Academy Directors
Federico Bonelli , Artistic Director
Federico was Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet where he enjoyed a career at the highest level, dancing the company’s leading roles.
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Cara O'Shea , Academy Associate Artistic Director
Cara trained with London Junior Ballet where she won a competitive scholarship in her graduation year, and was a Cecchetti Scholar for four years.
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Leanne Kirkham , Director of Academy Operations
I oversee the department staff, budget and output, ensuring high quality and consistency across our work.
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Academy Ambassador
Artist with The Royal Ballet
Charlotte Tonkinson
Teaching faculty
Academy Management
Annemarie Donoghue
Associate, Graduate Programme Manager & Classical Ballet Teacher
Francesca Osborne
CAT Programme Manager
Emma Rodriguez-Saona
Open Programme Manager & Student Support Coordinator
Alex Goring Jones
Student Support Lead
Classical Ballet Teachers
Cara O'Shea
Pippa Moore MBE
Jane Tucker
Fiona Beale
Annemarie Donoghue
Amanda Gilliland
Edgar Lowman
Sara Horner
Ebony Proctor
Michelle Higgins
Guest Teachers
Yoko Ichino
Born in Los Angeles, Yoko studied with renowned ballerina Mia Slavenska and began her professional career in 1972 when she joined Joffrey Ballet II as an Apprentice. What followed was a career that spanned three decades.
Nicola Gervasi
Nicola is from Todi in Italy where he trained before joining English National Ballet School. He joined Northern Ballet in 2010.
Contemporary Teachers
Sandrine Monin
Anna Cabre-Verdiell
Natalie Alleston
Pianists
Gerard Power
Academy Pianist
Robert Suddall
Jonathan Drummond
Alena Panasenka
Jon Chamberlain
Stephanie Jones
Header photo Justin Slee.