Teaching Faculty

Academy Directors

Federico Bonelli , Artistic Director

Federico was Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet where he enjoyed a career at the highest level, dancing the company’s leading roles.

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Leanne Kirkham , Director of Academy Operations

I oversee the department staff, budget and output, ensuring high quality and consistency across our work.

Academy Ambassador

Artist with The Royal Ballet

Charlotte Tonkinson

Academy Management

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Annemarie Donoghue

Head of Programmes (Associate & Graduates)

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Nicola Gervasi

Artistic Head of Programmes (CAT & Open)

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Emma Rodriguez-Saona

Head of Academy Administration

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Francesca Osborne

CAT Programme Manager

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Alex Goring Jones

Student Support Lead

Classical Ballet Teachers

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Pippa Moore MBE

Annemarie Donoghue

Nicola Gervasi

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Jane Tucker

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Amanda Gilliland

Viki Westall

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Fiona Beale

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Edgar Lowman

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Sara Horner

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Michelle Higgins

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Martha Pigg

Guest Teachers

Yoko Ichino

Born in Los Angeles, Yoko studied with renowned ballerina Mia Slavenska and began her professional career in 1972 when she joined Joffrey Ballet II as an Apprentice. What followed was a career that spanned three decades.

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Cara O'Shea

Cara has taught at several different training establishments including Northern Ballet School, Chelmsford Ballet Company as well as summer schools in Ireland.

Hannah Bateman

Hannah is a former Principal Soloist at Northern Ballet, and a professional dancer for 20 years, a co-founder of Ballet Retreat and teaches at Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Contemporary Teachers

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George Burton

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Charlotte Arnold

Guest Contemporary Teachers

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Sandrine Monin

Anna Cabre-Verdiell

Kate Howden

Natalie Alleston

Pianists

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Gerard Power

Academy Pianist

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Robert Suddall

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Jonathan Drummond

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Alena Panasenka

Jon Chamberlain

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Stephanie Jones