SZ Dance is run by Sophie Zealand

MBBO Ballet, MBBO Tap, RT bbodance

  • Professionally qualified dance teacher with the British Ballet Organisation (BBO)
  • Professional choreographer
  • BBO Registered Teacher status
  • Over 20 years of teaching experience
  • Dancing since the age of two


Dance styles taught by SZ Dance:

  • Ballet Classical
  • Tap
  • Jazz 
  • Street
  • Dance fitness
  • Lyrical
  • Musicals
  • Commercial 
  • Wedding

Teaching locations and settings (past and present) include the following:

  • Katrina Hughes Dance School
  • Multiple primary and secondary schools (such as Grove Road School, Richard Taylor School, Belmont Grosvenor, Rossett, Harrogate Grammar)
  • Dance choreography for theatre, dance school and primary schools (from small groups to large groups of over 50 dancers)
  • Choir group choreography (for groups of up to 300 singers)
  • Dance fitness classes (gym classes and private individuals / groups)
  • Private tuition (individual and groups)
  • Wedding dance tuition
  • Holiday sports camps

Choreography and performances include the following:

  • Royal Hall, Harrogate
  • International Conference Centre
  • Harrogate Theatre pantomime choreography 2017/18 (Beauty and the Beast), 2018/19 (Jack and the Beanstalk), and 2024/25
  • O2 Arena
  • London Palladium
  • Royal Albert Hall
  • Blackpool Winter Gardens
  • Disneyland

British Ballet Organisation (BBO):

The BBO has been regulated by the UK Government as an Awarding Organisation for their dance examinations and teaching qualifications for over 25 years.

The BBO is an international dance Awarding Organisation, offering Ofqual-recognised syllabi, examinations and teaching qualifications. 

BBO Dance