Richmond Dance

Jessica is the founder and Managing Director of Space City Zoo Cheerleaders, The Zoo - Event Performers and Entertainers and the Richmond Dance Academy . She is USASF qualified and registered with British Gymnastics as a coach. Jessica manages the club, company and Academy, and is head coach, choreographer, and instructor.

Space City Zoo have been involved with numerous projects and worked with a number of high profile clients, as well as having competed successfully at various cheerleading competitions. They have performed at the Move It Dance Exhibition, featured on music videos, TV shows, sports events, product launches and many more.

 Jessica has been a cheerleader for 6 years,  was captain of Royal Holloway Tomcats in 2004-2005 and was a member of London City Stars in 2007.

Jessica also coaches one of the only Italian squads in existence, ASD Turin Cheerleaders, is Head Coach for Eclectic Allstars and teaches cheerleading classes in various primary and secondary schools, dance academies and gyms.

Helena trained at london Studio Centre where she specialised in Jazz dance and gained a BA hons in Dance theatre. Before graduating she began working in the commercial dance industry starting with dance roles on films such as Alfie and Picadilly gym.

She then achieved her dream of dancing for Kylie Minogue on 'Chocolate'. Helena is also a founder member of hip hop troupe 'kryptic movement', and ccontinued working in the dance industry before taking the part of Flo in hit Channel four TV series Totally Frank where she acted, played sang and choreographed.

Helena has taught all ages from 3 to adult and specialises in teaching Jazz. She has ben flown across the world to perform and teach in India For Bollywood and recently Bangladesh.

Rafal has studied different types of dance including modern ballroom, latin, hip-hop, jazz, folk and ballet. He was trained by the Polish ballroom and latin champion Arkadiusz Pawlovic and competed for fourteen years at major dance competitions in modern ballroom and latin in Poland and abroad.

In 2005, I set up my own dance school  “Let’s Dance” in Wroclaw where my students were trained to compete and perform in addition to learning social dancing.

He came to London in 2008 to further my dance career. I have been taking lessons with top British ballroom professionals including Christopher Hawkins, Joanne Bolton and  Craigh Shaw, Craig Draper.

I have been teaching ballroom and latin dancing at different levels in various institutions in Mayfair, Kensington, Canary Wharf, Nottinghill, Richmond, Sidcup, Bexley and Wanstead.
I teach and prepare wedding couples for their “first dance” at weddings. My other dance experience includes organising and performing at the February Fantasy Ball 2008 at the Royal Overseas League in Mayfair,  and  performing and teaching  in Spain in May-June and October 2009.

I have a holistic approach to dancing. I wish to provide my students/clients an all-round experience of dancing. I therefore organise opportunities for my students to perform, take examinations and compete if they so wish. I also design and produce bespoke dance dresses for ladies to enhance their enjoyment of their dance experience.

Holly has been dancing since the young age of 3, training in RAD Ballet and ISTD Modern, Tap and Jazz. She then went on to train at Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey where she was able to develop as a performer and begin her career in Performing Arts. She has achieved high grades in Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre exams including ISTD Advanced 2 Modern, Advanced Tap and her teaching qualifications for ISTD Modern.
 
Her credits include performing at the 2000 Puff Daddy Concerts, the Qdos Pantomime Peter Pan in 2006, an appearance on Blue Peter and playing the role of Swing in the Queen Musical We Will Rock You. Holly has taught at many Dance and Theatre Schools both in syllabus work and free classes and finds it truly rewarding and enjoyable sharing her passion and enthusiasm for dance with others.

Sophie trained at Performers College, Essex with a Trinity National Diploma in Musical Theatre Dance. Sophie teaches Jazz, Musical Theatre, Street, Hip Hop and Tap at various Performing Arts Schools in London. She is also an I.S.T.D Associate in Modern Jazz and Tap.
Sophie's West End Credits include MAMMA MIA! at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Ensemble and U/S Lisa.

She also took part in the pre-production workshops for the MAMMA MIA! FILM. Sophie has worked as Lead Singer for P&O CRUISES with STADIUM THEATRE COMPANY on both Oceana and Artemis.

 Other Theatre Credits include WEST END STORY at Fairfield Halls, Croydon as Lead Singer, BROADWAY S SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, with JIMMY OSMOND, Palace Theatre, New York and U.S Tour as Singer/Dancer and CINDERELLA Theatre Royal Nottingham and Towngate Theatre, Basildon as Dance Captain and U/S Cinderella.

Television Credits include X FACTOR with MAMMA MIA!, TOP OF THE POPS as a Dancer for DJ Casper and Dancer for a HALIFAX Commercial.

Sophie was Brian Rogers'  Assistant Choreographer on LIVE AT THE BLOOMSBURY, Bloomsbury Theatre and with Performers Company on numerous Charity and Corporate Events at both Grosvenor House and Dorchester Hotel where she also appeared as Singer/Dancer. She was also Choreographer for WEST END LIVE, Leicester Square for Society of London Theatre Managers(S.O.L.T) and for WEST END KIDS WEEK, Covent Garden.

Rachel has worked in the fitness industry since 2002 when she first gained her qualifications in personal training and exercise to music. She has worked as a step, boxercise, aerobics and fab abs class instructor since 2003 and is on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs Level 2).

Rachel discovered cheerleading in 2004 as a member of the Royal Holloway, University of London Tom Cats. The following year she managed the club as President. She became a qualified coach in 2005 and currently holds awards for USASF and NCSSE to Master Level. Rachel has coached and choreographed for Royal Holloway Tom Cats, Goldsmiths University Felions, Portsmouth Phoenix, Reading Red Kittens, Space City Zoo Elite and Wokingham Council schools.

As part of her ongoing professional development Rachel has attended clinics, camps and workshops with instructors from Future Cheer, BCA, ICC, Ascension Eagles, Top Gun, FlyGirl, Charlotte Allstars, Texas Lonestar and Pro Spirit.

She is currently a competing member of Reading Superstars Supreme and also trains and coaches with Space City Zoo.