was selected to dance in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, internationally. His teaching experience includes The National Youth Theatre and The Talentz Theatre Company.

Lucy Chester BA (Hons) Dance, ISTD, DDE Tap & Modern

Tap and Modern Dance Teacher

Lucy is a fully qualified ISTD (DDE) Tap and Modern dance teacher. She started dancing at a young age training in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, and Contemporary at Vanessa Golborne School of Dance. She went on to complete a BA (Hons) Dance studies degree in London and after danced in the commercial industry around the world before becoming a teacher. 

Marina Flores

Ballet Teacher RTS

Marina started dancing at the Professional Conservatory of Seville (Spain), before moving to Zaragoza to continue her training in ballet and contemporary dance at the Maria de Avila Dance Studio. At the same time, she had the chance to participate in numerous courses and masterclasses around Europe and the US. Marina has performed in excerpts from the great ballets of the classical repertoire: Giselle, Coppèlia, Bayadere, The Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire, Raymonda, and Don Quixote. She also obtained a Masters Degree in Art History.

Marina moved to London to take part in professional dance projects and studied the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies and Certificate in Benesh Movement Notation at  The Royal Academy of Dance. She is a RAD registered teacher.

Brook Ogle BFA Dance Performance

Brook Ogle received her primary training from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Briarwood Ballet in Birmingham, Alabama, USA before graduating with honors with a BFA in Dance Performance from Butler University. Brook has danced professionally with City Ballet of San Diego, Nashville Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theatre, Hosanna Sacred Arts, and as a guest artist with Ballet Internationale, dancing such roles as Myrtha in Giselle, Dew Drop Fairy, and Snow Princess in The Nutcracker, Tiger Lily in Peter Pan, Big Swans in Swan Lake, and has been featured in ballets by George Balanchine such as First Pas de Trois in Agon, Allegro Brillant, Serenade, Rubies, Emeralds, and Donizetti Variations. Brook served 4 years as the director and choreographer for City Ballet 2, which functions as the junior company to City Ballet of San Diego. She has also served as choreographer and youth cast rehearsal director for The Nutcracker at City Ballet of San Diego, choreographer for the performance ensemble at San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, and has taught regularly teacher at City Ballet School and San Diego Civic Youth Ballet.