Rebecca Sloan-Kirton - Principal
Miss Rebecca teaches Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Conditioning, Private Lessons and Choreographs for shows.
Rebecca was extensively trained in RAD and Cecchetti Methods initially and then at WAAPA she furthered her
training in Kniaseff, Bournonville, Paris Opera and Royal Ballet School ballet methods compiled by teachers Lucette Aldous and Alan Alder as well as being taught by Mark Annear, Brian Hewett
and Ronald Ashton in ballet amongst other wonderful teachers in various genres of dance. She has extensive knowledge of kinesiology through her training and has herself danced ballet
professionally and acted in various BBC TV shows as well as adverts after which she gained a BSc (Hons) Psychology from Open University, Diploma in Life Skills Coaching and MA Professional
Practise in Dance Technique Pedagogy from Middlesex University. Rebecca continues to keep updated with her training through The Royal Ballet School CPD courses.
Ballet Credits - Romeo and Juliet, Pas de Quatre, Les Patiners, Raymonda, Prince Igor, Petrushka, Swan Lake, excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, Bayadare
Acting Credits - Casualty, House of Elliot, Dangerfield, Chucklevision, Top Gear, Daizel and Pascoe, Preston and more…
Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk
Various commercials including P &O Cruises, DFS and Sainsburys
Awards - Cecchetti Scholarship Winner
Ali Clerici
RAD, Adult Ballet and Tap and Open Ballet Teacher
Miss Ali Trained at the Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst. Training with Patricia Linton, Marion Tait and Shirley Graham. She was lucky enough to be cast as ‘Princess Phillipa of Hainault’ in David Bintley’s premiere production and season of Edward II, performing with the Birmingham Royal Ballet at The Birmingham Hippodrome and on tour in Plymouth, gaining insight into the professional world of dance and professional practice.
She also performed in the reopening of the Royal Opera House with The Royal Ballet (1999). Performed in The Royal Ballet schools Nutcracker staged by Sir Peter Wright for two consecutive years (1999 – 2000). Performing in the Farewell Gala for Sir Anthony Dowell at The Royal Opera House, London. Miss Ali gained a Distinction in the professional dancers teaching Diploma RAD, 2010 and a BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society from the University of Sheffield.
ROESE DOYLE
Miss Roese teaches ballet and Adult Tap
Miss Roese trained at the Northern Ballet School training in ballet, contemporary, tap and jazz.
Following an injury she found a love of teaching which she does alongside her young family.
Miss Roese is such a valued member of our teacher family, she is a wonderful teacher with great empathy allowing the students to reach the very best they can be.
Hollie Johnston
Hollie teaches ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary. Hollie is a professional dancer from Worcester. Since graduating from Kings International Ballet Academy in 2021. She has worked with Etoile Ballet Theatre and Brecon Festival Ballet. She now wants to explore other avenues alongside dancing professionally, and is excited to be teaching at Ballet Malvern. Hollie has also done talks online about Neurodivergence in dance, and is passionate about making dance accessible and inclusive for all, which is completely in line with Ballet Malvern's core values. She is also learning British Sign Language and has recently performed a piece combing dance and BSL with New Impules Bath.
We are very excited to have Hollie teach ballet, tap and jazz for us, she is a passionate teacher full of light and encouragement of all.
Jemima Speller
Jemima has a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts.
She also has LAMDA qualifications, receiving Distinctions in Devising, Acting and Musical Theatre.
Jemima has always had a passion for singing, the arts and performing and her teaching has allowed her to share her adoration with the talent of the future. We are so happy to have her as part of out Ballet Malvern teaching family, she brings knowledge, fun and everyone has improved so much since she has been teaching for us. She is nurturing and encouraging for all, something we greatly value within our teachers.
All our teachers have fully enhanced DBS checks.
We are GDPR compliant and are trained in First Aid and Safe Guarding Practises
Ballet Malvern are members of OneDanceUK, CDMT, Rambert Grades, RAD, NATD and PBT
Samantha has a Degree from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Studying Applied Theatre (Community and Education).
Samantha has always loved drama and began through youth theatre where she explored drama through LAMDA exams and performing at the national youth theatre connections festival. Youth theatre encouraged her to audition for a drama college The Eastern School Of Performing Arts where she studied Musical Theatre for 3 years before going onto her degree. During her degree Samantha set up her own dance class and this is when she realised she wanted to focus on how she can use her knowledge to encourage and nurture the next generation of performers. Samantha loves teaching at Ballet Malvern and feels it’s a home away from home where children can learn and that it is an honest and caring environment. Samantha feels that everyone should have access to the magic of theatre and experience the joy it can bring.
We are so excited to have Samantha join us, she is so in-line with our ethos of inclusivity, brings a wealth of knowledge, and teaching skills with her, the students LOVE her classes.