Teachers and Trainers

Myra Mackie School of Dance

Teachers and Trainers

PRINCIPAL
Myra Mackie
Fellow UKA Ltd
Member GPTD
Registered Care Commission (Scotland)
Registered NNEB
HNC Childcare & Education

Owner of the Myra Mackie School of Dance with 40+ years teaching experience. Fully trained with the UKA in all dance styles taught by the dance school. Mrs Mackie is qualified in 9 different dance styles and is constantly contacted by younger and less experienced dance teachers throughout Scotland for advice and assistance.

Mum to Laura and Lesley who also now teach with the dance school. Also co-owns Home From Home Childcare with her husband Max.

Assistant Principal

Laura Douglas

Fellow UKA Ltd

Bsc HONS and Dip Ed (Dist)

Mrs Douglas started dancing at the age of 2 with the Myra Mackie School of Dance. She was trained fully by Mrs Mackie (her mum) and has been teaching with the Myra Mackie School of Dance for over 13 years.

She has appeared in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and on TV.

Mrs Douglas also coaches the Scottish Starlet Cheerleaders - www.scottishstarlets.co.uk who remain affiliated with the Myra Mackie School of Dance.

Assistant Principal

Lesley Mackie
Licentiate UKA Ltd
Registered Care Commission (Scotland)

Registered SNEB

HNC Childcare & Education

PDA Childcare

Daughter of Mrs Mackie and teacher with the dance school for over 10 years. Miss Mackie currently teaches at the Pumpherston branch on a Wednesday. Also works as the Nursery Manager at Home From Home Childcare. Miss Mackie is a fully qualified Nursery Nurse and is registered with SNEB and the Care Commission (Scotland). She is also studying at Edinburgh University to develop her childcare qualifications.

Qualified Teachers

Fiona Campbell
Licentiate UKA Ltd.

Miss Campbell also joined the dance school over 20 years ago at the East Calder dance class. She is now one of the higher qualified teaching members assisting whenever we ask - a true godsend knowing pupils are being taught by someone who knows how we operate, the high standard that we expect and is popular with both pupils and parents alike! She has reluctantly given up teaching one evening after work at a local sports centre where her informal dance class was popular with the children. This was due to extensive work commitments. In addition to all of this, she has recently taken on the role of Senior Squad leader with the Scottish Starlets Cheerleaders.

Claire Robertson
Associate UKA Ltd.

Miss Robertson has been a member of the Myra Mackie School of Dance for over 20 years. She is also a qualified dance teacher and after graduating from Edinburgh University, enjoyed her 'gap' year by touring Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and beyond! Miss Robertson kept in touch and sent Mrs Mackie a copy of her travel diary on a regular basis. She has recently returned and taken up the assistant teaching post at Mid Calder on Friday afternoons.

Laura Scott

Associate UKA Ltd.

Laura has been dancing with the dance school for over 20 years. She has also studied dance at Edinburgh's Telford College. Laura works with Mrs Mackie at the Wednesday class in Pumpherston, the Saturday class in Broxburn and is Assistant Coach at the Cheer classes held on Monday evenings in Pumpherston. Hopefully this is the first of many professional certificates. She has achieved the first rung on the ladder but Mrs Mackie intends that she keeps climbing to advanced teacher status!

Update! Laura is now working towards additional qualifications in a variety of dance styles to add to the certificate she proudly gained last year. About time too!!!

Miss Megan Burnside

Provisional Member UKA Ltd.

Miss Megan Burnside

Proudly holding her Provisional Member certificate!

Megan has been teacher training with the dance school and associated Scottish Starlets Cheerleaders (as Youth Squad leader) for 3 years. She is currently studying HND Beauty Therapy at college. Megan is pictured above proudly holding her certificate for the Provisional Members examination.

Training Team Members.

Leading Senior Trainer

Miss Hollie

Pre-school trainer with Mrs Mackie at Pumpherston and also teacher trains with dancers of all ages (under Mrs Mackie's watchful eye!) at the Broxburn classes.

Hollie has been with the dance school since a very young age and is now very high up in the examination award system. It will not be long before she will commence working towards the Provisional Member semi-professional level.

A popular pupil wherever she appears - but also a previous Drama Queen of the Month!

Hollie is also a senior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets) and is Senior Team Captain.

Senior Trainer

Miss Vicky

Miss Vicky has been with the dance school for 8 years and currently studies, Highland & National, Tap & Stage, Freestyle Disco & Hip Hop and Cheer Dance.

In addition to this hectic schedule, she also participates in stage work produced by the Edinburgh Gang Show and has appeared in productions in 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009.

Keen on stage work, Miss Vicky also performed in the Royal High School production of 'We Will Rock You' for the Edinburgh Fringe 2007.

