Gloucester Dance Festival 2024
Having trained at the Doreen Bird college of performing arts, Jacqui went on to perform professionally, touring Europe and Africa where she developed a deep interest in world dance culture and music. Returning to the UK, Jacqui established her own dance school producing many young people who went on to establish careers within dance and theatre, as well as training and coaching many national level and world class dance champions. Jacqui was also head of dance within the state sector creating and developing GCSE and A level dance programmes. As a teacher and choreographer, Jacqui has received many scholarships and awards, as well as achieving fellowship status from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and the International Dance Teachers Association in modern theatre, tap and theatre craft, as well as other quali?cations from the ISTD in classical ballet, national and classical Greek, and registered teacher status and diploma from the Royal Academy of Dance. She now combines her academic work with adjudicating for the British and International Federation of Festivals, All England Dance, Theatre Dance Council International and the International Dance Teachers Association for Miss Dance and Master Dance of Great Britain.
Further information can be viewed at www.jacquiison.co.uk