Me, myself and my life so far
This is my first post and I thought the best place to start, would be to introduce my self. So here goes. My name is Alison Lonsdale and I have been dancing since I can remember and have always wanted to pursue a career within the industry. After finishing sixth form, I attended Merseyside Dance and drama centre so that I could attain my DDE's with the ISTD. Once completing my qualifications I started to work for Princess Cruises as a dancer and stayed there for 6 years, performing on various ships taking me across the world. Climbing from dancer to assistant cast manager and then progressing on to cast manager made life at sea exciting and a huge rollercoaster, but I loved every second. After my career at sea I came home to teach and begin my forever. Until I became a teacher I always felt that something was missing. I qualified with a DDE from the ISTD in Imperial Ballet, Modern Theatre and Tap Dance, and have been lucky enough to teach in a vast amount of schools and teachin...