The Story
"My hope for this heels season is that dancers leave with more than just choreography. I want them to leave feeling more confident, more connected to themselves and each other, and just a little more in love with dance than when they first walked into the studio."
– Erini
Discovered a love of performing from an early age, achieving an A⭐ in GCSE Dance, where contemporary became the initial foundation. Growing up on a steady diet of iconic 2000s dance films, curiosity soon shifted towards street styles, sparking a lifelong passion for exploring movement with contrasting origins.
Took part in a Guinness World Record for the largest cheerleading routine on a football pitch, as one of 435 athletes, before being scouted to compete in All Star Cheer. Progressing to Level 5 as a base and Level 3 as a flyer and tumbler, later branching into dance divisions across Jazz, Hip Hop and Pom.
Breakdancing became an intro to tumbling, exploring everything from backflips and hollerbacks to freezes and floorwork, while simultaneously developing greater upper-body strength for cheer. Cross-training between the two opened up new ways of moving, building a foundation across dance and athletic movement.
A love for attending competitions and events helped shape life beyond performing, leading to a degree in Event Management and over 12 years working behind the scenes. From live events and creative projects to video shoots, this built a 360-view of what goes into taking creative ideas from concept to delivery.
Roles included Worlds Liaison, attending the Cheer & Dance Worlds in Orlando, supporting 30+ teams on their international journey while capturing live content from training to competition. Also worked alongside UK judging panels to verify divisions and results, gaining insight into technique, choreography and performance.
In 2019, successfully auditioned for an Open Coed Hip Hop team, earning the opportunity to compete at the Dance Worlds in Orlando. The season continued with another international competition in Germany, bringing competitive Hip Hop back into focus after years spent working within the events industry.
Continued investing in dance development through classes and intensives with internationally recognised choreographers. Taken classes at Millennium Dance Complex, Eighty Eight Studios and Playground LA, plus training at Move It, NMDF, ForYou, High Heels Convention, In10sive, Do The Work Heels & Battle of the Best.
Expanded experience beyond performing with qualifications in Exercise to Music, Nutrition, Pilates, Competitive Dance Coaching across All Star styles, and Heels Dance Teacher training. Also trained in Dance Judging within the cheer industry, later judging at one of Scotland’s largest cheer and dance competitions.
Training across Europe also brought opportunities to experience movement through culture, from traditional and social dance to taking part in another Guinness World Record: the Largest Zeibekiko Dance, as one of 830 dancers. A full-circle moment after first entering the record books through cheer more than two decades earlier.
An appetite for more dance and development led back to competitive team training, this time in two new styles: Reggaeton and Commercial. Performances spanned WE, Agua Festival, LoCura, Bachata Plus and Battle of the Best, vibing again on stage while embracing team choreography, training and rehearsals.
Created Shapes x Vibes as a space to run classes and share expertise across dance and fitness, bringing together a wider interest in movement, mental wellbeing and injury prevention. The focus is on making movement accessible and enjoyable, encouraging people to explore different ways to move and find what works for them.
Fell in love with the versatility of dance as a language, forever keen to keep building a bank of styles. Taking inspiration from the Dance Your Style concept, the goal is to collect movements, grooves and influences to draw from instinctively, while building confidence to freestyle in cyphers, battles and spaces beyond choreography.
Cross-training between grounded, groovy Hip Hop vibes and powerful, feminine Heels sparked a curiosity for how the body moves differently to reflect and honour each style, while finding what feels authentic. Both have built confidence in different ways, creating space to be playful, express personality and explore movement.
Excited to introduce beginner Heels classes for the 2026/27 season, experimenting with new choreography, learning how to break movement down and helping others build confidence through dance. The studio is my favourite place to be, so getting to share the dance floor, vibey music and Heels makes it even better.
Back to beginner mode, this time using dance as a way to connect with Irish heritage through traditional movement, music and culture. The next challenge is learning a Reel, Light Jig, Single Jig and Slip Jig, with the goal of competing, gaining performance feedback, getting back on stage and pushing outside of comfort zones.
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