Ella Atkinson
Leeds
Summary
I am a 20-year-old Manchester/Leeds-based Dance Artist driven by curiosity, determination, and a passion for dance. I am a highly hardworking individual, constantly striving to gain broader knowledge and information about the art form and discovering how it contributes to my life experience.
Previous Training:
- Northern Ballet CAT 2014-2017
- The Lowry Cat 2017-2022
- Phoenix Youth Academy 2017-2022
- Rambert Pre-Vocational Course 2021-2022
- National Youth Dance Company 2020-2022
- Northern School of Contemporary Dance 2022-2025
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Learning and participation teaching assistant
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Leeds
09.2023 - Current
Dance Film Project
Jamaal Burkmar
Leeds
11.2024 - 12.2024
Unpaid opportunity.
'Pop Odyssey'
Norther School of Contemporary Dance
Leeds
10.2024 - 10.2024
Unpaid opportunity, performing at the Corn Exchange, Leeds 'Pop Odyssey', directed and collaborated with Joseph Mercier.
'Sometimes I forget how to...'
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Leeds
06.2022 - 06.2024
Unpaid opportunity, performing at the Riley Theatre 'Sometimes I forget how to...' directed by Bruce Wong.
Teaching intern
RJC Dance
Leeds
04.2024 - 04.2024
Unpaid opportunity.
'The Alchemist'
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
06.2023 - 06.2023
Unpaid opportunity, performing at the Riley Theatre 'The Alchemist', directed by Thanh- Tu Sattva Nguyen.
'Quartier Paradis'
National Youth Dance Company
09.2021 - 07.2022
Unpaid opportunity, touring 'Quartier Paradis', directed by Alesandra Seutin as part of the National Youth Dance Company.
Workshop Organizer and Teacher
Sarah England School of Dance
01.2021 - 12.2021
'Speaks Volumes'
National Youth Dance Company
09.2020 - 07.2021
Unpaid opportunity, touring 'Speakes Volumes', directed by Alesandra Seutin as part of the National Youth Dance Company.
Education
BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts - Dance
Centre Pointe Vocational College
Manchester 09.2020 - 07.2022
BA(Hons) Contemporary Dance - Contemporary dance
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
09.2022 - 07.2025
Skills
Practical Skills:
- Fast at learning and executing material
- Detail Orientated
- Musical
- A clear understanding of my centre and weight in the body
- Able to move seamlessly in and out of the floor
- Spatially/ physically aware
- Technical
- Experienced in different styles
- Present in space
- Determined to achieve
Personal Skills:
- Approachable in the space
- Adaptable to working with different bodies
- Open minded
- Resilient
- Organised
- Motivated
- Kind to myself and others
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 04/21/04
- Nationality: British
Accomplishments
- Rambert Summer school one-week Intensive- 2017
- Rambert Summer school one-week Intensive-2018
- Aakash Odedra Company Workshop- 2023
- Hoffesh Shector Company Workshop- 2023
- Russel Maliphant; Dana Fouras Workshop- 2023
- Alleyne Dance Workshop- 2024
- Akram Khan Company Workshop- 2024
- Hoffesh Shector Repertoire Week Intensive- 2024
- DETENTION critical friend- Gary Clarke- 2024
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Dance Film Project
Jamaal Burkmar
11.2024 - 12.2024
'Pop Odyssey'
Norther School of Contemporary Dance
10.2024 - 10.2024
Teaching intern
RJC Dance
04.2024 - 04.2024
Learning and participation teaching assistant
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
09.2023 - Current
'The Alchemist'
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
06.2023 - 06.2023
BA(Hons) Contemporary Dance - Contemporary dance
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
09.2022 - 07.2025
'Sometimes I forget how to...'
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
06.2022 - 06.2024
'Quartier Paradis'
National Youth Dance Company
09.2021 - 07.2022
Workshop Organizer and Teacher
Sarah England School of Dance
01.2021 - 12.2021
'Speaks Volumes'
National Youth Dance Company
09.2020 - 07.2021
BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts - Dance
Centre Pointe Vocational College
09.2020 - 07.2022
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