Meet the team

Alex began dancing from the age of 6. He then went on to train at the prestigious Royal Ballet School’s White Lodge and then it’s Upper School from 1988 – 1995. During his time at the school he was selected to tour with the Birmingham Royal Ballet Company and also chosen to work with the […]

A mum of four boys, Claire has experienced and learnt of the social challenges and pressures boys can face when pursuing Ballet. Drawing from her own son’s experiences combined with her passion to change the stigmas associated with boys doing ballet, the foundations for Boys Ballet Academy were laid. Claire is a certified, qualified PBT teacher, and […]

Lea Smith is a mum to two sons, who have both danced and performed in the past, Lea (pronounced Lee) co-founded the Boys Ballet Academy with Claire Jones, to open up more opportunities for boys who love to dance. Lea has many years experience of working with children and is a fully licensed professional chaperone. […]

Joey Bethell – Guest Teacher Joey trained at Bird College of dance and theatre performance, London graduating in 2009. Joey went on to complete his I.S.T.D. teacher training at Tiffany theatre college,Whilst there he was awarded the TTC boys ballet award. Joey has worked internationally as a dancer, credits include include: Grayboy entertainment, Sydney Australia, […]

Samuel Strange – Contemporary Teacher Samuel is a Freelance Contemporary dance teacher and the founder of Samuel Strange Dance Company. He has trained in a wide variety of styles of dance, his passion being in ballet and contemporary. Samuel has performance experience as well as teaching experience, to various age groups and abilities, and has […]