Teaching Faculty

Academy Directors

David Nixon OBE

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Artistic Director

David Nixon OBE has been Artistic Director since 2001, directing more than 20 new ballets and overseeing the growth of Northern Ballet into one of the world's leading companies.

Yoko Ichino

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Associate Director of Academy & Rehearsal Director

Yoko began teaching as a teenager and has since then continued to develop her gift for teaching with dance companies across the world.

Cara O'Shea

Academy Deputy Director & Classical Ballet Teacher

Viki Westall

Classical Ballet Teacher

Annemarie Donoghue

Associate, Graduate Programme Manager & Classical Ballet Teacher

Jane Tucker

Classical Ballet Teacher

Keiko Amemori

Classical Ballet Teacher

Victoria Goldsmith

Classical Ballet Teacher

Sara Horner

Classical Ballet Teacher

Ebony Goodridge

Classical Ballet Teacher

Tony Louis

Contemporary Teacher

Rachel English

Classical Ballet Teacher

Amanda Gilliland

Classical Ballet Teacher

Ewan Gilford

Company Pianist

Gerard Power

Academy Pianist

Emma Rodriguez-Saona

Open Programme Manager & Student Support Coordinator

Pippa Moore

Artistic & Learning Assistant

Hironao Takahashi

Classical Ballet Teacher

Edgar Lowman

Classical Ballet Teacher

Emily Humphreys

Classical Ballet Teacher

Sandrine Monin

Contemporary Teacher

Giuliano Contadini

Classical Ballet Teacher

Academy Musicians

Sam Bell, Jonathan Drummond, Stephanie Jones, David Munoz, Alena Panasenka, James Phillip and Robert Sudall

Photo Justin Slee.