About Ann Louise Wall MAPP Dance (Health and Wellbeing) BAPP (Dance) S.N.H.S Dip (Sports Psychology and dynamics)
Ann trained to Advanced level with Richard Slaughter in the Cechetti Method, on The Royal Ballet School Associate Programme and at English National Ballet School. Whilst at school she had the opportunity to perform in the My First Ballet Series: Swan Lake at The Peacock Theatre London and on tour in Manchester and Woking, performing the roles of Big Swans and The Queen. Ann’s most notable school performances include dancing at The Royal Opera House in A Spring Celebration gala, dancing a soloist role in the ballet Raymonda at The New Wimbledon Theatre and appearing in Le Corsaire with English National Ballet. She was also a teaching assistant for the English National Ballet school’s Saturday classes for children.
Ann also holds a First class BA Hons Degree in Professional Practice in Arts (Dance) from Middlesex University.
Ann has danced professionally with Ballet Cymru where she performed at The Sadler’s Wells Theatre and The Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff alongside The National Orchestra of Wales. Whilst with the company, she had the opportunity to dance the roles of Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She also taught on the company’s associate programme and school workshops.
Ann has a passion for ensuring everyone has access to ballet performances and classes and is part of North Wales based ‘Ballet Pod’s’ Initiative to bring ballet to unlikely places. She has performed in care homes, bookshops, play groups and dance schools both in the local communities of North Wales as well as further afield in Shropshire and London and 2018 performed at The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. She also danced in The Nutcracker with Brecon Festival Ballet in 2019.
Ann is currently a Principal dancer and teacher for English Youth Ballet and has been working with them since 2020. She has danced roles including Aurora (Sleeping Beauty and Odette (Swan Lake).
Ann has also worked on a number of interesting projects with Director and Choreographer Sally Marie from Sweetshop Revolutions.
Ann is also a teacher at a number of London ballet schools and
also runs her own private coaching and repertoire classes online.
Ann is also a qualified Colour Therapist, Mental Health First Aider with MHFA England. She holds a Diploma with Distinction in Child Development and Psychology, a diploma with Distinction in Sports Psychology and Dynamics from The School of Natural Health Sciences. She holds an MA Professional practice in Dance (Health and Wellbeing) from Middlesex University and is a Fellow of ClimArts, currently creating climate themed work under the incubator programme at ClimArts.
Height: 5"8 3/4
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Location: London, Travels anywhere in the UK!
Profile
Personal Details
Nationality: British
Equity Member
Enhanced DBS Checked
Insured through People Dancing for teaching and freelance performance
First Aid Trained
Youth Mental Health First Aid trained through MHFA England
CONTACT
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Key Skills:
Ballet, character, contemporary, historical dance, choreography, mime
Performance artistry
Empathy
Resilience
Consideration of the individual
Inclusivity
Listening
Willing to learn
Capacity to evaluate
Collaboration
writing
EDUCATION
Royal Ballet School Associates
2007-2012
English National Ballet School
Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance
2013-2016:
Winner of progress Award 2014 and 2016 and winner of portfolio award 2014, 2015 and Dissertation award 2016
Middlesex University
2016-2018:
First Class BA Hons Professional Practice in Dance
2022-2024:
MA Professional Practice in Dance (Health and Wellbeing) with Distinction
NSPCC Learning
2024: Safeguarding for mental health and emotional wellbeing in children and young people
2022: Protecting Children in Entertainment Certificate
Paradance UK
2021: Certificate in Inclusive dance Instruction, passed with Distinction
The School of Natural Health Sciences
2021: Diploma in Sports Psychology and Dynamics Passed with Distinction
British School of Yoga
2020: Colour Therapy practitioner passed with Distinction
2020: Diploma in Child Psychology and Development passed with Distinction
Benesh Institute
2015 - Benesh Movement Notation: Score Reading for Dancers, passed with Honors
2013 – Level 3 Diploma English Literature Oxford College with Distinction
2012 – Level 2 BTEC Award in Nutrition awareness for Sport and Exercise
Performance Experience
English Youth Ballet (Principal dancer)
2020-Current UK Tours
Roles include: Odette, Pas de six (Swan Lake) Aurora, Lilac Fairy, Princess Florine (Sleeping Beauty) Giselle and Myrtha (Giselle) spirit mother (Cinderella), Dawn Solo (Coppelia). Waltz of the Flowers and mother (Nutcracker)
EYB Bromley gala with Royal Ballet dancers Claire Calvert and Nicol Edmonds:
2022: Aurora's Wedding Act 3 (dancing the title role). Churchill Theatre Bromley.
