Nadine Kennedy Wood is the Principal and Founder of the award-winning Nadine’s Dance Company which is based in Hartlepool and now in its 20th year. Undoubtedly one of the top teachers in the UK, Nadine is winner of the prestigious Carl Alan Award Teacher’s Award and holder of Best School in Britain for many years. She has helped students to achieve Regional, English, British and World titles, not to mention training Miss Dance of Great Britain and Carl Alan Student Award winners. Her students have gained full scholarships into top London Stage Schools and she has students performing in West End shows and on TV.
Nadine is also a Faculty Member at the huge Move It Convention in London and CYD Super Convention in Liverpool. She spent her early life training in Freestyle, Tap, Ballet, Modern, Singing and Acting, and is a graduate of the amazing Performers College. She worked and travelled around the world as a professional dancer before launching NDC and her two other successful businesses, Insane Dancewear brand and Insane Associates training programme. February 2020 saw Nadine open a new branch of her award-winning dance school – NDC Darlington. Nadine is passionate about reaching and teaching as many dancers as she can, to provide more opportunities and training. She is a go-getter with an eye for talent. She knows how to get the best out of any dancer who crosses her path and has also helped many other teachers get the best out of their students with her knowledge and advice. To this end, she tours her successful ‘Train Insane’ one-off workshops in other dance schools, and also tours the UK with her Insane Associates programme where dancers from all over the country come together to train with Nadine and the best industry professionals at venues such as the famous Pineapple Studios London, and also Derby, Hartlepool, Leeds, Edinburgh, Doncaster and Manchester.
Miss Nadine says, ‘I am so passionate about helping young dancers to achieve their dreams. This passion gives me the sheer determination and drive to work with students to make them believe in themselves. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing the joy on their faces in my class when they realise they can do this; they can reach their full potential! A move into education has been a long-held dream of mine, and I’m utterly delighted that Stuart agreed to get onboard. We make a formidable team, and with our incredible professional teaching faculty and our team of industry pros, I know there will be no stopping NDC College’.