Teachers

Our Mission Statement

Our aim is to provide a structured curriculum within a caring atmosphere where young children and students can develop their love of dance, whether for enjoyment or as the basis for a professional career. We aim to encourage self-confidence, freedom of expression and social skills that help develop and inspire your child's musicality and imagination.

Our teachers continue to train and constantly ensure their qualifications are up to date.

They strive to achieve the very best from each individual regardless of their ability, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. All classes are designed to encourage confidence, performance and love of dance.

Our teaching should help to inspire and motivate the students, not only to be the best dancers which they can become, but to carry on the values of self-confidence, discipline and commitment not only inside the dance studio but in all aspects of their lives.

Katie Cox FDI AISTD trained as as a child at Southport Dance Academy in the North West of England. After many years of studying, performing and assisting the school principal, Katie decided to make dancing her profession.

Katie trained at Preston Dance College and in 1999 graduated with her ISTD Associates in Ballet, Tap, Modern and National dance.

After graduation Katie carried out contracts as a professional dancer for world renowned choreographers across the globe, appeared as a featured soloist for the premier season of P&O Cruise liner “Adonia” and also appeared on television choreographing routines for the presenters of BBC TV’s ‘Blue Peter’.

When she met her husband on board the Adonia, they decided to marry and Katie moved from her performing career to achieve her lifetime ambition of starting and developing her own successful dance school.

Katie has over ten years teaching experience and personally teaches Modern, Tap and Jazz at Warlingham Dance Studio.

Your Dance Teachers

Details of our CRB enhanced disclosure certificates and Public Liability Insurance certification can be found here:

Katie Cox CRB Certificate.pdf Dancekids PLI 2012-2013.pdf

Warlingham Dance Studio prides itself on its inspiring, experienced, fully qualified dance teachers.

All Warlingham Dance Studio dance teachers are qualified by the RAD and ISTD, hold public liability insurance and are CRB checked to enhanced level.

Warlingham Dance Studio is a trading style of Dancekids Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. Company No. 6577124

Shanice Steele is a graduate of London’s prestigious Brit School, and is currently studying at a specialist music university.

Shanice previously worked with children between the ages of 7 – 15 at BRIT Kids school, helping to develop their talent in all areas of music, dance and drama. She has a love of all things related to music and musical theatre and was lucky enough to play Deena Jones in the UK’s first amateur production of Dream Girls.

Caroline Butler ARAD received her professional training at Rambert School of Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance. She spent many years as a professional dancer in the USA, dancing roles in productions of Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Oklahoma & Les Patineurs and mixed contemporary programmes for Vail Youth Ballet Company and David Taylor Dance Theatre.

Since returning to the UK Caroline continues to dance professionally and trains under Evgeny Goremykin at London Russian Ballet School.

Caroline became an associate of the R.A.D in 2009 after passing the Advanced 2 examination qualification. She maintains her continued professional development through regularly attending Advanced Teaching courses for classical ballet technique.

In addition to her classes at Warlingham Dance Studio, Caroline teaches all level of students from pre-school to pre-vocational as principal at the English National Ballet Junior School.