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Dance Direction is a well established and respected studio run by Debby Tomlinson, teaching with Meryl Moreth.
All techniques of dance are taught including ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop and street dance, Musical Theatre. We teach from different venues to include Surbiton and Kingston YMCA and our Own studio in Surbiton.No Records Found
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- Debby TomlinsonPrincipal
Debby Tomlinson originally ran an established and well respected dance studio based in Durban, South Africa with Des van der Spuy called Dance Direction when their two different studios joined together to form a very successful teaching partnership in 1980. Subsequently Debby moved to London in 1996 and opened Dance Direction UK in Surbiton, Surrey and in 2013 was joined by Meryl Moreth. Debby qualified in South Africa as an advanced associate in modern, tap, musical theatre and street dance through the IDTA, now known as AIDT. She has entered many pupils in dance exams and has trained pupils to become teachers. She performed for many years professionally in musical theatre, trained dance companies in South Africa and has done choreography for many professional shows.
Meryl MorethBallet MistressMeryl has held a passion for ballet since she was very young. At the age of 10 she performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with the Royal Ballet Company. She trained at The Royal Ballet School, White Lodge, Richmond Park and the Royal Ballet's Upper School in central London, which meant she also performed at Sadler’s Wells and other London theatres many times. After graduating she went to the National Ballet Company of Portugal where she achieved her ambition to become a soloist at the age of 21. She stayed there for 8 years. In 2003 she became registered and qualified with the BBO and began teaching in Jordan followed by another 5 years in Bangkok, Thailand. She returned to the UK in 2013 and joined Debby to teach classical ballet. She now teaches ballet starting from toddlers right up to adults as well as vocational ballet for students looking to dance as their career.
Nathan MafwaStreet Dance / Hip Hop TeacherNathan is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher and creative music producer. He is the Artistic Director of Glitch Dance Company and head judge for TBGDO national dance competition. He has been dancing since 2002, and throughout his career he has developed knowledge in different styles of dance under the umbrella of Street Dance. Besides Pineapple Performing Arts School and Glitch Dance Company, Nathan is also a dance teacher for The Royal Academy of Dance (Step into Dance) with them he teaches in secondary schools and colleges and some universities. Teaching all over London and some parts of the UK, Nathan has shown great character, determination, versatility and professionalism on and off stage, choreographing dance pieces as well as producing original music for dance groups/companies, and urban/hip-hop theatre productions.
Hannah CrerarMT Teacher/ Voice CoachMusical theatre teacher Hannah is a mezzo soprano currently in her final year postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music, where she studies with Janis Kelly. Recent performances include Romeo in
Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi for the Oxenfoord International Summer School, Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Hänsel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel and Pepik in The Cunning Little Vixen for the RCM International Opera School. She regularly takes part in masterclasses and has appeared with Ann Murray and Susan Bullock. Hannah also performs regularly as a recitalist and has a particular interest in German lied and English song. Hannah’s next engagement will be Hélène in Offenbach’s La belle Hélène for Opera at Bearwood. -
SurbitonDance Direction is a well established and respected studio run by Debby Tomlinson, teaching with Meryl Moreth. All techniques of dance are taught including ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop and street dance, Musical Theatre. We teach from different venues to include Surbiton and Kingston YMCA and our Own studio in Surbiton. Read more…
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Kingston-Upon-ThamesDance Direction is a well established and respected studio run by Debby Tomlinson, teaching with Meryl Moreth. All techniques of dance are taught including ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop and street dance, Musical Theatre. We teach from different venues to include Surbiton and Kingston YMCA and our Own studio in Surbiton. Read more…
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