Sue and Christina are very passionate about teaching and collectively have over 60 years of teaching experience. This includes recreational students, vocational students and professional dancers in company rehearsals. Sue trained at the Royal Ballet School, London and danced professionally with Northern Ballet Theatre (Northern Dance Theatre). Christina trained at Northern Ballet School and Ballet West touring with Ballet West, Scotland. Wightmore school of dance started as a once a week ballet class at St Pauls Church rooms in 1983 and has grown into a wonderful dance community in the heart of Mid Devon. Sue is now teaching the third generation! It is a joy to watch the young people at the school progress over the years. We do not always teach students with general corrections, but make sure we get to know the students individually. All children are made aware of their own strengths and also taught in classes how to use their own individual body to the maximum. We regularly hold body conditioning workshops and educate the students about the body. One of our students has recently completed a work experience placement with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the physiotheraphy department. As students progress into grade 6 and above, students are often given individual exercises to help strengthen areas of their dance training to help gain their personal best.
