Medway cheerleading and dance academy

Principle - Joleen Sture-Barling

I have been dancing and performing from as young as I can remember. My mother Helen Mcnally was and still is a dance teacher and fellow examiner of the IDTA, so dance has always been a huge part of my life.
I started student teaching at the age of 16, for yes my mum!! I then went onto college and received a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts, and progressed onto Salford University gaining a HND in Physical Theatre and Dance.
I am the ONLY Cheer coach in Chatham to have competed and choreographed in cheerleading competitions at both National and International level for the last twelve years.
As a registered member of the British Cheerleading Association, I am a fully qualified Cheer Coach through the IDTA, NCSSE and the USASF. I am also qualified by the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) as a qualified Dance Teacher of ballet, tap, freestyle, street dance and musical theatre.
I have appeared in many dance shows and performances.
Worked with local schools to promote dance and cheerleading.
My goal is to teach children the fundamentals of dance and cheer whilst having fun.