Our Team
Leticia Wiltshire
Leticia started dancing at age 4 doing ballet. As Leticia grew she added other dance styles including Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Contemporary whilst continuing her ballet training. She completed her ballet exams up to Advanced Level and achieved her Solo Seal in Jazz with NZAMD before sitting her teacher’s exams. Leticia danced with the Southern Ballet Company performing in many shows before starting her teaching career. She also danced in many other shows and musicals and is recognized for her consistent performance and ability to pick up choreography very quickly. As a young teacher, Leticia taught at many schools around Canterbury and dreamt of opening a school where everyone - no matter their age, size, shape, ethnicity or gender - could dance and be accepted as themselves. She is passionate about young dancers learning dance in a way that builds confidence and self esteem and Expressions Dance Company is the realisation of that dream.
Emily Beck
Emily is our Tap teacher.
Hannan Taylor
Hannan Taylor started ballet at age 4 and excelled at it with his physical style being evident early on. He later added jazz and contemporary to his training. Hannan grew up doing shows at Southern Ballet Theatre as well as doing Dance as a subject throughout high school. He sat his exams up to Advanced level in both Ballet and Jazz before sitting his teachers exams. Hannan is also a qualified Massage Therapist and brings a wealth of knowledge of body mechanics and physiology to his classes.
Hollie Nicholson
Hollie is our Hip Hop Teacher.
Our Support Team
Running a dance company is a team effort and we are very lucky to have some awesome people who support us. Chris is Leticia’s husband and is our technical expert who looks after our sound, lighting and other technical needs for shows and around the studio. Roesjka is Leticia’s Mum and is the hands behind the costumes and sets of all our productions as well as coaching the singing aspects of our shows. We are also privileged to have the help of some amazing parents to volunteer to do other duties around the studio and during shows.
