THE TEACHERS

EMMA ALLIN

PRINCIPLE & TEACHER

Emma is the founder and principle of Fortitude Danceworks and a passionate dancer/teacher for over 30 years.

"My dancing career began at a local dance school where I progressed onto becoming a teaching assistant for various classes and different age groups, when performing myself I was honoured to be a part of the IDTA nationwide finals in blackpool, received many medals from competitions, reached high grades in various examinations from Ballet-Freestyle, performed in shows around Europe and worked abroad as a children's rep and part of the animation team.

I went on to study Dance at the Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama in Nottingham and gained my teacher qualification from the International Dance Teachers' Association where I was awarded a distinction.

Opening my own dance school has always been a dream of mine, Fortitude Danceworks is where myself and the teachers can share our love for dance with so many others”.

ALICE

TEACHER

Dancing is my hobby and passion! 

I am a fully qualified IDTA Freestyle Dance Teacher with experience of choregraphing routines and taking dancers through graded examinations, I have been dancing for more than 20 years and trained in Freestyle, Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz to a high standard and experience in many more genres such as Musical Theatre. 

"It is a privilege to be part of the family at FDW"

Alice has competed in ADFP competitions to championship level and had the honor of being nominated twice for the IDTA Freestyle Scholarships, making it through to the semi-finals. 

What Alice enjoys the most about teaching is sharing her passion and passing on my knowledge and expertise to everyone at all abilities so they can reach their highest potential, Seeing people express themselves through dance and always leaving lessons with a smile on their face gives her a real sense of pride. 

GRACE

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Gracie has been a dancer for 16 years, in this time she has performed many shows and gained medals for both examinations and performances, her favourite dances to the perform are girls jazz, tap and lyrical. 

Grace currently teaches the tots classes and has a real sense of adventure and welcoming nature that allows the children to have fun and open up to their full potential. 

MOLLIE

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Mollie currently teaches Tap, Disco, Street, Drama and Musical Theatre and loves teaching the beginners classes, helping them fall in love with dancing the way that she did! 

Mollie has danced for 15 years and within that time gained numerous medals at a high standard examination level plus performed many shows in various locations. 

Mollie also continues to participate and perform herself and favourtie classes are Tap, Street and Musical theatre.

LAUREN

RECEPTION AND DRAMA TEACHER

Lauren is a big part of our team and the first person you will see when you attend a children’s class at Fortitude. Lauren is a long term Fortitude dancer and a big part of our show performances!

Lauren has danced for over 15 years and favourite dance style is lyrical because of the raw emotion she feels from the music, she is also a fantastic singer/actress and will begin to take some lessons with the students in the near future.