Gayle Middleton, Licentiate UKADance (Highland & Theatre)
Director and Principal Teacher at Dance St Andrews
Gayle is a qualified teacher with UKADance to Licentiate level in both Highland and Theatre branches and holds qualifications in Progressing Ballet Technique. She has danced competitively to World Championship level and performed across the UK and in Europe in theatres, festivals and shows during her dancing years. She has taught in a number of schools before establishing Dance St Andrews in 2019. Gayle has undertaken additional teacher training with the Royal Ballet School (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) and further training in Dance for Older People (2020), Positive Psychology for Dancers (2020), Adolescent Dancers (2021), Proprioception (2021) and Tension and Rigidity in Dance (2024).
Alexandra Yap AUKADance: Teacher (Theatre)
Alexandra started her dance training in St Andrews at a young age, taking dance examinations with BBO and UKA, the organisation with which is she is now completing her teacher training. Alexandra has recently completed her Associate level teaching exams in Ballet and is working towards expanding her qualifications and studying for Licentiate level qualifications. She was a BBO Scottish Scholar for a number of years, and is a member of the Lothian Youth Dance Company with whom she has performed widely including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019. She is now a member of the Blue Angels dance team at the University of St Andrews. Alexandra is currently on sabbatical from dance teaching and is busy undertaking an academic placement as part of her Chemistry degree in the South of England.
Paula Miles: Paula is our tap teacher and has brought expertise in tap to lift attainment and performance as well as expanding our timetable to include the much-loved adults' tap class.
Mea Stanley: Mea is trained to associated level with UKADance and is a ballet specialist. She leads our pre-school curriculum and also teaches with our collegues at BYCA
Eleanor Gray: Eleanor is trained to provisional teacher level with UKADance and assists with our P1-7 jazz and ballet classes.
Henrietta Evetts: Henrietta is also trained to provisional teacher level with UKADance and works across the school when she is in St Andrews
Anna Ewing: Anna is trained to associated level with UKADance in Highland.
Beth - demonstrator
Beth assists with our Preliminary class on Monday evenings. She is highly accomplished in both tap and jazz having excelled in exams and performances since joining us in 2019.
Charlotte - demonstrator
Charlotte assists with our Friday classes at St Leonards school bringing together her skills as both a dancer and actor. Charlotte appears regularly in the Byre pantomime.
Elspeth - demonstrator
Elspeth joined DSA in 2019 and has performed with us at shows, care homes as well as obtaining exam qualifications to a high level. She assists with our Grade 1 and 2 classes on Tuesdays as well as our preschool dancers on Saturdays.
Gabriella - demonstrator
Gabriella demonstrates on Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays where she helps out with a wide range of pupils and holds pre-professional qualifications in ballet and jazz. Externally Gabriella has trains regularly with the Royal Ballet School and has trained with Scottish Youth Ballet.
Jocelyn - demonstrator
Jocelyn demonstrates for our preschool classes on a Saturday morning. Jocelyn has a strong track record across all forms of dance that we teach and joins us for show and performances whenever the opportunity arises.
Mia - demonstrator
Mia demonstrates in our Grade 1 and 2 ballet class on a Tuesday and holds ballet qualifications to pre-professional level. Externally Mia has trained and performed with Scottish Youth Ballet and is a regularly cast member in the Byre theatre pantomime.