I have been dancing since I was three (distant memory) and regularly put on performances in the living room making a grand entrance from behind the curtains!!!! I was a strange little child! I trained at Thomson School of Dance in Rotherham, and graded in through IDTA and BBO in ballet, tap and modern.  Amateur dramatics and performing were a large part of my childhood and my mums’ pantomimes were legendary!! We were all involved (poor dad!!).  Having moved around a lot as a child my love for dancing and performing was something that travelled with me but it wasn’t until my late teens that I realised just how much I loved it (and I actually wasn’t bad at it either!).  In 1996 I answered an advert in the Sheffield Star for dancers for Sheffield Eagles pre-match entertainment.  When I arrived at Don Valley Stadium I was overwhelmed by the amount of people there and just thought I’d do my best.  Needless to say I got into the troupe and had an absolutely fantastic time. The two people running the E Girls were Nikki and Louise.  Over the next year I attended and performed at places I could have only previously dreamed of (I have Nikkis inability to say NO to thank for that!!). As a team we were fantastic, we worked really hard but it definitely paid off!! After the lack of funding forced the E Girls to disperse, Nikki asked me if I wanted to come to Branching Out and attend the classes. I loved it. And still do.  Nikki encouraged my progression into teaching and choreography, I have taught a number of classes including Darnall Youth Centre and Stocksbridge Leisure Centre.  All these years later I’m still here  I love teaching, and the pride of watching the children grow with confidence and character and knowing that it’s something I have contributed in, makes the early Saturday mornings so worth while! I am fully CRB checked. and first aid trained.