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LILLIANNA CLIFTON
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET LILLIANNA I started dancing when I was 4 doing street dance. When i turned 8 years of age I started doing freestyle and slow dance. I have an abundance of trophies including a world champion title & was selected by Michael Dameski as creme de la creme improv winner .
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Briar Nolet, Michael Dameski, Autumn Miller, Charity & Andre and Anna Mcnulty.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? Leg turns, Press Handstand, Front Aerials & Back Hand Springs.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? I would love to be come a professional dancer / teacher.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? An air track & trampoline because they are super bouncy & make me feel safe when I am trying new things.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? I love practising things we have done in class & making videos. I am always happy to help others & really enjoy demonstrating.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? Scars To Your Beautiful, Physical
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I Dance freestyle, disco & contemporary and in acrobatics i do contortion & hand canes however i and would love to try aerial arts someday!
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? I like to get called lils but some people call me bendy wendy.
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET LILLIANNA I started dancing when I was 4 doing street dance. When i turned 8 years of age I started doing freestyle and slow dance. I have an abundance of trophies including a world champion title & was selected by Michael Dameski as creme de la creme improv winner .
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Briar Nolet, Michael Dameski, Autumn Miller, Charity & Andre and Anna Mcnulty.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? Leg turns, Press Handstand, Front Aerials & Back Hand Springs.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? I would love to be come a professional dancer / teacher.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? An air track & trampoline because they are super bouncy & make me feel safe when I am trying new things.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? I love practising things we have done in class & making videos. I am always happy to help others & really enjoy demonstrating.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? Scars To Your Beautiful, Physical
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I Dance freestyle, disco & contemporary and in acrobatics i do contortion & hand canes however i and would love to try aerial arts someday!
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? I like to get called lils but some people call me bendy wendy.
CLAUDIA GRANT
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET CLAUDIA Hi I am 12 years old & started dancing when I was around 8 years old. When I started I instantly fell in love ! Here’s some achievements; in 2017 I became my first ever ambassador for @thedanceshopnw. I won FYD national champion for every genre I entered. I auditioned & got through to Britain’s got talent. I was crowned EDC champion with my dance school. I was chosen to represent England in the world dance challenge in April but due to the cover pandemic I was not able to attend. I have won lots of titles for my solos including Miss catch a star x 2, Champion of St. George’s hall x 2. I always place 1st in comps! I have also been noticed & been chosen to attend 100’s of workshops, associate classes & won many prizes & scholarships in competitions. I have been competing for 3 years and have over 120 1st place trophies, along with many 2nd 3rd places as well. In lockdown I took my very own Zoom classes teaching dance for a charity called "Anhourforothers" which is my biggest achievement.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Briar nolet is my true inspiration ,her dancing excites me , encourages me and breathes life into me. It also makes me want to dance and try new things.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? My favourite acrobatic trick would definitely be the helicopter cartwheel because I was the first person to master it in my dance school.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goal is to inspire other dancers by being fresh, creative and different. I want to give my audience goose bumps every time I perform.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? My favourite acro equipment is the air track, this is because I can try outrageous tricks without getting injured.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? On a school day, I will get up & do 30 minutes of limbering exercises before I get ready for school. i have one lesson of dance during the day whilst at school as I am also in the school elite dance team and we train during lunch breaks as well. After school I go straight to the studio where I do all styles of dance and finish training late at night.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? My favourite songs in the world are which I also do my solos too such as Billy Eilish -Bellyache, I have nothing -Whitney Houston and I’m kissing you - Des’ree.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I dance all styles, lyrical, contemporary, modern,, jazz, tap, ballet, song & dance, musical theatre and acrobatics.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? The name Claudia is Latin, I sometimes get called claud for short by my friends , it’s an unusual name and it has a hint of ancient Roman splendour. I love my name so much!
