General Info

Founded by directors Deloris Martin and Chris Pearman in November 2007. The aim of setting up our Community Interest Company was to make dance and fitness accessible to all. Diversionary Activities. Dance On Prescription dare to be... initiativeDance Session at XL Youth Villages Step Forward and Dance Programme Zumba Classes. All of our expert instructors can perform and teach to the highest standards. They are highly trained and knowledgeable in each of their individual areas of expertise. Dolly has 20 years of experience in the field of dance. Her talent area is street and hip hop making her the best teacher in this genre. She has appeared on TV, danced with many artists and is a professional choreographer. She teaches hip hop, zumba, club dance and burlesque. Dolly has designed the Dance F4ward and Dance On Prescription programmes and is currently developing the health and well-being programmes. Marc is our finance manager, he deals with the day to day financials of the company. He is able to help you with your enquiries, bookings and can offer expert advice on Sunderland Dance and its activities. Mark is also responsible for the Zumba Fitness North East activities which are part of Sunderland Dance. Watch this space for Mark's role developing as Sunderland Dance continues to grow. Jonny is our personal trainer. He has 10 years of experience in training and now works to teach men and women of all ages the fundamental truths of how to sculpt the body of their dreams. Jonny covers key aspects relating to resistance/weights, cardio vascular training and nutritional factors including supplementation giving you the tools to be your own personal trainer! Pinky Dance Coordinator/Zumba Fitness North East Coordinator Pinky is the dance coordinator for Sunderland Dance and Zumba Fitness North East. Her dance qualifications covers contemporary, ballet, street, jazz, tap, lyrical, the list of Pinky's abilities is endless. Danielle has been dancing since the age of 4 and has qualifications in Ballet, Freestyle, Tap and Theatre. Teaching from the age of 15 Danielle has developed her skills in other dance genres as well.