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Shirley Ann Bayley (Nee McLean)
M.S.D.T.A., PGCE
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Shirley Ann trained at The Clark Theatre School in Lanarkshire, taught by the unbeatable mother and daughter team of Bette Clark and Sheridan Nicol.
In 1996, she gained her dance teaching diploma and also won the coveted title of Lanarkshire’s Dancer of the Year
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She has since choreographed several musicals and pantomimes for various Scottish theatre companies. In 1999, she established the McLean School of Dance where she continues to teach.
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In 2000, Shirley Ann formed Practical Magic Theatre Company with future husband Alan Bayley. The couple married in 2005 and now have 2 children - Roslyn and Jonathan.
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Gillian studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Glasgow, graduating with M.A. Hons.
Her theatre training took place at the Clark Theatre School and the Fuller School of Music.
Since finishing her training, Gillian has toured the UK as a professional actress with M&M Productions and Arkeen Theatre Company.
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She is also a comedy writer and her sketches have already featured on BBC Scotland’s The Karen Dunbar Show.
Gillian has taught drama and music at a number of Scottish theatre schools. She has been administrator and teacher at The McLean School of Dance since it was established in 1999.
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Gillian’s dance training took place within well-respected Glasgow dance schools such as the Lillian McNeil School of Dancing. She studied ballet, tap, modern, jazz, disco and highland disciplines and has sat exams with the Imperial Society, RAD and BATD. She is also a qualified aerobics instructor and personal fitness instructor, a qualification awarded by the Royal Society of Arts.
Gillian’s theatre credits include panto, 42nd Street and Guys and Dolls at the Kings Theatre, Glasgow. She has also danced with North Lanarkshire Dance Company.
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Gillian taught for private Glasgow-based dance schools and also taught for the Scottish Traditional Dance Trust within local authority schools throughout Scotland. In 2006, Gillian joined our team at the McLean School of Dance.
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Alana has studied tap, modern, disco and jazz disciplines from a young age. As an adult she has continued her dance training with the McLean School of Dance.
As a youngster she performed in several pantomimes at the Kings Theatre and the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow but her favourite memory was performing with Boyzone during one of their arena tours.
We are delighted to have Alana on board with us at the McLean School of Dance.
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