MEET THE TEAM

MISS AMY

Dance Teacher, Co-Owner

Amy danced at The Annette Burley School of Dancing for 27 years and, after taking all of her BATD examinations in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern, she assisted Annette with teaching. Alongside teaching Amy also completed her Diploma in Dance Teaching with bbodance. Amy has performed in several professional shows in Hull including musicals and pantomimes.


Amy loves working in the positive and family friendly environment of the AB School of Dance, and loves helping to provide brilliant opportunities for all the students. Amy’s main goal is to teach the students the techniques needed, should they choose a career in dance, whilst making the learning environment a fun and enjoyable space.


Amy’s speciality dance genre would have to be Tap as she loves the intricacy in the technique of this genre and the endless amount of rhythms that can be created. Her favourite style to perform is Lyrical as it incorporates ballet techniques whilst allowing you to express your creativity through the fluid movements of the lyrical style.

MISS AMY

Dance Teacher, Co-Owner

Amy danced at The Annette Burley School of Dancing for 27 years and, after taking all of her BATD examinations in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern, she assisted Annette with teaching. Alongside teaching Amy also completed her Diploma in Dance Teaching with bbodance.

Amy has performed in several professional shows in Hull including musicals and pantomimes.


Amy loves working in the positive and family friendly environment of the AB School of Dance, and loves helping to provide brilliant opportunities for all the students. Amy’s main goal is to teach the students the techniques needed, should they choose a career in dance, whilst making the learning environment a fun and enjoyable space.



Amy’s speciality dance genre would have to be Tap as she loves the intricacy in the technique of this genre and the endless amount of rhythms that can be created. Her favourite style to perform is Lyrical as it incorporates ballet techniques whilst allowing you to express your creativity through the fluid movements of the lyrical style.

MISS ELISE

Dance Teacher

Elise trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern dance for over 20 years at The Annette Burley School of Dancing. She has completed BATD examinations to the highest level in all of these styles and is now a qualified BBO dance teacher.


In 2019, she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre, gained her PGCE in Dance Teaching in 2022, and is currently studying towards a Masters in Choreography. Alongside this, Elise performs as a freelance professional dancer and teaches dance and Musical Theatre.


Elise’s specialises in Ballet dance, and her favourite styles to perform are Jazz and Musical Theatre. She loves sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for these styles with her students, and strives to challenge them to improve both their technique and performance skills in the fun and supportive environment of AB School of Dance. 

MISS ELISE

Dance Teacher, Co-Owner

Elise trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern dance for over 20 years at The Annette Burley School of Dancing. She has completed BATD examinations to the highest level in all of these styles and is now a qualified BBO dance teacher.


In 2019, she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre, gained her PGCE in Dance Teaching in 2022, and completed her Masters in Choreography in 2024. Elise also performs as a freelance professional dancer, choreographs for Hessle Theatre Company and is a Lecturer in Performing Arts at Hull College.


Elise specialises in Ballet dance, and her favourite styles to perform are Jazz and Musical Theatre. She loves sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for these styles with her students, and strives to challenge them to improve both their technique and performance skills in the fun and supportive environment of AB School of Dance. 

MISS ELINOR

Dance Teacher

Elinor danced at the Annette Burley School of Dancing for 22 years. She gained qualifications in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern to the highest BATD level. She also has a diploma in Musical Theatre Vocals & Acting with the London College of Music.


She led on teaching and choreography working with beginner and experienced dancers whilst gaining her BA Hons and Masters degrees. Elinor has had numerous lead roles in musicals and performs with Hessle Theatre Company. She is also a freelance professional performer and dance teacher.


Elinor believes that fun is the key to everything. Her aims when teaching are to create a safe, positive space for anyone to express themselves and their joy for dancing, while teaching techniques needed to equip the students as performers and dancers, whatever they choose to do. Elinor specialises in Musical Theatre and Jazz. She loves the chance for expression particularly when performed in large groups, creating an energy that is hard to find anywhere else.

