
Established since 2016 Godstone Dance Academy
offers weekly ballet, tap, jazz & contemporary & creative dance classes.
Weekly Silver Swans Ballet classes (for adults) & Contemporary Dance for adults are available.
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Clare Thurman - Contemporary & Creative Dance Teacher
Madelaine Price - Principal and Dance Teacher
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Madelaine trained for 9 years at Elmhurst School for Dance graduating with a Diploma in Dance.
She went on to continue her dance training and education at the University of Surrey, Roehampton graduating with a BA Hons in Dance Studies.
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Madelaine then embarked on her teaching qualifications with the Royal Academy of Dance graduating with a Certificate in Dance Teaching Studies.
Further training has included the Ballet Education Practice course with Royal Ballet School and Royal Opera House.
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Madelaine holds her RAD Registered Teachers Status, Silver Swans Licensed Teacher and IDTA Associate Certificate.
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Madelaine has enjoyed a career in dance teaching with the Royal Opera House on some of their dance education projects, Northern Ballet Company with their ballet workshops for children and the Joanne Ward Dance Academy where she taught ballet, jazz and tap.
Clare trained for 8 years at Elmhurst School for Dance and Northern Ballet School.
She went on to continue her dance training and education at the University of Surrey, Roehampton graduating with a BA Hons in Dance Studies.
Clare performed with contemporary dance company, three forty-one dances, appearing in theatres in Edinburgh, Malta and London.
Clare worked in the Training Department and Faculty of Education at the Royal Academy of Dance during which time she also gained a Certificate in Community Dance Teaching at East London Dance.
Clare went on to work as the Ballet Education Manager at the Royal Ballet for 7 years, designing and delivering a range of dance education and teacher training programmes




Claire Thackray - Music and Singing Teacher