About Dance Fusion
I am the principal dance teacher at Dance Fusion. We are a dancing school based in Brixton, Plymouth and we focus primarily on the 3 main disciplines, Tap, Ballet and Modern Dance.
I started dancing at 2 ½ years old and studied the three main disciplines Ballet, Tap and Modern. At University I studied Jazz and Contemporary Dance as well as Choreography and many technical skills used in theatre such as marketing and music editing. I graduated in 2007 with a 2:1 BA Hons degree in Dance from Northumbria University.
In 2014 I completed my teaching Qualifications (DDE- Diploma in Dance Education) with the ISTD, and I am a fully qualified teacher in Tap and Modern Theatre from Primary to Intermediate Grades. The ISTD is a recognised examining body around the world and offers exams in many forms of dance. I am also a Certified Acrobatic Arts Teacher.
I have gained valuable performance skills over the years taking part in dancing school shows as a child and numerous Music of the Night productions at the Royal Citadel, Plymouth, both as a teenager and an adult. I am currently a member of the Plymouth Theatre Company which I joined in 2008 and enjoy regularly performing with them. I am also a current member of Renaissance Historical Dance Society which specialises in performing dances from the Medieval, Elizabethan, Stuart and Regency Periods.
Dance Fusion was founded in 2010 and celebrated it's 10th birthday in 2020. Our students have enjoyed success through ISTD, Tap, Ballet and Modern exams, and have have also gained performance experience in our bi-annual Summer show and other local events such as Christmas Light Switch on's and Holbeton's Got Talent (which we won in 2023).
The school also offers Hip Hop classes form 6 years+ and I teach after school street dance clubs at local schools in the area. I also work with many primary schools to enrich their curriculum, leading dance workshops based on current areas of study. It's great for students to explore other genres of dance outside of the ISTD syllabus and encourage non- dancers to move and be creative.
Alex Robinson
Principal Dance Teacher
Tara McEvoy
Teacher
Tara is an ISTD qualified dance teacher. She has been dancing since the age of 2 and studied Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz. She has always had a passion for dance, initially keeping it as a hobby throughout most of her life.
Tara went to Plymouth University, where she studied Primary Education and qualified in 2018. She taught in a local Plymouth school before deciding to follow her passion and re-train as a dance teacher. She recently achieved her Diploma in Dance Education (DDE) in Modern in 2024 and is working towards her DDE in Ballet.
Tara loves show season and has lots of previous experience performing locally, such as the Easter pantomimes at the Plymouth Pavilions and Christmas lights switch-ons. She also has a keen interest in Ballroom and Latin, taking part in regular classes. Tara adores her job as a dance teacher, where it combines her passion for education as well as her favourite hobby.
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Tara started teaching our Roborough classes in Nov 2023. She is looking forward to taking on an extra evening of teaching in Newton Ferrers in Sept 2024.
