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Triple Threat was
created to provide a unique opportunity for children and young adults aged 8 - 18 years to become well rounded performers. We offer excellent training in acting, dancing and singing and wish to encourage students who may wish to pursue a career in the
performing arts.
Marianna grew up on the east coast of the US and began her performing career
at the age of six when she starred as Lucy in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”. She continued to audition
for every play and musical available throughout her primary and junior school career. She began her training in earnest at
the age of 15 and studied acting and classical singing until the age of 18 when she attended Oberlin Music Conservatory.
After university Marianna moved to New York City to study with Elisabeth Carron of the NY City Opera Company and attended
acting and musical theatre courses at the famed HB Studio in Greenwich Village. Marianna’s performance experience
includes Musical Theatre, Cabaret, Plays, and Independent and Documentary Film. Her lead roles include;
Cinderella in the Rogers & Hammerstein musical adaptation, Kate in Kiss Me Kate, Laurie in Oklahoma,
Lady Alisande in The Mark Twain Musical Drama, Prudence Hopewell in Love Rides The Rails among others.
Andrea Smith-
Dance Instructor Andrea
started to dance at the young age of three, always insistent that she would one day pursue a career in dance.
She has since then reached Advanced level in both ISTD Ballet and Modern Dance, currently working towards her FDI teaching
qualification with the ISTD. As well as teaching privately she has also completed a Bachelor of Arts in
Sports and Coaching, specialising in contemporary dance and gymnastics. She then went on to study for her
Post Graduate Certificate of Education and has been teaching Physical Education and Dance in secondary education for two years.
She teaches the AQA GCSE Dance course, her students achieving results of an exceptional standard, some even choosing
to continue dance into further education. During her career Andrea has performed in many venues, perhaps the most well-known
being the Millennium Dome and Royal Albert Hall. Some of her main principle roles to date include Odile in Swan lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in Nutcracker, Reuben in Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Cinderella in Cinderella.
Andrea specialises in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Ballroom and Latin dance. |
