Meet The Team

professional dancers, amazing teachers

Our Amazing Dance Teachers

Our professionally trained and super talented teachers specialise in a range of dance styles from Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary and Pointe through to Musical Theatre and Dance Acro. There’s no better opportunity to learn from the professional experience of so many great teachers all in one place.

DN Dance Team

Miss Nicky

Miss Nicky

Founder & Principal of DN

Miss Nicky, the inspiration and drive at the heart of everything, is the founder and principal of DN Dance.

After 7 years of performing on contracts around the world as a professional dancer, Nicky settled in Edinburgh and opened the doors to DN Dance in 2010.

Lindsay

Lindsay

Director

Nicky’s husband and partner in crime, Lindsay has joined the DN Dance Family as a full-time team member in December 2019.

Lindsay does the stuff in the background, ensuring things run smoothly so the teachers can focus on being teachers!

Miss Chanelle

Miss Chanelle

VP of Student Progression & Future Planning

Chanelle joined DN in early 2014, soon becoming the owner and Principal of our very first franchise, the Edinburgh Crewe Branch.

Now a core part of team, Chanelle oversees the exam progression of all students and including those moving on to dance college.

Miss Jane

Miss Jane

VP of Dance & Head of Comp Teams

Passionate and dedicated, Miss Jane has brought magic to DN Dance since 2014,  opened the Kirkliston branch in 2017, and launched our fabulous competition team.

Jane is much loved across the school and is dedicated to every student she teaches. You can always rely on her to brighten up your day!

Miss Beverley

Miss Beverley

Dance Teacher

Miss Bev was our very first teacher, joining Miss Nicky at DN Dance after 10 years of performing as a professional dancer on the world’s biggest cruise lines. Her friendly, enthusiastic and super fun nature makes her classes really popular. We are very lucky to have her!

Miss Amy

Miss Amy

Dance Teacher & Head of Younger Yrs Programme

The lovely Amy with a brilliant bright smile brings infectious warmth and enthusiasm to her classes. Amy is Head of our Younger Yrs Dance Programme & DN dance parties as well as a key member of our  DN Dance Babies team.

Miss Alex

Miss Alex

Lead Theatre Teacher & Dance Teacher

A smile that could light up any studio. Miss Alex has an amazing ability to capture the attention of every child, draw them in and spread her infectious love of music and dance to the next generation. You can also book Miss Alex for a birthday party.

Miss Olivia

Miss Olivia

Dance Teacher

Miss Olivia is a ballet & tap whizz! A fully qualified RAD ballet teacher, Olivia brings so much to our team. Joining us from Southern England, Miss Olivia also shares her skills in our Dance Babies classes.

Miss Zoe

Miss Zoe

Dance Teacher

Miss Zoe specialises in street and hip hop and is an excellent tap dancer too.

Zoe has a super laid-back and calm demeanour and is great with kids of all ages. Catch her at birthday parties too.

Miss Olivia M

Miss Olivia M

Dance Teacher

Miss Olivia joined DN in 2024 and brings a range of skills to the team, teaching ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary and tap to both the younger students and adults.

Miss Coral

Miss Coral

Commercial Teacher

Miss Coral is our specialist commercial teacher. Commercial is a style synonymous with music videos and live music concerts.

Caroline

Caroline

Studio Administrator

What would we do without Caroline! As well as looking after all our DN babies and theatre enquiries, Caroline takes care of the studio shop and the day to day administration and keeps the whole place ticking. Caroline doing what she does, means the rest of the DN team can focus on what they does best, the teaching.

Miss Kate

Miss Kate

Acro Teacher

Miss Kate has over 20 years of teaching experience and is a qualified Acrobatics Arts and British Gymnastics coach. 

She also holds not one, but two degrees! The first is a BA (Hons) degree in Circus Arts and the second is a BA (Hons) in Dance.

Miss Rebekah

Miss Rebekah

Acro Teacher

Miss Rebekah is a qualified Acrobatics Arts coach and has an HND in Dance from The Live It Academy.

Miss Rebekah has competed all over the world in Acro and was placed 7th overall at the Dance World Cup in 2022.

Miss Abbie

Miss Abbie

Acro Teacher

Miss Abbie is a qualified Acrotrix and hand-balancing coach and has been teaching for over 10 years.

She has danced from a young age and trained as a Scottish squad competitive gymnast.

Miss Abbie has also been heavily involved with Acrotrix as a teacher training assessor.

What people say about us!

Amazing!

"Amazing dance school. Hugely enthusiastic and incredibly supportive dance teachers. Very happy dancers, everyone leaves buzzing!"

Happy kids

"My kids are happiest when they are in the studio with the amazing teachers."

Infectious enthusiasm

"Nicky and her team have made my daughter feel welcome from the start. Such a lovely atmosphere and great classes. Nick's enthusiasm is infectious!"

Community Spirit

"DN Dance has really made me feel a part of the local community"

Rediscovering the joy

"I gave up dance a few years ago but moving to Edinburgh as a uni student and finding DN Dance made me rediscover the joy again!" 

Professional & Welcoming

"Fantastic studio with a professional faculty who are so welcoming to people of all ages."

Highlight of my week

"I attend senior tap and couldn't be happier. Going to DN Dance is the highlight of my week!"

Friendly Staff

"My daughter has not long started tap/ballet and she loves it, and even more since she got the outfit. The staff are friendly and it’s a nice environment."

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