MELT DANCE TEACHING SPECIALISTS
Meet our Founder
KARL NEWSAM
Principle / Musical Theatre Jazz Specialist
BA/PGCE/BBO Examiner/Adjudicator/UTDRT
Karl has had a passion for dance his whole life. Originally from Yorkshire, Karl has trained and performed across the country and the world. From performing in West End Musicals, dancing live on Top of the Pops, to cruise ships in the Caribbean, his love and passion for the Arts guided him to teach.
He now teaches as a Dance and Musical Theatre Lecturer at LIPA Sixth form College, recently graded as "Oustanding" from Ofsted, in Liverpool where he brings with him a wealth of expertise in dance, theatre and acting.
Karl is also an accomplished Choreographer, working on many projects in theatres, film and television and training school across the UK.
Karl opened Melt Dance because he believes that Jazz theatre dance and musical theatre shouldn’t be elitist. “Dance training should be an opportunity for all that have a passion for it, dance gave me an opportunity to do things I wouldn’t of had the chance to do otherwise”. Hence the name Melt - Motivate, Elevate, Live, Thrive - Dance.
GUEST TUTORS
Meet our specialists
LUCY BANFORD
Jazz Dance Specialist
JAMES PEARSON
Pearson Casting Agency
Theatrical Casting Agent
HANNAH LEVANE
Musical Theatre triple threat
ALEXANDRA WAIGHT-ROBERTS
Music Theatre Triple Threat
ADAM SCOTT
Lyrical/Contemporary specialist
CHARLOTTE WATTS
Williamson and Holmes
Theatrical Agent
JACK BYRNE
Commercial Dance Specialist
ADAM SCOWN
Jazz/Commercial/Musical theatre Specialist
ANNIE WHINSTON
Jazz dance specialist
MIKE LOWRY
Commercial Dance Specialist
STEPHEN MORGAN
Musical Theatre/Tap Specialist and Choreographer
HELÉNA FERREIRA
Musical Theatre Dance Specialist and Choreographer
EMMA THOMAS
Commercial Dance Specialist.
CHRISTINA MALLEY
Freelance Singer and Musical Theatre Singing specialist.
ABBIE GIBBS
Jazz and Tapp specialist
CAMERON ASHALL
Musical Theatre Singing Specialist
BA/Cert-Ed
MARTINE GUMBS/MM TWINS
Jazz Dance specialist
EVEN GARETT
Jazz/Commercial Specialist
EMMA JANE APPLEYARD
Musical theatre Triple threat
DARYL CHATTERTON
JNorth Associates
Theatrical Agent
ABBIE COUGHLAN
Jazz Dance Specialist
TALISHA THOMAS LYNDSAY
Hip Hop/Commercial dance specialist
NICOLETTE WHITLEY
Contemporary/Lyrical Jazz specialist
OLIVIA GALVIN
Jazz Dance/Audition Technique/Commercial Dance
specialist
ESCO WILLIAMS
Popular singing specialist/videographer
CARMEL MOSS
Musical Theatre Singing specialist
KATIE-ANNE MCCABE
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Specialist
HANNAH BALLARD
Rhythm Tap Specialist