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Alana Simmons

Alana joined the Buckhurst Hill & Woodford School of Dancing at the age of 3.  At the age of 15 she auditioned successfully for a place at the Urdang Academy where she trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap. Upon graduating, Alana has freelanced as a dancer in Dubai.

Emily Pohl

Emily joined BHW Dance age 2. After many years of training with us, she gained acceptance into Central School of Ballet for 3 years. After graduating in 2020 with a First Class BA (Hons) Degree, she trained with English National Ballet School as a Trainee on their Professional Trainee Programme. Progressing into her professional career, …

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Sophie Webster

Sophieis currently in full-time Vocational Classical Ballet training at KS School of Dance. She has since been nominated to compete in the Cyril Beaumont Awards.  The Cyril Beaumont Scholarship is held annually in honour of British Dance Historian Cyril Beaumont and was originally awarded to a student of the Royal Ballet School, until the Cecchetti society …

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Lauren Halil

Lauren joined us at 4 years of age. She participated in numerous ballet and greek competitions over the years, during which time she also managed to fit in modelling assignments and television roles. Lauren’s passion and talent for street dance has led to many performances and awards in those circles in collaboration with various artists. …

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Emily Galvin

Emily joined us at the age of 3 in 2002 and left in 2015 when she began her professional dance training at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.  Emily has since graduated with a Distinction in her Trinity Level 6 Diploma in Contemporary Dance.  Soon after graduation, Emily joined Chrysalis London Contemporary Dance Company …

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Jasmine Wallis

Jasmine enjoyed her first Summer Showcase with BHW Dance aged 5. She became a Cecchetti Associate, and a Cecchetti Scholar, and followed her dance education right through to Intermediate stage with us.  Jasmine then went on to train at the Central School of ballet in London and joined Vienna Festival Ballet upon graduating. Jasmine is …

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Tillie Wood

After leaving BHW Dance Tillie went on to The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts aged 16, where she graduated with a diploma in performing arts. Tillie has enjoyed a vibrant career to include presenting on  Sky TV, performing in band The Tigerlilys, as well as performing in various music videos including Charlotte Church’s ‘Crazy …

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Laura Thorogood

Since leaving BHW Dance in 2005, Laura went on to graduate with a degree in Theatre Dance from the London Studio Centre. She has since appeared in the ITC series Britannia High, toured the UK in High School Musical and High School Musical 2, and then as ‘swing’ in Hairspray from 2010-2011. Laura went on …

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