Gifford Dance - A Summer Week of Workshops 2025

We are incredibly excited to announce our 'Summer Week of Workshops' from Monday 21st July to Friday 25th July. Every day we will have different Industry Professionals coming to lead our workshops. We have a huge variety of both guests and dance genres lined up for you!

Monday - Lyrical Workshops with Molly Mae Fisher Molly's workshops are both one hour long. The first session will be based on the show/film 'Annie' and the second is simply 'lyrical' and we look forward to be seeing what Molly has planned. Molly-Mae trained at The Urdang Academy. She made headlines, when she left home in Wales, to come all the way to London, at the tender age of 17, after she was one of a select few, that won a scholarship to Urdang. Since then she has been the resident and associate choreographer for Rainbow Valley Pantomime Productions. She recently completed a UK tour teaching workshops across the country. She has represented Wales on multiple occasions at the Dance World Cup, both as a dancer and choreographer. MOLLY MAE'S WORKSHOP IS AT FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HALL AND NOT PIX BROOK.

Tuesday - 'Dance For the Camera' Workshops with Ella Grant Ella's workshops are both two hours long. Ella is a professional dancer and choreographer and since graduating from Laine Theatre Arts back in 2020, she has spent a lot of time in front of camera, mainly in music videos and on live TV. Workshop one is Circus themed based on the Greatest Showman. During the sessions Ella will share her experience and expertise, working with the dancers to create a short concept video, which she will edit and share with us at a later date. Please note that these films will be shown on social media. 

Wednesday - Hip Hop Workshop with Reiss Hinds The 9.30am workshop is for one hour and the 10.45am workshop is for two hours. Since graduating from Urdang, Reiss has worked in TV, film and on stage; credits including dancing on ‘Streetdance 3D’, Disney’s live action ‘Cinderella’ and 4 times Olivier Award winning West End musical ‘In the Heights’. He was also a semi-finalist on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2012 with dance group, Four Corners. Reiss is a Dance Lecturer in Urban and Jazz at Westminster Kingsway College, London. As well as teaching, Reiss trains with the renowned Hip Hop theatre dance company, 'Birdgang'.

Thursday - Acropad Workshops Each Acro workshop lasts for two hours. Acropad offer exciting workshops using their air tracks for all abilities and levels. They hold workshops all over the UK using their specialist equipment and instructors, and are a firm favourite with Gifford dancers.

Friday - West End Jazz Workshops with Danielle Cato The 9.30am session is for an hour and the 10.45am session is for 1 1/2 hours. Workshop One is CATS! At 19yrs old Danielle was already playing the leading lady Iris Kelly in Fame the musical. Following that she has had a successful 19 year career in West End shows such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, We Will Rock You, Grease, Vampirette, West Side Story, Cats, Carousel, 42nd Street, Dirty Dancing, Strictly Ballroom. Danielle was hand picked by Dame Gillian Lynne to dance as Cassandra from Cats at the re-naming of the New London Theatre.

Tv work includes being finalist on BBC1 So You Think You Can Dance, The Olivier Awards, This Morning, Train to Gain advert. Danielle is still very much performing as a professional dancer and loves to teach and coach when she isn’t contracted in a show

Please note: photos and videos will be taken during these workshops and shared on media. The minimum age for workshops is 6 (except Tuesday when it is age 7).