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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.

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

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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 10 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.

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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 8 years. Miss Mackie currently teaches at Pumpherston (Wednesday) and has recently started at Broxburn.  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).

Qualified Teachers

Fiona Campbell
Licentiate UKA Ltd.

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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.

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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.

Miss Laura Scott
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New Associate UKA - joining the professional team! Congratulations Laura!

Laura has been dancing with the dance school for over 19 years.  She has also studied dance at Edinburgh's Telford College.  Laura works with Mrs Douglas at 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!

Miss Megan Burnside
Provisional Member UKA Ltd.

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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.

Senior Trainer

Miss Hollie

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Pre-school trainer with Mrs Mackie at Pumpherston and also trains with Mrs Douglas 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!

Trainer

Miss Natalie.

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Natalie joined us 7 years ago, transferring from a local dance group. She has worked very hard and has now joined the teaching team passing on skills that she has acquired. Natalie is currently studying Computer Graphics at university in Glasgow.

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Natalie is pictured here with Cara in full highland dress.

The girls also perform at other local events e.g. various charity displays and they have also danced at Edinburgh Castle on the esplanade in front of the public and been photographed by the many tourists!
Miss Cara assists Mrs Mackie on Wednesday evenings at the Pumpherston highland and national dance classes.  She has also studied ballet with the prestigious Scottish Ballet and participated in the Senior Associate Programme.

Trainer

Miss Lauren F.

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Lauren started with us approximately 8 years ago and took to dancing like a duck to water!

She also trains with Mrs Mackie on a Wednesday at the Pumpherston Dance Class.

Lauren attends West Lothian College.

Pre-school Trainer

Miss Caitlin

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Caitlin assists Mrs Mackie at the Pumpherston Pre-school dance class.

She has attended the dance school regularly and is keen to pass on skills to the younger ones. Caitlin is well liked by our younger dancers and they rush to sit beside her at 'circle time'.
 
Next season, Miss Caitlin hopes to train with the primary age group in addition to the pre-school pupils.

Pre-school Trainer

Miss Sarah

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Sarah is now a pre-school trainer working alongside Miss Hollie and Miss Caitlin at the Pumpherston Class.

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 Saturdays! Love you really Sarah. x

Trainer
 
Miss Nicole

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Miss Nicole assists Mrs Douglas on a Saturday at the Broxburn classes.  She specialises in Freestyle Disco and Cheer Dance however is also keen to tackle teaching skills to Pre-school pupils.  An enthusiastic and smiley character who is settling in well with her new pupils!

Trainer
 
Miss Vicky

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Miss Vicky has been with the dance school for 7 years and currently studies, Highland & National, Tap & Stage, Freestyle Disco & Hip Hop and Cheer Dance.
 
She is a member of the senior cheer squad who regularly compete at various competitions throughout the year.
 
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.
 
Keen on stage work, Miss Vicky also performed in the Royal High School production of 'We Will Rock You' for the Edinburgh Fringe 2007. 

Your Dance Career Starts Here!

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

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