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Sonny has been a full-time dance educator for over a decade, specialising in jazz dance technique, musical theatre, and Matt Mattox based Isolation Technique - an area in which he trained intensively for three years during his college education.

 

Currently, Sonny teaches across a range of courses at ArtsEd School of Musical Theatre and Emil Dale Academy, including the BA (Hons) Degree, Foundation (CERTHE) Gap Year, and BTEC programmes. He has also been a long-standing resident faculty member at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where he has taught for over 15 years.

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Sonny’s affiliation with the Royal Academy of Dance spans more than 10 years. During this time, he has taught both in the RAD Dance School and delivered workshops and courses in London and internationally. For eight years, he served as the Senior Company Leader of the RAD Jazz Company under the Step Into Dance programme, leading weekly training and choreographing performances showcased at various theatres across London.

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His teaching experience also includes work at prestigious institutions such as The Royal Ballet School, London Vocational Ballet School (formerly Young Dancers Academy), The Place, and Hurtwood House. Internationally, Sonny has taught in countries including Singapore, Dubai, and Luxembourg.

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A passionate and dedicated teacher, Sonny is deeply committed to nurturing and developing the potential of each student. His classes are known for being physically demanding and technically rigorous, yet always thoughtfully adapted to the needs and level of the group. He holds high standards and instils a strong work ethic, inspiring students to challenge themselves and consistently aim for excellence.

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Renowned for delivering top-tier training, Sonny has helped shape the careers of hundreds of aspiring dancers - many of whom have gone on to achieve success across a wide spectrum of the performing arts industry.

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Student credits include:

(London West End and UK/ International tours)

 

Annie

Back to the Future

Billy Elliott

The Bodyguard

The Book of Mormon

Bugsy Malone The Musical

Cabaret

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Devil Wears Prada

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Drifters Girl

Elf the Musical

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Evita

Fiddler on the Roof

Five Guys Named Moe

Frozen

Grease The Musical

The Great British Bake Off Musical

The Great Gatsby

Gypsy

Hairspray

Hamilton

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child

Hercules

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I Can’t Sing

Jersey Boys

& Juliet

Kinky Boots

Les Misérables

The Lion King

Little Shop of Horrors 

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! The Party

Mary Poppins

Matilda

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Mean Girls

Motown: The Musical

Oliver!

Ruthless!

School of Rock

Shrek The Musical

Six

The Sound of Music

Starlight Express

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Thriller

Tina

Wicked

The Witches

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Students have gained placements and awarded scholarships at prestigious establishments such as:

 

Addict Dance Academy

The Alvin Ailey School (New York) 

AMDA (Los Angeles)

Arts Ed

Base Performing Arts College

Bird College

The BRIT School

D&B Academy of Performing Arts

Emil Dale Academy

Guildford School of Acting

Hurtwood House

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

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Laine Theatre Arts

London Studio Centre

Masters Performing Arts

Millennium Performing Arts

Mountview

Performers College

Sylvia Young Theatre School

Tring Park School for Performing Arts

Trinity Laban

Urdang Academy

Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts

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