DIRECTOR

Dr  SHERIDAN NICOL MA .Perf Arts

Fellow & Examiner SDTA, AISTD, MBTDA, Dip Alvin Ailey New York

Sheridan Nicol is known and respected throughout the industry as a Director, Choreograher, Teacher and Producer. She is recognised for her unique style and high technical standards, she is a tour e force in promoting the Arts in the Shires and attracts students to Jazzarts Centre in Motherwell from throughout the coun

Credits

• As a Director/Choreographer has staged hundreds of projects worldwide in all aspects of dance culture

• Company commissions for London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre and Founder/Artistic Director of  Jazz Artuk

• Staging credits include; Glasgow Pavilion Theatre for 12 years, European Tours of La Cage Aux Folles, Welcome Home to Scotland Convention for the World Rotary Association

• TV credits include: Taggart, Saturday Show, Pebble Mill at One, BBC Children in Need and TV in South America, Madrid and Seville

• Video credits: Wet, Wet Wet, Stock, Aitken and Waterman and Nineteen Management

• Founding Director of Dancebase, Edinburgh

• Artistic Director of Scottish School of Musical Theatre

• Guest teacher/CHOREOGRAPHER  at RSAMD.

Theatre and Television credits

As a Director and Producer she has staged television specials for networks throughout Europe and the Americas. Her unique style of production has been syndicated by several international networks during the last decade.

Recent credits include HIGHLAND HEARTBEAT for PBS New York, Eurovision Dance Contest BBC , Magic Shoes (Schindler Productions)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Joanne Tulips

MSDTA, Arts Educational Dip.

Joanne is a graduate of the Arts Educational Theatre schools in London.  She has been dancing since the age of 3, first with the Clark Theatre School and then the Dance School of Scotland.

After touring professionally both as a dancer and an actress, Joanne set her sights on the launch of her own Theatre Company - Arkeen, now in its thirteenth year.  Under this banner Joanne has enjoyed directing and performing in a considerably varied repertory;.  Arkeen Theatre produces the Annual Panto at the New Lanark World Heritage village and asks guests of the Hotel there "Who Dunnit?" - as part of their regular Murder Mystery events.

Joanne was assistant choreographer for Cinderella at the Glasgow Pavilion 3 years ago and joined the team at the Palace Theatre Kilmarnock as Choreographer 2years ago.  Currently Joanne is the Artistic Director of the Artsnet Outreach and Festival Projects (for South Lanarkshire Council Education Dept.) and Associate Director of the Scottish School of Musical Theatre.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RAYMOND KAYE Head of Ballet

Raymond is quite simply a legend on the dance scene!

Caroline Graham RAD Ballet

CBTS Royal Academy of Dance      ARAD Ballet     AISTD Ballet & Jazz

Caroline joins the school from 2011 after a highly successful international dancing career performing in Europe, the Far East and the UK.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Azumi  ONo MacDonald

JAZZ TAP and Classical

Azumi Ono MacDonald is originally from Sapporo in Japan.

At 18 she  moved to London to continue training at the Urdang Academy.
Her professional credits include Dancer in Scottish Opera's L'Italian 
girl in Algeri,Topsy and understudy Eliza in The King and I at Royal 
Albert Hall, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the Universal Studios 
Japan, Ensemble in Miss Saigon UK tour, Original London Cast in The 
King and I at London Palladium and UK Tour.
Azumi has appeared in various musicals and classical ballet 
productions in Japan including principal roles in Cinderella,Don 
Quixote and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Other credits include various pop videos and promotions for 
Soulwax,Ford car and Play Station,Presenter for Lufthansa's Sky Music.
Azumi has been teaching at various schools in Japan, London, RSAMD in  Glasgow and she is having a great time teaching at the Scottish School  of Musical theatre!

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Anne McEwan-Manuel.

Educational Consultant.

ASDTA, B.ed Hons Degree Physical Education with Post Grad in Pastoral Care.

Head of Physical Education/and Dance Academy - Denny High School.

Anne started dancing at the age of three, qualifying to teach in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Contemporary and Highland.

After graduating from university, Anne worked for several years as Education Development Officer in Dance for Strathclyde Region.  Currently she is proud to be in the driving seat for the development of dance within Falkirk Council schools where she has successfully established the Dance Academy at Denny High School.  Combining this role with her position as Head of the Physical Education Department she has been able to truly bring 'Curriculum for Excellence' to life, integrating dance and education in an exciting innovative way.

Anne has choreographed over 40 musicals with many adult companies and worked with the Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre for 12 years which have produced performances in theatres all over Scotland.

As a member of the National Assessment Panel for Dance and an SQA marker for Intermediate and Higher, Anne has her finger firmly on the pulse of the most recent educational developments.  She is delighted with the continued exceptional SQA success of all candidates at Jazz Art and is inspired by the achievements of all students on our new HNC Contemporary Dance Course which offers a qualification which until now has been accessible only from a further education establishment.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gillian Annetts

Drama & Musical Theatre

A former pupil of the Clark Theatre School, Gillian trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating with a BA Dramatic Studies and PGCE (Drama).  Her varied career has allowed her to work as an actor, director and choreographer, performing and taking shows, with and for young people, to the Edinburgh Festival, London and USA.  She has worked extensively in Arts in Education for Scottish Opera and MacRobert Arts Centre, including presenting educational radio for BBC Radio Scotland.  She has been actively involved in South Lanarkshire Council's Artsnet project for a number of years and recently Arts across the Curriculum initiatives. She is currently Cultural Co-ordinator for Glasgow City Council.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Darren Brownlie

Guest Tutor - Jazz Dance and Musical Theatre

Training:

Dance School of Scotland (Musical theatre course)

BA Hons Musical Theatre, The Arts Educational School, London

MA Performance (Musical Theatre) RSAMD

Darren is currently filming with Shed productions for the New ITV Drama series "Being Victor" playing the part of Jimmy.