President, Vice President & Patrons
Founders
Edouard Espinosa & Eve Kelland
Founder President
Dame Ninette De Valois OM, CH, DBE
President
Dame Beryl Grey, CH, DBE
Vice President
Sir David Bintley, CBE
Patrons
Agnes Oaks CBE
Bonnie Langford
Brandon Lawrence (former bbodance Scholar)
Brenda Last OBE
Craig Revel Horwood
Doreen Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry
Gillian Revie (bbodance Australasia)
Mark Baldwin OBE
Martin James (bbodance Australasia)
Robert Parker
Tandy Muir-Warden
Thomas Edur CBE
Wayne Sleep OBE
Wendy Ellis Somes
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bbodance Representatives
Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand & Singapore
Elizabeth Derby
United Kingdom
East Anglia & East Midlands
Penny Cooke
London & South East
Irene Axon
Midlands
Paulette Turner
North East
Emma Ellam
North West
Sharman Robinson
Scotland
Leanne Macveigh & Fiona Forbes
South West
Sarah-Anne Westcott
Wales
Sharon Higgins BEM
All other locations
Julie Bowers
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Examiners
Senior Examiners
Deborah Clark Fbbodance
Irene Axon Fbbodance
Jackie Shewell-Thomas Fbbodance
Marti Kane Fbbodance
Pamela Darlington
Paulette Turner Fbbodance
Penny Cooke
Sarah-Anne Westcott
Sharman Robinson
Sheila Cross
Susan Tomlins
Examiners
Australasia
Beryl Collins
Brigette Kay
Donna Mellis
Elizabeth Derby
Jill Ranger
Joanne Stevens
Katie Schless
Lisa Wilson
Lisa-Maree Barnes
Lisa-Maree Derby
Lisa Marie Fernance
Lorraine Payten
Rebecca Davies
Sara Anderson
UK
Alison Moore
Anna Mendelssohn
Aveine Grey
Beverley Warman-Johnston
Elizabeth Gibbs
Emma Ellam
Garry Clarke
Jeanette Corbishley
Jemma MacDonald
Jenny Challis
Karen Read
Kathryn Ford
Kemal Kuguloglu
Kym Walton
Laura Carnaby
Lisa Sabatini
Lorraine Hall
Amy Harvey
Louise Hawkes
Martine Lawrence
Nicola Stephenson
Sara Horner
Sharon Higgins BEM
Sophia Stubbs La-Rosa
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HQ staff
Executive Chairman
Nicholas Espinosa
Chief Executive Officers
Julie Bowers & Fiona Knower
Head of Finance
Justyna Nascimento
Examinations & Syllabi Development Manager
Vicki Smith
Teaching Qualifications Manager
Shelly Saint Smith
Office Manager
Sandra Tuli
Teaching Qualifications & Student Course Coordinator
Courtney Goldsmith
Events & Membership Coordinator
Alex McCormick
Arts Administrator
Lucy Jennings
Reception & Office Assistant
Eszter Szalma
Reception
Kareesan Sivabalan
External Examiner
Dr Nathan James
Regulatory and Quality Assurance Adviser
Libby Costello
Bookkeeper
Alan Wakefield
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About bbodance
bbodance is an international dance awarding organisation previously known as the British Ballet Organization (BBO). This year we celebrate our 91st anniversary.
We believe dance creates a supportive and friendly environment that can change lives.
We provide syllabi, examinations, teacher training, and inspiring events. For free online access to all our educational resources, become a teaching member today.
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