Miss. Wendy Hatton Wendy Hatton joined the NCDTA in January 1989 and runs a very successful family dance school in South Tyneside teaching full-time in mainly ballroom subjects but has since branched out to many other dance styles throughout the years teaching Salsa, Country and Western and Wedding Dances. Miss Hatton trains professionals, encourages new teachers to join the NCDTA dancing association and enters her pupils in NCDTA examinations. She was elected to the NCDTA Council of Management in 2004. Wendy teaches classes and private lessons within her own school and helps her business continually grow with a stong business head on her shoulders as well as having a thorough understanding of technical dance theory and dance knowledge which she prides herself on today. Stuart Hatton
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| Stuart is the trainer of British Formation Champions, Top Competitive Couples, Competitive Soloists and still continues to compete professioanlly himself. Stuart is also circus trained as an aerial artiste in Aerial Silks, Rope, Pole, Stilts and Trapeze. After finishing a highly successful championship career and winning many championship titles, Stuart decided to start teaching full-time in the family business. Stuart brought new subjects to teach in the school such as Circus, Salsa, Classical, Formation Dancing, Choreography lessons for shows and performances, Wedding Dances , Speech and Drama and Zumba Since his teaching career began Stuart has taught in educational environments in addition to his own business surroundings by working in Nurseries, lecturing for Newcastle College, as well as teaching the 'Born to Dance' scheme throughout South Tyneside's Key Stage One and Two Schools, teaching within the borough's Comprehensive Education system in addiiton to working in the media with the BBC, ITV, UKTV and within Radio. Stuart is the Creative force behind the Hatton Academy's Ballroom Blitz Entertainment Company and still continues to compete professionally in Classical competitions throughout the country as well as entering pupils in NCDTA examinations, coaching competitors in local, national and world-wide dance festivals and training new professionals for further dancing qualifications. Stuart's Professional highlights have included his Juvenile Formation Team (Sand Blasters) winning the British Championships, his Junior Team (Sand Stormers) winning the British Championships, his Adult Sand Dancers Team winning the NCDTA Grad Prix, becoming an NCDTA Championship Organiser, and in 2011 Stuart was elected as a Member of the Executive Council on the Board of Directors for the NCDTA. Stuart teaches classes within the school and private lessons as well as being travelling around the UK as a Competitve Adjudicator on the British Dance Circuit , Stuart is also available for Dance Lectures and Workshops. Email: hattondancer@yahoo.co.uk James Hatton My journey in Dance began from a very early age. Having been born into an environment surrounded in dance i took a instant liking to Dance and as young boy I always had great natural rhythm. From being taken to my mothers dance classes in a Pram I soon knew this would be a part of my life. I began dancing as soon as I could walk, beginning with basic and beginning my start through the medal test system. And by the age of 4 I started dancing in my first competitions. Throughout my Junior career I achieved many goals and accolades, NCDTA Junior Champion ( 3x ) , NCDTA Junior Modern ( 2x ), British Classical Junior Champion, achieved the North of England Team (3x) & Captain (2x) the winning team, and achieved many, many British Finals and Grand Prix’s throughout the country. (all of this was not achieved without sacrifice towards the end of my career in Junior I would travel via plane up and down the country to train a maximum of at least 12hours a week. ) After Junior I decided to give Amateurs ago after nearly 3 years and reaching many finals I reached a ranking of British number 3 before deciding to retire and focus more on the teaching side of Dancing. I knew I was getting more enjoyment from teaching then I was from competing at this point. |
Dawn Koskela Dawns early dance training was in tap, stage and ballet and she gained her N.C.D.T.A medals and competed from the age of 3. From the age of 11 she concentrated solely on ballet gaining her Royal Academy examinations and taking part in performances including Copellia with the Scottish Ballet. Dawn joined the Hatton Academy in 2005 to study Salsa and went on to compete locally and nationally in the Social Dance Ballroom, Classical and Latin and formation team sections, becoming a British Finalist in 2010 in all categories. Dawn is qualified in Latin American and also intends to train towards teaching qualifications in Ballroom and Classical. She believes that dancing has enriched her life and given her confidence and self worth |
Brett McIntyre
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