Limelight UK Tutors
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.
Kelly
Williams
Kelly Williams started dancing at the age of 3, from the age of 16 she trained at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. After graduating Kelly worked for Celebrity Cruise visiting The Carribean, South America, The Mediteranean, Alaska and the USA.
She has taught for Limelight for 4 years and hopes to do so for many years to come.
Kelly-Marie
Gibbs
Kelly-Marie has been dancing for over twenty years and is disciplined in ISTD Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz. She made her way to the All England Dance finals on several occasions, and also won a place at the Miss Dance of Great Britain finals in 1996. Kelly-Marie then moved on to study Musical Theatre at the London Studio Centre as a Scholarship student, following the distinction she received for her B-Tec National in Performing Arts, she then went on to work as a professional dancer and performer.
Kelly-Marie has spent the last seven years working as a choreographer and dance teacher helping and collaborating with various schools and performing arts academies. Kelly-Marie specialises in Musical Theatre, Modern Theatre, Jazz and Tap.
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 Practicitioner.
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.
