Cwrdd â'r tîm
Company Director
Kathy Young
Cyfarwyddwr Cwmni
Kathy oedd Rheolwr Prosiect Diversability Dance Blast yn goruchwylio'r holl raglenni DiverseAbility ac Aerial tan fis Medi 2022 pan ddaeth yn Gyfarwyddwr Cwmni llawn amser i ni.
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Community Outreach Facilitator &
Project Manager
Zoe graduated from University of Hull in 2003 with a BA (Hons) Dance Degree and started her career as a Freelance Community Dance Practitioner in 2005.
Over her 19 years experience Zoe has worked with a range of ages and abilities in the community and education sector, making creative and contemporary dance accessible to children and young people in South Wales.
Zoe joined Dance Blast in June 2024 and is enjoying bringing Dance Blast back out into the communities of Monmouthshire.
Zoe Adcock
Administrator & Welsh Ambassador
Sue Maloney
Sue was a teacher for over 30 years working in both primary and secondary schools in England and Wales. Teaching a variety of subjects including Art and Welsh with responsibilty for careers and work experience. Sue has professional and personal experience of supporting young people with additional/behavioural needs. A Welsh learner, Sue has reached level Gloywi with Coleg Gwent Dysgu Cymraeg and last year achieved Certificate in Welsh Language Skills from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Presently Sue is Dance Blast's administrator and Welsh ambassador. She is also the secretary for Dance Blast's Board of Trustees. Sue's daughter has been a member of MYDC for ten years. Sue enjoys baking, gardening and Pilates in her spare time.
Admin Volunteer
Sari Davis
Sari has been retired for several years. She is an economist and has worked with computers for more than 30 years, which has enabled her to become a volunteer.
Sari is involved with the admin side of Dance Blast and joined in 2022 and enjoys the work very much.
Kim Noble
Tiwtor MYDC & Coreograffydd
Daw Kim yn wreiddiol o Drefynwy a mynychodd Ysgol Gyfun Trefynwy. Yn ddiweddarach hyfforddodd Kim yn Northern School ar gyfer Dawns Gyfoes. Wedi'i lleoli yng Nghaerdydd, mae Kim yn ddawnsiwr, coreograffydd ac athrawes brofiadol ac uchel ei pharch, yn gweithio ym myd dawns ers 2008. Mae gan Kim lawer o sgiliau gan gynnwys: Sgiliau syrcas - trapîs statig a chylch awyr/dawns/ harnais a gwaith bynji. Ioga- Llif Ashtanga a Vinyasa a ‘Swing Hop’. Mae Kim wedi perfformio gyda nifer o gwmnïau yn genedlaethol ac yn rhyngwladol ac mae'n un o sylfaenwyr Kitsch & Sync Collective.
Mae Kim wedi arwain MYDC ers 2017 ac mae wedi ysbrydoli llawer o'r cwmni i fynd ymlaen i astudio dawns yn y brifysgol.
MYDC - Monmouthshire Youth Dance Company &
MCDC - Monmouthshire Connected Dance Company Artistic Director
MYCC - Monmouthshire Youth Circus
Company Artistic Director
Elle Edwards
Elle's circus life began in Las Alpujarras where she found herself living with a dance and theatre company on a sunny olive farm. After graduating from Circomedia in 2010, Elle began working for NoFit State Circus in their show Bianco, Turning Savage and has performed around the world as an aerialist, hula hooper, and street performer.
In 2023, Elle completed an MA in Directing Contemporary Circus and Physical Performance with a Leverhulme Scholarship, she now works as Company Director for MYCCC and creates site-specific productions in and around South Wales. Elle produces outdoor arts events and festivals across the UK, she is a founding member of Splatch Productions and the Circus Village partnership. She is passionate about the imagination and youth participation in circus and outdoor arts.
