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“Nellie Stagles” is almost an institution in Doncaster, as we have been part of Doncaster’s cultural life since 1937, when at the tender age of 17 Miss Stagles opened her dancing school.
A young and slightly nervous Nellie opened the doors of her school in January 1937, at the Empire Ballroom, Hexthorpe. Up until her demise in 2007 (at the age of 87), her passion and desire for art of dance remained unchanged.
Still to this day, the ‘Nellie Stagles School of Theatre Dance’ remains one of the largest and most successful schools in South Yorkshire and Doncaster’s premier school of dance with over 400 hundred dedicated pupils attending dancing classes every week, with five studios located throughout Doncaster.
The teachers and pupils alike work extremely hard, balancing hard work and dedication with a fun and caring learning environment. It is this balance that ensures we continue with our 100% success rate in all our I.D.T.A and R.A.D examinations.
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- Mark HubyManaging PartnerKathryn Preston - A.I.D.T.ADance Teacher
Kathryn’s love for dance and performing began early, at the tender age of 3 years of age, when she joined the ‘Nellie Stagles School of Theatre Dance’.
Throughout her early and teenage years, Kathryn received tuition from Miss Stagles, Mrs Beard and Miss Julie – excelling her all her IDTA and RAD dance classes. In fact Kathryn achieved no less than Highly Commented and Honours in every single examination she took whilst a pupil of the school.
Over the years, Kathryn also represented the dancing school at the Doncaster Civic Theatre, being offered contracts with Pantoni Pantomimes 8 years running – first as a ‘Nellie Stagles Juvenile’ and then part of the ‘Rita Proctor Teensteppers’ troupe.
It was these great examination successes and professional theatre work experience that continued to feed and fuel Kathryn’s passion for dance, confirming her decision to attend the prestigious ‘Phil Winston’s Theatre Works’ in Blackpool. During her 3 years study at Theatre Works, Kathryn took part in many professional shows in and around the Lancashire area – often playing lead dance and vocal roles, including taking the role of Principal Dancer at a ‘Help For Heroes’ concert.
Kathryn successfully graduated from Blackpool, achieving the highest mark possible in her I.D.T.A. teaching qualifications.
As well as running our Tickhill and Intake studio, Kathryn travels around several local Primary Schools within our Borough, teaching and assisting with after school clubs.Shani Mitchell - Fellow Examiner I.D.T.A, Adjudicator, Lecturer and Professional ChoreographerAssociate TeacherShani Mitchells’ work as an international choreographer has grown naturally from her extensive performance career both in Britain and throughout the world. A Fellow and Examiner of the ‘International Dance Teachers Association’ (I.D.T.A.) and a member of its Modern Jazz Technical Committee, she is firmly grounded in classical technique, but the fire and passion of her choreography owes much to her time in Spain. A principal dancer and soloist on Spanish televisions ‘Entre Amigos’, she worked with Shirley Bassey, Latoya Jackson, Donna Summer and Sacha Distel, to name but a few.
Fluent in languages, her thirst for travel led her to the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line as Principal Dancer and Rehearsal Director, working throughout Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, Russia and the United States, returning to England to teach masterclasses at ‘Phil Winstons’ Theatre Works’.
She has choreographed for Qdos Entertainments Grand Christmas Productions; Peter Pan at the Richmond Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Mayflower Southampton, His Majestys Aberdeen and Beauty and the Beast at Darlington Civic Theatre, working with Bonnie Langford, Robert Powell, Timothy Healey, Alan Fletcher and Paul Nicholas.
She was asked to join the giant Turkish show ‘Sultans of the Dance’ in the Showland Theatre in Istanbul as Rehearsal Director. Recently she has been asked to promote the I.D.T.A. Modern Jazz Dance syllabus for the Royal Academy of Dance Summer School in Hong Kong and New Zealand.Aggie Gryszel - L.I.D.T.ADance TeacherAggie started dancing at the age of 3 at the Betty Chappelle Dance Centre. At 16 she continued her professional training at Norton College, Sheffield, where she gained a Distinction in Performing Arts. Following her graduation, Aggie secured a place at Phil Winstons' Theatre Works. Aggie’s has performed throughout the UK for companies such as Qdos Entertainment – sharing the stage with the likes of Julian Clary and Ken Dodd. She has also danced internationally for the world famous cruise line Carnival Cruises – working with top choreographers in Las Vegas, LA and New York. In the UK Aggie has been in demand for her choreographic skills and teaching abilities. She is a qualified Licentiate member of the I.D.T.A and has taught at several dance schools in Sheffield and Wakefield, where her classes proved so popular that there was a waiting list of students wanting to join! Aggie is affiliated to several amateur operatic societies in South Yorkshire and choreographs many productions every year. Her most recent productions have included; Footloose, Fame and Hairspray and more recently in 2015 ‘Rent’ at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Aggie has also lectured to NODA members on dance technique and has been invited to perform and star in several of their productions, which she has been heavily involved in. Aggie teaches all branches of the I.D.T.A syllabus, specialising in Modern Jazz, Gymnastics Dance, Street and Tap - with many of her students gaining scholarships.
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