Jalisa Phoenix-Roberts
Role: Director of Academy Arts.
Teaching: Drama and Street Dance teams.
Credits: Laine Theatre Arts Graduate, with multiple TV, film and theatre credits, including Nativity Rocks film, Christmas on Mistletoe Farm Netflix, BAFTA-winning The Left Behind BBC 3, and Welsh children’s TV series Parc Glan Gwil.
Ebony Phoenix-Roberts
Role: Director of Academy Arts.
Teaching: Popping & Animation, freestyle, street dance and competitive teams.
Credits: Member of Rossums Universal Robot crew. 2024 HHI World Championship popping battle winner, London; 2024 Unimate Test Your Style runner-up, Los Angeles; 2024 funky female robot worldwide winner.
Chloe-Jo Arnold
Teaching: Musical Theatre at Academy Arts.
Training: Graduated with a First-Class Honours degree from Addict Dance Academy.
Credits: Recent professional work includes a contract in Mumbai for the Aditya Birla Awards and as a featured dancer in Tom Hardy’s recent film, Havoc.
Lewis Ansell
Teaching : Commercial
Training at: Wilkes Academy in Swindon
Credits: UEFA Opening Ceremony with The Black Eyed Peas,
The Glamour of Paris,
various panto with MTAZ productions,
Choreographer of MMTC’s Shrek the Musical 2026,
Choreographer for MMTC’s upcoming production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2027.
Shannon Gilly
Teaching: Ballet
Training: BTEC Dance, Neath College; Shockout Arts; BA (Hons) Performing Arts.
Current Studies: Learning Disability Nursing, Swansea University.
Credits: Pantomime and Stage performances; represented Wales twice at the
Dance World Cup.
Alice Killa
Teaching: tots and minis
Training: Italia Conti - Cert HE in Musical Theatre and BA (Hons) First Class in Musical Theatre.
Credits: Tour with Northeast Producers, Polar Express Train Ride.
Shannon Richards
Teaching: Acro
Training: Diploma in Performing Arts, LCPA.
Credits: Professional performances across the UK and abroad.
Aaron Dauria
Teaching: Street dance
Credits: HHI America 2022, core performer in Olympic Fusion 2024, performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre stage, London, for Breaking Convention 2025, starred in BBC’s Dance Passion Swansea.
Faith Edwards
Teaching: Street Dance team.
Training: Studying Musical theatre at Bridgend College.
Credits: Previous British and world champion title holder—current member of Sync Dance Company and County Youth Dance Company.
Paulette Andrews
Role: Front of House Volunteer
Tommy Doyle
Role: Tommy is the Website Designer/ Manager