Dance/Choreographers
 
Dance and movement will feature in all of the Dramania performance work we will show throughout the year. Jazz and street styles are incorporated into weekly sessions, generally with a view to supporting or complementing music and drama work undertaken in class. 

Professional choreographers will coordinate dance work for our major productions. They will give valuable guidance on the development of technique from classical and popular dance genres.

Students with a conspicuous talent for Dance will be encouraged to choreograph and direct student dance pieces as part of the weekly sessions. Some of this work will be used in presentations to audiences.

 Ruth Ann (Chester & Ellesmere Port)
  

 Ruth trained at Hammond, Northern Ballet and Liverpool Theatre Dance Schools.

A professional dancer and vocalist, Ruth has toured with major names like Westlife and China Black, and has also done contract work for MFM, Radio City and Smirnoff Ice.

Ruth’s television credits include Brookside and Hollyoaks. Recent professional music video engagements include Corinne Bailey-Rae, Channel M and Channel 4. In 1998 she worked with David Bowie on his “Everybody Loves Sunshine” film.

Ruth has won national awards for her song writing, and her debut album, “Divine Intervention” was released earlier this year.

Says Ruth of the Dramania Street Dance sessions which she will be running on Saturday mornings: “I’m looking forward to teaching at Dramania and passing on some of the knowledge I’ve picked up over the years. It’ll be fun!”

 John Pemberton (St Helens)
  
 Has taught people of all ages to Street Dance and is also a well-established choreographer having put together and taught many routines for shows and backing dancing needs.

 His ability in this has given him the opportunity to work with some of the industries best known music artists and choreograph for a lot of well known Performers and he recently choreographed for newly signed music artist Cavali and is currently choreographing for the UK Street Dance Championships in Blackpool.

John is looking forward to working for Dramania and says he wants to bring out the best in people through passing on his experience and ability in the classes that he will be teaching.