I'm Nicola. Lover of Dance, Music and the Stage. I've been dancing for 34 years. My Mum thought it might help to curb my energy. I think it made me worse, but I'm soo grateful she took me to ballet class!!

I've been choreographing since I was 8 and teaching dances since I was 14. So like 23 years! Wow, that seems like a long time.

I also love writing and when I left school, I trained as a journalist. But dancing kept calling me name.

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My first professional teaching job came in 2012 at a company called Spot On Movement. I've taken all that knowledge and experience and started SDA with a desire to do dance and dance teaching and performance differently.

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I hold a Bachelor of Communication in Expressive Arts & Marketing, a National Diploma in Journalism, a Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy and am a registered teacher with Living Dance International and Generation Edinburgh.

I believe ongoing training is important and every year I am always studying something so I can offer my students the best performing arts education possible.

 

I've worked with a variety of populations, groups and organisations, each with their unique strengths and weaknesses, and passionate about helping students find their unique movement style.

 

I am married to Matthew, who is a secondary school teacher, and have one daughter and two adult step-children.