Deborah Gregory-Hoskins
Deborah is the founder and principal of DHD. She absolutely loves teaching little dancers all the way through to adults and trainee teachers. Deborah teaches Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz and Contemporary at DHD.
Deborah started dancing when she was 5 years old at the Willow Tree Centre of Dance and Performing Arts in Devon. Her love of dance took an exciting turn when she was offered a scholarship to attend the Urdang Academy full-time vocational lower school in London at the young age of 14. Continuing into the upper school. Deborah received professional training in the heart of Covent Garden studying Classical Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Tap, Modern Theatre Jazz, Street Jazz. Pas de Deux and Musical Theatre; all taught by some of the most prestigious choreographers, teachers and directors in the industry.
Since then Deborah has performed and taught in London and, after a move to West Yorkshire in 2015, teaches freelance across Leeds and is an Associate Artist for The Royal Ballet & Opera on their Bradford Chance To Dance programme. Deborah is also an ISTD Approved Tutor, training student teachers, to gain their Diploma in Dance Education qualification.
Deborah is a fully qualified, experienced teacher with the ISTD, holding Licentiate status in Imperial Classical Ballet and a Registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance. Deborah has completed all of the Imperial Ballet examinations to Advanced 2, Modern Theatre to Advanced 1 and Tap to Intermediate. Deborah also holds a level 3 certificate in mat pilates.
DHD was founded in 2016 out of a passion and belief that dance is a powerful art form that can inspire, uplift, and transform lives. Deborah's mission is to create a warm and inclusive environment where both children and adults can explore their creativity, develop technical proficiency, and build lifelong friendships.
