About Us
Our Motto is
Progress not Perfection
This page is my story and how that story created Vixen Dance & Circus. The short version of what Vixen is all about is that in every single class we strive;
To provide unique classes for children & adults.
To create a positive, supportive community of dancers so that every class feels like you're meeting & exercising with your friends.
To provide classes for all the family to join in.
To nurture & encourage all students and to help them achieve independence in their training.
Everybody's body is different and what works for me may not work for another. I like to teach body awareness so that you know what your own body needs from an exercise or stretch.
I'm a massive believer that anyone & everyone can dance! Including men. There is no judgement in my classes, whatever your personal goals are, mine will always be seeing you progress and enjoy the class!
As a child I LOVED to Dance, Sing & Act. Ballet and gymnastics were my favourites, even though I wasn't naturally flexible.
I also loved to help others, so I took a break from the dancing world and decided to study Anatomy & Physiology of the human body in the pursuit of a career to one day help others.
But in my early twenties after lots & lots of studying I realised I really missed the acting/singing/dancing world and decided to take up adult Ballet and Gymnastic classes. I absolutely loved them!
Dance for me allows me to feel free. Free from the everyday stresses of life. Free to be me! On good days or bad days dance was my one consistent that always kept me going.
There is honestly no better feeling (good day or bad) than dancing with your friends and absolutely nailing a routine/technique/skill in class. It's a total rush!
But sadly during this time, in 2018, I sustained a severe injury to my arms, upper back and shoulders which resulted in me, no longer able to continue with the classes I loved and had trained so hard in.
Our first children’s Acro classes started with just 3 tiny dancers on Zoom, and over the years our little classes have grown and flourished into what they are today. Offering multiple styles of classes, exams, performance opportunities and in 2024 we introduced our first musical performance.
I am so proud of all the achievements our students have made over the years and I can’t wait to see what is next for the Vixens!
That injury spurred me on to prevent this from happening to others, I was rushed too quickly into an exercise that I was not ready in which gave me a massive set back in my progress. And so my motto was born, PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION!
In the years that followed, I trained as a Sports Therapist specialising in Performing Art injuries. After a year of building my little business Covid hit and we had to close.
In 2020 I was accepted to study with Acrobatic Arts, one of the most prestigious acrobatic training companies in the world as well as the Alixa Flexibility Method. It was this method and Alixa’s guidance as my coach that helped to heal my injuries and allow me to not only return to dance but to explore fields I never thought would be possible for me.
During Covid I started teaching my dance classes on Facebook live, and Zoom for adults. Many of the adults I taught enquired if I could teach the classes to their children and in 2021 Vixen Dance was born.
