About Us
Now proudly celebrating a decade of success, Studio b has flourished into one of the region’s most highly acclaimed performing arts centres, inspiring and training over 500 talented students across our three thriving branches in Worcester, Bredon, and Tewkesbury.
Crowned Best Dance Studio in Worcester 2025 by the Quality Business Awards, Studio b continues to set the standard for excellence, creativity, and community in performing arts. From our humble beginnings to becoming All England qualifiers, we have built a reputation for quality, passion, and opportunity in every discipline we teach.
We bring you cWe offer a dynamic range of classes in Dance (across all styles and levels), Musical Theatre, Acro, Singing, and much more, all taught by professionally trained and qualified instructors with genuine industry experience. Our mission is to provide a family-friendly, student-focused environment where every performer feels heard, supported, and inspired to shine — all while having fun.
With over 450 pupils currently enrolled, Studio b continues to achieve remarkable milestones. Within just our first year, our Worcester branch won numerous medals and trophies at competitions nationwide — and since then, we’ve performed at some of the UK and Europe’s most prestigious venues, including the Warwick Arts Centre, Birmingham MAC, The Abbey Theatre (Nuneaton), Blackpool Opera House, Liverpool Echo Arena, and even Disneyland Paris.
Today, Studio b proudly operates THREE thriving branches, each offering first-class facilities and a welcoming atmosphere:
WORCESTER -
Our flagship studio, conveniently located just outside Worcester City Centre, boasts three spacious mirrored studios with professional sound systems, comfortable waiting and changing areas, and a fully equipped kitchen for parents and students to feel right at home — all with ample free parking.
BREDON -
Located in the heart of the village, our Bredon branch offers a warm and community-focused environment within the local Village Hall. With two large halls (one with a stage) and a smaller versatile space, plus on-site parking and room to relax, it’s the perfect hub for creativity and connection.
TEWKESBURY -
Set at the Wheatpieces Community Centre in Walton Cardiff, our Tewkesbury branch features a light, spacious studio equipped with acro mats and ballet barres, along with a comfortable waiting area for parents to enjoy a cup of tea while classes are in progress.
✨ Whether your child dreams of performing under the spotlight or simply wants to build confidence, creativity, and friendships, Studio b is where passion meets performance.
We’d love to welcome you to our Studio b family – Visit our "Contact Us' page to get in touch!
🏆Proud winners of the “Best Dance Studio in Worcester 2025” – Quality Business Awards.
Meet The Team
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Kerry Millis
CEO and Principal
Training:
Bird College
Qualifications:
BA Hons in Dance and Theatre Performance
ISTD, DDE Tap, Ballet
ISTD Licentiate
Certificate of Ballet Studies – RAD (Royal Academy of Dance)
Acrobatic Arts & Alixa Flexibility
Certified instructor with Showtime Circus
Professional Experience:
Professionally, Kerry worked for a number of years as ‘Head Girl’ for Bourne Leisure. During this time she danced with Blue, WWE, X-Factor Finalists and Angie Brown. Kerry also danced supporting Westlife, Ronan Keating, Atomic Kitten & McFly. Kerry has also choreographed for a number of companies such as Park Holidays, Warner Hotels, Haven, CBeebies (Woolly & Tig) & Hit Entertainment (Angelina Ballerina, Barney the Dinosaur and The Tweenies).
Teaching Experience:
Kerry’s experience of teaching is wide ranging, such as teaching GCSE & BTEC at Hanley Castle High School, Dance Lecturer at University of Gloucester on their ‘Dance for Education’ and Performing Arts degree courses. Kerry has also worked with a wide range of young people within the community from varied backgrounds as a Dance development officer for Wyre Forest district council, with WAY (Worcester Action for Youth) and was the ‘dancer in residence’ at the Swan Theatre, Worcester.
Time at Studio B:
Studio B has enjoyed great success within RAD and ISTD dance exams as well as LAMDA Musical Theatre and Drama exams. The school has had the most fantastic results in Drama and Dance competitions and festivals across the country, with Kerry’s choreography achieving recognition in all the festivals that the school attends, Studio B has quite often been awarded the trophy for the most outstanding choreography. Creativity is Kerry’s passion and, through choreography, she tries to nurture a dancer’s inner emotion of feeling dance from within.