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET CLAUDIA Hi I am 12 years old & started dancing when I was around 8 years old. When I started I instantly fell in love ! Here’s some achievements; in 2017 I became my first ever ambassador for @thedanceshopnw. I won FYD national champion for every genre I entered. I auditioned & got through to Britain’s got talent. I was crowned EDC champion with my dance school. I was chosen to represent England in the world dance challenge in April but due to the cover pandemic I was not able to attend. I have won lots of titles for my solos including Miss catch a star x 2, Champion of St. George’s hall x 2. I always place 1st in comps! I have also been noticed & been chosen to attend 100’s of workshops, associate classes & won many prizes & scholarships in competitions. I have been competing for 3 years and have over 120 1st place trophies, along with many 2nd 3rd places as well. In lockdown I took my very own Zoom classes teaching dance for a charity called "Anhourforothers" which is my biggest achievement.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Briar nolet is my true inspiration ,her dancing excites me , encourages me and breathes life into me. It also makes me want to dance and try new things.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? My favourite acrobatic trick would definitely be the helicopter cartwheel because I was the first person to master it in my dance school.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goal is to inspire other dancers by being fresh, creative and different. I want to give my audience goose bumps every time I perform.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? My favourite acro equipment is the air track, this is because I can try outrageous tricks without getting injured.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? On a school day, I will get up & do 30 minutes of limbering exercises before I get ready for school. i have one lesson of dance during the day whilst at school as I am also in the school elite dance team and we train during lunch breaks as well. After school I go straight to the studio where I do all styles of dance and finish training late at night.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? My favourite songs in the world are which I also do my solos too such as Billy Eilish -Bellyache, I have nothing -Whitney Houston and I’m kissing you - Des’ree.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I dance all styles, lyrical, contemporary, modern,, jazz, tap, ballet, song & dance, musical theatre and acrobatics.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? The name Claudia is Latin, I sometimes get called claud for short by my friends , it’s an unusual name and it has a hint of ancient Roman splendour. I love my name so much!
MADISON SPENCER
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET MADISON I am Maddy I am 15 & live in North Wales. I started dancing when I was 2. My biggest achievements are probably getting down the the last 30 for BBC’s Taking the Next Step p, Season 2 and also taking part in Season 1 of the BBC’s The Greatest Dancer where I received personal recognition from Cheryl Cole. I am also extremely proud to have placed 5th in my solo Dance World Cup Acro routine and 4th in my Showdance solo scoring points for my Welsh team.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? My inspiration to start to dance was Michael Jackson after watching his MoonWalker video. Now I am inspired by Briar Nolet as her work ethic is amazing. I also think she is very advanced and unique with her choreography and style. My Parents also inspire me as I see how hard they work for me to follow my dreams.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? My favourite Acrobatic move is Handstands and all the variations you can do from them. I also recently have been learning the 540 jump skill and am working on cleaning that up.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goal is to keep dancing for as long as I enjoy it and to hopefully be able to make a career out of performing. I would love to travel so possibly cruise ships with a final dream of becoming some other dancers inspiration. I would love to be able to choreograph in the future as I know dancing can be a short lived career.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? I am really enjoying my hand canes as this is a really new skill I have started to develop through Acro Dance Australia. I really also enjoy my aerial hoop and again this is quite a new skill for me but I’m lucky to have a aerial hoop frame at home. I also regularly practice acro skills on my air track.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? I love being part of the Acro Dance Australia Ambassador Team, the training we get is amazing. I have learnt so many new skills during my time with them. It’s really great to see that even though they are the other side of the World we still get to experience the wonderful coaching methods. For me this is a really positive thing to come out of the pandemic and how we have adapted to learning through different ways. My Sunday starts quite early with a Handcanes class, followed by Acro, Contortion and Tumbling Technique class. I am also really lucky to have 1-2-1 coaching through a private lesson with Steve and work on strength and technique and new tricks. My week is usually spent then in school and at my dance classes and practicing and new skills.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? Waves by Dean Lewis, you are the reason by Callum Scott, Home by Edith Whiskers.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? Currently i train in modern, tap, ballet, commercial, Irish dancing, acro dance, Irish, lyrical, contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballet. I do aerial hoop, hand canes and tumbling. At the moment I am trying to improve my weaker areas and take more classes in those genres to make me an all round performer
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? Sometimes i get called pocket rocket because I’m quite short in height but have great power in leaps and turns and tricks. I think it probably does describe my style.
