Meet the company

Cast of Spring Tour 2015...

Dancers...

Beth Dare

Beth was introduced to dancing at the age of four by her mum. She has attended many dance classes over the years and was a member of Instep Dance Company until the age of 18. Beth also had the chance to work with Lila Dance as part of their youth company, The Mayakaras, where she gained valuable insight in the dancing profession. It was whilst working with Lila that she became inspired by dance and wanted to gain more experience performing; something that she will certainly get to do in 3Fall.

Charlotte Hannah

Charlotte spent her childhood training in gymnastics, before starting contemporary dance training at her local college in Sutton, Surrey. Drawn towards the potential for exploration and invention, Charlotte took GCSE and A- level Dance. She then went on to join AD1, a Contemporary company that took part in projects and performances across the UK. Charlotte spent a semester in Canada at York University where she got change to study elements of Contemporary dance that she hadn’t previously. After graduating from Chichester, she aspires to perform and teach, hoping to broaden these skills whilst dancing for 3Fall.

Yasmin Loxham

Yasmin sparked her passion for dance at the age of twelve, when she attended her local dance school, Dance Industry. She went on to study dance at GCSE level before achieving a BTECH Diploma in Dance at Chichester College. Yasmin was a member of West Sussex Youth Dance Company, where she created work with a small dance company, Choreographix. In the future Yasmin would love to perform as part of a company, however she also hopes to expand her knowledge in choreography as she thoroughly enjoys creating work.

Jonathan Mewett

Jonathan began dancing at a young age, training in tap, ballet and modern. As he got older he also developed a keen interest in hip-hop and street dance, joining a local crew. Jonathan established a passion for contemporary dance at GCSE Level and continued this when he studied A Level dance at Sussex Downs College, Lewes. After University, Jonathan would love to perform, travel and later, choreograph.

Eleanor Parry

Eleanor began dancing at her local dance school, Sandy Beck’s School of Dance, aged four; before going on to study dance at GCSE and A Level. However, she discovered her true love for contemporary dance after getting into Hampshire Youth Dance Company. Working with professional choreographers and performing their works for the company made her realise her passion for dance. Being in 3Fall Dance Company whilst studying for her degree at the University of Chichester has enabled her to not only further her education in dance but also pursue her love of performing in a company.

Marika Thomson

Marika attended a variety of dance classes from a young age. During secondary school she became involved with dance more: going to extra-curriculum clubs, Stagecoach, Wycombe Youth Theatre Group and being part of Dance Performance Group (DPG). It was whilst being part of DPG that she became really interested in contemporary dance. Marika then went on to study Dance A Level at The Henley College, where she was given the opportunity to take part in lots of workshops with different dance artists, see live performances, perform in shows, and also be part of Pulse Dance Company. Marika is now continuing to develop her dance skills at The University of Chichester, enjoying modules such as Dance Film, Choreography, and Contact Improvisation. The course has allowed her to become a more versatile, confident and creative dancer and is preparing her for a career within the dance world.

Charlotte Wood

Charlotte attended ballet, gymnastics, modern and tap dance classes from an early age, before attending South Downs College, studying contemporary dance, where she was a member of Pivotal Dance Company. Charlotte also went on exchange to Toronto, where she took classes in Graham technique and also had the chance to work with Canadian modern dance artists; Carol Anderson and Julia Sasso. Alongside her degree, Charlotte has a passion for aerial circus arts and attends classes in Brighton.

Elisha Hamilton

Elisha began dancing at the Chaplins Stage School, where she took weekly commercial and jazz classes. She then went on to take GCSE and A Level dance at Northampton School for Girls where she realised her interest in contemporary dance and more specifically; contact and choreography. Whilst at school Elisha was also a member of Signature Dance Company, performing at many local venues over five years, alongside this she also had the opportunity to lead auditions for the company and teach younger dancers from Signature Juniors. At the University of Chichester Elisha has continued to enjoy contact and choreography whilst also discovering a new passion for performing and improvisation.

