Our Team

Principal - Roberta Knox

Roberta studied dance at Marianne Jepsons School of Dance. She gained the Associates teaching qualification in Tap, Ballet, Modern & National dance before going on to perform in West End & national theatres. Roberta has also recently become a fully qualified teacher within the Acrobatic Arts curriculum. She has performed in 42nd Street, was the understudy for Cinderella in E & B productions & performed with the Jim Henson Company, to name but a few!

Roberta established the dance school in its original form in 1996. Roberta’s love of dance is evident in her teaching & the examination results. Roberta’s passion is Musical Theatre.

Principal - Grace Clarke

Grace began her performing arts training from the age of 3 where she competed in many dance competitions throughout the country winning numerous awards. Along side this Grace was lucky enough to begin her acting career with being featured on Nickelodeon ,BBC, Netflix and more. Annie the musical was her first professional musical theatre credit where she played Molly , followed by Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.

In 2012 Grace was offered a full time dance scholarship for Redroofs Theatre School where she trained for 5 years she then moved on to graduate at The Urdang Academy’s full time Musical Theatre Course. Grace has now gained multiple full teaching qualifications with the ISTD including Ballet, Modern and Tap and is a fully qualified Acrobatic Arts Teacher, she pursues her training at The Linda Sweetzer Training College where she is excited to expand her knowledge and pass down her passion to others.

Teacher - Ellie Openshaw

Ellie trained at Redroofs Theatre School for 5 years before continuing her training at Bird College where she was lucky enough to receive a Dance and Drama Award (DaDa) to then graduate with a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre. Ellie has been performing from a young age and has been involved in professional Pantomimes, TV and Theatre. Ellie has recently become fully qualified teacher within the Acrobatic Arts curriculum. She has also passed her ISTD DDE teaching qualification in tap and has experience teaching and choreographing Acrobatics, Ballet, Contemporary, Commercial Street Dance, Jazz, Modern, Musical theatre, Singing and Tap. Ellie is very excited to join the Step in Time family

Teacher - Phoebe Ballantyne

Phoebe trained at Azure Theatre School for 10 years before accepting a place on a Musical Theatre Degree at Wilkes Academy, where she is currently training full time. Phoebe has experiences from professional Pantomimes to modelling for large athletic brands and has professional training within the arts of ballet, technical jazz, tap, musical theatre, contemporary, commercial, singing and acting. She has also recently become a fully qualified teacher within the Acrobatic Arts curriculum. Phoebe is dedicated to helping the students achieve their full potential and is proud to be a part of the Step In Time family.

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Teacher - Ellie May

Ellie has been a student at Step in Time since she was 5 years old and is now enjoying being part of the Step In Time team assisting and teaching . Ellie is an exceptional and committed dancer and is a member of the prestigious Tap Attack performance Company. She is a Gold medallist in the World Tap Championships. Ellie has also recently become a fully qualified teacher within the Acrobatic Arts curriculum.

Teacher - Matt Roberts

Matt is a graduate from Wilkes Academy with a First class BA Honours degree in musical theatre having been trained by industry leaders such as: Sam Salter, Alice Fearn, Josh Denyer, Ricky Jinks and James Bennett.

A member of Tap Attack and has performed at events such as Move It and Tap Dance Festival UK and earned a scholarship to attend the Chicago Tap Summit which is associated with the tap company MADD Rhythms, founded by Bril Barrett. He is excited to share his passion in performing arts and to inspire and help young performers to reach their full potential.