Atomic Street Dance Tutor & Choreographer
Hayley Feehan
Tiwtor Dawns Stryd Atomig & Coreograffydd
Dechreuodd Hayley ddawnsio yn bump oed gan ddysgu tap, jazz a modern yn Dot & Ysgol lwyfan Margaret Watts a symudodd ymlaen i Ysgol Ddawns Catherines yng Nghaerdydd. Astudiodd Hayley Radd Ba (Anrh) mewn Dawns yn UWIC gan ganolbwyntio ar ddawns gyfoes a choreograffi. Enillodd Hayley wobr Dilys Price am y myfyriwr sydd wedi gwella fwyaf mewn dawns. Dechreuodd Hayley ddysgu dawns tra yn y brifysgol, gan ddysgu dosbarthiadau stryd, jazz a thap yng Nghaerdydd mae'r dosbarthiadau hyn yn dal i gael eu cynnal ar hyn o bryd. Ers gadael y brifysgol mae Hayley wedi bod yn diwtor llawrydd yn gweithio gydag amrywiaeth o sefydliadau cymunedol ac addysgol gan weithio gyda llawer o wahanol grwpiau oedran a galluoedd. Addysgu wedi bod yn angerdd Hayley's erioed, gweld mae cyfranogwyr yn mwynhau eu hunain wrth ymgysylltu, datblygu a gwella eu sgiliau dawnsio a pherfformio.
Fran Higginson
Tiwtor Dawns & Cynorthwy-ydd Awyrolol
Hyfforddodd Fran yn Laban, ac mae wedi gweithio ym myd dawns ac addysg gymunedol ers hynny. Mae hi'n angerddol am sut y gall dawns a syrcas awyr effeithio ar les pobl ac mae'n credu'n llwyr mewn dawnsio oherwydd ei fod yn gwneud i chi deimlo'n dda yn y corff a'r enaid. Mae ymarfer cynhwysol yn ganolog i'w gwaith ac mae hi wedi archwilio a datblygu hyn gyda Blue Eyed Soul, Candoco, Amici, Paradance UK, DanceXchange ac yn fwyaf diweddar hyfforddiant Iris gyda Chwmni Dawns StopGap. Mae Fran wedi bod yn dysgu Cymraeg ers pum mlynedd ac yn falch iawn o ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg mewn sgwrs ac yn y stiwdio.
Dance Tutor & Aerial Assistant
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Boys Blast Tutor & Choreographer
Liam Wallace
Tiwtor Dawns
Ymunodd Liam â Dance Blast ym mis Medi 2022 i arwain ein grŵp Dawns Bechgyn newydd.
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Aerial Tutor
Jani Foldi
Jani is a Hungarian born daredevil.
He trained in dance and martial arts from an early age as a hobbyist, and pursued his dream to save the planet by becoming an Environmental Manager.
After he moved to the UK and lived in London for years, at the age of 24 he found Circus.
He trained and got his degree at the National Centre for Circus Arts, then his Master's at Circomedia Bristol.
He wouldn't have made it without some of the best training facilities and even more amazing teachers. Hangar Arts Trust (Fiona Lait), Aerial Days Archway (Clare Anderson, Genevieve Monastesse), Victor Fomin (Victor's studio Montreal), Lyndall Merry and many more.
He has travelled across the globe with different companies, but his heart belongs to Wales and the UK. Giving up touring life to settle down and help build local communities with arts, hospitality and entertainment.
Outreach Dance Tutor
Eluned Owen
Eluned grew up ballet dancing in Aberystwyth, and studied contemporary dance at the University of Winchester. She has worked with Dance Blast since 2024. She created her first work, Minlliw, with Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch in 2022, which was performed at Agor Drysau Festival in 2024. Also in 2024, she danced in Cyprus with Kokoro Arts, and performed as a member of NYDW. Since graduating Eluned has continued to train in Wales, and in 2025 completed the Seedbed training course with Stopgap Dance Company. As well as leading dance classes, Eluned has been a dance adjudicator at many Eisteddfods and competitions. As a teacher, Eluned is excited to choreograph and give dancers the space to be as creative as they want.
Kaiya Thomas
Tiwtor Awyr
Dechreuodd Kaiya ddysgu syrcas yn 8 oed gyda syrcas ieuenctid NoFit States ac ar hyn o bryd mae'n astudio yn Circomedia Mae'n arbenigo mewn aerial a'i hoff gyfarpar yw sidanau er ei bod yn gwneud cymysgedd o sgiliau daear hefyd, gan gynnwys acro partner, cylchyn hwla, symud. Mae ei phrofiadau yn y gorffennol yn cynnwys addysgu, perfformio a gwirfoddoli gyda chwmnïau fel Circomedia, NoFit State, Circomotion ac Up Side Down Circus. Mae ganddi brofiad o addysgu pob disgyblaeth awyr, acro partner, cyflyru a hyblygrwydd. Mae Kaiya wedi bod ag angerdd am syrcas erioed ac mae'n gobeithio rhannu ei gwybodaeth am syrcas gyda phobl ledled y byd.