Karen Edwards
Head of Syllabus
Training:
Symphony Dance School in Worcester
Janet Marshall Dance Studios
Qualifications:
ISTD Foundation in Dance Instruction in Modern
Royal Academy of Dance Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies
Registered Teaching Status at the RAD
Progressing Ballet Technique
Registered teacher to teach Pirouette Surgery
Experience:
At the age of 19, Karen became Principal of Bredon School of Dance, taking the school from strength to strength for the next 11 years. She organised annual shows at The Roses Theatre, choreographed for festivals and entered her students for exams with both the RAD and ISTD. After having her two children, Karen decided that she wanted to get back to what she enjoyed doing most, which was teaching, and her dance school became part of the Studio B branches.
Time at Studio B:
Karen has been teaching at Studio B Performing Arts Centre since 2016 and loves the family atmosphere the school has as well as the strong work ethic of all the students.
Jenny O'Brien
Dance & NXT GEN Teacher
Training:
Shakespeare’s dance studio, Worcester
Bird College, London
Experience:
On graduating from college Jenny performed in various dance companies and productions. Amongst these were the Australian, European and American tours with Spirit of the dance.
Jenny has taught dance for over 20 years now and loves to pass on her passion of dance to children. She currently teaches dance at Kings Hawford, Worcester.
Time at Studio B:
Jenny joined the Studio B teaching staff in 2019 and loves the friendly and inclusive atmosphere that the school has, the children, parents and staff have created a wonderful school and she is honoured to be a part of it.
Alice Forbes
Jitterbugs & Dance Teacher. Showtime Circus Leader
Training:
Studio B
Qualifications:
Royal academy of dance (Ballet, CBTS)
Imperial society of teachers of dancing (Tap, DDE)
Acrobatics Arts
RAD Silver Swans, Leap Surgery (Rosina Andrews), Dancing memories, Barre fitness , Progressive ballet technique
Experience:
Alice has competed at many dance competitions with her highest mark being 93/100 for a tap solo. Alice has travelled across the UK dancing in competitions such as the All England dance finals in London and the That’s Showbiz dance finals in Liverpool where she came 2nd overall in the adult groups dance section with her fellow Studio B teachers. To further her dance teacher training, Alice is currently working with Kerry on gaining her DDE Modern with the ISTD.
Time at Studio B:
After training at Studio B, Alice was then taken on by Kerry as an Apprentice Dance Teacher to achieve her teaching qualifications.
Tash Bean
Musical Theatre Teacher &
NXT - GEN Leader
Training:
Performers Dance College
Experience:
TV credits include -
MTV Awards and Smash Hits Poll Party as a backing dancer for 'Take That'
European Stars In Their Eyes Finalist Show
'65 Years of Magic' Buena Vista / European Productions (Disneyland Paris)
'Big Breakfast' (Channel 4) 'Surprise Surprise' (ITV) 'Comic Relief' (BBC)
Theatre/cabaret credits include -
Pantomimes at various theatres including Bristol Hippodrome, Hammersmith Apollo, Mayflower Theatre (Southampton)
Touring UK Theatre shows including Shaftesbury Avenue, West End, Blackpool, Manchester, Brighton etc
Various Summer Seasons in Theatres across the UK.
Dance Tours for CSE and the British Troops at locations such as Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Cyrus, Ascension Islands, Falkland Islands and Northern Ireland.
Since 2007 Tasha has reinvented her career as a Madonna Tribute Artist which has led her to perform all over the world.
Tasha was lucky enough to have Miss Kerry as one of her dancers for a few years too!
Take a look at more on her website - www.tashaleaper.co.uk
"I have so many years of experience that I want to pass on to the Studio B students. I'd love to bring out the performance aspect of their dancing as well as working on different commercial styles and ever-changing choreography."
