Miss Dawn FIDTA BA (Hons)
Miss Dawn is married to Wesley and lives in Chesterfield opened Just Dancing Studios in 1985, at Permic House in Brampton, along with 2 friends Miss Lisa who now has the Lisa Gail School of Dance in Mansfield, and Miss Lynne from Sheffield.
Miss Dawn was trained in Chesterfield by the late Miss Brenda Blakesley, and performed in many local shows at the Pomegranate Theatre and the Aquarius. As well as training in Chesterfield, Miss Dawn also attended the Pattison Academy of Theatre Arts in Coventry.
Miss Dawn trained I in Latin and Ballroom Dancing with the late Alex Brown in Chesterfield.
After the death of Brenda Blakesley, Miss Dawn attended classes with other local prestigious teachers; Emily Chadburn, Peggy Harrison, Betty Chappelle, Bobbie Drakeford, June Gill.

Miss Dawn says; “I always wanted to dance from being a very little girl, I started when I was 2 years old. It wasn’t always easy, when I was 4 I developed a degenerate disease of the hip called Perthes this mean’t I had to go into hospital for a long time and then I was in a plaster cast on both legs with a bar across so I couldn’t walk for 2 years. When I came out of plaster all I wanted to do was dance.
Unfortunately, when I was 13 I had problems with my legs again which made walking very difficult and dancing impossible as the pain was too much. This time I had to go into Harlow Wood Hospital for 3 operations on my legs so that I could walk again. Each time the one thing that helped me get better was to know I would be able to dance again! Dancing has always been one of the most important things in my life, and it is important to me to be able to pass on the knowledge I have gained from so many astounding Teachers to the dancers of the future”

Miss Diane ARAD, AIDTA
Miss Diane lives in Matlock with her husband Chris and two sons.
She joined Just Dancing Studio’s in 1990, and also works in Eyam with Felicity White School of Dance.
Miss Diane initially trained in Kent with Miss Doris Dorbon, and later went to study at the London College of Dance and Drama.
After moving to this area, Miss Diane took her IDTA exams with Miss Emily Chadburn, Miss Bobbie Drakeford.