City Academy Lives: Justyna Sochaj
Justyna Sochaj is a contemporary dancer, community dance practitioner and dance teacher with a distinct passion for bringing dance to…
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Our stories shares experiences from our City Academy students and tutors about their classes – hear about acting to singing, dance to comedy in their own words.
Photography Student Gallery: Alba Torres
Once a student of City Academy’s Digital Photography For Beginners course, Alba Torres is now the proud entrepreneur and creative…
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What We Love About Writing
We tap into our creative writing community to find out what they love about the written word, and how they…
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Inside Singing: Louise Sparkes
I was lucky to grow up in a musical family; my gran is a retired music teacher, so maybe I…
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Inside Acting: Michael Lipman
For the last 38 years I’ve been a hairdresser. Being a hairdresser is all about skill and performance, and that…
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What We Love About Musical Theatre
From fringe theatre to the West End, musicals have become a respected part of the theatre industry – giving equal…
Read MoreInside Commercial Dance: Rickesh Chauhan
I work at Virgin Active doing multiple roles, you will often find me at reception ‘working’ and occasionally practising dance…
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Inside Ballet: Susan Rimmer
Having graduated with a maths and statistics degree, I now work in a fairly high pressured job in the insurance…
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Inside Contemporary Dance: Ellie Collinge
Despite being in the dance studio every day as part of my job, taking part in the Contemporary Dance Company at City…
Read MoreInside Urban Dance: Kayal Velaigam
Watching music videos from the likes of Ciara and Usher really inspired me to do urban dance. The rest is…
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