Carol Vasko

Principal

Carol trained at London College of Dance, graduating with an overall teachng grade of Distinction, and the winner of the Audrey MacBeath Award for Most Promising Teacher.

She spent two years teaching in Canada as Head of Ballet at a studio in Northwest Ontario. Since her return to the UK, Carol has worked as a a freelance teacher, privileged to work in some of the most respected dance studios in Hampshire.

Carol is qualified to teach Classical Ballet, Classical Greek, Modern, Tap & National, and is experienced in teaching Choreography, GCSE and A level Dance.

Carol is an active member of the Classical Greek Dance Faculty, she is the current Vice-Chairman; and is a representative on the Theatre Faculties Board of the ISTD. She is a regular lecturer for ISTD courses and congresses and Summer Schools

Carol became Principal of the Hayling Dance Academy in July 2010. She has a philosophy that can be summed up as: 'High Expectations Result in High Achievement'

Carol is looking forward to developing the school over the coming months.

Amy Hackett

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Amy trained at the Royal Academy of Dance completing a BA (Hons) in Ballet Studies. She then completed a Masters degree in Contemporary Dance at Chichester University.

Amy has worked on freelance basis since graduating from her studies and is experienced in teaching all age groups and in the preparation of exam candidates.

Amy currently teaches the Friday classes at the Hayling Dance Academy and will hopefully begin some contemporary classes in the near future.

Amy continues to teach at other schools across the South and is developing her own business ' Fairy Footsteps', which specialises in the teaching of dance to the pre-school age group.

Holly Byatt

Holly joined the Hayling Dance Academy team in 2011 and currently teaches the Saturday morning classes which include Tap and Jazz for the younger dancer.

Holly started dancing at the age of four, primarily at the Southsea School of Dancing where she studied Tap and Modern to Advanced 2 level. She also completed all of the RAD grades and achieved Intermediate in ISTD Classical Ballet.

Holly enjoyed a successful performing career. A talented singer, she was a member of the group 'Unmarked', performing around the UK and Europe, thus securing Equity membership.

Alongside performing, Holly has always had an interest in teaching dance. She started by assisting in ballet classes, and developed her skills in the American 'Summer Camp' system. For the past 7years she has been teaching tap and modern for a dance school in the South, preparing candidates for ISTD examinations. Holly holds the Associate qualification of the ISTD and is currently studying for her Diploma in Dance Education.

Holly is excited by the challenge of developing the Tap and Jazz arm of Hayling Dance Academy and looks forward to seeing you in class soon!