Betty Chappelle is a fellow, and Senior Examiner of the Theatre Branch of the International Dance Teachers Association.
She is a Member of the Modern Jazz Technical Committee and Miss Dance of Great Britain.
She has also been co-opted on to the All England Dance panel of Adjudicators.
Betty is also a gymnastic specialist and has constructed the gymnastic dance syllabus for the I.D.T.A Betty has produced and choreographed both professional and amateur shows including TV, Circus and Review Productions. She often addresses seminars and lectures to other dance teachers in the UK and abroad.

Linda is a renowned and experienced Teacher, Lecturer, Adjudicator, Verifier and Senior Examiner of the International Dance Teachers Association Theatre Branches.
On completing teaching training, her love of teaching led to work with children and students of varied abilities.
To this date her energy and drive prove to be a positive influence for all age groups and standards. Presently Linda has committed involvement to the following IDTA Committee,
The Modern Jazz and Gymnastics Technical Committee, and the Miss Dance of Great Britain Organising Committee. As a sought after Examiner and Adjudicator her duties have led her to travel not only throughout the British Isles but also on numerous occasions to Cyprus, Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Norway, where she also conducts master classes and teacher training courses on the IDTA ‘s behalf. Her development and reconstruction of the Modern Jazz Syllabus has led to many invitations for her to lecture at area meetings. Linda also teaches vocational students at the Phil Winston’s Theatreworks College, Blackpool, where she is the head of examinations and teacher training.

Shani Mitchell’s work as an international choreographer has grown naturally through her extensive performance career both in Britain and throughout the world. A Senior and Fellow Examiner of the International Dance Teachers’ Association and a member of its Modern Jazz Technical Committee, she is firmly grounded in classical technique, but the fire and passion of her choreography owes much of her time in Spain. A principal dancer and soloist on Spanish Television’s Entre Amigos, she worked with Shirley Bassey, Latoya Jackson, Donna Summer and Sacha Distel, to name but a few. Recognizing her unique ability to marry British discipline with Latin flair, she first moved into choreography with shows such as January River at Theatre Calderon, Madrid and an extravaganza at the Spanish Lido. Fluent in languages, her thirst for travel led her to join the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines as Principal Dance and Rehearsal Director, working throughout Scandinavia, the Mediterranean Russia and the United States, returning to England to teach master classes at the Phil Winston’s Theatreworks, Blackpool and extend her choreographic repertoire. Soon though, she was asked to join the giant Turkish show Sultans of the Dance in the Showland Theatre in Istanbul as Choreographer and Rehearsal Director, and since then she has worked on a more ambitions production Flames of Passion, both shows following their home runs with international tours. She has choreographed for “QDOS Entertainments” Grand Christmas Productions, Peter Pan at the Richmond Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Mayflower Southampton and Beauty and the Beast at the Darlington Civic Theatre. She was invited to promote the I.D.T.A Modern Jazz Dance Syllabus on behalf of “The Royal Academy of Dance for their Summer School in Hong Kong and New Zealand.

Emma is a Fellow Member of the International Dance Teachers’ Association. After training at Performers College she then started her professional career working for Brian Rogers in Summer Season with Danny La Rue, She joined
Princess Crises in the Caribbean and Alaska. Emma also worked for Robert Wheeler in Malaysia and Thailand as a Dancer/Dance Captain. After contracts in Portugal and Slovenia, Emma spent two seasons at the Thursford Christmas Spectacular. With Spirit of the Dance, for Alan Harding, Emma toured the UK and Asia and performed in Dubai, Bahrain, Sydney, Brazil, the U.S.A. and Europe with featured appearances on B.B.C.’s Jim Davidson’s Generation Game. Emma has also toured with R.A.W. a tap dance and percussion show including corporate events at Wembley Stadium with Jonathan Ross and Geri Halliwell. As well as teaching at Theatreworks College, Emma is a freelance specialist in jazz/tap, also conducting Master classes in Percussion and Irish Dance. Emma now choreographs the Christmas production at the Lowry Theatre in Manchester and QDOS Entertainments Christmas productions throughout the UK. Emma also trains the Billy Elliot boys for the West End Productions.

