At Welland’s School of Dancing frequently asked questions page we have tried to answer all the questions that you might have, please just select a category and click on the question to see the answer. However if by any chance you can’t find the answer to your question please feel free to contact us: maggie@wellandschoolofdancing.co.uk

Maggie Purr,Principal of WSD 2010 – present
Maggie Purr,Principal of WSD 2010 – present

Maggie is a former pupil of Welland School of Dancing. Under the tutelage of Miss Desbruslais, Maggie gained a place at the Royal Ballet School as a senior associate, and then at Central School of Ballet in 1996, trained by Christopher and Carole Gable.

Nicole Ryan
Nicole Ryan

Film and Television – Lead Role

Gemma Jackson
Gemma Jackson

Gemma left the Welland School of Dance in 2005 to pursue her career as a professional dancer. She was offered a full time scholarship at Cambridge performing Arts on the musical theatre course, where she studied for four years.

Alexandra Smith
Alexandra Smith

Tiffany Theatre College, Company Manager P&O and princess cruises

Emily Griffiths
Emily Griffiths

Hammond School, P&O and costa cruises

Poppy Brewell
Poppy Brewell

Bird College

Lavinia Kastamoniti
Lavinia Kastamoniti

Lavinia, originally from Greece, began her dancing from an early age in Corfu with her mother Tina Chandley (training: Northern Ballet School) as her teacher.

Charley May
Charley May

Pirouette Scchool – Leicester, Teacher WSD, TuDance and Inspire.

Emily Boswall
Emily Boswall

Ballet Theatre UK school

Alice Cade
Alice Cade

Trinity Laban, Founder of Abalinodance theatre

Jenny Richardson
Jenny Richardson

I started at Welland when i was 3 years old doing ballet classes every Tuesday, then at 7 I joined tap and modern classes.

Chloe Jackson
Chloe Jackson

Royal Ballet school, Arts Educational Tring Park

Chloe Hebden
Chloe Hebden

Billy Elliott, Hebden School of Dancing

Marina Fraser
Marina Fraser

Royal Ballet School

Katie Green
Katie Green

WSD Pupil 1984-2000

Kizze Burkitt
Kizze Burkitt

Since joining at the age of four, Welland has instilled in me an absolute passion for dance that has fundamentally shaped the course of my life.

Harriet Britten
Harriet Britten

What The Welland did for me?
I will forever be grateful for what my time at The Welland taught me, I have always loved dance and always will, as well as this, throughout my 9 years there, I learnt how to be disciplined; in a way that I now pass on to my pupils.

Robert Wilkes
Robert Wilkes

Robert trained at London Studio Centre.

Phil Norton
Phil Norton

Former WSD Pupil
Phil joined the Welland School of Dancing at the age of 3 and attended classes until he was 18. In that time, he took part in the school's main shows, performances at local fetes and took many exams.

Julie Lowe
Julie Lowe

I was at Welland from September 1973 to Easter 1975 (I think).
It was my first teaching job after leaving Bush Davies where I had trained for 3 years.

Carol Cunnington
Carol Cunnington

50 years at WSD as pupil, friend, helper and mother.Little did I realise when I started taking ballet lessons at Stamford High School with Mrs Mitchell-Smith in 1964 that in 2014 (50 years later!) I would still be going to classes at the Welland.

Emma Coupland
Emma Coupland

Northern Ballet school

Sinead Swift
Sinead Swift

Tiffany theatre college

Angela Wilson
Angela Wilson

London Studio Centre

Grace McDermott
Grace McDermott

Masters Performing Arts College