Our Team
Miss Lindsay
Lindsay has 20 years of teaching experience and holds a Licentiate with the Allied Dancing Association's (ADA) Theatre Stage branch (modern, tap, ballet), and is a member of the International Dance Teacher's Associaton (IDTA). She also holds qualifications in BalletBeFit. Certifications have also been achieved in first aid, Performance Safeguarding and Children's Mental Health.
Lindsay is Enhanced DBS and holds a professional Chaperone Licence.
Favourite Style: Musical Theatre
Favourite Show: 42nd Street
Miss Zoe
Zoe has more than 15 years of teaching experience and is a Member of the Allied Dancing Association's (ADA) Theatre Stage Branch (modern, tap, ballet). She has been dancing from the age of four and as well as teaching stage styles of dance, and has studied and competed in Ballroom and Latin too. Enhanced DBS, Safeguarding and first aid certifications have all been completed by Zoe. A professional Chaperone Licence is held too.
Favourite Style: Jazz
Favourite Show: Book of Mormon
Miss Ellie
Ellie entered the world of dance at a relatively late age, having never danced before when joining Oris at the age of 10. She showed great potential and some years on has smashed her higher modern grades and Associate exam to recently become a qualified member and teacher with the ADA. Miss Ellie's further certified in paediatric first aid and holds enhanced DBS clearance. She's also recently completed a course in Children's Mental Health.
Favourite Style: Musical Theatre
Favourite Show: Mamma Mia
Miss Rachel
Rachel has been taught by Miss Lindsay from an early age and has been with Oris Dance from the very beginning. A qualified teacher and member of the ADA, Rachel loves working on a one-to-one basis with our youngest dancers and those who need a little extra attention or encouragement. She has an enhanced DBS and qualifications in first aid and NSPCC Child Protection in Performance. She's also completed a Children's Mental Health course.
Favourite Style: Ballet
Favourite Show: Wicked
Angela
Angela has been involved with Oris Dance since the beginning, her son having joined us at age 3...he's now at college!
Angela has danced since childhood, completing grade exams in modern, tap and ballet. She more recently achieved a ballet fitness teaching qualification with BalletBeFit. She's also years of valuable experience as a Primary School SEN TA and now works in a role supporting older students with additional needs.
We're now pleased to welcome her as an official member of the team - you'll see her regularly assisting in all of our classes. Angela's got an enhanced DBS and is paediatric first aid qualified.
Favourite Style: Tap
Favourite Show: Chicago