Mampara Dance - London's Student Performance Company and Educational Academy. Mampara Dance Company was set up to give amateur dancers of all ages the chance to perform and experience the thrilling feeling of appearing on a professional stage for real audiences. We have taken our students to perform in theatres, on television and at National sports events. In an age of limited in person opportunit
y, our base at LAMDA in the old Royal Ballet School studios, has ensured our continuing ability to offer performance opportunities at their Sainsbury Theatre, together with in person classes that are also all live streamed through zoom for those unable to be in the studio with us. And for those dancers who are happiest out of the spotlight, classes are warm and welcoming and pressure free. There's a place for everyone on show day and if you don't want to be on stage you can run the show back stage!
2021 sees a full programme of dance and fitness classes online with Zoom!
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About the founder:
Choreographer Natalie is founder of Mampara Dance Company, Active Body Collective and the Barre Sculpt Method. Her classes in jazz, contemporary, commercial, cheerleading, body conditioning, Barre conditioning, Progressing Ballet Technique and flexibility training are available live in person at LAMDA (Baron's Court) and in Barnes, online by Zoom Monday to Friday, and On Demand. Natalie studied at The Urdang Academy in London and at The Birmingham Royal Ballet Dance Exchange, and is qualified with ISTD and BGU. Moving from the performance era of her career into teaching she has taught across London including for Spirit Young, Sadler’s Wells, The Urdang Academy, The Place, Sylvia Young, Arts Educational, Dance Attic, City Academy & many other schools. Natalie is trained by IDTA, Barre Concept, BarreWorks, Progressing Ballet Technique, UKCA, BCA and the BGU in dance, fitness and cheerleading. She also studied Argentine Tango for 5 years, in London and Buenos Aires. Her performance company Mampara Dance offers dance, gymnastic and cheerleading classes, competition and performance teams and workshops for all ages, including wedding first dances, dance parties, dance for schools, for public and private events. Her fitness company, Active Body Collective, is a collective of independent providers from different areas of the fitness world, working together to support each other's clients and each other, both online and in studio. ABC offers an absolute fitness and wellness experience with a balanced programme of classes from independent specialists, sincerely committed to creating a personalised experience for every client. Having trained in dance since she was three years old, she has over a decade of stage performance, event production and studio teaching and choreography experience across the UK and Asia. She set up and ran a dance studio and school education courses both in China and the UK, managing international dance performances and adult and children's training and tuition. Previously co-founder of Dancelicious Dance Company Shanghai-London, her performance credits cover theatre (including with Diversions Contemporary Dance Company & Wayne Sleep), TV & online (choreographed and directed by Tony Lundon & Ashley Banjo) and live events (including at The Oval for the Twenty20 Cricket season & for the Formula 1 season closing party). She previously ran the cheerleading squad for the current American Football Premiership Champions (The London Warriors).
