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.
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Academy Ambassador
Artist with The Royal Ballet
Charlotte Tonkinson
Teaching faculty
Academy Management
Annemarie Donoghue
Head of Programmes (Associate & Graduates)
Nicola Gervasi
Artistic Head of Programmes (CAT & Open)
Emma Rodriguez-Saona
Head of Academy Administration
Francesca Osborne
CAT Programme Manager
Alex Goring Jones
Student Support Lead
Classical Ballet Teachers
Pippa Moore MBE
Annemarie Donoghue
Nicola Gervasi
Jane Tucker
Amanda Gilliland
Viki Westall
Fiona Beale
Edgar Lowman
Sara Horner
Michelle Higgins
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.
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
George Burton
Charlotte Arnold
Guest Contemporary Teachers
Sandrine Monin
Anna Cabre-Verdiell
Kate Howden
Natalie Alleston
Pianists
Gerard Power
Academy Pianist
Robert Suddall
Jonathan Drummond
Alena Panasenka
Jon Chamberlain
Stephanie Jones
Header photo Justin Slee.