The Team

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Helen Beveridge – Administration Manager

Originally from Bath, Helen moved to Wales in 2005 to undertake a Bachelor of Music degree at Cardiff University. Since graduating in 2008, she has gone on to work as administrator for the music-based touring company Sound Affairs and as Customer Relations Assistant with Sherman Cymru before joining Ballet Cymru in 2010. Keen to continue [...]

posted on July 6th, 2010

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Patricia Vallis – Development Officer

Patricia trained at the Rotterdam Dance Academy and Joffrey Ballet School in New York. She danced in companies in Germany, in the Zurich Ballet, and was Ballet Mistress in Darmstadt State Theatre. She has been a guest teacher for the dance companies in St Gallen, Augsburg and also for National Dance Company Wales and Ballet Cymru. [...]

posted on July 5th, 2009

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Amy Doughty – Assistant Artistic Director

Amy trained in Australia, gaining her Solo Seal certificate (RAD) and Diploma in Dance. Since joining Ballet Cymru in 1996 she has danced a variety of roles with the company and became Ballet Mistress in 2001. In 2009 she was awarded the Jane Attenborough Dance in Education Fellowship through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and now [...]

posted on July 5th, 2009

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Yvonne Williams – Administrative Director

Yvonne  trained at Cardiff College of Music and Drama and worked for a number of years in  drama taking part in, and directing, many productions. Her administrative skills were developed over many years working at The South Wales Argus and then at Ballet Cymru where she has been Administrator and Secretary for the past 21 years. [...]

posted on March 16th, 2009

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Darius James – Artistic Director

Darius is from Newport and trained at The Royal Ballet School. He danced with Northern Ballet Theatre,  Alexander Roy London Ballet Theatre and as a guest artist with Weiner Ballet Theatre and the Nafsika Ballet Company in Greece. He  has lectured in dance at Pontypool College (Dance GCSE) and Swansea College (Ballet A Level), and [...]

posted on March 16th, 2009