TEACHING STAFF - Dance, Drama, Singing

Tuffney Dance Academy was set up by Kylie Tuffney in the summer of 2008; with a lot of determination, perseverance and courage Kylie has now created a dance academy which will serve the community for many successful years to come. Kylie is an experienced award winning dancer, she has been dancing since she could crawl and has always had a real passion for dance which is reflected in her awards and outstanding achievements. Kylie began her dance training in Ballet, Tap and Modern where she worked through the graded examinations, winning performance medals, competitions and festivals along the way, in 1996 Kylie won the prize for 'Best Modern Dancer', Reading Festival and more recently the 'Outstanding Achievement' Award in 2006.

Kylie began to extend her training, in Contemporary and Street Dance and went on to study GCSE and A-level dance achieving grades in the top 5% in the country. She then went on to further training in dance at the Urdang Academy and Birkbeck University.

Alongside her training Kylie also studied the I.S.T.D. teaching qualifications both the Foundation in Dance Instruction and the Certificate in Dance Education, which has allowed her to teach extra curricular dance in both state and private schools within Bucks including, Pipers Corner School and Holmer Green Senior School.

Kylie has had the great opportunity of working on many professional commissions including:

- Shift 2007 and 2008, at London Contemporary Dance
- Assisting the leading contemporary dance choreographer, Richard Alston in the making of some new dance project for youth dancers
- Choreographing and appearing in an MTV music video 'Hotta Flames' in 2008
- Appearing in hundreds of dance performances across the country, such as Callaloo (ArtsDepot), London Variety Performance (HM's Theatre), Hang-10 (Sadlers Wells), Fresh 2006 (Robin Howard Theatre) and many more
- Working closely with famous dance companies like Union Dance, Tavaziva and Springs Dance Company performing with them and delivering workshops and classes.

Sarah is currently studying the (BA) Musical Theatre Degree at Buckinghamshire New University, having studied Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary Dance and singing in previous years she goes on to pursue her career in the arts and in teaching.

Her extensive professional works include: 'EVITA' National Tour, 'YOUR VOICE COUNTS' promotional film, Short film, Oxford University, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'.

Sarah started teaching at Tuffney Performing Arts Academy in January 2011 and is a great asset to the academy as we expand and branch out to other areas of the performing arts.

Emmeline, began teaching at Tuffney Performing Arts Academy in June 2011, as our Drama teacher.

Emmi started her career in perfoming arts at an early age, taking part in various productions and talent showcases. She went on to study Drama at G.C.S.E level and is currently undertaking a BA Hons Degree in Musical Theatre at Buckinghamshire New University. She has extensive experience in various drama and musical theatre productions such as 'The Crucible', 'Jesus Crist Superstar', 'Caberet' and many more.

Having many years experience with children and infants, Emmi has a fantastic rapour with young people and looks forward to working with our students in the Drama classes and the Agency.