“Just a quick note to say thank you for your visit to Meole Brace last week as part of our cultural diversity week. The girls have been telling me how much they enjoyed your workshop. The whole week went so well that we have now decided to make it an annual feature of our school calendar, and I very much hope you will be able to come next year.”
Richard Tillman (Head Teacher)
“We were more than happy with the workshop. I have been raving about you with my colleagues. I will contact you for further workshops with groups I work with.”
Lou Jervis (Pathways Youth Development Leader)
“Thanks for great workshops yesterday, Donna. And you win first prize – for the best handout notes I have ever had from any workshop.”
Emma Pyke (Stoke on Trent)
“Just Dropping you a line to thank you for a fantastic workshop. I learned lots and it was well worth the drive from South Wales.”
Gemma Miller
“I liked all of it. I give it 11 out of 10”
(Pupil Y5)
“I liked the shoulder shimmy-thing”
(Pupil Y3)
“I enjoyed everything we done. donna was excalant”
(Pupil Y4)
Workshops I have delivered
- Pathways Group (12-23 years – varying special needs)
- Wolstanton High School (Diversity Week)
- Meole Brace High School (Diversity Week)
- Sutton College (BTEC Dance, World of Dance module)
- Tamworth and Lichfield College
- Surestart Tamworth
- Home Education Group Stafford (ages 3-19)
- Staffordshire University Students’ union (workshop ages 18-25)
- National Childbirth Trust
- Commission for Patient & Public Involvement in Health, West Midlands (health event)
- Carers’ support project (programme to safeguard carers’ mental health)
Qualifications/Training
- Extend Teacher (can tailor exercises, including dance, for people with limitations, including seated dance)
- Attended various training (including, Attachment, Mental Health, ADHD)
- Fat Chance Belly Dance intensive training San Francisco and Dublin
- Basic Counselling Skills certificate
- Child protection, protection of vulnerable adults trained
- Exercise to Music Teacher
- Registered General Nurse
- Various dance certificates and courses, including Royal Academy of Dance, British Ballet Organisation
Additional Information
- Insured for dance classes to £10,000,000
- PAT tested equipment