Sophie Holt

After several years of attending Ballet classes, Sophie was introduced to Contemporary dance when she joined Hampshire Youth Dance Company, aged fourteen. Through working with professional dancers whilst at the company, Sophie developed a passion for Contemporary dance and choreography. In 2012, she successfully auditioned for the U Dance Ensemble, dancing for a year under the direction of Hofesh Shechter. She is currently finishing her ISTD qualifications in Ballet teaching and hopes to become a freelance dance artist in the future.

Dean Jeffery

Dean began dancing in Cornwall Youth Dance Company, where he remained for three years before moving on to the CAT Scheme at Trinity Laban. After completing a year of training he enrolled at Cornwall College where he gained an Extended Diploma in Dance. Since being at the University of Chichester, Dean has developed a keen interest in choreography and dance with new media. Dean is looking forward to the 3Fall tour as he has already enjoyed the choreography process.

Emily McAuley

Emily attended local dance classes from an early age, before going on to the CAT scheme at London Contemporary Dance School until she was 18. In her gap year before starting at The University of Chichester, Emily broadened her teaching skills by working as a Dancer in Residence at a local Secondary School. She has choreographed for youth and semi-professional companies, one being Embodiment which was toured by Ace Dance Company across the South of England. Emily spent her first semester of second year as an exchange student at York University in Toronto, Canada; before coming back to Chichester as a dancer in 3Fall.

Luke Norris

Luke began dancing aged nine and has a great passion for tap, having auditioned for Stomp and Tap Dogs in the past. He only began studying contemporary dance technique at college; however he quickly learned to love it and decided to pursue his training at university level. Since being at the University of Chichester Luke’s confidence in performing has grown and he is looking forward to being a dancer in 3Fall.

Lucy Rigler

Lucy began dancing at the age of four where she trained in Latin American, Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz and Contemporary at various schools across Cornwall. She has danced for Cornwall Youth Dance Company (CYDC) and Attik Youth Dance Company, whilst also performing at the Royal Albert Hall and Liverpool Echo Arena in other dance styles, such as Freestyle and Break dancing. Lucy has experienced performance in an international context, travelling to places such as Italy, Barcelona and Portugal to show dance works. In the future Lucy would like to perform and take the opportunity to travel more whilst doing what she loves.

Amy Toner

It was at Stagecoach Theatre Arts where Amy found her passion for dance. After attending the school for a number of years, she decided to pursue her training further. She studied dance at GCSE then A Level at Sussex Downs College, Lewes. It was here were she found a passion for contemporary dance. Sussex Downs gave Amy many performing opportunities, such as taking part in the BBC educational TV programme ‘Introduction to Contemporary Dance Once Upon a Time' and workshops with the Hofesh Shechter and Richard Alston company. Amy is very excited about being a part of 3fall, hoping to enhance her skills as a dancer.

Technical team...

Left to right: Emily-Louise Hulatt, Aklima Uddin, Nikki Young and Jade Avril Grundy

Jade Avril Grundy

Jade began dancing at her local dance school aged nine where she began to study ISTD Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern. Once she became confident in these styles she began performing at festivals and competitions, and from there onwards her passion for dance blossomed. During the summer Jade often participated in summer intensives such as Laine Theatre Arts and Elevate summer school. Participating in summer intensives broadened Jades skills by learning new styles such as improvisation, Irish, Contemporary, Latin/ballroom and Creative Choreography. During school Jade was noticed for her dance talent and was asked to complete her GCSE in dance a year early. From this point on dance became more than just a hobby and she took her education further onto College A levels and even further onto BA (Hons) Dance at the University of Chichester. At the University Jade has gained interests in many different modules to broaden her skills. An example being the 3Fall Tech module in which she hopes to learn and enjoy the professional dance touring industry.

Aklima Uddin

Aklima has trained in classical Indian and mainstream Bollywood before training in Contemporary dance from the age of 8. She studied GCSE and A Level dance, and is now in her final year working as a technician for 3Fall Dance Company. She completed her foundation degree in Brighton where she gained the opportunity to work with many contemporary artists. To build on her portfolio Aklima has participated in competitions and completed the Young Dance Ambassador 2012 programme at Trinity Laban. After her degree, Aklima aims to work as a freelance dance artist travelling and working in the Indian film industry.

