MEET OUR TEAM
Experienced Teachers.
Individual encouragement.
Meet our principals and teachers, whose experience spans dance, drama, examinations and professional performance.
PRINCIPAL
Vikki Myddelton
Vikki started dancing at the age of 4, learning ballet, tap and acro and later modern theatre. She trained with Penny Meekings and qualified as an ISTD Modern Theatre and Tap teacher in 1992. Vikki holds a licentiate qualification in tap.
Vikki has produced and directed many drama productions and school shows over the years at Splitz and enjoys creating scripts and developing ideas for these. Vikki runs the school with Jackie and continues to enjoy teaching modern, tap and drama classes at Splitz, and now offers LAMDA classes/exams on a private lesson basis. Vikki is the Safeguarding Lead.
PRINCIPAL
Jackie Styles
Jackie initially trained in ballet, modern, and tap under Penny Meekings before pursuing classical ballet at London's West Street School and studying the Imperial Ballet syllabus with Elizabeth Harrison. She holds a Certificate in Dance Education (Cecchetti Ballet and Modern Theatre) alongside Advanced and Fellowship qualifications in Imperial Ballet. Appointed as an Imperial Ballet Examiner in 2005, Jackie now serves as Lead Lecturer for the faculty and sits on the ICB committee, examining students across both the UK and international tours. Additionally, she runs teacher training for DDE ballet, Licentiate, and Fellowship qualifications, offers individual coaching to students wanting to pursue careers in ballet, and sits on the degree course audition panel for Performers College.
DANCE TEACHER
Louise Davis
Louise started her training at the age of 14 at Splitz School of Dance and Drama and went on to a 3 year performing arts diploma at NLDS/DNA Studios, before completing her ISTD teaching qualifications in Imperial Ballet, Modern Theatre and Tap at The Dance College, Royston. She has since furthered her teaching qualifications by attaining her ISTD Fellowship status in Modern Theatre and Licentiate status in both Tap and Imperial Classical Ballet. Louise is also a registered ISTD DDE Tutor for Unit 1 and Unit 4 for Modern Theatre and Tap. In addition, Louise teaches Contemporary, Street, Acro and Aerial Hoop. She has competed at advanced level in international competitions on hoop and enjoys passing on this skill by teaching aerial hoop workshops.
DANCE TEACHER
Gemma Nash
Gemma took classes in Ballroom, Latin, Disco, Ballet, Tap and Line Dancing as a child. She trained with Penny Meekings at The Dance College, where she gained her teaching qualifications in Imperial Ballet, Tap, Modern and National, along with vocational exams in the same genres.
Gemma has Authentic Street Dance qualifications with Urban Strides, gaining a level 4 diploma in performing arts with a Distinction. She has performed at Sadler's Wells and Her Majesty’s Theatre, and she was a showgirl in “Swing from the Apple” with Muffin Top Entertainment from 2008 – 2015. Gemma joined the teaching staff at Splitz in 2009 and teaches Ballet, Tap, Modern and Adult Ballet.
CONTEMPORARY TEACHER
Sophia Mays
Sophia has over 20 years’ dance industry experience, working internationally as a dancer, dance captain and choreographer. Her qualifications include a Dance Performance degree specialising in contemporary dance, a PGCE in Secondary Dance, ISTD Licentiates in Modern Theatre and Imperial Ballet, and CDE qualifications in Imperial Ballet, Tap and National Dance.
She has taught in schools and vocational colleges and is a qualified Power/Vinyasa Flow Yoga teacher. At Splitz, Sophia teaches ISTD Contemporary and is an examiner for the syllabus.
DANCE TEACHER
Charlotte Attfield
Charlotte Attfield graduated from Urdang Academy in 2022, earning a degree in Musical Theatre and professional dance. Throughout her career, she has excelled as both a principal performer and dance captain in acclaimed musicals and projects such as Legally Blonde. Charlotte teaches musical theatre, tap, street, contemporary, ballet and Jazz.
We are delighted to welcome her to the Splitz team as a Street and Musical Theatre teacher.
DRAMA TEACHER
Georgina Bennett
Georgina studied Drama at The University of Exeter and went on to train with The National Youth Theatre, and with The Actors Class. She has worked in TV, Film and Theatre, and is currently represented by Carina Skinner Management. She established a theatre company in 2018 called Sense of Place and has produced several fringe shows since. Recent credits include a short film at the end of last year called Hang On, a feature called Welcome to Paradise, and she produced a one-act play called Good Grief at The Hen and Chickens Theatre in London this March with Sense of Place. Georgina will be performing this summer at The Minack with Shattered Windscreen, taking on the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love. Georgina has much experience with teaching other local youth groups in the area and is looking forward to teaching at Splitz!
BALLET TEACHER
Caroline Burke
Caroline began dancing at age 4, training in Ballet, Tap, and Modern. Today, she is a highly qualified instructor holding DDE qualifications, a Licentiate in Imperial Classical Ballet, and advanced Level 3 PBT certification.
A former competitor in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Contemporary, Caroline still trains at an advanced level in Classical Ballet and Jazz, bringing passion and elite technical expertise to everything she does.
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