Dancing Through Life
Our Mission
At Dorset Creative Dance, we provide a vibrant space for creativity and expression. Offering contemporary and creative dance classes for all ages, our trained instructors focus on delivering exceptional experiences, including classes for children starting from age 1, sensory classes for babies and contemporary classes for children.
We aim to provide a safe, creative space to enhance and enrich learning and development.
Our Team
Meet Our Instructors
Our passionate teachers bring diverse expertise, ensuring engaging and enriching dance experiences for all. They're dedicated to fostering a love for dance in every student.
Lizzy
Lizzy graduated with a BA (Hons) in Dance Studies from Bath Spa University in 2012. Following her degree, she worked with a number of dance companies across the South inlcuding Jasmin Vardimon Company and Cascade Dance Company, teaching children through to adults. In 2021, Lizzy founded Dorset Creative Dance.
After becoming a parent herself, Lizzy felt inspired to extend her work to include babies as well as young children, recognising the powerful developmental benefits of creative movement from the earliest stages of life. She specialises in contemporary and creative dance with a strong focus on Early Years practice, and is passionate about creating sessions that are fun, imaginative and confidence-building.
Lizzy has completed People Dancing’s An Introduction to Leading Dance for Early Years qualification and is certified in Rambert Grades to deliver Creative Dance for Early Years and Grades 1-3 in Creative Contemporary Dance.
Char
Char is a dance practitioner based within the South-West, with a particular interest in community dance. Graduating from Arts University Bournemouth in 2023, she holds a degree in BA (Hons) Dance, and now teaches a range of ages.
Char’s specialist areas are Dance for Health and Wellbeing and Inclusive Dance, and she holds experience teaching and assisting early years dance, junior and senior youth dance, dance for older bodies, dance for Parkinson’s, and performing arts for youth with additional needs. She delivers classes that are both contemporary and creative based, leading with the belief that dance is for everyone.
Grace
Grace is a freelance dance artist from the South-West, and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a BA (Hons) Dance degree in 2022. During this time, Grace developed an interest for improvisation, the freedom and creativity of this is something she hopes to pass onto her students.
While Grace has a background in Ballet, Tap and Modern dance, she has recently qualified as a Rambert Grades teacher, focusing on contemporary technique and creative expression. Her classes focus on developing an understanding of contemporary fundamentals, learning dance artists’ repertoire, and harnessing individual creativity through exploration of stimuli.
Kathryn
Kathryn is a Dance ar st currently based in the South West. She trained at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where she graduated with a First Class BA degree in 2024 and MA in 2025. Her training focused on performance and choreography, and during in her f inal year she joined Alleyne Dance as an intern dancer during their tour of ‘Far From Home’. A er comple ng her degree, she joined VERVE as a company member and toured a triple bill interna onally across the UK and Italy with choreographers Luca Signore , Sa va Ninja and Bosmat Nossan. Kathryns work aims to open up a space which allows people to express themselves and build a founda on of skills to help shape an individuals idea on how they want to move.
Tegan
Tegan is an enthusiastic and dedicated freelance dance teacher and choreographer, specialising in Contemporary, Jazz, and Commercial. With experience teaching dancers aged 4 to 30, from beginners through to advanced level, she brings energy, creativity, and adaptability into every class. Tegan believes dance should be a space where everyone feels comfortable, confident, and able to thrive, and she is passionate about creating a supportive and positive environment where dancers can grow both technically and personally. Her teaching style centres on building strong relationships, boosting confidence, and encouraging dancers to push their boundaries while still enjoying the process.
Alongside teaching, she am an award-winning competition choreographer. Tegan also holds full RAD qualifications in Ballet and ISTD qualifications in Jazz and Modern, with extensive training across a wide range of dance styles.
Katie
Katie trained at the Northern Ballet School, where she specialised in Jazz, Ballet, and Tap. After graduating, she joined the production cast at Butlin’s, performing in three different shows over a nine-month season. During this time, she also completed her BA (Hons) in Professional Practice in the Arts and Creative Industries (Dance).
Katie then went on to perform at the world-renowned Moulin Rouge in Paris for three and a half years. While there, she appeared on a number of major television broadcasts, including ITV’s This Morning, France 2’s La Grande Soirée du 31at the Château de Fontainebleau (2022) and at the Eiffel Tower (2023), Miss France on TF1 (2023), and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Torch Handover and Opening Ceremony. Alongside performing, Katie took on the roles of Swing and Principal Dancer cover.
Now, Katie is passionate about sharing her experience and love of dance, aiming to pass on her knowledge through engaging, supportive, and fun classes for all ages and abilities.
Tia
Tia has is an associate teacher for the International Dance Teachers Association.
She has been dancing since the age of 2 and has taken part in many competitions qualifying for the nationals at an advanced level. She has passed many exams in Freestyle, Street, Ballet, Rock n Roll. Dedicating her life to dance within the competitive world made her realise her love and passion for dance. Tia moved to London in 2021 and studied Commercial, Contemporary, Ballet and Heels. She then trained to become a dance teacher at Dance College London.
Tia is continuing her teaching qualifications to achieve Fellowship and Licentiate to aim for the highest possible qualifications across all dance styles.
Join Us
Looking for job opportunities with us?
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We are currently seeking 2 dance teachers for various roles across our venues based all over Dorset. Please get in touch via our contact form for more information.