Emily-Louise Hulatt

Emily joined Harlequin Studios, Peacehaven, when she was 3 years old and took part in a broad range of classes. She also took part in many local productions as well as professional shows. Along side the performances she represented her dance school with competing in competitions and festivals. She went on to study A level Dance at Sussex Downs College, Lewes, whilst she continued dancing in the senior classes at Harlequin. Throughout summer breaks she has taken part in local workshops to broaden movement vocabulary, her interests are more based on physical contemporary dance. Emily is interested in being part of the technical team, as she is a team player and is excited to learn a new range of skills.
Once Emily completes her degree she is planning to take the PGCE teacher qualification to become a PE teacher specialising in dance, but the new skills she learns from the module may sway her direction.

Nikki Young

Producers...

Left to right: Grace Eveleigh Louise Kay, Frankie Bromley Kirsty MacGregor and Danielle Gardner

Frankie Bromley

After several years of attending weekly ballet and tap classes, Frankie went on to perform with ‘Live Wire’ at the age of seven and performed in the South East and London. Frankie studied dance at GCSE level before training at Central Sussex College achieving qualifications in both A Level and BTEC dance. From training at the University of Brighton, Frankie was able to increase her skills in both performance and dance administration. Whilst at Brighton she got the chance to work with artists such as Jasmin Vardimon, Box Tracy theatre dance company and Antonia Grove. After graduating with a foundation degree from Brighton, Frankie is now improving her administrative skills as a producer of 3Fall at the University of Chichester in her fourth year of study. Once Frankie completes her degree she is planning on gaining more experiences in dance and hopes to work within the administrative sector.

Danielle Gardner

Danielle started dancing from a young age at her local dance school, Chipping Norton School of Dance. What started as a passion for Ballet, Tap and Modern grew into a love for Contemporary dance during sixth form. During her BTech, Danielle discovered what the wider world of dance had to offer. Learning about choreographers, various dance techniques and different methods of choreography led to Danielle applying to study dance at university level. After visiting on an open day, she fell in love with The University of Chichester and is now studying in her third year. Taking a variety of modules including teaching, dance administration and technique has opened up many pathways for a future in dance for Danielle. She hopes to have a year out to gain work experience using her administrative skills that she has gained from working with 3Fall, before applying for a PGCE to teach dance in 2015.

Kirsty MacGregor

Kirsty first started dancing at the age of three where she took part in ballet lessons. After this she joined her local theatre school StageStruck where she found a passion for dance and performing, having performed in six of their shows. Kirsty regularly returns to the theatre school to teach children aged between 5 and 16. This included choreographing routines for their annual shows. Unable to take Dance GCSE at school, Kirsty was first introduced to contemporary dance at A-Level where she was awarded outstanding performance. Since joining University Kirsty has taken a keen interest into dance teaching and dance administration. She hopes to one day run her own successful theatre school, as well as working with well-known dance companies as part of their administrative team.

Grace Eveleigh

Grace is from Taunton, Somerset and started dancing at the age of 12 in her local dance school. She has trained in Contemporary dance, Ballet, Jazz and Modern. Aside from currently studying to complete her BA in Dance at The University of Chichester, Grace spends most of her free time practising her love of Yoga. Grace is part of the Administration team for 3Fall and is enjoying it as a chance to see the company from a different perspective.

Louise Kay

Louise has had a varied route in dance, attending ballet, street, modern and jazz classes from a young age. However, at the age of 10, Louise discovered and fell in love with ballroom and Latin American dancing, competing at a high level all over the country, for the rest of her school years. Alongside this, Louise had her first introduction to contemporary dance when she studied GCSE and A Level at her local school. It was during this time that she realised the many career options available in dance and decided to pursue it at degree level. Having always been interested in how dance companies book, promote and carry out their tours, the chance to be a 3Fall administrator was one that she had to take. Louise has a passion for dance and hopes to work as an arts administrator in the future, so she can give as many people as possible the chance to experience dance.