THE TEACHERS

Catherine Wainwright (Singing Teacher / Musical Director)
Cate began singing in her school choir age 10 and it was love at first solo!
She went on to sing in her senior school choir, winning competitions, performing at weddings and touring in Spain.
She completed A-levels in Music and Dance before going on to train full time in Musical Theatre for 3 years, at The Voice School London, run by renowned Vocal Coach Vicci Mitchell-Luker.

From the 2nd year of her training, Cate began to teach the junior department of the school, teaching singing and drama to children aged 4-10 years, in after school classes and workshops during the school holidays.
On graduating from the Voice School she also began teaching at Steps Ahead Dance School, ran by Jill Osborn, again teaching singing and drama, as well as beginners modern and tap (ages 4-6). 
Cate continued these teaching jobs until she landed her first professional performing job in 2005.
She went on to perform as a professional Singer/Actress/Dancer for the next 8 years


Qualifications:
Associates Diploma in Music Theatre from The London College of Music
Associates Diploma in Singing and Musical Theatre from The Voice School, London

Performance Highlights:
Princess Jasmine -                              Aladdin                                                                                   Stockport Plaza               -       UK
Agnetha -                                             Abba Dreams                                                                     Touring 4 & 5* hotels          -   Rhodes
Jack -                                                   Jack and the Beanstalk                                                    Middlesbrough Theatre         -      UK
Lead Vocalist -                                     Decade Explosion                                                                    Touring Show                -      UK
Lead Vocalist -                                     High Skool Musical                                                                   Touring Show                -      UK
Lead Vocalist -                                     P&O Production Shows                                                                 Cruise                       -     Med
Cinderella -                                           Cinderella                                                                                  Touring Show               -      UK
Sophie Lee -                                        That’s Showbiz                                                               Eastwood Studio Theatre         -      UK
Lead Vocalist -                                     First Choice Holiday Village Musical Shows                         Viva C'an Picafort             -   Mallorca

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Amara Browning - Drama Teacher
Amara studied Musical Theatre at Blackpool School of Creative arts, where she received a first class degree. Whilst there she performed in many musicals like Sweeney Todd, Company and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Using this degree she flew out to China to begin teaching English as a Second Language using drama.

She became the lead English Teacher for Dream English Drama and whilst she was there, directed the students in many productions including "The Great Race" the story of the Chinese zodiac, which she wrote and co-directed. This was performed for Sichuan national television.

Amara has worked for Melodies Theatre Academy on and off since 2014, first as an assistant and eventually becoming the drama teacher. She has picked up and interest and love for Drama Therapy, using the arts for therapeutic means, to better the mental health of young people, which she continues to work towards in her professional life.

Siobhan Amos - Dance Teacher
Siobhan started dance classes as a toddler and had her first experience of performing at the age of 5 and there hasn't been a year since, that she hasnt found herself performing somewhere in the world! She has trained in many dance styles over the years and had the opportunity  to perform in a variety of settings across the UK - from being a backing dancer in local musicals to a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall, and even achieving a World Record with the cast of Riverdance on live TV!

As well as performing, Siobhan has also taken her NATD examinations in Ballet and Tap to Associate level and achieved one of the top 5 results in the country for Contemporary Dance at GSCE level. She also competed internationally as an Irish Dancer for 15 years, achieving European and World Champion titles as a soloist and team dancer.

After earning a BA Hons in Dance at DeMontford University she returned home to focus on teaching and production. More recently, Siobhan has had the opportunity to put the technical parts of her degree to good use by assisting in the staging and projection of several local shows, and is pleased to bring this experience to Melodies Productions!

Jill Osborn - Dance & Drama Teacher.
Jill was born in South Africa and trained in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Classical Greek dancing, Drama and Musical Theatre. Jill has studied at the Alvin Ailey School in New York and with Matt Maddox in London. 

Jill worked as a professional dancer for 25 years, appearing in shows such as West Side Story, Oklahoma, Robert and Elizabeth and many more. She gained a Fellowship in Modern Dance from the ISTD and is also an examiner for the Modern faculty. 

She has appeared in numerous TV variety shows as a dancer / singer and branched out into choreography and directing. She was the founder of the Rand Afrikaans University Song and Dance Company directing and choreographing West-Side Story, Chicago and the original musical Babette. 

Jill also choreographed the official opening of South Africa TV and has choreographed everything from pantomimes with a cast of 60 to a Masonic hand shake for an international    movie! 

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