Jemma Conner ISTD DDE – Teacher
Jemma’s love of dance first started when she was just 4 years old when she started studying Imperial Ballet, Modern Theatre and Tap Dance at a local dance school. Whilst training she took part in annual shows and exam sessions and went on to pass her major examinations in all three subjects.
Jemma chose to study GCSE Dance at Secondary School, before going on to study A Level Dance and a BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Dance at Totton College, alongside English Language and Sociology. She then went on to study at Chichester College, where she gained her ISTD teaching qualifications; Diploma in Dance Instruction (DDI) in 2015 and Diploma in Dance Education (DDE) in July 2016, successfully qualifying in all three genres.
Whilst Jemma was studying, she had the opportunity to perform as part of the curtain raiser, for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, after taking part in a week’s workshop with the company. Jemma loves performing and has been in several shows with local theatre group, Spot On Productions.
She has been lucky enough to perform at Her Majesties Theatre in London three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2020 and in 2019 had the opportunity to perform at Disneyland Paris with AJ Dance and Fitness, an experience she will never forget. Jemma has been teaching for AJ Dance and Fitness since 2016 and loves teaching all the different age groups and genres.
Izzy – Student Teacher
Izzy is currently studying Musical Theatre at A Level at Barton Peveril, after achieving top rated results in her recent GCSE’s. She joined AJ Dance through her love of all dance genres and loves to share that passion with those around her. Her motivation is infectious, and she has a fantastic ability to engage with anyone she has the pleasure to teach. Izzy hopes in the future to take her teaching degree, but in the meantime, she just loves to dance and sing and looks forward to getting to make all your little faces smile!
Steph – Student Teacher
Steph is a Year 10 student at Wyvern School, taking GCSE Dance. She has been an active member of performance dance groups and musical theatre since the age of 6. Steph is a natural in communicating and engaging with younger children and hopes in the future to pursue a career in paediatric nursing. Steph loves singing and dancing and being able to combine her favourite things just makes her sparkle! She cannot wait to meet you all and get dancing!
Dance Class Testimonials
Abbie is an amazing teacher. She is brilliant with young children as well as adults and always pitches the lesson just right. I cannot recommend Abbie highly enough. I am very happy to have her as a teacher for both myself and my daughter. She always choreographs interesting and varied routines suited to the ability of her pupils. If you are looking to keep fit, refresh some old skills, or learn some new ones in a fun environment then Abbie’s classes are for you!
A really brilliant adult tap class! It is extremely friendly, fun and a great way to escape for an evening and get some exercise! Abbie is an amazing teacher and keeps us on our toes ;-)
This is a fantastic tap class, we work at a good pace and Abbie always makes it interesting and challenging for us all. A great work out with lots of enjoyment. Highly recommended.
Fitsteps on a Monday eve is brilliant fun and great exercise!! Can’t recommend enough, well done Abbie.