LEE DUDMAN

LEE STARTED DANCING AT A VERY EARLY AGE AS BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE DANCING TEACHERS. AFTER BEING PAIRED UP WITH A PARTNER LEE WENT ON TO BECOME BRITISH CHAMPION AND REPRESENTED GREAT BRITAIN IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. AT THE AGE OF 16 STILL LIVING IN NEWCASTLE LEE DECIDED TO MOVE TO LONDON TO FURTHER HIS STUDIES OF DANCING WITH THE BEST TEACHERS IN THE WORLD. LEE CARRIED ON TO COMPETE AND ACHIEVED TITLES IN BALLROOM AND LATIN.

LEE HAS WORKED ABROAD TEACHING DANCING AND HAS NOW MOVED BACK TO NEWCASTLE WITH WIFE AND SON CONTINUE TEACHING BALLROOM, LATIN AND SEQUENCE IN THE NORTH EAST.

LEE HAS A VERY POSITIVE, FRIENDLY TEACHING STYLE AND HOPES TO MAKE YOU ENJOY DANCE AS MUCH AS HE DOES.

NATASHA DUDMAN

NATASHA WAS A CHILD PERFORMER IN DANCE AND DRAMA STARRING IN WEST END SHOWS AND TV COMMERCIALS. SHE WAS AWARDED A PLACE AT THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO ELMHUST BALLET SCHOOL UNTIL HER LATE TEENS.

AS WELL AS DANCE STUDIES SHE ALSO STUDIED VOCAL COACHING AND WENT ON TO BE A SOLO PERFORMER ON BOARD CRUISE SHIPS AND HOTELS AROUND EUROPE.

NATASHA MOVED TO NORTH EAST WITH HUSBAND LEE AND SET UP THE NATASHA DUDMAN SINGIG ACADEMY IN 2006. FROM THEN THE ACADEMY HAS WENT FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND HAS PERFORMED IN LOCAL CHARITY SHOWS AND SHOWCASES.

AT THIS MOMENT THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS AGED BETWEEN 5 - 18YRS OF AGE. FORMER PUPILS HAVE MOVED ON TO VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AROUND THE UK TO GO IN TO MUSICALS.