Meet
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ABOUT VYMY DANCE & FITNESS
VyMy Dance & Fitness began in 2015, with the aim to provide dance clubs for schools located around the Bedfordshire area and being an advocate for arts education across the country.
Drawing on her many years of working as a freelance dance teacher and dance artist, founder Nisha Vyas-Myall aims to provide high calibre dance classes, combining the professionalism of a dance school with all the fun of a school club. Beginning her own dance training thanks to school clubs, Nisha recognised that not every child who loves dance gets a chance to attend a class, whether it's due to price, location or parent schedules. For this reason, VyMy Dance brings the dance school experience to the children, allowing them to blossom and flourish in an environment that is familiar and convenient.
The priority of the clubs is always the pupils: they decide the direction that the club goes. Whether they want to focus on performance, choreography, improvisation or technique, VyMy Dance will build the club around the students and their goals. Our teachers are experienced in providing a variety of dance classes to different levels of ability and varying interests, and are all either current or former professional dancers.
Nisha Vyas-Myall
Director & Dance Teacher (they/them)
Nisha Vyas-Myall has trained in street dance, contemporary, ballet and musical theatre, all of which they teach. They have been qualified with the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) since 2009 and also holds a Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning (2015) from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. They also hold a BA hons degree in Performing Arts from the University of Bedfordshire.
They has been performing for over 20 years. Their credits include the West End, televised events, Cultural Olympiad projects as well as community events in Bedfordshire such as BedFringe and the River Festival. Whilst they still perform in local events, their passion is teaching and choreography, which led them to start their company and aim to provide young people with further opportunities to access high quality dance training.
Nisha is also the director and founder of Silver Faces Dance Collective CIC, a grassroots organisation in Bedford aiming to expand local opportunities for the dancers of Bedfordshire.
Jasmine Staunton
Dance Teacher (she/her)
Jasmine has studied at Emil Dale and University of Surrey, learning Irish Dance, Commercial, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Contemporary, Bharat Natyam and African Dance.
She currently works as a community-based dance artist and freelancer. She teaches dance to children, adult and seniors in a variety of classes. Jasmine also works on creative collaborative projects and is a masseuse. Her artistic approach focuses on dance to promote positive wellbeing and connection to the body. Jasmine’s values are moving for playfulness, joy and expression, for celebrating our bodies, and nurturing ourselves. She aims to help others build their confidence and encourage movers to appreciate their uniqueness.
At university, she was also taught various theoretical modules that deepened her awareness and knowledge of the body in dance, inclusive practice, and somatic dance.
Jasmine has performed at various places, including: The Redbridge Drama Centre (London); Rhoda McGaw Theatre (Dance Woking); Rhythms of the world (Hitchin) and The Gordon Craig Theatre (Stevenage).