Stephanie Cook
School Of Dance
Meet The Team
Stephanie Louise Cook
LISTD, DDE, B.A(Hons)
Stephanie Cook is the Owner and Principal of the Stephanie Cook School of Dance. She began dancing at the age of five, training extensively in ISTD Modern Theatre, Imperial Classical Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Disco Freestyle, and Rock’n’Roll. Her passion for dance continued throughout her academic studies, where she completed both GCSE and A Level Dance before progressing to university-level training.
Stephanie graduated with a BA (Hons) Degree in Dance, studying a wide range of disciplines including Contemporary Dance, Dance Pedagogy, Choreography, Anatomy, and Physiology. Alongside her degree, she completed her teacher training with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) in Disco Freestyle, achieving her A.I.S.T.D qualification. In 2012 she continued her professional teacher training through Tiffany Theatre College and The Company Teacher Training, where she successfully completed her DDE qualifications in Modern Theatre and Tap.
In 2024, Stephanie further advanced her professional credentials under the guidance of Jessica Morgan-Beale, achieving Licentiate status with the ISTD in Tap and Modern Theatre. She remains committed to ongoing professional development, with the long-term ambition of becoming an ISTD Examiner.
Stephanie is deeply passionate about teaching and takes great pride in inspiring the next generation of dancers, sharing both her knowledge and lifelong love of dance with every pupil she teaches.
Miss Leanne Higgins
AISTD, DDE
Leanne began dancing at the age of three and met Stephanie through dance when they were just five years old. Since then, they have trained alongside one another throughout their dance journeys and are now fortunate enough to work alongside one another.
Over the years, Leanne has studied Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz, and Disco Freestyle, achieving advanced level examinations with the ISTD across these disciplines. Her passion for dance continued to grow through years of dedicated training and further study at college, inspiring her to pursue a career in dance teaching so she could share her knowledge and enthusiasm with others.
Leanne developed a particular passion for Ballet, which led her to undertake her DDE Ballet examinations under the training of Jackie Styles, successfully gaining her ISTD Associate status. She is committed to continuing her professional development and hopes to work towards her Ballet Licentiate and Fellowship qualifications, with the long-term ambition of becoming an ISTD examiner.
We are incredibly blessed to have Miss Leanne as part of our teaching team, where she proudly holds the role of Head of Ballet within the dance school.
Miss Chloe Sardar
Chloe began dancing at the age of 3 and trained and undertook examinations in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Cheer Pom under the B.A.T.D (British association of teachers of dancing). Between the ages of 6 – 13 Chloe competed at every competition in the season gaining titles, trophies and medals for her numerous solos, quads and group dances. After moving house at the age of 13, Chloe began training and taking examinations with the I.S.T.D (Imperial society of teachers of dancing) in Imperial Classical Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre and Jazz. It was here, after countless years of assisting with classes that she found her passion and love for teaching. After studying dance at GCSE and A-Level, Chloe moved to Chichester for a year (2022-23) to gain her I.S.T.D DDE qualifications in Modern Theatre and Tap at Chichester College with her tutor Irela Strachan. During this year she completed both of her DDE’S as well as taking her Contemporary exams with the I.S.T.D gaining teaching status for these also. After completing these Chloe took her Advanced 2 Tap exam and then Advanced 2 Modern with Jessica Morgan-Beale. To further her qualifications, in September 2024 Chloe began training for Licentiate Tap with tutor Irela Strachan and gained her Licentiate status in September 2025. Chloe plans on doing her Licentiate Modern in the near future and continues to take CPD days each year. Teaching brings her great joy and pride by passing on all she can to her students.