Inside Urban Dance: Kayal Velaigam
Watching music videos from the likes of Ciara and Usher really inspired me to do urban dance. The rest is…
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Our stories shares experiences from our City Academy students and tutors about their classes – hear about acting to singing, dance to comedy in their own words.
Inside Tap Dance: Risa Mori
During the day I work in a university lab as a scientist researching cancer – which involves using maximum brain…
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Inside Bollywood: Lisa Meenan
I’ve always loved dancing – over the years I’ve been involved in everything from Irish soft and hard shoe, Irish…
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Inside Tango: Alistair Keddie
Getting involved in tango has been one of the best things I’ve ever done. It has provided me with great…
Read MoreInside Swing: Erica Izzo
As a Head of Sales, I have worked in the City for the past eight years. About five years ago, I felt my…
Read MoreInside Salsa: Lucy Martin
I work in Events Management and have always wanted to learn to dance. I chose salsa initially for two reasons….
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City Academy Lives: Doug Hansell
Doug Hansellis the musical mastermind behind our mixed members and mixed repertoire choir, the Voices. An Australian performing artist, he’s trained extensively…
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Inside Ballroom: Kiran Premnath
“I’m a daytime auditor and a night time dancer! Dance reminds me I’m human and free of superficial material things. It…
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What We Love About Acting
We ask our students, theatre company members and tutors what they love about acting and what it means to them….
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What We Love About Singing
“In the beginning was the voice. Voice is sounding breath, the audible sign of life.” Otto Jespersen’s words beautifully capture…
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