Meet the Team

Ana is very passionate about fostering both mental and physical well-being in every student. Her classes are quite fun, and integrate mental skills training to enhance performance, while nurturing confidence and enjoyment in dancers. Ana's ballet journey began in Mexico, where she danced professionally for a few years. With 19 years of teaching experience in Mexico, Japan, and the UK, she is dedicated to education, specialising in ballet with Associate and Teaching Status from the Royal Academy of Dance. She holds a Masters in Dance Science from Trinity Laban and also studied a Masters in Applied Sports Psychology at St Mary’s University Twickenham.

Anna loves creating a fun, relaxed atmosphere where trust, humour, and confidence can flourish, helping young performers feel at home and comfortable to push their acting limits! Anna is a professionally trained actor and teacher with a first-class BA (Hons) degree in Musical Theatre from the prestigious Guildford School of Acting. Her performance credits include alternate Scaramouche and cover Meat on the 2019 We Will Rock You UK Tour and its 25th Anniversary Tour, where she earned a Broadway World Nomination for Best Performance by an Alternate in a Musical. She has also covered Jill in the Lyric Hammersmith's Jack and the Beanstalk and played Ms. Bingham and cover Patty Di Marco in the 2024 International Tour of The School of Rock. As a vocalist, Anna has performed with the BBC Proms Orchestra and fronts a London-based rock band as a singer and guitarist. Anna’s shares her love of acting with her students and and helps everyone shine their brightest!

Will is a fun, engaging teacher from the United States, who loves to share his love of ballet in an inclusive way! He loves to share historical and cultural facts about famous works and choreographers, as well as challenge his students to create their own work and push their technique further than their syllabus work. Will trained in ballet and contemporary in New York and Hong Kong and has an MFA from Trinity Laban. He has performed professionally and performed the works of Ohad Naharin, Wayne McGregor and PUNCHDRUNK. He received his teacher training from the Royal Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre. He now works as a director and choreographer in opera, creating imaginative productions across the UK, US and France. He is currently a Lecturer at Trinity Laban and a recipient of a US-UK Fulbright Award.

Georgina is an ex BWA pupil, dance teacher and vocal coach. She has performed in many festivals, shows and productions such as Hairspray at the Ashcroft Theatre. At the Amplified Arts Academy she has coached children aged 4-22 years old in vocal anatomy, vocal technique, songwriting and performance technique. She also holds a Dance Teaching Diploma from the ISTD in Tap dance. Georgina is enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge through teaching and to encourage and inspire the next generation of singers and tappers at BWA!

Alicia enjoys igniting a passion for dance within her students by creating a positive and enthusiastic environment. She believes we learn best through making mistakes and being unafraid to try new things. She is extremely passionate and enjoys challenging her students creativity and developing their skills. Alicia began training at BWA at age 10, she has completed exams to a high level with distinctions and is currently in her second year at Urdang on the BA Hons in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre. BWA helped her develop her love for performing and choreographing and aims to pass this onto her students.

Miss Lucy has a huge passion for choreography and loves creating fun, imaginative and engaging routines that allow her students to express themselves and truly enjoy performing. She believes choreography is what makes her classes unique and special, often creating original routines tailored to her students, their personalities and their strengths. Her aim is to make every class exciting, memorable and inspiring while helping students grow in confidence and develop their performance skills. Miss Lucy attended The BRIT School of Performing Arts, before going to complete a three-year Musical Theatre Degree at London Studio Centre as a ‘Seedtime’ graduate. Her professional performing experience includes performing in front of 5000 people at O2 Academy Brixton for ‘Carter and the Unstoppable Sex Machines’ final gig, performing in an Anya Hindmarch London Fashion Week Show, taking part in the Miley Cyrus Madame Tussauds London waxwork unveiling trailer, and playing various characters in a production of Legally Blonde at the Pleasance Theatre. Lucy is earned her teaching qualifications with the ISTD. Alongside performing, she has taught at various dance schools across London, and has choreographed numerous successful routines for festivals and competitions, receiving high marks, medals and recognition. Together with the ISTD training provided by herself and the wider BWA team, Lucy hopes to place just as much importance on creativity, performance and choreography as on the technical foundations of ISTD training.

Jadon’s main aim as a teacher is to encourage her students to discover and embrace their individuality. By creating a fun, challenging atmosphere where her students feel safe to try, fail, and explore, she enables her students to develop self-confidence as well as technique, and to grow as artists as well as athletes. Originally from Canada, Jadon trained at both Randolph College for the Performing Arts and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she obtained her Master of Arts. She danced and choreographed professionally in Toronto, her hometown, and is now excited to continue teaching alongside her professional work in London.

Having been taught and trained at the BWA, Candice brings her passion and skills to the pupils, from the 3 year old mini movers up to the 18 year old pupils who may or may not want to further themselves in the industry. Candice likes to bring confidence, fun, skill and technique to her classes, allowing the pupils to express themselves in Musical Theatre, Modern, Tap and Ballet as well as life skills that they can carry them forward into their futures.

Leonie's classes are high-energy, fun and collaborative, working together to challenge each other's fitness, flexibility and acrobatic skills. Leonie enjoys creating a positive atmosphere within her classes where peer encouragement and 'giving it a go' are the keys to success! Leonie is a qualified British Gymnastics Level 2 Gymnastics Coach in General Gymnastics. She has taught children age 1 years old all the way to 18 years in both competitive and recreational gymnastics. She has taught in schools, clubs and nursery settings and is really looking forward to delivering her passion for gymnastics to the BWA dancers!

You will always find Fred with a smile to offer! As part of our front-of-house team, Fred supports communications and marketing, helping families feel welcome, informed, and connected from the moment they step through the door (he can do so in 5 languages). Fred is a trained psychologist who previously practised in Mexico and also worked as a primary school teacher, giving him a deep understanding of children, families, and learning environments. He has a lifelong love of the performing arts (his favourite musical is Wicked). A former professional juggler, Fred performed his own act with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.