THE TEACHERS
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LEE
Lee trained at the BRIT School and the London Studio Centre. Since graduating in 2006 he has worked in all avenues of the commercial industry from cruise ships to national arena tours.
Artist credits include Rihanna, LMFAO, Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, Basement Jaxx, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams, Plan B, Nicola Roberts, Peter Andre, Gary Barlow, Elton John, Laura Mvula, Girls Aloud, Pixie Lott, Rebeca Ferguson, McFly, Alexandra Burke, Fleur East, Tuilsa and Little Mix.
Featured dancer in films; Gulliver's Travels, The Muppets Most Wanted and The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Lee was also original cast of Thriller Live, being a member of the UK tour, West End and UK arena tour casts.
He was the founder of The New Ballet Club, a company formed to explore commercial dance in a narrative context. The company were described as "What promises to be an exciting chapter in British dance" by the Sunday Express and presented work at the Place, Arts Depot and the Lyric Hammersmith.
Lee was a regular associate teacher and choreographer at Guildford School of Acting, The London Studio Centre, Bird College and Tiffany Theatre Arts alongside guest teaching at Mountview, Arts Ed, Central School of Speech and Drama, The BRIT School and Millennium College.
CLAIRE
Claire started her professional training at Elmhurst Ballet School before going on to study at The London Studio Centre where she completed her Theatre Dance Diploma, achieving a first.
Claire had a 9 year career as a dancer and model, regularly appearing in fashion and bridal shows throughout the UK. She worked with a host of music artists including Pixie Lott, Take That, Hot Chip, Mark Ronson and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, regularly performing on shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor and The BRIT Awards.
Big screen appearances have included Disney’s Maleficent, Victor Frankenstein and The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Recently Claire has choreographed Aladdin featuring Louis Smith and Ian Waite, and The Adventures of the Little Mermaid and Snow White featuring Amelia Lily for The New Theatre Royal Lincoln.
Claire has taught throughout her career to all age groups and abilities. Alongside her own classes Claire has been an associate teacher at the London Studio Centre and Guilford School of Acting, working both with their main courses and youth projects. Most recently Claire was lead dance tutor at the University of Lincoln's Musical Theatre degree course.
