Meet the Teachers
Meet the dedicated team behind The Nottingham Ballet School. Our teachers are highly trained, passionate professionals who bring a wealth of experience across performance, education, and choreography. United by a shared commitment to excellence, they create a supportive and inspiring environment where every student is encouraged to grow in confidence, creativity, and skill.
Each member of our team is devoted to nurturing individual potential, ensuring that every dancer feels valued and motivated at every stage of their journey. With a focus on high-quality training and inclusive teaching, our team strives to instil a lifelong love of dance in every student.
Laura Radford
Director of The Nottingham Ballet School
Laura is the Founder and Director of The Nottingham Ballet School, and an experienced teacher, choreographer, and mentor dedicated to developing the next generation of dancers. She trained on the BA (Hons) Ballet Education programme at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), where she also achieved her LRAD, ARAD, and Registered Teacher Status.
Committed to excellence in dance education, Laura holds a Master’s degree in Education (Dance Teaching) from the Royal Academy of Dance. Her teaching philosophy centres on supporting every student to reach their full potential within an inclusive and inspiring environment.
Laura has extensive experience across private, public, and community dance sectors, teaching a range of styles including Ballet, Contemporary, and Creative Dance. She has also choreographed and collaborated on a variety of artistic and community projects.
Laura is continually inspired by her pupils and is committed to supporting each individual to achieve their very best. Her pupils have gone on to gain places at the Royal Ballet School (White Lodge), Royal Ballet School Junior Associates, Central School of Ballet Associates, Ballet Boost, The BRIT School, Arts Ed., Performers College, Bird College, The Urdang Academy, Ballet Britain and Claudia Dean Associates.
Louisa Coe
Dance Teacher
Miss Louisa began dancing at the age of 4 and trained in ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary growing up. She was delighted to gain a place at Northern Ballet School where she completed a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance, performed with graduate company Manchester City Ballet, and discovered her passion for teaching. After graduating, she went on to gain three years of teaching experience across schools in Manchester and London.
Miss Louisa has loved being part of the team at The Nottingham Ballet School since 2024 and takes great joy in seeing the students grow in confidence and develop their technique at their own pace. She is passionate about supporting each student to reach their full potential and believes dance should be a positive space where everyone feels encouraged and inspired.
