Chelsea started dancing at the age of 3 and has competed in ADFP competitions since 1996. Chelsea retired from  competitions in 2011 as a Championship Dancer in both Freestyle and Slow dance and had won numerous Championship titles throughout the years including 'All England Champion'. Chelsea also attended full time college to study Dance where she gained a Diploma in Performing Arts. Chelsea began teaching in 2011 where she took numerous dancers from Beginners right through to Championship dancers.

Chelsea successfully passed her Freestyle Student exam and passed with the highest mark and was nominated for the WJ (Bill) Tasker award by the IDTA. Chelsea has also passed her Freestyle Associate, Freestyle Licentiate and Associate Rock n Roll exam and passed all exams with Distinction. Chelsea is a qualified Acrobatic Arts teacher and is trained in Acrotrix as well as being a Level 1 Cheer Coach with BCA Cheer & Dance. Chelsea travels up and down the country judging ADFP competitions and prestigious Championship events. Chelsea opened Dance Affinity in 2016 and has never looked back since.

Olivia started dancing at the age of 12 where she jumped straight in Freestyle dance where she started as an U14 Beginner and very quickly moved up to become an U16 Championship Dancer in both Freestyle & Slow dance. Olivia was also a part of a Cheerleading squad and also attended Gymnastics lessons.

Olivia was trained by Chelsea throughout her Freestyle career. Olivia decided to retire from Freestyle dance in 2018 and began her teacher training. Olivia joined Dance Affinity’s teaching team in May 2019 and we absolutely love her! Olivia is also a qualified Acro coach where she gained her Acro qualification with Acrotrix. Olivia is also a Level 2 Cheerleading Coach with BCA dance & cheer. Olivia is also trained in working with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Alongside all of her dance, cheer and gymnastics training, Olivia is also a qualified sports coach and has her own multi-sports coaching company called ‘Five Star Sports Coaching Ltd’ where she delivers toddler sessions & multi-sport sessions as well as holiday camps!

Olivia is currently studying towards her Freestyle Associate exam and hopes to take her Cheerleading Judging qualification soon.

We absolutely love having Olivia on board our teaching team - she brings so much value to the school and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for Olivia at DA!

Michaela has danced since 6 years old and and hasn’t stopped since where she trained in ballet, tap & freestyle. Michaela has been doing freestyle ever since and retired from freestyle competitions in 2019. Michaela was trained by Chelsea until 2016. She then went to train at one of the UK's top Freestyle schools and attended some of the world's biggest freestyle events. When Michaela retired in 2019, she started her teaching career in the same school she continued her freestyle journey with. Michaela is bringing all of her amazing knowledge and experience from being with the best of the best to Dance Affinity.

Not only does Michaela have an amazing knowledge in freestyle, but Michaela is also a level 7 cheerleading coach. She also competes at Level 7 with her cheer team at EMCA & they are attending the World Championships in Florida next year! Michaela was also invited for tryouts for Team England in successfully made Team England squad!

Michaela is a dab hand at Acro & tumbling, has trained in street dance, Commerical & heels dancing and she is also a fully qualified personal trainer!

Michaela is also a level 3 qualified teaching assistant and works throughout schools in Nottingham delivering all types of sport sessions and school holiday camps. Michaela is also trained to work with people who have Special Educational Needs & Disabilities.

Michaela is currently studying towards her Freestyle Associate exam and her goal for next year is to be able to finally judge some competitions!

Dance has always been a passion of Tamzin's since a young age, she have spent most of her life doing dance, gymnastics and performing arts. In school, she achieved a Distinction* in dance/performing arts and went on to do musical theatre at college, in which she received a Level 3 foundation diploma in musical theatre. Tamzin previously taught at a dance school for 3 years, teaching a variety of ages/styles of dance, her favourite being commercial 🤫

After taking some time away to travel, she is ready to get back to it and share her skills with the next generation of amazing dancers/performers at Dance Affinity!

During my time at Dance Affinity has been incredible, I re learnt my love for dancing as a dancer and competed for a while before retiring. I started dancing Freestyle Dance and Slow Dance at 8 years old. I started competing at Freestyle competitions at age 10 which I just absolutely loved, creating life long friendships and bonds with people. I stopped dancing in when COVID hit however but as I got older I just wanted to continue my dancing journey which is when I started dancing again at Dance Affinity which made me fall in love with dance all over again. Now that I am teaching and assisting within classes, I absolutely love it even more! The team and bond we have is amazing and creates such an atmosphere. My goals within teaching would be to venture out from freestyle into more classes and become more confident teaching within myself, I want to continue to grow with Dance Affinity and progress my training further.

Chloe began her dance journey at the age of 3, with a special passion for Freestyle. Trained by Chelsea throughout her formative years, she became an Adult Champion before retiring from competitions.

Chloe joined our teaching team in 2019 but took a break to start a family. Now, five years later, we’re thrilled to welcome her back as our administrator! With extensive experience in administration, Chloe expertly handles the day-to-day operations at Dance Affinity. We’re so glad to have her on board!