DANCE PRINCIPAL

FOR OVER 43 YEARS, SDS HAS PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY DANCE TRAINING IN A SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSOONL, AND INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT, HELPING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR CONFIDENCE, TECHNIQUE, AND LOVE OF DANCE. 

THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED BY CATHERINE GALLACHER, WHEN SHE OPENED HER FIRST STUDIO IN BARGEDDIE. AS THE SCHOOL CONTINUED TO GROW, IT MOVED TO AIRDRIE, THEN COATDYKE.  DEMAND FOR CLASSES SOON OUTGREW THESE FACILITIES, LEADING TO A MOVE TO LAIRD ST COTBRIDGE.  THE SCHOOL HAS PROUDLY OPERATED FROM ITS CURRENT STUDIO SINCE 2002. 

CATHERINE IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED PROFESSIONAL WITH AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION IN DANCE EDUCATION AND EXAMINING.  SHE IS AN EXAMINER WITH THE BATD, AND HAS EXAMINED THROUGHOUT THE UK, SPAIN AND CANADA. CATHERINE HAS REGULARLY LECTURED ON SYLLABUS WORK, DELIVERED SCHOLARSHIP CLASSES IN UK AND CANADA, AND ADJUDICATED AT DANCE FESTIVALS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 

CATHERINE SERVED ON THE BATD TECHNICAL COMMITTEE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HELPING TO SHAPE AND MAINTAIN SYLLABI TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF DANCE EDUCATION. ALONGSIDE HER TEACHING CAREER, SHE HAS PROFESSIONALLY CHOREOGRAPHED FOR NUMEROUS SCOTTISH COMPANIES AND HAS PERFORMED IN THEATRES ACROSS SCOTLAND. 

MISS C GALLACHER  M.A.  M.ed.

FBATD: BALLET, JAZZ, STAGE (TAP), MODERN DANCE, FREESTYLE.

MBATD: ROCK & ROLL

SDTA: THEATRE BRANCH

CONTEMPORARY DANCE TEACHER DIPLOMA

AEROBICS QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR

FELLOW, EXAMINER, LECTURER, ADJUDICATOR 

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