About
Twinkle Toes Academy was established in April 2013 by Ms Claire-Louise Ellis just after her daughter turned 9 months old. It was established to provide young girls and boys, a fun and safe environment to introduce them to the exciting world of dance, something that Claire-Louise has had a passion for since the age of three years old.
She began ballet in Bahrain in the Middle East and then continued to dance in Singapore and then back in the UK when her parents returned here to work. She continued her love of dance at Bird College, one of the UK's top dance colleges in Kent where she gained her BA (Hons) in Dance and Theatre Performance.
She decided to further her teaching career at Kingston Upon Thames Teachers Training college where she gained her ISTD DDI (Diploma in Dance Instruction) and her DDE (Diploma in Dance Education). Her teaching career has allowed her to pass on her passion of dance to many young children and she is looking forward to building her dance academy and watch it grow. She is very grateful for all the support from all her family and friends and her current Twinkle Toes students and is so excited to see them improve week by week.
The Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Natalie
Natalie has a degree in Musical Theatre from the Performance Preparation Academy in Guilford.
She is also a dance teacher for PPA Kids (Guilford).
Miss Natalie teaches Musical Theatre.
Nicola
Nicola Bacon is an ISTD “Fellowship” qualified teacher in tap and modern.
She ran her own academy for 16 years from 1990-2006 before starting her own family. Nicola danced professionally back in the 80’s appearing on many TV shows, West End musicals and cabarets.
She has taught at several leading dance colleges inc GSA, Italia Conti, Mountview, Sylvia Young, Jayne Coleman Academy, Arnould School, Red Shoes, Susan Robinson School of ballet and many more over the years.
She is excited to share her wealth of knowledge and experience with our TTA students!
Heather
Miss Lauren teaches Acro 🤸🏾♂️, Tap & Modern