Little Wrigglers

'I like it because I get to be a train and blow the whistle and I like it when we go to Bristol zoo' Archie, aged 3

'I really, really like doing good toes and naughty toes. I love dancing so much. I like my teacher Rachel and I like being a penguin.' Freya Bates, aged 3.


	Rachel E. Walsh RAD BA (Hons), LRAD, Founder and Director of Little Wrigglers Growing up in Preston, Lancashire, Rachel discovered dance at the age of five and quickly ascended through the grades of Ballet, Modern, Tap and Jazz at her local dance school. After being awarded a place at the RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) in Battersea, Rachel moved to London in 2003 to study the Art and Teaching of Ballet.
Graduating with honours in 2006, she worked as a teacher for the RAD in Sydney, Australia, moving back to England in 2007 to form Little Wrigglers in Teddington, and later Wimbledon. As well as Little Wrigglers, Rachel is also an accredited dance teacher in London, and has been passing on her passion and experience to many children, aged 5-16 at Lafour Dance and Drama School, Finchley Road, and The Suzanna Raymond School of Dance, Teddington-Hampton. These schools both follow RAD and ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) syllabi in Ballet, Modern, Tap and Jazz.
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	Lauren Matthews RAD dip Lauren trained at London Studio Centre and Central School of Ballet Pre-seniors. Since graduation she has worked as a freelance dancer and teacher performing with numerous different companies and choreographers in London and abroad. Lauren has danced everywhere from, The Royal Opera House and The Palladium; to locations in forests and clubs for music videos.
She has also graduated as a Royal Academy of Dance ballet teacher and is very excited to be starting teaching with Little Wrigglers!