MISS ELINOR

Dance Teacher, Co-Owner

Elinor danced at the Annette Burley School of Dancing for 22 years. She gained qualifications in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern to the highest BATD level. She also has a diploma in Musical Theatre Vocals & Acting with the London College of Music.


She led on teaching and choreography working with beginner and experienced dancers whilst gaining her BA Hons and Masters degrees. Elinor has had numerous lead roles in musicals and performs with Hessle Theatre Company. She is also a freelance professional performer and dance teacher.


Elinor believes that fun is the key to everything. Her aims when teaching are to create a safe, positive space for anyone to express themselves and their joy for dancing, while teaching techniques needed to equip the students as performers and dancers, whatever they choose to do. Elinor specialises in Musical Theatre and Jazz. She loves the chance for expression particularly when performed in large groups, creating an energy that is hard to find anywhere else.

MISS HOLLY

Dance Teacher & Safeguarding Officer

Holly trained and took all of her BATD examinations in Jazz, Ballet, Tap & Modern at the Annette Burley School of Dancing. Since graduating with a First Class BA Honours degree in Musical Theatre and a Masters in Choreography at Distinction, she has created numerous professional dance projects in Hull as a freelance choreographer and dance artist.


Holly teaches a range of ages and abilities leading with enjoyment as her primary teaching principle. She is focused on delivering the important foundations of dance through nurturing pupils passion and confidence in and out of class.


She specialises in Contemporary dance in both her performance and teaching career. Holly loves the freedom and creativity of the style as it encourages dancers to explore the ways their body can move, that go beyond the realms of the more traditional styles. She is excited to share this with her pupils and work collaboratively with their creative ideas.

MISS HOLLY

Dance Teacher, Co-Owner & Safeguarding Officer

Holly trained and took all of her BATD examinations in Jazz, Ballet, Tap & Modern at the Annette Burley School of Dancing. Since graduating with a First Class BA Honours degree in Musical Theatre and a Masters in Choreography at Distinction, she has created numerous professional dance projects in Hull as a freelance choreographer and dance artist.


Holly teaches a range of ages and abilities leading with enjoyment as her primary teaching principle. She is focused on delivering the important foundations of dance through nurturing pupils passion and confidence in and out of class.


She specialises in Contemporary dance in both her performance and teaching career. Holly loves the freedom and creativity of the style as it encourages dancers to explore the ways their body can move, that go beyond the realms of the more traditional styles. She is excited to share this with her pupils and work collaboratively with their creative ideas.

MISS LUCY

Dance Teacher

Lucy trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Commercial at the Northern Academy of Performing Arts from a young age and has since gained her BA Honours degree from the Arden School of Theatre in 2024. She now teaches at AB alongside dancing professionally at events around Hull, Leeds and Manchester.


Lucy is a trained Figure skater, aerialist and fire performer. 

Lucy has a love for the classical and technique based styles like ballet and jazz but now specialises in Heels and Commercial dance. She found a passion for the way the styles allow for self expression in class and performance. 


"I love the way the AB team work together, they provide a safe and fun environment for students to unwind, which I believe is very important. I look forwards to taking on my own classes at AB where I will encourage students to step out of their comfort zones to try new styles that improve their self confidence and range".

MISS REBECCA

Singing Teacher

Rebecca graduated in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Music specialising in Flute and Vocal performance. Since then, Rebecca has trained as a teacher and has taught curriculum Music and Drama from Key Stage 2 up to GCSE and A Level. 


After several years on the stage during her education, Rebecca turned to Musical Directing, where she is able to vocal coach performers and work closely with professional musicians to provide high-quality music for each production.


Rebecca also works as a 1-to-1 singing teacher, providing personal guidance for those wanting to improve their singing abilities. She believes everyone has a voice that's just waiting to be heard, all it takes is a bit of confidence and fun!

All of our teachers are:


  • First Aid trained
  • Safeguarding and child protection qualified
  • Enhanced DBS holders