Rutherford, Mandy

I have been involved in dance and the arts from a very early age and have dedicated a large proportion of my time to pursuing a career in this field. Like most children I began dancing at a young age and I became fascinated with the arts. This love then turned to ambition. I spent the rest of my youth training under dance scholarship in New York, Chicago and LA and at the age of 17 I spent a summer training with Gus Giordano jazz company as an apprentice. Then rather than pursuing a professional dance career directly after high school, I decided that it was important that I go to university and get my degree of which I completed in 2000. During University I was a member of the ensemble and performed regularly. I also dabbled in choreography. After University I was offered a place in Royal Caribbean’s dance cast and danced for them for almost two years.

Teaching experience:
I have been teaching dance for the past 10 years. I am a versatile teacher who is competent in jazz, ballet, tap, street jazz, hip hop, and lyrical. I am a hardworking and talented practitioner and I aim to expose my pupils to what is happening now in the dance world. I have taught with numerous organizations including: The Brit School For Performing Arts and Technology.

Performing Experience
I have been dancing professionally for 5 years and credits include “The Jazz World Congress”, Arizona Jazz Dance Festrival, Playhouse Dance company- “Read My Hips” and “The Jazz Nutcracker”, Howard County Ballet- “The Snow Queen” and “The Wizard of Oz”

Contact details
MrsMandyRutherford
Flat 1
7 Gypsy Hill
London
SE19 1QG
dinga007@hotmail.com

Primary Art Form
Dance

Other Artform categories
Ballet
Choreographer
Dance
Jazz
Street / Club Dance