Anne Gale School of Dance

Miss Trudie

Principal

Trudie grew up at the Anne Gale School of Dance where she competed regularly in dance festivals around the country, including at All England Dance Finals. She has danced professionally, performed at the Royal Albert Hall and as a member of the English Youth Ballet. She also had the opportunity to assist a judge at the Dance World Cup. Whilst training under Miss Anne and Miss Gillian, she achieved the highest grade in her Gold Tap and final Advanced 2 Tap exams at the age of 17, then completed her exams to the same standard in Modern Theatre. She also took the highest level of exams at Advanced 2 level in both Imperial Classical Ballet and RAD ballet, becoming an associate of the Royal Academy of Dance. As well as attending weekly classes at the Central School of Ballet, Trudie qualified in Dance Instruction at Anne Gale. All this was achieved before attending the University of Kent where she gained her degree in Accounting and Finance and later on qualified as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Following Uni, Trudie gained her Diploma in Dance Education and continued to enhance her many years of teaching experience.

Miss Karen

Teacher

Karen has been a teacher at Anne Gale School of Dance for over 10 years. She graduated from Harrison College of Dance & Drama, where she was both privileged and fortunate to train under a team of well renowned teachers. She gained her ISTD teaching associates in Ballet, Tap, Modern and National. Alongside these, Karen also gained her teaching qualification in LAMDA, as well as her written exams in History of Dance, Physiology and Kinesiology. Having graduated with distinction, Karen travelled to New York where she spent the summer attending various dance classes at The Broadway Studios to further her knowledge within the performing arts. Prior to attending Harrison College, Karen gained a diploma in the performing arts in Ireland, where she originates from. Growing up in Ireland, Karen performed, choreographed and directed numerous variety shows, pantomimes, musicals and summer schools. She has taught at schools across Ireland and also throughout England where she has also adjudicated many dance competitions. Karen has passed her love of dance onto her daughter, Kelly, who is one of the senior dancers at Anne Gale School of Dance.

Miss Charlotte

Teacher

Charlotte trained with Anne Gale School of Dance from the age of 3 all the way to the highest levels in Advanced 2 in Ballet, Tap and Modern Theatre Dance. Whilst at Anne Gale School of Dance, Charlotte competed in festivals across the country and at the All England Regional Finals. She was selected and has performed professionally in local pantomimes and has performed live on BBC1 as part of the Commonwealth Games Handover ceremony in Birmingham. Charlotte graduated from the University of Manchester, where she was President of the University of Manchester Dance Society whilst studying.

Miss Milli

Teacher

Milli currently teaches hip hop, commercial, heels, tap, modern theatre and ballet at the Anne Gale School of Dance. Throughout her many years of training at the School, she has competed in many dance competitions and festivals getting brilliant results. She also performed in several pantomimes from a young age and as part of the English Youth Ballet. Milli attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and more recently Phoenix Starr College gaining her diploma. Milli has danced in shows such as "So You Think You Can Dance", "Hip-hop Unite" and "Move It" as well as doing many photoshoots.

Miss Amy

Teacher

Amy has grown up at the Anne Gale School of Dance. She has achieved the very high standard of distinction in her Advanced 2 Tap and Advanced 1 Modern Theatre exams under Miss Trudie, as well as Advanced 1 Ballet in both ISTD and RAD with Miss Anne the founder of the School and at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Amy had many performance opportunities whilst a student at the School including annual school shows, pantomimes throughout 2008-2014 and qualified for the All England Regional and National Finals! In 2019, her Russian solo choreographed by Miss Gillian also qualified for the Dance World Cup! As well as being successful in her dancing, Amy currently attends Oxford University studying Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (integrated masters). Amy is a keen and enthusiastic choreographer, doing the contemporary dance as part of OUCD Oxford University Contemporary Dance.

Miss Sophie

Teacher

Sophie has been an amazing dancer and teacher at Anne Gale for several years always bringing her energy, joy and enthusiasm to her lessons. She achieved fantastic results in all of her dancing exams and was taught from a very young age to compete in competitions, festivals including the regional and national finals, So You Want To Dance and the Dance World Cup! Sophie also performed in several pantomimes from 2008-2013 since the age of 6 years. Alongside her dancing at Anne Gale, Sophie attended Conway Lally School of Dance for Irish dancing from the age of 3. Sophie has also attended classes at the Broadway Dance Centre in New York City.