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Sasha Hicks
Jitterbugs & Dance Teacher. Showtime Circus Leader
Training & Experience:
Sasha started dancing at secondary school where her love and passion for it has continued to develop ever since. She studied dance at GCSE and A-level in school and completed many grades in ISTD ballet, modern, tap and he jazz awards. During her teenage years she auditioned and took part in the annual Pantomime at her local theatre and multiple shows with her dance school, as well as participating in competitions. She is furthering her training by continuing to work on her advanced one tap and modern and intermediate ballet.
Qualifications:
DDE Modern and Tap - qualification at Janet Marshall Dance studio
Provisional membership with the ISTD
Level 3 childcare qualifications
Time at Studio B:
Sasha is delighted to continue her journey and development as a dance teacher at studio b and is looking forward to being part of the team.
Bredon Village Hall
Evie Maitland
Office Manager & Dance Teacher
Training:
Studio B
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Qualifications:
First Class Honours Degree in Dance
Experience:
Evie has been with the Studio b since graduating in 2021. During her training she performed for the FAME Reunion Tour and MOVE IT, as well as working with renowned choreographers Jay Revell, Dean Lee and Stevie Mahoney. She was also lucky enough to be a professional dancer in the Eurovision Song Contest, Liverpool 2023.
Alongside teaching, Evie is also Office Manager and Kerry’s assistant (some would say PA!). You will see her in the office every Saturday morning to answer your questions. She also sorts all things admin from running the social media to invoices, emails, uniform, event organising and new starter enrolment.
Evie loves watching Studio B grow day by day and meeting new students that come through our doors; the professional but family friendly atmosphere creates a fantastic work ethic within the school.
Lianne Street
Contemporary/Free Lance Teacher
Training:
Harlequin Stage School
Dance and Theatre Performance at Bird College
Experience:
Following her training Lianne decided teaching and choreography was her passion so returned to her home town and choreographed many award winning numbers for a number of prestigious competitions and has obtained a variety of awards and gained extensive recognition as a choreographer.
Choreographing is something Lianne has always been very fond off and has more recently become a free lance teacher to broaden her experience outside of Worcester and has successfully delivered classes to a number of schools across the u.k .
She has taught at CYD? Super convention in Liverpool and more recently the CYD? Worcester convention.
Lianne has also enjoyed teaching in academic establishments including workshops at Worcester college of technology for their BTEC Performing Arts course and
workshops for the IB students at Malvern college as well as her regular weekly teaching sessions teaching at JDF Performing Arts College.
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Eleanor Drobek-Jenks
Dance Teacher
Training:
BA (Hons) degree in Dance Performance, Teaching and Choreography from Preston College Dance.
Alongside her degree, Eleanor achieved registered teaching status with the Royal Academy of Dance, and has obtained Diplomas in Dance Education in both Modern Theatre, and Imperial Classical Ballet, with the ISTD. During her full-time training, Eleanor performed in showcases, and events such as Move It, and she's had the opportunity to partake in workshops with industry professionals. Eleanor is passionate about teaching, and she’s excited to be joining Studio B.
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Matt Paul-Long
Guest Teacher
Training:
Wilkes Academy
Qualifications:
First Class Honours Degree in Musical Theatre
Experience:
During training Matt was trained but industry leaders such as: Sam Salter, Alice Fearn and Ricky Jinx. As a previous member of Tap Attack, he has performed at Move It, Tap Dance Festival UK and earned a scholarship to attend the Chicago Tap Summit; which is associated with MADD Rhythms founded by Bril Barrett.
He is now dancing professionally for his second contract with Dubai's Global Village. IN between contracts he will be a part of the team, teaching acro, private lessons and anything else he can get stuck into!
He is excited to share his passion in performing arts, loves inspiring young performers to reach their full potential.
PAST STUDENT SUCCESS
We have had a number of students who have gone on to train at some of the country's best performing arts colleges and have gained worked as professional performers since leaving Studio B.
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
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Bird College
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Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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London College of Performing Arts
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Kings International Ballet Academy
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Birmingham Ormiston Academy
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Creative Academy
"My daughter loves it here at studio B everyone is so friendly. The shows they put on are amazing, it's so nice to see what your children are getting up to. my daughter’s confidence has grown since going here. if your son/daughter are looking for a place to dance and enjoy themselves I highly recommend Studio B"