Our teachers

Faculty

Vicky Barclay

Modern, tap, jazz, acro and PBT

Vicky started dancing at three at a local school and, in her final year, was taught by Miss Leanne. Assisting in class showed her that teaching dance brings a particular kind of achievement - so she trained at Deborah Capon College in Kent and joined the LESTA staff in 2007.

She has watched the school grow ever since, and still loves helping young students find their dancing across modern, tap, jazz, acro and Progressing Ballet Technique.

Faculty

Louise Callin

Creative choreographer & coach

Louise started dancing at three at a local school in Woking and knew early on that performing arts was the path she wanted to follow. At sixteen she went into full-time training at Elmhurst School of Dance, gaining a Diploma in Jazz Dance & Commercial Theatre alongside her ISTD teaching qualifications.

With over 20 years of teaching experience, Louise has worked with dancers of all ages and abilities both in the UK and internationally. Her professional performing career took her as far as New Zealand, where she founded Louise Emma Academy of Dance on Waiheke Island. Her pupils competed throughout New Zealand and Australia, reaching national finals as soloists and groups, before Louise returned home to family and to the dance community in Woking.

Louise is passionate about creating a positive environment where dancers can develop technically, creatively and personally. She is a strong advocate for safe dance practice, training longevity and helping dancers build confidence and a genuine love for their craft.

Louise also works as a dance adjudicator across the UK, adjudicating a variety of competitions and drawing on her extensive experience within the industry. As a qualified coach, she also works with highly skilled dancers on mindset, confidence and performance, helping them get the most out of their training and take their performance to the next level. She is currently developing an online coaching programme specifically for dancers.

Trained at LESTA for 17 years

Imogen Fenwick

LESTA alumna · Bird College

Imogen grew up in a family that loves to dance and sing. From the days she learned to walk she waited outside her older sister’s ballet class until she was allowed to join in. At three she began at LESTA, trained here for seventeen years in as many styles as she could, and competed with the competition team.

From fourteen she assisted younger classes, learning how to shape dancers from the woman who taught her. In her final year at LESTA she took her DDE in tap and modern at Italia Conti. She is now in her third year at Bird College; after graduating she hopes to perform in musicals on cruise ships and national tours.

Faculty

Abi Walton

Musical theatre

Abi’s love of musical theatre began at three, with a first solo of You’ve Got a Friend in Me at stage school. Performing - on stage or in the rehearsal studio - has been her happy place ever since.

She is thrilled to share that craft with the next generation at LESTA, and believes every student has the potential to shine. Since graduating she has performed in Wysch Productions’ 2025 Guildford pantomime as Fairy Dazed and Confused, trains at Pineapple Dance Studios in London, and has taught musical theatre to children across the capital.