Meet our cover teachers
Cover teachers for Ballet, MT and Acro
Megan Crehan
Biography
Megan started dancing at the age of 5. She trained in Cecchetti Ballet and ISTD Modern and Tap. At the age of 16, Megan joined a jazz/cabaret performance group in Sheffield, performing regularly at events and shows.
At 18 years old, she went to study at the University of Leeds. There, she joined the Modern Dance Society, competing with their advanced jazz and lyrical competition teams, around the country, for the next 3 years. During her time with the Modern Dance Society, she was the Secretary in her final year, and ultimately became the Competition Rep, organising the annual university competition, bringing together universities from around the country to compete against each other.
Megan started teaching at TLA in June 2019, teaching Musical Theatre (Seniors) and Broadway, also she is currently choreographing selected numbers for Grease. She started teaching dance to the Tiny Little Actors in September 2019. Megan has loved her time at TLA so far and can’t wait to keep helping the students develop in Dance and Musical Theatre.
Additionally she also offers private lessons in a variety of dance styles.
Training
She completed her degree in 2019 and graduated with Honors.
She has also completed her Master’s Degree in 2021.
Megan completed all grades in Ballet and Modern gaining distinctions at Grade 6 in both.
At the age of 14, she undertook her first vocational/professional exam, gaining a distinction, the only one in her class to do so!
Megan continues to take part in Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical and Ballet classes in order to keep her knowledge fresh and current and continue her professional development in these areas.
Performance Credits
Whilst at dance school Megan performed in many school shows these included;
* The Wizard of Oz
* The Nutcracker
* Cats
* Pineapple Poll
* Coppélia.
With her performance group, she performed in multiple charity events and many more including;
* Fosse,
* Best of Broadway
Ella-Kate Smith
Biography
Ella has been performing at sea since 2019, taking on roles as a cast dancer, dance captain, show cast manager, and magician’s assistant. On land, she has worked as a dancer, aerialist, and character performer at major UK events, danced for tribute bands, and appeared in adverts and TV productions for BBC, Channel 4, ITV, and Netflix. She also teaches at various dance schools, including The Hammond School in Chester.
Ella is excited to inspire the next generation of performers at Theatre Led Arts!
Beyond Performing
Beyond performing, Ella runs two businesses as a qualified Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, Boogie Bounce Instructor, and Makeup Artist.
Recently, she has been working as a guest entertainer at sea, specializing in Ballroom and Latin dance.