Lisa is a Fellow Member of the International Dance Teacher Association. She trained at the Betty Chappelle Dance Centre. Whilst attending the centre she received two scholarship recommendations for the IDTA in Modern Jazz at Solihull, Birmingham and also for Tap Dance in Manchester. At the age of fifteen she performed in a dance trio, ‘Illusions’ along with Amanda Taylor and Steven Houghton for the Saturday morning TV programme Going Live Young Entertainer of the Year. After leaving school, teaching and gaining qualifications, Lisa started her professional dancing carreer, working for Stageworks Worldwide Productions Summer Season and Pantomime with Ray Cornell Summer Season Blackpool, Eperotiki Cruise.

Dani became a pupil of the Betty Chappelle Dance Centre at the age of 4 and is very proud to now be a teacher there. She currently runs the Spring Vale branch of the school. In her late teens Dani began her dance teacher training and gained qualifications with the International Dance Teachers Association. This led to work as a freelance dance teacher in schools in South and West Yorkshire, teaching all styles of Theatre Dance. In addition to this she has run several dance and musical theatre workshops in out-of-school clubs in Leeds. After instigating and running after school dance classes in the Sheffield area she was asked to choreograph their Chrismas productions and was later asked to return to do the same for the summer shows. For the past few years Dani has been in charge of choreographing and rehearsing the 'Memory Lane Juniors' for when the professional theatre company 'Timeless Theatre' bring their show to Penistone. Having performed in this show herself, Dani is very happy to be able to give the children a chance to experience and be involved in a professional production. Following examination success and receiving nominations for the IDTA's International Theatre Awards Dani decided to further her own dance training, After successfully auditioning for the prestigious dance college Phil Winston's Theatreworks, she is finishing her professional training under some of the most respected names in the industry. Whilst at Theatreworks she has had the honour of perfoming in shows at the Paradise Rooms at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach. After a professional dance career it is Dani's big ambition to become an IDTA examiner. She is working to gain all her teaching qualifications with world renowned examiners Betty Chappelle, Shani Mitchell and Linda Lister.

Gemma began her training at the Nellie Stagles School of Theatre Dance. Throughout her late teens Gemma worked as assistant choreographer in various Productions and Christmas Pantomime, at the Doncaster Civic Centre and Penistone Paramount Theatre. At the aged of 18 Gemma attended the Stage School ‘Phil Winstons Theatreworks’ in Blackpool, where she took part in the many in-house productions at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach. At Theatreworks is where she developed her love for teaching and gained her professional I.D.T.A. Teaching Qualifications. Gemma then returned home to resume her teaching career. Now she works as a freelance teacher in many private Theatre Dance Centres, local primary and comprehensive schools within the area. Gemma is now furthering her teaching qualifications with Betty Chappelle in all levels and aspects of dance. Most recently she has gained her Gymnastic Dance Diploma. Gemma is delighted to be a member of the Betty Chappelle Dance Centre and the pinnacle of her career is to become an I.D.T.A Examiner.

Sarah began her training at the Nellie Stagles School of Theatre Dance. It was then at 18 when Sarah’s dance truly developed and she attended ‘Phil Winstons Theatreworks’ where she trained for 3 years. Growing in ability and maturity as a dancer whilst at Theatreworks Sarah studied all aspects of dance and gained her I.D.T.A. Teaching qualifications further reinforcing her knowledge and love for the discipline. Sarah performed in many in house productions at the Paradise Rooms in Blackpool and also performing at the International Ballroom Championships. It was during her time at Theatreworks Sarah had the pleasure and honor of performing for HRH the Queen on her Golden Jubilee tour. Sarah has also been involved with productions such as the ‘Joe Longthorne Summer Spectacular’ at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool and ‘The Bobby Davro Show’- touring the UK. With her ever growing experience and knowledge for dance Sarah then went to work for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, where she was a dancer in the production cast and also taking on a senior role as Dance Captain. During her time with Royal Caribbean, Sarah had the privilege of performing throughout the Caribbean, Mediterranean and performing with idyllic stars such as Mickey Rooney. Sarah poured her energy and enthusiasm into developing further; she worked for Pantoni Pantomimes, as a professional dancer at the Hull New Theatre in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ - starring alongside the likes of Paul Zerdin and Lysette Anthony. And now she assists them with her choreography in several Pantomimes. She also had the pleasure of working for Qdos Entertainments for their Christmas Season at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, starring in ‘Peter Pan’ with Paul Nicholas and Geoffrey Hughes. Sarah is still furthering her knowledge of dance by taking more examinations with Betty Chappelle in hopes of one day becoming an examiner for the I.D.T.A.