the one school of dance
Chellaston
Being a former dancer, classical dancer, it informed me as a human being just in
terms of the grace I guess. Ballet is a very graceful form of art. You also
become very aware of your body and your mind and your body is working in
conjunction. That kind of helps you in acting as well. It is not only using your
mind, it is like making your own mind communicate this character into your body
so that you can bring it to life and physicalize it. Cara began dancing at a
very young age taking part in ballet, tap, modern jazz, street dance, lyrical
and musical theatre lessons throughout all of her childhood. She went on to
study Sport at college alongside doing her teacher training within dance. Cara
then went on to study musical theatre and dance at a full time professional
college, alongside teaching dance at the weekend. After having to pull out of
college with a serious injury she decided being a professional performer wasn’t
for her as she LOVED every second of teaching, so focussed all of her time on
gaining 10 teaching qualifications within the IDTA. Alongside teaching for
nearly half of her life, Cara has also taken part in many amateur dramatic
companies performing in musicals, worked for professional dance companies in
shows and events and completed many training courses including physical
literacy, nutrition, Zumba, exercise to music, and smoking cessation. She has a
background of working with families and children in helping them live a
healthier lifestyle as part of a Derby County Community Trust program and
continues to work with DCCT delivering sessions for different programs they run.
14 years of teaching dance has given Cara lots of experience in working with a
wide variety of children, including those with behavioural and learning
difficulties. She has worked in many primary and secondary schools across Derby
and Nottingham and continues to do so with pride. A fact about Cara: Alongside
running The One School of Dance, she is a mummy to two small children (so please
be patient with her).
