Emma Coates

Emma Coates

Emma has loved dance from an early age, starting classes at the age of three and gradually progressing and dedicating herself to train at a more serious level, moving to the Susan Robinson School of Ballet just before she turned fourteen. In this stage of her training Emma followed the RAD ballet syllabus up to Advanced 2 level, and also studied modern, tap and musical theatre. She took part in many school shows and competitions, winning several awards at national level including the Molly Lake Musicality Award for Ballet at the All England Dance National Finals and the Dame Antoinette Sibley Scholarship (Level 2) at the RAD Dance Challenge.

Pursuing her passion for ballet, Emma then trained at English National Ballet School, where she studied, performed and choreographed ballet and other dance genres at a very high standard. She performed on stages such as Sadler’s Wells Theatre and The London Coliseum, and was involved in reaching out to the wider community through various projects including performing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and helping at auditions and open days. She took part in several choreography projects, and her works were selected for performance at The Wallace Collection and The Britten Theatre. In her final year she danced with English National Ballet in Swan Lake as a member of the corps de ballet, which gave her valuable experience in a professional setting.

It was while at English National Ballet School that Emma also discovered a passion for supporting others, and decided to move into teaching so that she could pass on her love of and commitment to ballet. Since graduating from English National Ballet School with a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance, Emma has been working as a ballet teacher, thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to share her knowledge and nurture students to achieve their best, while also continuing her studies to enhance her ballet teaching skills.

Emma holds a current enhanced DBS check, has up-to-date first aid and safeguarding training, and is fully insured.

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    "I just wanted to say thank you and what a fantastic show you produced! Talia enjoyed every minute of it and said how she ‘loved to dance’ on stage! Any nerves disappeared! All the girls were amazing, such talent!"

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    "Being a teaching assistant has taught me so much and is genuinely one of my favourite things that comes with being a part of Twickenham Academy. It is so rewarding to see all the children learn so much from you, Charlotte and Louise and how much fun they have . . . thank you for giving me the opportunity to become as involved in the dance school as I am."

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    "Thank you so much for being the best dance teacher and I will never ever forget you and Twickenham Academy"

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    "There hasn't been one day that Bella hasn't wanted to go to dance class. She has made great friends, been a part of a fantastic community and it's always been a space away from everything else which has been a brilliant support . . . I don't think many dance teachers achieve that balance which is why TA is a special dance school."

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    "When you first started rehearsals a year ago none of us parents could believe how complex the choreography was . . . We were sceptical you would manage to pull it from the girls given their young age . . . And yet you did and not only that, they achieved 90% in their very first festival! Wow! It was a wonderful lesson in the power of aiming high and practice, practice, practice!"

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    "I wanted to thank you for the show and the opportunities Millie had to perform. It has had a big impact on her self confidence and I have seen her try new things this summer that I don't think she would have tackled before."

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    "I just wanted to say a big thank you to you all for the amazing support and kindness you have continued to give Harriet and for the wonderful show. You and your team created a wonderful safe and happy place for our girls and have given us all a memory to treasure."

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