To build and strengthen the dance sector in the Tees Valley. Allowing local artists to flourish and for everyone; children, young people, adults and seniors, to have the opportunity to experience dance in all its diverse forms and settings with a deep and lasting effect. Dance that makes a difference; challenges perceptions of who it’s for, and what can be achieved.

Supporting and mentoring third year students through their Dissertation module / final project.

Supporting the delivery of the following events: Happy Rooms at Festival of Thrift, Make and Mend Festival and Nightfall Light Festival.

Programming the Middlesbrough Mela Family Day 2021 at Albert Park and delivering a board range of community engagement projects; AR family trail, outdoor photography exhibition, community cook book, children’s theatre piece, National dance project and various workshops.

Working with Guest Programmer, Tony Reekie to deliver TakeOff Festival 2019, a week-long festival of world-class theatre for children and young people. 103 performances and events took place across 27 venues throughout County Durham with over 5000 attended.Negotiating and establishing partnerships with all 27 venues,11 theatre companies and 28 schools (2,500+ school children attended)Managing all logistics of school bookings, travel, accommodation, catering, booking artists, recruiting staff and volunteers, delegate programme, the Saturday Family Day, ticket sales/budget management and risk assessments/health & safety. Delivering all evaluating and reporting documentation for internal boards and Arts Council England.

Ensuring the well-being and safety of all young people during residency and tour, supporting them to develop and progress as artists and performers. Supporting the team and company with residencies and tours with overnight stay and traveling arrangement, and ensuring all young people follow their company agreement.

• Co-ordinated meetings and supported administration of the group. • Maintained good communication and relationships with over 150 members of the group.

Managing and delivering all youth and engagement programmes; The Youth, The Elves and The Grade. Working with school to deliver BTEC workshops for KS3 & KS4Coordinating the engagement programme for Fagin’s Twist UK Tour. Leading on the consolation of a long-term strategy for learning and participation.

• Was part of the programming team in planning the overall focus with project aims and outcomes and programming the content and structure of the workshops, seminars, keynote speaks and performances.• Programmed the evening performances which showed a diverse range of children and young people’s work. • Co-ordinated and planned a complex logistics of speakers, workshop leaders, staff, volunteers, technical requirements, equipment hire, briefings, licencing, safe-guarding, Health & Safety procedures, schedules, finance and ticket sales.

• Included research and development of a new concept and project delivery and overseeing logistics, delivery and evaluation. • Built relationships with 30 schools across Birmingham and Coventry and developed strong partnerships with key local stakeholders; Arts Connect, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Dance Xchange and Birmingham Hippodrome.• Co-ordinated CPD twilight sessions for non-specialist teachers which upskilled their knowledge and understanding of dance teaching. • Provided regular interaction with teachers giving advice, support and strategies to ensueconfidence in delivering dance lessons. • Collated feedback and provided a final report to Arts Council England which included a case study, statement of income and expenditure and recommendations from embedding the project’s objectives into current programming.• Worked with Arts Council England and created a guidance document for schools to help them meet their outcomes in their Artsmark Statement of Commitment.

• Conjured up new ideas and concepts into a project proposal and completed project process from start to finish.• Co-ordinated complex logistics for both the event planning and event delivery. • Collated and shortlisted nominations across nine award categories (over 850 nominations)

• Researched and collated data, statistics and reports of participation, education and engagement for children and young people.• Acted as secretariat for the board which included minute taking and report writing.

• I oversaw and managed the operations back of house for three performances of over 400 young people. • Co-ordinated and managed staff and volunteers including front of house briefings. • Coordinated complex logistics of dress room allocations, studio rehearsals and technical theatre rehearsals for 60 youth groups.

• Oversaw the development of the overall dance provision across all year groups – from Year 7 to Year 11 (KS3 & 4). • Planned and delivered outstanding KS3 Dance and KS4 Dance lessons, preparing pupils for BTEC examinations. • Implemented high expectations of behaviour, and established a framework for discipline, using praise, sanctions and rewards • Was accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes through marking work efficiently, providing constructive feedback and maintaining records of pupils’ development.• Researched new topic areas, maintained up-to-date subject knowledge, and devised and wrote new curriculum materials.• Selected and used a range of different teaching and learning strategies, planning progressive schemes of work with a range of dance styles and differentiated learning outcomes. • Completed school reports and implemented intervention for students needing more support.• Built relationships with parents and communicated effectively with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being. • Produced a Christmas Concert and planned a trip to see the Nutcracker (Newcastle Theatre Royal).

• Worked with Barrowland Ballet and a cast of 100 dancers, singers and musicians of all ages to deliver artistic vision of a site-specific promenade performance along the banks of The River Thames as part of the Greenwich & Dockland International Festival (Dancing City 2014)

Coordinated and managed the delivery of a two-day festival of workshops, battles, symposiums and DJ performances which included promotion, hiring artists, budget and revenue targets

• Acting as the first point of contact at the front desk/reception and dealing with enquires. • Taking payment in person and over the phone for show tickets which including handling cash.• Printing, organising and distributing tickets to customers and VIPs and adhering to the cancellation policy.• Dealing with complaints and knowing when to escalate them to management. • Maxiumising sales by up-selling tickets to customers and other benefits through the use of Spektrix ticketing software on a daily basis.