Meet our Teachers

Have a look at the wonderful teachers in charge of our weekly classes!

Ballet
Lisa-Marie Probert

Professional ballerina trained at Royal Ballet school graduated 1995- danced with professional ballet companies for 15 yrs inc. Royal Ballet when training and English National Ballet full time 2000-2010. Have been teaching for 12 years vocationally and privately to a consistently high standard with dancers receiving professional contracts and jobs after training or going on to train at FE professional dance colleges beforehand.
My teacher training required hours of mentored training including practical and written examinations proving correct and safe teaching skills, pedagogy and varying teaching methods which I have been using during my teaching career whilst keeping up to date with safeguarding and writing modules for classical ballet courses.

Break
Ben Simmons

With roots firmly grounded in the world of street dance, Benjamin honed his skills by practicing Breakin’ moves on unforgiving concrete in the East Midlands, growing up, his crew fearlessly battled some of the top Breakers both within the country & globally in various underground cyphers, solidifying their reputation as a raw presence in the UK dance community. After winning a national tap dance competition as an amateur & hungry for more, he ventured to London to pursue higher education & delve deeper into the craft, refining his skills and expanding his artistic horizons. Now, with over a decade of experience on stages in the UK and beyond, Benjamin is is honoured to share valuable knowledge with budding talents through teaching at many of the UK's most prestigious dance education establishments. Recently, Benjamin added another career credit by completing a film project in Ontario. Beyond the stage and screen, they have also become a mentor and educator, running multiple dance education projects on YouTube such as Floor Stylez and Tap Dance Exchange.

Street
Tarek Khwiss

First Diploma in dance and education. Teaching experience for over 10 years.​ Over 10 years experience teaching at Dance studios across London, UK and Europe. 
​Dancer, choreographer and creative director based in London and known globally for my fresh and fierce vision. I believe in uniqueness & encourage all to be you, be free, be fabulous. My aim is to empower you through dance, to positively disrupt the world and unite every unique soul by sharing my vision. The creator of Gawz, a lifestyle brand where being who you are is celebrated.
Credits include: Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa, Amazon Primevideo, Tiktok Pride, Alicia Keys Soulcare event, Tinder Ad.

Tap
Avalon Rathgeb

​Diploma in Musical Theatre 2009
Alumni of Jacobs Pillow 2014
Various Ihasco training (safeguarding, children in education, GDPR in education, Health and safety essentials)
I am the artistic director of the UK's only professional tap dance company, i teach at Arts Ed and Performers College, two of the best institutes for dance. I have spend years in the USA training and working in Tap Dance. I was a soloist in Tapestry Dance Company 2017-19 under direction of Acia Grey- Austin Texas.

Contemporary
Samara Tong

Teaching across Canada, UK, Europe, Asia for 10+ years.
She has worked with renowned artists like Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, Dua Lipa, and has performed in many shows around the world, including including The Brit Awards, UEFA Champions League Finals, and iHeart Radio MMVAs.

Jazz
Kathryn Elward

​11 years working as a professional teacher in higher education colleges, private dance companies and open classes at London's top studios.

Hip Hop
Evangeline Francisco

This is Justicee!

With commercial, Afro and house influences. Her experience of these styles helped me fuse together a piece of choreography that radiates energy, toughness without a loss of enjoyment.

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