Limelight UK Teachers
Victoria Amey, Principal
After completing a three year teacher training /
performers course at Laine Theatre Arts College, her
career has involved performing professionally
both in this country and abroad, television and theatre work, freelance
choreography for both corporate entertainment and production companies.
Her dream of owning her own school became reality when together with fellow principal Sarah Collyer they opened Limelight in September 1996.
Sophie Free
Since graduating from Performers Dance College, Sophie has
enjoyed a successful career as a professional dancer,
choreographer and teacher.
Her work has taken her around the world on cruise ships and most
recently to Orlando Florida where she choreographed and directed a magic
revue. Sophie's teaching positions have included, Mountview Theatre
School, Hayes Community College (Btec), Jean Ann Ryan Productions,
Merritt Island High School Dance Team, Chiltern Academy and Stagecoach
Theatre Arts.
Tony Aiken
Tony trained at the R.A.D. and Bush Davies where he won the Dancing
Times Award for Choreography. Since leaving he has worked in the
profession for many years, having danced with Olivia Brial and Opus 1
company who’s credits include "Life’s Cry", "The Rite of Spring",
"Symphonic Variations on Westside Story" and "Theme and Variations" by
Paganini. Tony went on to work in commercial theatre as dancer and his
dance captain credits include 2 Royal Gala performances, Various
television specials, "7 Brides for 7 Brothers", "Nine" and Miss Saigon"
On retirement from performing Tony has worked as a ballet teacher and
choreographer for many schools. Tony has just completed his CDE in
Imperial Ballet and is delighted to be working at Limelight where he
strives to help students realise their potential.
David Lawson Lean
David has a B.A Honours Degree in Drama from Plymouth
University and
a Post Graduate Certification in Education from Greenwich University.
He works extensively as a Drama Practitioner.
Acting credits include: UK tours of The Wind in the Willows, and A Christmas Carol, various repertory seasons , pantomime and one-man play.
He is the writer of numerous plays for children including: Shadows, The Top Top Floor Show (both with music by Jane Marlow), Paradise, Parties and Prophesy, Famine and "12", all of which he has directed with casts of young people from the London Area. Other play credits include Confronting the Elephant and Eating Angels. On the fringe David has directed The Bear by Chekhov and Mountain Language by Pinter.
David works as a Drama Tutor in schools throughout Surrey and West
London. He leads drama classes at a number of Dance Schools and Weekend
Theatre Schools, as well as coaching pupils for L.A.M.D.A Drama Examinations.
Tony Denton
With more than fifteen years experience in dance choreography, Tony has an innovative approach to teaching. Trained by “Reebok City Jam” he has taught many students over the years and helped them to achieve confidence in their dancing. Through his excellent knowledge of music, Tony has enjoyed choreographing numbers for up to two hundred people and has taken many Performance Dance Training workshops. He has performed extensively both in London and abroad and brings this experience to his classes
that include Hip Hop, Urban Street and Jazz Fusion.
Jane Nuti
Jane attended Guildford School of Dramatic Art as a child and was chosen
to perform for Surrey Youth Arts Theatre Company. She gained a BA Hons
in Drama at London University and took a post-graduate in Acting at
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She spent several years
performing on the London Fringe both in straight plays and as part of
alternative cabaret act, ‘Three’s Company’.
From there Jane went on to work in television, firstly as a presenter on
Arts programmes for Television South, as reporter for ‘BBC Good Morning
with Anne and Nick’ and as a Newsreader for BBC 24. She was lucky enough
to travel to many parts of the World as a series producer/director for
the BBC and Discovery Channel making over 40 documentaries including
‘Great Writers of the Twentieth Century’ and ‘Puzzles of the Past’.
After ten years Jane decided to return to live stage setting up her own
theatre Company Ata Productions, giving individuals the opportunity to
perform in the West End. After producing twenty different shows
performed at many theatres including the London Palladium, Theatre Royal
Drury Lane and The Royal Albert Hall Jane decided spend time with the
children and work close to home with Limelight.
