meet the team

BA (hons) RTS LRAD ARAD
Principal & Founder of Elite Dancers Academy

Yasmin began her dance training at age 3, excelling in Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. She achieved Distinction in Royal Academy Ballet exams from Pre-Primary to Grade 8. At 11, she won the Young gifted Dancers scholarship to The Arts Educational School in West London, gaining experience in various performing arts disciplines. Yasmin studied Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary dance, Tap, Musical Theatre, and Drama, performing in multiple shows a year.

After completing her studies, Yasmin earned a place at the Royal Academy of Dance University, obtaining a degree in Ballet Education and becoming a full member and associate of the RAD through the LRAD course.

Yasmin has since taught Ballet in various schools across London, achieving a 100% pass rate in RAD exams. She became the head of dance at the Study School Wimbledon, teaching Ballet, Creative dance and choreographing for the school shows.. In 2013, Yasmin established Elite Dancers Academy, which has grown to be London’s leading dance school with over 400 pupils training to a high standard across London.

Vice Principal
Teaches RAD Ballet, Acro, Jazz and Competitive dance in Wimbledon and Chiswick

Francesca has been training in ballet, tap, jazz, modern & contemporary since the age of 3. At the age of 12, Francesca began her vocational studies at Arts Educational Schools London where she spent several years enhancing her experience in the studio as well as on stage. Francesca has had the privilege of performing at the Savoy Hotel at the annual Make a Wish Foundation charity fundraising gala, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel representing the Royal Academy of Dance and the New Wimbledon Theatre performing various ticketed shows. Throughout Francesca’s dance career she has been taught by the industry’s top professionals who encouraged her to pursue new opportunities as well as complete all RAD ballet exams up to grade 8, attaining distinction in all exams in addition to ISTD Tap & Modern grades. Francesca has been volunteering at Elite since the age of 12, learning the many ins and outs of being a teacher under Miss Yasmin before then graduating to become her assistant. In 2020, Francesca has completed her qualification as a level 3 personal trainer and a level 2 fitness instructor with a specialisation in nutrition and group fitness in addition to a degree in physiotherapy by 2023.

Francesca is an exceptional teacher who has a deep understanding of training and preparing students for their dance goals. Having risen through the ranks herself, she brings first-hand experience and expertise to her teaching, ensuring that students receive the best possible guidance and preparation.

BA (hons) LRAD ARAD RTS
Teaches RAD Ballet in Wimbledon and Chiswick

Alice grew up in Jersey, Channel Islands where she started dancing at the age of 5 studying ballet, tap and modern dance in the RAD, IDTA and ISTD syllabi. Over the years, Alice has enjoyed participating in showcases with principal dancers of the Royal Ballet and competing in local festivals and national competitions.

In 2016, she was successful in winning a bronze medal at the Bloch Dance World Cup Finals. Alice moved to London in 2017 to begin her teaching studies at the Royal Academy of Dance and has since graduated from the BA (hons) Ballet education degree course and also with the LRAD qualification giving her an in-depth knowledge of the syllabi from pre-primary to Advanced 2

Head of Outreach
Dance Club Co-ordinator

Born and raised in Devon, Jack moved to London in 2008 to train as an actor. He attended the prestigious drama school, ArtsEd in Chiswick.
Jack mainly looks after nursery and after school clubs for Elite, managing everything from initial point of contact through to registration and enrolment.

If you have any questions or are interested in Elite running a club at your school or nursery, please email Jack: jack@eliteda.co.uk

BA (hons) LRAD ARAD RTS
Teaches RAD Ballet and Competitive dance in Streatham and Southfields

Jessica began her training at age 2 at her local dance school in Dorset. She completed all of her RAD graded and vocational examinations, recently achieving her Advanced 2 (ARAD). Alongside ballet, Jess trained in lyrical, contemporary, jazz and street dance and had the opportunity to dance in many performances, competitions and festivals across southwest England. At 18, Jess was offered a place on the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance’s BA (Hons) Ballet Education programme, where she graduated with a first class. The degree programme furthered her training in ballet and contemporary as well as improving her knowledge in dance science, history, choreography, and teaching. A highlight of the programme was performing the Sugar Plum Fairy variation for multiple RAD events. Jessica also gained a distinction on the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance programme which has allowed her to gain an in-depth knowledge of the RAD’s syllabi. Jessica is now working as a freelance dancer and teacher across London and hopes to share her passion for dance with her students.

Advanced Diploma in Dance
Teaches RAD Ballet in Chiswick

Ashleigh began her dance training at age 10, studying ballet, lyrical, jazz and tap. Her ballet training began with RAD, where she received Distinctions in all her exams up to Advanced 1. At age 14, Ashleigh relocated to study full time at the Australian Ballet School, earning an Advanced Diploma in Dance in 2012. She then moved home to Brisbane, to train and perform with the Queensland Ballet, under the direction of Li Cunxin (author of Mao’s Last Dancer), before moving across to Perth, to work for the West Australian Ballet. In 2018, Ashleigh joined the Hong Kong Ballet, and has spent the last 7 years performing throughout Asia and further abroad.

Ashleigh specialises in teaching classical ballet, pointe, repertoire and strength and conditioning. She has taught a range of ages and experience levels, throughout both Australia and in Hong Kong and she also enjoys choreographing for competitions and performances, in the classical and lyrical styles. After performing professionally for over 10 years, Ashleigh is excited to move to London and join the Elite team, helping to nurture and inspire the next generation of artists.

BA Hons Professional Dance & Musical Theatre
Teaches RAD Ballet, Acro, Jazz and Competitive dance in Wimbledon and Southfields

Estella trained at bird college graduating in 2021 with a first class degree in professional dance and musical theatre. Since then she has performed in multiple pantomimes across the country in both lead and ensemble roles. She worked abroad as a lead vocalist, performing in variety shows as well as intimate vocal sets.

Estella has taught and studied the ISTD syllabus in the styles modern, tap and ballet. She also is super passionate in teaching jazz, contemporary, pointe, Acro, musical theatre, singing, commercial and street. She has choreographed for festivals, competitions and many shows, showcasing her choreography at the move it main stage last year and Dance World Cup.

Estella is super excited to join the Elite Dancers Academy and inspire the next generation of performers.

Teaches Lyrical and Commercial dance in Chiswick

Olivia is a professional performer, teacher and choreographer and studied at Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts in London. She started dancing at the age of 2.5 and over the years across her training, was a regular winner at All England Dance as well as The Dance World Cup. Olivia has multiple professional credits on stage, including West End, and with the BBC, Disney+ and recently dancing and assistant choreographing for Netflix. Additionally, she has most recently finished shooting as a commercial dancer on a music video for a large mainstream pop artist. As well as performing, Olivia also teaches and choreographs at multiple dance colleges and drama schools in London, and across the UK. She is beyond excited to share her industry insights with the Elite team, and help to inspire the next generation of performers.