Aerial Tutor
Aerial Tutor
Drew Morris
Aerial Tutor
Kevin McIntosh
Ballroom & Latin Tutor
Ann Brinkley
Ann began her adventure with dance at about 9 years of age and completed all her amateur medal tests as a child. At 16 she left school to work full time to enable her to embark on the competitive stage of her dance career. Ann was trained by world champions and danced up to championship level, very much supported by her parents. After a break from dance whilst she had children, Ann turned professional in her mid 30's, studying for her qualifications whilst gaining lots of teaching experience in a dance school in Lancashire. In 1998 Ann relocated from Lancashire to South Wales and has been self employed as a free lance dance teacher ever since. To teach and share Ann's love of dance with as many people as possible has always been her passion, and working with Dance Blast has helped achieve this. Come along to one of Ann's classes and give it a try. It's a wonderful way to enjoy exercise and make new friends. Keep dancing!!!!
Lauren Maloney
Cynorthwyydd DawnsAbility
Dechreuodd Lauren ddawnsio yn Dance Blast pan oedd hi’n 17 oed, gan fynychu dosbarthiadau fel DanceAbility Adults ac Oedolion Aerial Dance. Mae Lauren yn Gynorthwyydd Dawns i DanceAbility Youth and Juniors ac yn fwyaf diweddar mae wedi dilyn cwrs hyfforddi am Ddawns Gynhwysol gyda Chwmni Dawns Stopgap. Mae Lauren hefyd yn aelod o Gwmni Dawns Connected Sir Fynwy, yn perfformio’n lleol ac yn cydweithio â choreograffwyr yn ystod Prosiect Ignite Dance Blast.
DanceAbility Assistant
Dance Assistant
Lilly Webb
Lilly is a Commercial/ Hip Hop dancer and has a strong interest in musical theatre. She has taken part in a Dance Leadership course through Dance Blast and has qualified through Level 1. Lilly started dancing at Dance Blast when she was 10 years old, working her way up through the Atomic classes. She is currently attending Advanced Atomic and assists for the younger atomic classes and mini blast classes that are taught by Hayley on a Thursday, aswell as assisting Eluned on a Wednesday with Mini Blast. Lilly also works with “Tiny Toes Ballet”, helping to teach toddlers ballet.
Lilly loves to assist those who need help and enjoys watching dancers grow as they learn new techniques and skills.
Sammy Varley
Cynorthwyydd DawnsAbility
Mae Sammy wedi bod yn aelod o Gwmni Dawns Connected Sir Fynwy ers ei greu yn 2015, gan berfformio, creu a chydweithio ag amrywiaeth o goreograffwyr. Mae Sammy yn un o Gynorthwyydd Dawns Dance Blast, yn cefnogi dosbarthiadau Ieuenctid ac Iau yng Nghas-gwent. Mae Sammy hefyd yn mwynhau dawnsio yn nosbarthiadau Zumba a DanceAbility Adults Dance Blast. Yn ogystal â chwblhau hyfforddiant blaenorol gyda Chwmni Dawns Stopgap, yn fwyaf diweddar mae Sammy wedi cwblhau eu rhaglen hyfforddi 12 wythnos o Ddawns Gynhwysol ar gyfer Gwelyau Hadau.
Naomi Keevil
Cynorthwyydd DawnsAbility
Magwyd Naomi yng Ngorllewin Cymru a dechreuodd ddawnsio yn Ysgol Ddawns Jane Guy yn Aberaeron. Arweiniodd ei chariad at symud a pherfformiad hi i astudio Theatr ym Mhrifysgol Lancaster. Aeth ymlaen i weithio fel actor, perfformiwr, pypedwr, ac arbenigwraig addysg gyda nifer o gwmnïau gan gynnwys Theatr Powys, LoudMouth, Impelo Dance a PuppetSoup. Mae hi'n gweithio'n rheolaidd fel hwylusydd llawrydd ac arweinydd gweithdai yn cynnal sesiynau mewn ysgolion a lleoliadau addysgol.
DanceAbility Assistant
Dance Blast Co-Founders
Sally was co-founder of Dance Blast. She was our Company Director until September 2022 and Artistic Director from then until January 24.
Sally Carlson
Dance Blast Co-Founder
Emma was co-founder of Dance Blast and Artistic Director of Monmouthshire Youth Dance Company from its inception in September 2007 until March 2017.
Emma Carlson
Dance Blast Co-Founder
