Angelina Spurrier BA Hons (Dance) AISTD (Cecchetti) AISTD (Imperial) is the owner and principal of CWS Dance.  Miss Angelina, as she is known to her pupils, taught at the renowned Vacani School of Dance since 1997, and later became the owner and principal of the  Swiss Cottage, Clapham, and East Sheen branches of Vacani.  When Miss Angelina opened CWS Dance she decided to dedicate her time entirely to her CWS Dance pupils, and the Vacani School branches were passed over to the talented teachers who worked for her.

Miss Angelina started her ballet training with Molly Wright and Phyllis Adams in Great Yarmouth at the Phyllis Adams School of Dance, where Kenneth Macmillan (Choreographer, Royal Ballet) first started his ballet training. At the age of 6 Angelina gained a place at Merle Park’s School of Ballet (Merle Park was a Director of the Royal Ballet School) in Chiswick.

In 1979, at the age of eight, Angelina was offered a scholarship at the Paris Opera Ballet School. As a petit rat de LOpera (a name give to the young students attending the Opera ballet school) Angelina danced in a number of professional productions including The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Rosella Hightower, Le Festin de L’araignee and Movements, choreographed by Claude Bessy, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet School. She also participated in Nureyev’s rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet. Angelina danced for President Mitterand, and one of her most memorable experiences was when she met and danced with Gene Kelly in a tribute to An American in Paris.

When Angelina returned home to England she continued her training at Bush Davies, The Royal Ballet, Upper School TTC and Central School of Ballet.

Angelina danced with the Braunschweig Staatstheater, Germany, and danced in a range of classical and contemporary ballets; she was a member of the corps de ballet and was invited to perform the solo role (as understudy ) of Queen of Spades in Jeux de Carte. Repertoire includes Giselle, Nutcracker, Rite of Spring, La Fille Mal Gardee, Bolero and a selection of other classical and contemporary ballets.

Angelina gained a first class honours degree in the Theory and Practice of Dance, and was awarded Distinctions for both her ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) Imperial and Cecchetti method teaching qualifications.  Angelina is often asked to Guest teach, and she has fond memories of bringing her CWS Dance pupils to demonstrate their work at the prestigious Cecchetti Day at the Royal Opera House.