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Welcome to
A fun accessible dance company providing classes for all ages and abilities in a variety of styles.
Hello and welcome to Strive Dance Company, based in Todwick, South Yorkshire.
Here at SDC we aim to provide our students with, skills and confidence through the power of movement. From looking at techniques to performance skills our students leave gaining knowledge and confidence - all while having fun and creating lasting friendships.
Meet the Team
Mhairi
Since the beginning, dancing has always been her passion and she can not wait to spread her passion across the local area to all that enter Strive.
Mhairi is a qualified BATD dance teacher and is trained in; Tap, Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical and Acrobatics.
As well as teaching, Mhairi still performs in musicals and shows in Barnsley with Lee Semley Theatre Productions and has also performed and choreographed shows for Chesterfield Operatics.
Mhairi’s skill set is very versatile and she is always open and determined to try something new!
Ellen
Ellen trained in contemporary dance at John Moores University, graduating with a 1st class BA Hons degree before completing her masters at Wolverhampton University in Dance Science. She has been teaching and choreographing dance for over a decade and has experience teaching a variety of disciplines.
After spending seven years in Scotland, training and teaching at Lossie Entertainment Academy Scotland, she has developed teaching skills in Contemporary, Lyrical, Acrobatic Arts, Celtic, Musical Theatre and Acting. Since returning back home to England, she is excited to return to teaching in the local area.
Emily
Emily qualified in early childhood studies from Sheffield Hallam University in 2011 and she has worked with children, ages 0 -16 ever since.
Performing has always been a part of her life as she began gracing the stage from the age of five, performing in pantomimes and musical theatre shows with a local theatre group. As well as performing, Emily also coaches a number of girls football teams in the area.
Although Emily won’t be teaching the classes, you will see her around supporting Mhairi and Ellen with some of the students as a lot of her work is done behind the scenes!
Our Policies
The following Policies exist to safeguard the well-being of our pupils and staff and to ensure
that Strive Dance Company continues to be associated with high quality teaching
and the enjoyment of dance.
Should any one not comply with these rules SDC reserves the right to refuse entry to classes .
Policies will be reviewed and amended on a regular basis. Parents and pupils are to read this document thoroughly to ensure a clear understanding is gained.
Please contact us if you require more information.
Tuesday
Stretch & Flexibility
6:15pm - 7:00pm
Teacher: Ellen
Hall: 2
Adult Beginners
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teacher: Mhairi
Hall: 2
Wednesday
Mini’s
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teacher: Mhairi
Hall: 2
Juniors
5:45pm - 6:45pm
Teacher: Mhairi
Hall: 2
Advanced Dance
6:45pm - 7:45pm
Teacher: Mhairi
Hall: 2
Friday
Acro
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teacher: Ellen
Hall: 1
Seniors
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teacher: Mhairi
Hall: 2
What’s been happening...
Strive turned 1!
On the 1st July we celebrated SDC officially being open for 1 whole year. We are so lucky to have had the continued support from our students and their parents.
We can’t wait to see where Strive will go in the next year -
watch this space!
Supporting some of our own
and raising awareness!
CP Sport is a national sport organisation and charity.
Around 1 in every 400 children in the UK are diagnosed with CP (a lifelong neurological condition that impacts muscles tone, posture and movement).
Strive is proud to have a student and a member of staff diagnosed with CP enjoying our classes despite the barriers they face. CP Sport is an organisation extremely close to our hearts. We see first hand the positive impacts that sport and exercise has on those who live every day with CP.
During March our staff members, walked, ran and cycled 31 Miles for March raising funds for such an important cause.
We were also lucky enough to have a member of their incredible team join us in one of our lessons during Cerebral Palsy awareness month to see the positive impact first hand.
"From the start to the end of my work experience at strive I felt really welcomed, comfortable and open to ask any questions. Working there for just two weeks really helped me look more at the background of the company and encouraged my decision as if this would be something I’d consider pursuing in the future. All the teachers treat me the same way as they would any other person they worked with, which really made me feel included and not just a work experience student."
Abbie xx
Work experience success!
We were extremely excited this
year to be able to offer our first (hopefully of many!) work experience placements to a young dance enthusiast.
We were joined for 2 weeks by the wonderful Abbie, a year 10 pupil from Wales High School. We have had the pleasure of teaching Abbie in our seniors class but for these 2 weeks she joined us for much, much more.
Everything from running warm ups and playing games with our Minis Class, to choreographing our Adult Beginners. Abbie also helped support our administrative duties by designing posters and capturing photos of our dancers.
We are incredibly proud of Abbie and the work she achieved in her short time with us and we are so lucky to be able to continue to work with her every week in class. Here's what Abbie had to say about her experience.
Todwick Village Hall, Todwick, Sheffield, S26 1HJ
strivedc23@gmail.com
Strive Dance Company
07711807374
‘We strive to find the best in you’
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