Elen Brandão van Weegen

Dance teacher and artistic director
Elen has trained as a dancer since she was 4 years old. She worked in Brazil as a dance teacher in renowned dance schools for 10 years before moving to Scotland. On arriving in Scotland Elen taught dance at Glasgow University, South Lanarkshire Council and Esporta (now David Lloyd Clubs) before opening her own school. Elen has a degree in Physical Education and Teaching from Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte - Brazil and she is a member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance (ballet and jazz membership).

Elen has also worked as a personal trainer, PE teacher and Kindermusik educator. She has performed in several classical ballets such La Bayadere, Carmen, Paquita, Faust and La Fille Mal Gardee and performed many jazz choreographies. She has conceived and directed many student dance shows here and in Brazil.

Elen is very interested in learning and developing her skills and recently has done many courses in areas such as Adolescence, Trauma, Positive Education and Mental Health.

She also graduated in HNC Business with an A at City of Glasgow College.

Jessica Foley

Dance teacher
Jessica started dancing the age of 3. She trained professionally at Ballet West of Scotland and graduated with a BA hons. After graduating she travelled all over the word with different dance companies, performing and learning different styles. In addition, she holds a higher national diploma in professional Stage Dance and has completed her Advanced II RAD grade. 

Molly Cuthbertson

Dance assistant
Molly has been dancing since age 2 and joined our dance school in 2017. She has studied ballet, tap and jazz and has a SQA Dance qualification She's a sports coach volunteer with South Lanarkshire Active Schools and is currently working towards a Sports Coaching & Development degree. She is passionate about good health, keeping fit and encouraging children to love dance like she does.