Trainer

Miss Emma N

Miss Emma has been assisting Mrs. Douglas at the Monday evening cheer classes held at Pumpherston Institute Hall. She is 'Mini' squad leader and is an adult competitive squad member. She also volunteered to help at the various functions held by the Myra Mackie School of Dance. As a result of her enthusiasm and initiative she has been invited to join the teaching team so that she can expand her dance knowledge and skills whilst assisting younger members.

Trainer

Miss Nicola

Miss Nicola has returned to the Mid Calder branch where she once attended as a 2 year old at our pre-school class!

Nicola is in her 6th year at high school where, in addition to her studies, also successfully completed her Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards. She is currently working on her Gold level. In addition to this, she has passed her first aid examination - nice to know should we encounter an emergency!

Miss Nicola is a talented tap and freestyle disco dancer and is towards the end of her amateur examination requirements. Hopefully she will continue with the dance school to achieve her semi-professional status.

Trainer

Miss Sarah S

Sarah is a pre-school trainer who recently commenced working with primary pupils alongside senior trainer Miss Hollie and other colleagues. She will be working with dancers at the Pumpherston branch as well as at the Saturday classes in Broxburn.

Sarah gives the appearance that she is a quiet, shy and somewhat innocent young lady however, the senior members of the teaching team know different! - Especially Mrs Douglas who has the 'pleasure' of teaching her on Mondays and Mrs Mackie who works alongside Miss Scott on Saturdays! We love you really Sarah. x

Sarah is also a junior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets).

Trainer

Miss Nicole

Miss Nicole has assisted Mrs Douglas at the Saturday classes in Broxburn however she is returning to the Mid Calder branch to teach at the pre-school, freestyle disco and cheer dance classes. An enthusiastic and smiley character who is very popular with her peers and pupils alike!

Nicole is a senior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets) and is Assistant Squad Leader for the mini squad members.

Trainer

Miss Charlotte

Charlotte has been assisting Mrs Douglas for the past year as a pre-school helper. With Mrs Mackie returning to the Broxburn branch, her skills working with this age group was apparent. As a result of Charlotte's development she will now be working with primary pupils as well as continuing with the pre-school class on Saturday mornings. Well done Charlotte!

Trainer

Miss Kirsten

Kirsten has joined the teaching team recently and has been working with dancers of all ages and abilities at the Broxburn branch. She concentrates solely on Freestyle Disco and her choreography, although in its early days, is proving popular with the dancers. With continuing development, Kirsten should approach semi-professional level without too much difficulty.

Trainer

Miss Blythe

Blythe is a very talented dancer who studies Tap, Stage and Ballet. She is keen to pass on her knowledge to others and will be attending the Mid Calder Church Hall on Friday afternoons assisting with the pre-school pupils and tap/stage pupils of all ages and levels of ability.

Team Helper

Miss Emma R

Emma has been attending the dance school from a very young age and studies tap, stage, freestyle disco and cheer dance. She will be assisting at the Mid Calder branch on Friday afternoons with the primary age groups. Emma is a senior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets).

Team Helper

Miss Sarah M

Miss Sarah M is joining our teaching team for the season commencing August 2010. She has regularly attended Tap, Freestyle Disco, Cheer and Highland classes since she was 3 years of age. Sarah will be working at the Broxburn Scout Hall Class with the pre-school pupils and also pupils who are learning freestyle disco & tap. She is a constant reminder to Mrs Mackie that time does pass all too quickly - meeting Sarah when she was 3 years old at the school nursery that Mrs Mackie was working at - she is now 16! Where did the time go?

Team Helper

Miss Rebecca

Rebecca is returning to the Mid Calder branch to assist Mrs Mackie and Miss Robertson. She studies Tap & Stage, Freestyle Disco, Highland and Cheer Dance. Rebecca also competes with the junior competitive cheer dance squad (Scottish Starlets). She will be working with the primary dancers at Mid Calder covering freestyle disco, cheer and highland.

Team Helper

Miss Samantha

Samantha is an energetic and enthusiastic dancer who is keen to assist at the dance school. She will be attending the Broxburn Scout Hall classes on Saturday mornings with the cheer, freestyle disco and tap classes. Samantha also studies highland dancing on Wednesday evenings at the Pumpherston branch and is a junior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets).

Team Helper

Miss Reine

Well, what can we say about our Reine?! She may be the youngest member of the teaching team but her talent, enthusiasm, energy, cheeky smile and joy of dance is transparent to all. Reine will be assisting at the Pumpherston Pre-school dance class on Wednesday afternoons and is keen to learn choreography that can be taught to other age groups too. She is sure to be popular with the youngsters!

Reine studies tap & stage, freestyle disco, highland and is also a junior competitive squad member (Scottish Starlets) and loves her cheer dancing!

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Registered Office Address

Myra Mackie School of Dance
47 Erskine Place
Pumpherston
Livingston
West Lothian
EH53 0LU

Tel: 01506 881555
email: myra.mackie@blueyonder.co.uk