We were founded by directors Deloris Martin and Chris Pearman in 2007. The aim of setting up our Community Interest Company was to make dance and fitness accessible to all.
We offer affordable workshops that improve the well-being and fitness of individuals and the wider community.
All of our expert instructors can perform and teach to the highest standards. They are highly trained and knowledgeable in each of their individual areas of expertise
Dolly - Co-Director
Dolly has over 17 years of experience in the dance industry. Her specialist area of dance is street and hip hop making her an expert teacher in these areas. She has worked on TV, danced with music artists and is a professional choreographer. She teaches hip hop, salsa, kids breakin’, aerobics, club dance and burlesque.
Chris - Co-Director
Chris has wide and varied experience within the education and caring sectors. She has a Btec Nursery Nursing Certificate plus 15 yrs working in Early Years Education. She also has a High Scope Curriculum Implementation Certificate, Further and Adult Education Teaching Certificate, First Line Management Certificate and N.V.Q. Level 3 in Management. All of which make her brilliant at managing and caring for our project participants.
Cat - Marketing Manager
Cat is our advertising and marketing manager. Although she works behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly, Cat is also an experienced Irish and Tap dancer and has experience in musical theatre. In addition to this Cat is also our child protection officer and is responsible for child welfare on all of our programmes.
Robby, Rokas & Conor - Breakdance Instructors
They’re all experienced breakdancers and teachers. They boast impressive cvs, having won the Irish hip-hop dance championships several times as part of the Bad Taste Cru and many TV appearances including MTV and the BBC.
Paul - Poppin’ Instructor
Paul is our resident poppin’ dance expert. Bringing the dance to life he teaches this fun and informal dance to all age groups. Paul is also part of the bad taste cru and is well known as the best body popper in the North East.
Helen - Dance Instructor
Helen is another of our allstars with a wide area of expertise in many dance styles but she has become especially known for her patience and skill when teaching children. Helen teaches tap, ballet, jazz and disco to all ages.
Clair - Dance Instructor
Clair is an all round dance and fitness expert, who specializes in ballet, jazz, Las Vegas, burlesque, line dancing, pilates and yoga.
Jen & Jen - Dance Instructors
Jen & Jen are both experts in high energy, fun dance disciplines. They specialise in teaching cheerleading, hip hop and disco.
Janet - Fitness Instructor
Janet is our fitness expert specializing in teaching pilates to all ages.
Gillian - Belly Dance Instructor
Gillian is our resident belly dancing expert. She brings the dance to life when teaching this fun and informal dance class making it ideal for all age groups to try.
Michele Gardner – Dance Instructor
Michele Gardner is our resident queen of glam at Sunderland Dance. She’s an expert tutor in Las Vegas Showgirls, Salsa, Ballroom, Latin and Tango. So go on, give one of her classes a whirl!
Hannah Fisher – Dance Instructor
Hannah Fisher brings fun and energy to Sunderland Dance with her expertise in many areas of dance including Cheerleading, Tap, Ballet, Las Vegas Showgirl, Jazz and Lyrical.
