International Dance Teacher Conference 2014

Vanessa Gardner was thrilled to attend the International Dance Teacher Conference this summer. She will be beginning the new term with lots of new ideas and enthusiasm from all that she learnt at the Conference.

Dame Monica Mason (centre) with Vanessa (right)

Just a few of the highlights of the event were:

• being taught by Dame Monica Mason (previous Principal and later Director of the Royal Ballet), Wayne Sleep OBE (previous Royal Ballet Company principal) and Kathryn Wade (previous Director of English National Ballet
• watching Luke Rittner (Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Dance and Chairman of London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art/LAMDA) in conversation with Dame Gillian Lynne (Olivier award winning choreographer and Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Dance)
• and performing a front-of-stage Mamma Mia trio routine