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET MADISON I am Maddy I am 15 & live in North Wales. I started dancing when I was 2. My biggest achievements are probably getting down the the last 30 for BBC’s Taking the Next Step p, Season 2 and also taking part in Season 1 of the BBC’s The Greatest Dancer where I received personal recognition from Cheryl Cole. I am also extremely proud to have placed 5th in my solo Dance World Cup Acro routine and 4th in my Showdance solo scoring points for my Welsh team.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? My inspiration to start to dance was Michael Jackson after watching his MoonWalker video. Now I am inspired by Briar Nolet as her work ethic is amazing. I also think she is very advanced and unique with her choreography and style. My Parents also inspire me as I see how hard they work for me to follow my dreams.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? My favourite Acrobatic move is Handstands and all the variations you can do from them. I also recently have been learning the 540 jump skill and am working on cleaning that up.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goal is to keep dancing for as long as I enjoy it and to hopefully be able to make a career out of performing. I would love to travel so possibly cruise ships with a final dream of becoming some other dancers inspiration. I would love to be able to choreograph in the future as I know dancing can be a short lived career.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? I am really enjoying my hand canes as this is a really new skill I have started to develop through Acro Dance Australia. I really also enjoy my aerial hoop and again this is quite a new skill for me but I’m lucky to have a aerial hoop frame at home. I also regularly practice acro skills on my air track.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? I love being part of the Acro Dance Australia Ambassador Team, the training we get is amazing. I have learnt so many new skills during my time with them. It’s really great to see that even though they are the other side of the World we still get to experience the wonderful coaching methods. For me this is a really positive thing to come out of the pandemic and how we have adapted to learning through different ways. My Sunday starts quite early with a Handcanes class, followed by Acro, Contortion and Tumbling Technique class. I am also really lucky to have 1-2-1 coaching through a private lesson with Steve and work on strength and technique and new tricks. My week is usually spent then in school and at my dance classes and practicing and new skills.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? Waves by Dean Lewis, you are the reason by Callum Scott, Home by Edith Whiskers.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? Currently i train in modern, tap, ballet, commercial, Irish dancing, acro dance, Irish, lyrical, contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballet. I do aerial hoop, hand canes and tumbling. At the moment I am trying to improve my weaker areas and take more classes in those genres to make me an all round performer
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? Sometimes i get called pocket rocket because I’m quite short in height but have great power in leaps and turns and tricks. I think it probably does describe my style.
LUCIE DEAKIN
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET LUCIE Hi my name is Lucie Deakin I am 15 years old and attend Hamilton School of Dance. I have been dancing since the age of 4 having taken many exams within ballet modern and tap. A few highlights have been dancing in the finals of Janet cram, performing in Disneyland Paris, performing at Her Majesty’s theatre, and now becoming a FACE OF ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA. I have been training in acro for around 4 years now which is one of my favourite classes of the week. I love being able to learn new things and work on a variety of skills within acro.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? I am inspired by so many people from the people I take class amongst and all the inspirational teachers and coaches I’ve been taught by including those at ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA, However lately my most inspiration comes from the amazingly talented Briar Nolet..
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? Backhandspring landing in splits or forward aerial.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goals would be to become a successful dancer and just enjoy what I love to do everyday.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? My favourite acro equipment is definitely my air track this is because I am able to have the confidence to try new skills for the first time whilst feeling very safe. It also can be used for many things including tricks, tumbling, leaps and jumps.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? Weekdays: I do a quick morning stretch before attending school. In the evenings I will go to dance for the majority of the night. On the weekends I have dance training in the morning and then have a private lesson with ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA in the late afternoon. This is followed by doing some of my own dance exercises and stretching thereafter. I also attend a scholarship classes at Acro Dance Australia every weekend which I absolutely love.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? I could get used to this by Becky Hill, Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi & Head on heart by Joel Corry are my favourite pieces of music i listen & enjoy the most at the present time.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I also do ballet, modern, tap, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, commercial and musical theatre.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? My nickname would be ‘Dreamer’
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET LUCIE Hi my name is Lucie Deakin I am 15 years old and attend Hamilton School of Dance. I have been dancing since the age of 4 having taken many exams within ballet modern and tap. A few highlights have been dancing in the finals of Janet cram, performing in Disneyland Paris, performing at Her Majesty’s theatre, and now becoming a FACE OF ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA. I have been training in acro for around 4 years now which is one of my favourite classes of the week. I love being able to learn new things and work on a variety of skills within acro.
