Expression Staff

JADE SHELTON
Jade started dancing when she was 3. Since then she has been highly successful gaining her advanced dance exams and a BTEC National Diploma in Dance. She is currently a
principal dancer of the Yuka Kodama Ballet Group and is also studying towards the first stage of her ISTD dance teaching qualifications. Jade assists Miss Sarah's classes and also helps run the office.

SARAH STEAD
Sarah is the principal of Expression. She trained at Central School of Dance and Drama in Essex gaining teaching qualifications in Ballet, Tap and Modern. During her dancing career Sarah worked her way up to principal dancer as a member of Innovations Dance Company and also made several TV appearances. Sarah has now been teaching dance for almost 8 years working in a number of dancing schools across the South East. She is currently working to further her qualifications studying for her ISTD Certificate in Dance Education.

NICOLA SMITH
Nicola joins Expression at the start of 2009 teaching our brand new private singing lessons. Nicola has always been involved in the performing arts and at the age of 12 began her professional training under the direction of the late jazz singer Marion Montgomery and her husband Musical Director/Composer Laurie Holloway. Nicola went on to study Musical Theatre at two of the UK's most famous vocational colleges, Italia Conti and Arts Educational, Tring. Since graduating Nicola boasts an impressive line up of professional engagements. Alongside her professional career Nicola has proved herself to be a warm and enthusiastic singing teacher of the highest calibre.

BETH JACKSON
Beth has been dancing for almost 16 years and has gained her major exams in RAD Ballet and IDTA Modern and Tap. She has also taught and taken part in a range of other dance styles including street jazz and musical theatre classes. Beth is currently training to be a Primary school teacher and runs a dance and a fitness class for students at Brookes university. She assists Miss Sarah and Miss Jade with their classes.

DOLLY THOMPSON
Dolly has just begun working at Expression as a teaching assistant at our West Oxford branch. She has been dancing with Miss Sarah for several years and having just taken her RAD grade 5 Ballet exam is keen to share her experience with our younger students.

STAFF VACANCY - ADMIN ASSISTANT
Expression is currently looking for an experienced admin assistant with bags of enthusiasm to help us run our busy office. We are looking for a part time assistant to work 3 days per week, 5 hours a day. Friendly atmosphere and attractive rates of pay. Knowledge and/or experience of performing arts organistations an advantage.