Stepz School Of Dance

Kerry was born into the dance world, her Grandad, Bill Oakes was world Rock n Roll champion, along with his wife Rosemary they ran a very successful dancing business. Her mother was also a Latin and ballroom dancer, and a figure skater in her younger years. Kerry started dancing at the tender age of 2, joining in the dance classes held at her grandparents ballroom in Stoke on Trent.
As a young child, Kerry attended Rock n Roll, Disco & Ballroom classes aswell as Ballet, performed on stage in shows and was in a gymnastics squad. She trained at some of the most prestigious dancing schools both in the Midland & North West areas, she competed throughout the UK as a top championship dancer and won many titles, including Great British Champion. Kerry has been a showgirl in the Canary Islands, she has danced cabaret shows on Cruise ships, she has been a live dancer for famous artists and DJ's, performed in music videos, and was a dancer and magicians assistant touring China. Kerry choreographs the Stepz annual shows.
Kerry took amateur IDTA (INTERNATIONAL DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION) examinations in Freestyle, Rock n Roll, Latin, Ballroom, Ballet and Jazz, and then went on to gain a distinction for her professional IDTA examination and was admitted into membership as an Associate of the Freestyle Faculty. Kerry is also a qualified Acro teacher and a member of the ADFP (ASSOCIATION OF DANCE FREESTYLE PROFESSIONALS) and has a GSCE and A-level in dance studies.
Kerry provides a variety of themed parties for children, including Dance & Pamper Party’s. She is a qualified and insured make up artist and has taught for a number of dance schools in the UK and overseas, although she has found herself back home, where her heart is, as the Principal of what was originally her Grandparents school of dancing in Market Drayton. In January 2016 Kerry set up a STEPZ school of dance closer to home in Haslington, then most recently running classes in Alsager and Shavington, Cheshire. Kerry is a fully insured dance and acro teacher and DBS checked.