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The Artistic Director - Caron Yardley
Principal Choreographer, Repetituer and Pas de Duex Instruction
Caron gained her formative dance training both in the UK and
Australia, studying the IDTA and RAD methods. Marie Cumisky, Caron's first ballet teacher in Australia and former
Principal dancer with Melbourne's National Theatre Ballet company, noticed an aptitude for teaching and took her under
her wing - imparting the arts of teaching,choreography and directing as well as major level study in ballet, pointe,
mime and pas de deux. Marie was the one that advised Caron to gaining a wider perspective and training in her Elementary
Ballet studies by learning from other teachers - Angela Hill was the inspired teacher that Marie recommended.
Angela, has to this day remained both a teaching inspiration, mentor and friend. After being accepted into a full time ballet
teachers course and working under the expert and gifted guidance of Laurel Martyn OBE, (Sadlers Wells Ballet, Borovansky Ballet,
Australian Ballet and Artistic Director of Ballet Victoria) Caron not only Graduated with Distinction, but was Awarded the
Laurel Martyn OBE Scholarship for teaching talent. Laurel continued to be a major source of inspiration and encouragement,
extending Caron's dance training to Advanced level, broadening her knowledge and expertise in dance production, and imparting
the little artistic and interpretive details so important to ballet performance. After Graduation Caron ran a successful
regional ballet school and small dance company on the outskirts of Melbourne for several years before undertaking a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Dance Education and a Post Graduate Diploma - which included in-depth study of the Vaganova system of ballet
training. In the interim Caron taught ballet for a variety of private ballet schools in Australia and the UK, as well
as at professional vocational level. The teaching of Open Classical Ballet classes to full-time vocational students and involvement
with youth ballet groups, led to Caron's inherent creative talents gradually becoming more dominant, taking more
precedence in professional experiences and providing a greater sense of fulfilment and direction than syllabus teaching
alone had previously achieved. Coupled with this ever growing and strong desire to create, and to work on the performance
side of ballet training, eventually led Caron to form her own youth company, South Coast Ballet. All the accumulated
skills, talents and knowledge passed down from the generous ballerina's; vast and diverse training and experiences, education,
one-to-one coaching and guidance from prestigious mentors; had all come together as one. Artistry, interpretation,
musicality, mime and expression linked with the skills of choreography, coaching, directing and producing. Caron's
focus is now used entirely towards using her creative talents in designing and producing full-length narrative
ballets, ballets that radiate a real sense of the theatre and theatricality - on and off stage. South Coast
Ballet has reproduced and created some beautiful ballets which audiences, and indeed the company dancers have enjoyed
and delighted in! Caron was also inspired by Leo Kersley of Harlow Ballet, whose group provided some of the inspiration which
led to the formation of South Coast Ballet.
Post Graduate Diploma; BA
(Hons); Diploma of Arts; RAD RTS, RAD Teaching Diploma; Licentiate IDTA (Ballet), Diploma in Vocational Education and
Training; Laurel Martyn OBE Scholarship; Trained in the Russian Vaganova Method of Ballet Training
Member of Equity
(00405870) and The National Operatic and Dramatic Association [NODA]
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| Artistic Director - Caron Yardley |
The Dancers' Ballet Teachers
Miss Sue Mills (RAD RTS, RAD Teaching Diploma)
Poole
Academy of Dance
Francis Avenue, Poole
- Sophia Dowland (01202) 255005
Miss
Nicola Orchard RAD RTS, RAD Diploma, AISTD
Orchard Academy of Dance
and Performing Arts
28, Albany Park, Cabot Lane, Poole (01202)
658613 or 07860 772000
www.theorchardacademy.co.uk
Miss Sandra McAuliffe ANATD, AI Chor
Murilova Ballet
School
Broadstone Community Centre, Dunyeats Road, Poole
(01202) 434700
www.murilovaballetschool.co.uk
Miss Elizabeth Goodchild MBE, ARAD; and Lisa Nicholson ARAD, PDTC
Dorchester
Ballet and Dance Club
Unit 6b, Swan Centre, Poundbury
West Industrial Estate, Dorchester (01305) 250386
www.dancedorchester.org
Miss
Diane Gulliford ARAD, RAD Presidents Award
Private Training and Coaching in Classical Ballet
Lisa Evans-Misailidou (RAD RTS, CBDT, AISTD)
Just Dance
Dorchester
Arts Centre, School Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XR (01305) 259937
lisa@justdancedorchester.co.uk www.justdancedorchester.co.uk
Miss Nina Thompson RAD RTS, AISTD, IDTA
Footlight Dance Academy
Classes
held in Winton, Bournemouth (and branches) Willow Cottage, Oakley Hill, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1RJ
(01202)
848052 nina@footlight-dance.co.uk www.footlight-dance.co.uk
 Supporters and Suppliers
Professional Photographer
Chris Zuidyk - Chris Zuidyk Studios Bournemouth
07973 227434
www.zuidyk.com
Printers
Print Team
Tradecroft Industrial Park, Portland (01305) 860777
www.printteam.co.uk
Sets
Scenery
Hire Ltd
Unit 2, Usk Way Industrial Estate, Newport, Wales NP20 2HZ (01633)
262728 www.sceneryhire.co.uk
Scenic Projects Ltd
The Studios, London Road, Brampton, Suffolk NR34 www.scenicprojects.co.uk
Fabric and Trim
Fabricland
108, The Dolphin Centre, Poole, Dorset BH15 1SY
So
'n' Sews, Weymouth
24, Westham Road, Weymouth, Dorset Tel:
(01305) 766411 www.sonsews.co.uk
IDS (International Dance Supplies)
Harlequin
House, Forde Court, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 4BT (01626) 363232 www.ids.co.uk
Props
DZD
145, Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7NE 020 7388 7488 www.dzd.co.uk
Terralec (Props4you)
Osprey
House, Featherby Way, Purdey's Industrial Estate, Rochford, Essex SS4 1LD (01702) 547571 www.props4shows.co.uk
Office
www.staples.co.uk
www.whsmith.co.uk
Man with Van (Weymouth)
John (01305) 786218 or 07901752029 Based in Weymouth (Registered Waster
Carrier)
Dance Journals
The Dancing Times
www.dancing-times.co.uk
Dance Dynamic www.danceexpression.co.uk
Europe www.danceeurope.net
Dance Shops
Dance Mania (Poole)
Unit 1, Fleetwood Court, 431-441 Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset BH15
3EE (01202) 681801
Starz Dance Wear (Weymouth)
Ground Floor,The
Colwell Centre, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8NJ (01305) 766801
DanceZie (Bourenmouth)
10,
The Triangle, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5RY (01202) 294784 www.dancezie.co.uk
Dance World (Bournemouth)
991, Christchurch Road, Boscombe East, Bournemouth, Dorset
BH7 6BB (01202) 426807
Arabesque (Bournemouth)
786, Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth,
Dorset BH9 2DX (01202) 549949
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South Coast Ballet Dancers
2009 - 2010
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| Technical details being discussed at Coppelia Dress Rehearsal, 2010 |
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| Waiting for the Act One Rehearsal to begin, Coppelia 2010 |
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| The 'dolls' waiting for Act Two Reheasal of Coppelia to begin, 2010 |
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| Act Three Wedding Scene, Dress Rehearsal, Coppelia 2010 |
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| Franz, Swanilda, Dr Coppelius and the Innkeeper, Coppelia Rehearsal, 2010 |
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| Technical Rehearsal - The Nutcracker |
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