"Tara is a truly gifted teacher. She manages to explain steps and stages clearly and to tailor her instructions to the individual student. All of this whilst smiling and encouraging throughout! I loved my class with her."
-Portia
"Tara was absolutely amazing! As a teacher myself, I really appreciated how understanding and all inclusive she was. No matter the age or level (and we were a very mixed bunch!), Tara encouraged everyone to do their best and her demonstrations were effortlessly clear...as were her corrections!! For me, a good teacher needs to have, in addition to experience, good communication skills, integrity and the ability to inspire! And Tara had all those, in spades!"
-Caroline
"Tara was a wonderful teacher; she was very patient, explained all of the moves very carefully, and demonstrated the steps well. I'd definitely attend another class with her in the future."
-Ami
"Brilliant teacher with years of expertise. Her choreography was beautiful; she taught clearly and with patience. I would recommend her to anyone looking to improve their ballet skills, or who just enjoys dancing! Thank you Tara"
-Jewel
"My daughter Emily started private online lessons with Tara during lockdown. This had opened up such a wonderful opportunity to receive coaching from someone of Tara’s calibre, as it would not have normally been available to us living in a rural area, many miles from London. It was amazing to see my daughter’s interest and enthusiasm soar, during a time where she wasn’t able to attend any of her usual dance classes in person. When Emily returned to her face to face classes at her own dance school, her teacher noted the huge improvement in her technique and ability as a result of Tara’s coaching. We have continued with classes and Tara has been extremely flexible and accommodating with changing schedules and always makes herself available for class times that work for us. Tara has the most engaging, gentle and kind manner in her teaching and simply couldn’t fail to inspire anyone of any age or ability. I honestly cannot recommend her highly enough."
-Rebecca (Mother of Emily, student of 3 years)
Why did you find the need for private lessons?
I thought it would be nice to have a fresh pair of eyes to look at and teach my daugher, to maybe pick up on the little things that might get missed out during regular classes. I wanted her to experience lessons that are a refreshing change, almost like a treat, from her usual classes just so she knows how to adapt to a different teacher who might teach a different way. I knew it would also work wonders for her confidence, having a teacher focused on her, and only her.
-Clara (Mother of student of 2 years)
Because of lockdown we found that Millie was really lacking motivation. She was struggling with her dancing at home, so we went to Tara for her help.
-Nicky (Mother of Millie, age 15)
What made you choose Tara?
I follow Tara on Instagram and my daughter very much looks up to her. A lovely bonus of course is having lessons in the gorgeous ROH studios. From her first lesson, we found Tara to be amazingly warm and lovely but at the same with a keen eye for detail, extremely encouraging and makes every lesson fresh, enjoyable and super productive. Being a current company dancer is also a big plus for us as it inspires my daughter to be taught be someone who is at the heart of the industry/vocation/career she aspires to be in.
I follow Tara on Instagram and my daughter very much looks up to her. A lovely bonus of course is having lessons in the gorgeous ROH studios. From her first lesson, we found Tara to be amazingly warm and lovely but at the same with a keen eye for detail, extremely encouraging and makes every lesson fresh, enjoyable and super productive. Being a current company dancer is also a big plus for us as it inspires my daughter to be taught be someone who is at the heart of the industry/vocation/career she aspires to be in.
-Clara (Mother of student of 2 years)
We got to know Tara a little through the amazing charity work that she does. We also follow Tara on Instagram and we loved everything that she did and so we contacted her for some lessons.
We got to know Tara a little through the amazing charity work that she does. We also follow Tara on Instagram and we loved everything that she did and so we contacted her for some lessons.
-Nicky (Mother of Millie, age 15)
Would you recommend training with Tara?
Absolutely, 100%! With Tara I know my daughter is in safe hands and I am confident Tara knows what will benefit her in her lessons and how to go about this. Tara tailors her approach to the student, she “gets” my daughter and her quirks and she teaches whilst taking into consideration her student’s unique personalities. Every lesson is almost like a treat, a masterclass specifically tailored to each of her students. The fact that my daughter looks forward to each and every one of her lessons with Tara, and leaves every lesson feeling like she’s improved as a young dancer, is testament to how wonderful Tara is.
Absolutely, 100%! With Tara I know my daughter is in safe hands and I am confident Tara knows what will benefit her in her lessons and how to go about this. Tara tailors her approach to the student, she “gets” my daughter and her quirks and she teaches whilst taking into consideration her student’s unique personalities. Every lesson is almost like a treat, a masterclass specifically tailored to each of her students. The fact that my daughter looks forward to each and every one of her lessons with Tara, and leaves every lesson feeling like she’s improved as a young dancer, is testament to how wonderful Tara is.
-Clara (Mother of student of 2 years)
Absolutely! The change in Millie’s attitude and motivation towards her ballet has been incredible! I would highly recommend Tara to anybody!
-Nicky (Mother of Millie, age 15)
How do you find communicating with Tara?
Amazing communication. Very warm, approachable and accommodating. We found that Tara tries as much as possible to accommodate our lesson requests and availability even within the confines of her own busy schedule as a professional ballerina. Literally above and beyond what we expected.
Amazing communication. Very warm, approachable and accommodating. We found that Tara tries as much as possible to accommodate our lesson requests and availability even within the confines of her own busy schedule as a professional ballerina. Literally above and beyond what we expected.
-Clara (Mother of student of 2 years)
Tara has been very flexible and communication has been amazing! We usually set up our Zoom lessons via email. Tara is always giving me feedback after every one of Millie’s lessons- checking she’s okay, if she is happy, if she’s achieving etc. I always feel that Tara is really approachable.
-Nicky (Mother of Millie, age 15)
I enjoy working with Tara because she is really positive and encouraging and I always feel confident in her classes. She is always smiling and always gentle with way she is teaching me. After class I feel good and motived, but also tired because her classes are really intense!
I enjoy working with Tara because she is really positive and encouraging and I always feel confident in her classes. She is always smiling and always gentle with way she is teaching me. After class I feel good and motived, but also tired because her classes are really intense!
Romane, Age 11
Tara makes ballet fun and makes all the work not feel like work. We work little by little focusing on the details so I don’t get overloaded. I feel quite tired after class, but stronger and I can feel that I’ve improved. I also love the dances that we do like the Bluebird dance!
Maria, Age 10
We’ve only had excellent experiences with Tara. When we looked for a private teacher we wanted someone who was a professional dancer with a teaching diploma and we soon realized that Tara also has a real passion for transmitting her passion of classical dance. She really connected naturally with Romane. Communicating is simple, fluid and Tara is always very responsive. After classes she often gives constructive feedback, not just to Romane but also to us as parents which is really helpful. Tara manages to make all the hard work and tough training so pleasurable for her. I can only say we recommend Tara fully!
Christer (Father of Romane, student of 2 years)
I enjoy the fact that our lessons are on a one to one basis and Tara has got to know me and my body so that she can play to my strengths and weaknesses so I continuously improve from week to week. Due to Covid-19 I have been doing lessons on Zoom with Tara. I was really demotivated at the beginning of lockdown so I lost a lot of flexibility and hip strength and I’ve been working on some exercises Tara has given me that I do outside of class and I can already feel the improvement. I also like that at the beginning and end of every lesson we sit down to have a chat about the lesson, about how my body is feeling and how I want to improve for next week. At the end of a class with Tara, I feel motivated for the next one, so I can push my limits more and more every week. I also feel physically tired after class because I am pushing myself as much as I possibly can!
-Millie, Age 15