Brecon Festival Balllet (Dancer)
July- December 2019 Welsh:
Snowflakes, Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker)
Ballet Cymru (Dancer)
2016-2019:
Lady Capulet (Romeo and Juliet) and Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Various roles (Little Red Riding hood), venues included Sadler's Wells Theatre and WMC Cardiff alongside the National Orchestra of Wales.
English National Ballet (Student dancer)
January 2016: Le Corsaire (Holmes after Petipa and Sergeyev), at The London Coliseum, London
English National Ballet/ENBS
Spring tour 2015: The Queen, Big Swans and Princesses (My First Ballet: Swan Lake)
Spring Celebration (Student dancer)
07/03/15: Mozart Allegro (Paroni) at The Linbury Studio Theatre at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Ballet Pod (Dancer)
2016-current:
Community events bringing ballet to rural parts of North Wales and Shropshire. Venues include: Hospitals, Carehomes, bookshops, hospices, dance schools, community halls. Repertoire from variations of the classics Swan Lake, Sleeping beauty, Nutcracker, Paquita, The Swan as well as many new choreographies.
Teaching experience
Private Coaching: 1:1 support of students through training, auditions, competitions and exams.
English Youth Ballet: Teacher, choreographer and host of lecture demonstrations (2020-current)
Acton Ballet School: RAD Grade 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 pre pointe, repertoire (2019-2024)
Richmond Academy of Dance: NATD Nursery Ballet, preliminary, Grade 3, Grade 6/7, Intermediate. (2018-2021)
Inspire Dance and Ballet, London: RAD Grades 1-3, teaching and assisting (2019-2021).
Vacani School of Dance, London: Nursey- Standard 5 Cecchetti method Assisting and cover teaching (2019-current)
Canada Waters School of Dance, London: Nursery -Standard 2, Cecchetti method (2019-2021)
Ballet Cymru Associate programme and Inclusive dance classes: Guest teacher (2018- 2019)
The Welsh Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Cardiff: Guest ballet teacher (2019)
Ballet Pod: workshops in play groups and bookshops. (2018-current)
ENBS Juniors programme at English National Ballet School: Teaching assistant (2015)
The Berwick Ballet Initiative: Assisting for workshops in 6 schools. (2014)
Other Work
Counselling for Dancers: Guest speaker for talk on dancers’ mental health ‘Brave faces in dark place: Discovering your inner spark,’ at MOVE IT (2023)
Ballet Pod: assistant company manager, wardrobe coordinator. (2016-current)
STEPPS (Support, Training, Education, Performance, Psychotherapy, Solutions) a charity supporting the mental health of dancers: Board Member/trustee.
Film and collaboration work
Paraorchestra: Collaborative film project exploring the themes surrounding disability through the medium of dance, music. (Current)
ClimArts Incubator programme: Collaborative docufilm exploring the impact of coral bleaching through dance. Collaborators involve, scientists, climate experts, musicians and artists.
Madhuriya Arts House: #Hopeunchained for Aprajita The Resilient Artist. A collaboration with Kathak dancer Anuradha Chaturvi Seth, presented by The Nerhu Centre London via live streaming on both YouTube and Face book. The recording can be seen here at 18 mins. Aprajita The Resilient Artist (May 2020)
Sweet Shop Revolutions: Collaborative Film 'Squashed' with Sally Marie Director of Sweet Shop Revolutions, commissioned by Sussex Dance Network.
Art collaborations with artist Carl Chapple. Choreographic projects with Joseph Isaac Powell-Main and Emma Slater which culminated in a series of painting which can be viewed on my website via the link above. Titles of pieces from which art was created include Grow and Concurrent. (2020-2021)
Sunvit-D3: Dancer for film promoting the importance of Vitamin D in dancers and athletes with Nicky Keay and 4Media Group inc. (2019)
Bollywood Film Street Dancer 3d: Ballet dancer in film directed by Remo D’Souza. (2019).
Awards
English National Ballet School Dissertation Prize 3rd year. 1st and 3rd Year Progress prizes, 1st and 2nd year portfolio awards.
Recipient of the Stanley Hawkins Bursary for Ballet Cymru Riverfront Summer Dance, awarded by The London Ballet Circle 2015
Recipient of The Royal Ballet School Summer School Scholarship at The Young British Dancer of The Year Award 2012
