Meet the Team

 Ballet & Cover Phonics Teacher

Laura is delighted to be teaching at Onyx School of Performing Arts. 

She attended the Royal Ballet School before dancing professionally, performing at the Royal Opera House, Sadlers Wells and theatres across Europe and in America. 

Miss Laura later graduated as a Primary School Teacher and now has almost 30 years experience teaching in London schools. 

Performing Arts, Dance Combo & Street Dance Teacher

Savannah-Raé  has taught the arts to children and young people aged 2-18 across London, Essex, Surrey, Belgium and France. 

Savannah-Raé started ballet at the age of four then enrolled into performing arts just four years later. At the age of 16 she attended a full time performing arts college where she studied all generes of dance, acting, and singing and graduated with a level 3 extended diploma in Performing Arts. At this tender age Savannah-Raé became a performing arts teacher. 

In 2020, she graduated with a BA (Hons) Acting from the London College of Music and has since started her acting career. 

Performing Credits include: The Secret Love Life of Ophelia (Greenwich Theatre), As You Like It (New Normal Festival), The Middle (The Park and Pleasance Theatre), NHS Campaign, Hot Spud and Smiland (Pickles Theatre Company) and Grime Kids (BBC One/Three and BBC iPlayer). 

Cover Ballet Teacher

Allison is originally from Washington D.C. in the United States. She began dancing at the age of 5 at her local studio Arlington Center for Dance. As a child she focused heavily on ballet and also studied modern, contemporary and character dance.

Upon graduating from high school, Allison attended the University of Utah, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet.

When Allison finished university, she danced roles in The Nutcracker and in original works by Danielle Diniz and Shani Robison. It was at this time that Allison discovered her love of teaching and began working with students aged 4-18.

Allison is now studying her Master's course at Roehampton University in Dance and Embodied Practice. 

Phonics Teacher 

Simone is a qualified teacher with 20 years teaching experience in all primary key stages (EYFS, KS1 and KS2) specialist teaching and private tuition (SEN and mainstream). 

She is a former assistant head teacher and has taught across London and surrounding areas.