WHO INSPIRES YOU? I am inspired by so many people from the people I take class amongst and all the inspirational teachers and coaches I’ve been taught by including those at ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA, However lately my most inspiration comes from the amazingly talented Briar Nolet..
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? Backhandspring landing in splits or forward aerial.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? My goals would be to become a successful dancer and just enjoy what I love to do everyday.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EQUIPMENT? My favourite acro equipment is definitely my air track this is because I am able to have the confidence to try new skills for the first time whilst feeling very safe. It also can be used for many things including tricks, tumbling, leaps and jumps.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? Weekdays: I do a quick morning stretch before attending school. In the evenings I will go to dance for the majority of the night. On the weekends I have dance training in the morning and then have a private lesson with ACRO DANCE AUSTRALIA in the late afternoon. This is followed by doing some of my own dance exercises and stretching thereafter. I also attend a scholarship classes at Acro Dance Australia every weekend which I absolutely love.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? I could get used to this by Becky Hill, Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi & Head on heart by Joel Corry are my favourite pieces of music i listen & enjoy the most at the present time.
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? I also do ballet, modern, tap, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, commercial and musical theatre.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? My nickname would be ‘Dreamer’
RHIANNON MOORE
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET RHIANNON I started dancing at the age of 2 doing Ballet & Highland.When turning eight, I started Freestyle Dancing & as I got older I expanded my knowledge & went on to study more styles. I am a 5x World Freestyle Champion & have also gained a BA Hons degree in Dance & currently a Acrobatic Artist with Aida Cruise
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Michael Dameski and Josh Denyer.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? 540s and anything bendy.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? To improve my aerial skills so I’m an all round performer.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EQUIPMENT? Handstand Canes and my balance chair I use on the ships. I love these because they both challenge me to improve my skills and I enjoy the risk it gives me.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? A typical day would be, morning class or lesson with AcroDance Australia. Then after this I spending an extra hour practicing everything new I had learnt so I can perfect the movements.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? River by Bishop Briggs, Survivor by 2Wei & Never Enough by Brian Justin Crum
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? Being a full time acrobat I don’t have time to do many dance styles now, but I do like to continue with my Ballet, Contemporary/Lyrical, Jazz and Commercial. I do Hand Balancing, Contortion, Aerial Skills and lots of tumbling.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? “Pocket Rocket” because I am small but I can jump high and I like the whip myself around the stage when performing.
ADA AMBASSADOR
MEET RHIANNON I started dancing at the age of 2 doing Ballet & Highland.When turning eight, I started Freestyle Dancing & as I got older I expanded my knowledge & went on to study more styles. I am a 5x World Freestyle Champion & have also gained a BA Hons degree in Dance & currently a Acrobatic Artist with Aida Cruise
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Michael Dameski and Josh Denyer.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ACRO OR TRICK MOVE? 540s and anything bendy.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? To improve my aerial skills so I’m an all round performer.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EQUIPMENT? Handstand Canes and my balance chair I use on the ships. I love these because they both challenge me to improve my skills and I enjoy the risk it gives me.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE AS AN AMBASSADOR? A typical day would be, morning class or lesson with AcroDance Australia. Then after this I spending an extra hour practicing everything new I had learnt so I can perfect the movements.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF MUSIC YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO? River by Bishop Briggs, Survivor by 2Wei & Never Enough by Brian Justin Crum
WHAT OTHER DANCE & ACROBATIC STYLES DO YOU DO? Being a full time acrobat I don’t have time to do many dance styles now, but I do like to continue with my Ballet, Contemporary/Lyrical, Jazz and Commercial. I do Hand Balancing, Contortion, Aerial Skills and lots of tumbling.
IF YOU COULD PICK A NICKNAME WHAT WOULD IT BE? “Pocket Rocket” because I am small but I can jump high and I like the whip myself around the stage when performing.