Elite Dance and Fitness opened in January 2006, offering dance and fitness classes to the local community in Buckley and Mynydd Isa. From humble beginnings, with a handful of pupils and a small range of fitness classes, Emma Knox has developed the business to now offer over 40 classes a week for children and adults in a huge range of disciplines.
The Team!
Emma Knox
Emma first qualified as a dance teacher in 1995 and has been teaching and dance classes ever since. Having trained at The Ulla Academy of Arts in Banbury, Emma developed her skills by training as a fitness instructor whilst studying at University. After passing as an Exercise to Music Instructor in 2000, Emma then trained in Supple Strength, Cardio Kick and Urban Funk to develop the range of classes Elite could offer. In October 2009, Emma was one of the first local instructors to train in Zumba and now has a dedicated following of participants that attend every week ... rain or shine!
Emma is a very passionate and energetic instructor and thrives on encouraging and inspiring participants to push themselves. She is also very patient and personable which means that she has developed a wonderful relationship with both the children and parents of the dancing school pupils.
Holly Southall
Miss Holly joined Elite in 2008 and is now a crucial part of Elite's teaching team! Having trained as a dancer all her life, Holly is an extremely talented performer and choreographer and loves teaching part time at Elite. Miss Holly's spends her days working as a Primary School Teacher in Flint so she has a natural ability to communicate with children. This coupled with her amazing dance talent makes Miss Holly a very capable and well respected teacher.
Student Teachers
Elite is very lucky to have a dedicated team of student teachers who are being trained by Miss Emma and Miss Holly and assist in many classes during the week. Miss Danielle, Miss Zoe, Miss Robyn and Miss Rachel are not only very talented dancers but lovely girls who's teaching skills are developing all the time.
Craige Bowles
Craige is a local freelance instructor who teaches two classes a week for Elite. As one of the most well respected instructors in the local area, Craige's classes are always popular and you are gauranteed to get a great work out.