Our teachers

MA RAD RTS Rambert Grades

Susie started dancing at Gedling Ballet School in Nottingham. At age 8 she successfully auditioned for a place as a Royal Ballet School Associate and attended classes there for 6 years. During her time as an RBS associate, she was picked to perform and tour with Birmingham Royal Ballet in various productions, most notably as Morgan Le Fay in the ballet ‘Arthur’ at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and then on a UK tour.

At age 14 Susie accepted a scholarship place at Elmhurst Assoc. School of Birmingham Royal Ballet, and then went on to complete her training at Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance. At Rambert Susie achieved a BA (Hons) as well as an MA in Advanced Dance Performance.

Susie has worked with many choreographers as a student such as Kerry Nicholls, Ross McKim and Mark Baldwin and her professional work includes Ballet Theatre UK, Ampersandance, Royal Shakespeare Company and English National Opera.

During her time training and performing Susie was teaching in various schools and establishments over the country, including being the ballet coach for the figure skaters at the National Ice centre. In 2020 she became a registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and Rambert Grades, she currently teaches in a number of settings in London, Watford and Nottingham.

As a devoted teacher with over 14 years of teaching experience Susie enjoys working with all ages and abilities. Bringing a warmth and energy into her lessons, Susie fosters a love for dance and encourages others to share in that passion.

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Hana began her dance training at the age of 3 at Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Canada, where she completed her RAD exams up to Grade 6 and developed a strong foundation in classical ballet. She later trained as an Associate at the National Ballet of Canada and continued her studies with former principal ballerina, Evelyn Hart, including performing in The Sleeping Beauty with the company.

As a young dancer, Hana took part in various national competitions in Canada, gaining valuable solo and group performance experience in both ballet and contemporary work. During her teens she also attended summer intensives with the Joffrey Ballet in New York and Chicago, and trained with K Ballet in Tokyo. She completed her Cecchetti Inter to Advanced and RAD Advanced 1 exams during this time. Hana also danced with Cadence Youth Ballet Company, where she had early opportunities to choreograph and perform on tour.

Hana has been teaching ballet to young dancers since 2015 and has supported several stage productions, including the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition. Alongside dance, she has taught English as a second language to children and she mentors annually with the women’s empowerment organisation BelEve.

Outside the studio, Hana works as a solicitor and is fluent in Japanese. She is delighted to be part of Hackney Ballet and to share her love of dance with her students!