South Wales' Finest for Latin, Street, Ballroom & Sequence Dance Excellence

Having lived and trained in London for over a decade to further her competitive dance career, Loren returned to Wales in 2016 when LJDC first opened its doors. She is passionate about investing in local dancers and providing them with opportunities to compete and develop at a national level without the need to travel or relocate.

Loren experienced significant success during her own competitive career, becoming a British and United Kingdom Latin Finalist at Youth, Amateur, and Professional levels.

Upon retiring from competitive dancing, Loren had the honour of working regularly with BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing and toured for two years with Brendon Cole on his UK and Ireland Tour.

Loren now imparts her knowledge and experience to her pupils and is immensely proud of their achievements, as they are among the best in the country, Europe, and the world.

She is professionally qualified to Licentiate level in both Latin American and Ballroom disciplines, enabling her to lecture and adjudicate at championship events.

Jody’s primary role is in the studio’s on-site beauty salon, Prestige. As an experienced beautician and makeup artist, she enjoys preparing our dancers for competitions while also serving a large base of regular local clients.

Jody is qualified with the United Kingdom Association in Professional Latin, a qualification she pursued to train our formation teams at LJDC.

In addition to her other roles, Jody plays a significant part in the management, administration, and promotion of LJDC.

Chloe is one of our exceptional team trainers, involved in coaching our championship junior and adult formation teams, as well as instructing private lessons and classes. She is qualified to Associate level in Latin American. Dancers and parents alike are often in awe of Chloe's impressive competitive achievements, which include:

• World U19 Same-Sex Latin Champions
• 5 x Welsh Open Championship Titles
• 4 x Britain's Best Grand Finals Titles
• 3 x Champions of Tomorrow Titles
• 4 x English Open Titles
• 2 x UK Championship Titles
• 2 x Stars of the Future Titles
• 2 x Western European Championship Titles
• 1 x All England Grand Prix Title

Chloe has not competed since 2018, but her partnership remains the most successful same-sex Latin couple to date, having achieved and retained more major all-girls titles than any other couple.

Having competed from a young age and achieved national finals in both the junior and adult formation sections, Tayla brings extensive competitive experience to her teaching role at LJDC.

She teaches dancers of all ages as part of our Melody Bear, Little Latino's, and Medallist social dance classes at the LJDC Caerphilly Studio, along with our competitive formation teams, which include Juvenile British Open Finalists.

Tayla is employed full-time at the studio as LJDC Business Coordinator and plays a crucial role in the smooth operation and success of LJDC.

Alex joined LJDC when we first opened our doors, and since then, we have shared many wonderful experiences with her. A hard worker, she possesses extensive dance knowledge from years of training and competing at the highest level.

At just 14 years old, Alex and her partner won the Champions of Tomorrow title, a coveted achievement for all-girl couples, along with countless other titles throughout their junior career. In 2019, Alex triumphed over tough competition to be crowned WDC World U16 & U19 Champion! Still competing in some of LJDC’s most successful formation teams, Alex is a valued member of staff. Whether teaching private lessons or training teams, she takes pride in every aspect of her role.

Ellie is proving to be just as talented as a teacher as she is as a competitor! Having danced in formation teams from a young age, she has enjoyed significant success, including being crowned WDC AL World Masters and WDC AL UK Champions.

Individually, Ellie has shown immense determination and dedication, earning some of the highest accolades for any solo competitor, including:

• 7 x European Championship Titles
• 5 x All England Championship Titles
• 3 x Champions of Tomorrow Titles
• 2 x Stars of the Future Titles
• Plus many more.

Ellie is a dedicated hard worker, fully committed to her dance career and the development and success of the dancers at LJDC.

Lucy is a hardworking, determined, and focused championship competitor, as well as a valued member of our teaching staff. She does a fantastic job of nurturing and encouraging budding talent within LJDC.

Lucy is thriving in her role as a trainer with our Formation Teams, and the dancers in her classes and private lessons benefit from her caring and competitive nature, along with her extensive dance knowledge and experience.

We are pleased to welcome Shannon to the LJDC teaching team. She joins us with a wealth of experience in ballroom and Latin dance.

Having been a member of many successful formation teams during her juvenile and junior career, Shannon embraces every opportunity to share her knowledge and experience with the dancers here at LJDC.

In addition to teaching private lessons and training teams at our Caerphilly-based studio, Shannon will lead our Bargoed Community Classes. Our outreach classes in nearby communities play a significant role in the growth and success of LJDC.

Seren has enjoyed great success as a competitive dancer from a young age, regularly reaching the finals with her formation teams in the Northern Masters, British Open, and UK Formation Championships.

Having transitioned to the adult category, Seren and her team have worked diligently, achieving remarkable results, including being crowned WDC AL World Masters Formation Champions.

As a great teacher and competitor, Seren brings a wealth of formation knowledge to the teams she helps train.

Leah joined LJDC as a ten-year-old girl, and since then, we have shared many wonderful experiences together. Over the years, Leah has worked incredibly hard to achieve top honours as a soloist, in all-girls partnerships, and as a member of some of the country's most successful formation teams. She has gained invaluable knowledge that has aided her as both a competitor and now a teacher as she develops and nurtures the next generation of LJDC talent.