Joelle Jones

Turbelle’s Principal/Managing Choreographer
Teacher of Tap, Street, Lyrical, Contemporary & Open 2 Style ‘ Turbelle’s Performing Arts school, is a family; where students develop in a fun, disciplined and structured environment’

Joelle started Turbelle’s Performing Arts school on 17th May 2003 with just 12 students as a means of earning on Saturdays.

She now teaches and choreographs full time and owns a school with just under 150 students aged 3 to 50 years old, teaching tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, street, bhangra, bollywood dance, singing and drama and employs seven part-time tutors and has seven trainee tutors for her ever growing workload.

With dance becoming a more and more popular pass time activity for both girls and boys in youth centres, primary, secondary and special needs education, Joelle and her team have spent the last seven years teaching dance and drama as an alternative in physical education and out of school workshops to over 2500 children in the London Boroughs of Redbridge, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Waltham Forest and Kensington & Chelsea.

Joelle’s first ballet lesson was at four years old. By the age of eight Joelle was also enjoying tap, modern, lyrical, acrobats and singing and had already taken first place in several major BTDA (British Theatre Dance Association) competitions. By twelve years old she had been the tap, song and dance and character champion of several Counties and is a former U. K Tap champion.

She gained her student dance-teaching certificate when she was thirteen and has continued to teach since then.

In her early teens Joelle began to street dance and found yet another style where she could develop her creativity.

Whilst at college studying Performing Arts; specialising in dance, she utilised her advanced skills in choreography for college productions, whilst learning contemporary dance, stage management and directing.

Registered with the ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing), she prepares her students for exams, competitions, festivals and stage performances

Her ethos is for her students to have fun, structure, development and discipline in a world of diversity and wonder.

Joelle’s creative choreography and energy is contagious to Turbelle’s tutors and students.

Vevica Jones

FOUNDER/COORDINATOR
Teaming up with her daughter Joelle, Vevica, known as Viv assisted her in setting up what was initially a two hour Saturday Job in a church hall. After just two years, Turbelle’s became a full time business.

Having dealt with adults as a Recruitment Manager in excess of 30 years, Viv has found her love for Turbelle’s and performing arts, ‘the place to be’.

‘Being Joelle’s mum and a grandmother comes first, but Turbelle’s and the students are very important to both of us’.

Whilst Turbelle’s has been and still is fast growing, it is important to Viv that there is always that structure, disciplined, family atmosphere that has made Turbelle’s unique.

JANICE JONES - Drama
With a BA Honors in Theatre & Professional Practice, Janice is the ideal person to head Turbelle’s ever growing Drama Department. Having run her own theatre company, Janice’s abundance of talent and experience is more than needed with the many projects involving Turbelle’s. She is an energetic tutor who appreciates modern and classical drama. Working as a Community Development Officer full time is just an added bonus when looking after the welfare of the many young people in Turbelle’s.

JUDIE OBEYA – Singing
We all need that very enthusiastic and talented singing teacher who can tackle your vocals, as well as any kind of music from Theatrical to RNB. It’s even nicer when you realise your singing teacher can song write, sing and dance be it Tap, Jazz or Street.

JULIE – Bollywood & Bhangra
The diversities of cultures within Turbelle’s have kept Julie quite busy whilst preparing Turbelle’s students for festivals and shows. Her choreography is original with its many classical styles to compliment her bollywood and bhangra.

CHRISTINA CUTTELL – Ballet & Jazz
Christina trained in ISTD Tap, Modern, Checceti Ballet and Free Jazz. As a child she performed in the West End in Oliver, Les Miserables and Hey Mr Producer. She also won various awards in dance competitions. Since completing her Musical Theatre Degree at Mountview Academy, Christine has worked on many professional stages as a dancer and singer. Throughout this time Christine has continued to teach Tap, Jazz and Ballet.

SARAH THOMAS– Ballet & Jazz
Sarah started dancing at the age of 4, completing exams in ballet, tap and modern. She has performed in many shows and has been involved for 7 consecutive years in the British Arts awards and gained first place on various occasions. She has been teaching since the age of 16.

LUTHER DYER- Street
Luther Dyer, started his dance training at the age of nine in his local youth club where he found his passion for the arts and pursued his dream to be a dancer. He has never looked back.

He has trained with companies such as Ivy Entertainment, Nexus Generation and Zoo Nation Youth, where he learned the foundations of street dance and various styles like popping. locking, waving etc., which supported him through school and college where he also studied dance and trained in ballet, contemporary and jazz.

In 2007 he choreographed alongside Kelly Daley-Ward and Keiran Daley-Ward for Streetdance weekend and was awarded 1st place and UK Champion. In his commercial career he is working with artist from UK and USA.

TRAINEE TEACHERS

Turbelle’s very own offsprings. They have grown from students to trainee teachers of various subjects and already have the responsibility of teaching Turbelle’s juniors and intermediate students, whilst studying Turbelle’s internal Tutors Course. Rickiesha, Shada, Alisia, Laura, Nicole, Rochelle and Bella are talented as dancers, actors, teachers and mentors and are committed to continue the ever growing good reputation of Turbelle’s..

Nicole Townsend - Tap
Laura Williams– Tap & Lyrical
Rochelle Livingstone– Tap & Lyrical
Rickiesha Williams - Street
Shada Lambert - Street
Rickiesha Williams – Street
Alisia McDonald– Drama & Street
Bella Lambert– Street

THE STEERING COMMITTEE

The advisory team of Turbelle’s Performing Arts whose main task is the development, planning and welfare of the school, whilst offering practical and physical support of various projects and events.

Marti Jones – Primary School Teacher
Janice Songhurst-Jones – Community Development Officer
Shirleyann Jones – Primary School Head Teacher
Darren Jones – Facilities Manager
Joelle Jones – Managing Principal/Director
Jordan Hewitt – Student
Judie Obeya – Community Development Manager
Karen Jones – Informal Educator/Mentor
Laura Williams – Student Teacher
Rochelle Livingstone – Student Teacher
Shada Lambert - Student
Vivette Cambell – Parent
Viv Jones – Founder/Coordinator