Living Dance 2015
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Living Dance 2015 saw us moving to new premises at tal-Fanal. The increased space allows us to have smaller classes, increasing the attention each student gets from our talented team. Great care was taken to provide a proper dance floor on all the spaces we use to avoid injuries. Dance disciplines at Living Dance 2015 were Ballet, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. The special course this time was a workshop on photography and a photo shoot with professional photographer David Attard. Each student took a few professional photographs to have for their portfolio for possible future auditions. |
Deborah Annabelle
Having started dancing at a very early age, Deborah commenced her professional training aged 11 at the Royal Ballet School, London. After completing 5 years at White Lodge and 2 years at Upper School, she graduated aged 18.
Professionally Deborah has performed with:
Deborah brings 7 years of teaching experience in Ballet, Jazz/Modern, Pointe Work, Pas de deux, Private lessons and has also been assistant choreographer for The McMahon School of Dance. Deborah is also a qualified Zumba Instructor and most recently has become the Owner/Principal of Pirouette Dance Academy in Yorkshire, UK.
Deborah is very excited and honoured to be able to pass on her experience and enthusiasm to the up-and-coming dancers all around the world.
Professionally Deborah has performed with:
- The Royal Ballet (London)
- Birmingham Royal Ballet (Birmingham)
- Phantom of the Opera (Hamburg &Asia Tour)
- Matthew Bourne - New Adventure's (World Tour)
- European Ballet (UK Tour)
- Ballet Ireland (UK & Ireland Tour)
- Ballet Imaginaire (UK Tour)
- Stars in Concert (Berlin, Essen, Prague, Athens)
- Will Tucket’s- Pinocchio (Royal OperaHouse)
- Dance Captain for Scottish Opera Manon (UK Tour)
Deborah brings 7 years of teaching experience in Ballet, Jazz/Modern, Pointe Work, Pas de deux, Private lessons and has also been assistant choreographer for The McMahon School of Dance. Deborah is also a qualified Zumba Instructor and most recently has become the Owner/Principal of Pirouette Dance Academy in Yorkshire, UK.
Deborah is very excited and honoured to be able to pass on her experience and enthusiasm to the up-and-coming dancers all around the world.
Jay Asolo
Jay is a successful choreographer, dancer and teacher. Originally from Nigeria, Jay developed his passion for dancing at the age of 5, after he witnessed a New Jack Swing performance on the streets. He then moved to teach in Ireland where he currently specialises in Raw Hip Hop, New Jack Swing, Krump, Lockin’ and African Afro Bounce.
With over 11 years of teaching experience, Jay has developed dance crews to compete at international standards, his most recent achievement being the 16th World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas 2014 – hosted by the production of America’s Best Dance Crew. The secret to Jay’s teaching success stems from his passion for mentoring students and his abundant creative energy. Jay is a well established choreographer. He provided private lessons to Ronan Keating and Mikey Graham from Boyzone for their tour preparation. He has also provided choreography for the Ryan Tubridy TV show and the Olympics 2012 Coca Cola Move to the Beats headphone promotion campaign by Mark Ron.
Sarah Vella
Sarah is a Maltese dance artist and speech therapist, currently living in Berlin. After graduating with a Bsc. (Hons.) in Speech Therapy, she moved to London to study at ‘Laban Conservatoire of Dance'. As a choreographer, she has won awards in Malta and Italy. Over the years Sarah has also done community work through choreographing and teaching dance in rehabilitation centers and youth groups and with ‘TeatruZazz’. Sarah performed with 'Red Tape Dance Company' in Malta and since moving to Berlin, she has worked on various dance and film projects including, few with JSLN productions, Matteo Graziano in the Opera “William Tell” and ‘Gauge Dance Theater’. In 2013, her choreography ‘Iz-Zifna tal-poeta’ was performed in Malta for the Notte Bianca Festival and was premiered in Berlin as part of the ‘Nah Dran series’ in July 2014. This project was funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
This performance was later accepted to be performed as part of the ‘100Grad Berlin Festival’ in March 2015. In December 2014, Sarah was chosen to take part in a month-long dance residency program (Play Practice Apprenticeship Program) in India.Sarah is currently studying ‘Dance and Movement Therapy’ and continues to work as a freelance dance artist and speech therapist in Berlin.
This performance was later accepted to be performed as part of the ‘100Grad Berlin Festival’ in March 2015. In December 2014, Sarah was chosen to take part in a month-long dance residency program (Play Practice Apprenticeship Program) in India.Sarah is currently studying ‘Dance and Movement Therapy’ and continues to work as a freelance dance artist and speech therapist in Berlin.