Zoe Dawrin - MAD Academy classes in Taverham, Thorpe St Andrew, Poringland and Old Catton

MAD Academy...
music & dance and a whole lot of fun!

Zoë Darwin

Zoë was born and raised in Sheffield where she trained in ballet, tap and modern dance. After leaving school she began her career in Financial Services, but continued to indulge her love of dance. Her most recent adventure in dance was learning belly dancing, which she enjoyed thoroughly!

Zoë loves to travel and in 2002 took 18 months out to travel the world. The first six months were spent running a ski chalet in France; followed by visits to America, Australia and New Zealand, and finishing with an overland trek across Africa. After her travels, she went back to work in Norwich, and is now happily settled in the city with two young children.

As a mum of a boisterous daughter who loves to dance, they attended local music classes but couldn’t find a class which focused on dancing too. So, after working as a Product Manager in the Financial Services industry, she decided to move away from the corporate world and look for a way to bring her passion for music and dance to the children of Norwich.

It took a year for Zoë to find what she was looking for, but when she discovered MAD Academy she knew immediately that the combination of music and dance, the child development aspects and the free-spirited approach were exactly what she wanted to offer.

Zoë is running classes in Taverham, Thorpe St Andrew, Poringland and Old Catton and is delighted to be bringing something so fresh and funky to the city.

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Contact Zoë Darwin

Telephone 01603 482777 or email Zoë

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Press Reviews

'After being made redundant from her job in banking, Zoe Darwin was unsure what to do next. But following a dramatic career change, she swapped her desk for preschool dance classes and tackling childhood obesity.' To read more of this review of Zoe's classes which appeared in the Eastern Daily Press, click here>>>

Parents' Testimonials

The following comments are from some of the parents who come to Zoe's classes:

'Louisa loves going to the classes and can’t wait to go back each week. There’s always something new and fun at the classes.'
'Brilliant class Zoe, keep up the good work! Looking forward to my post-natal workout!'
'Keep up the good work. Matthew has a fantastic time. Thank you!'
'Myself and Dylan really enjoy the class and I think you (Zoe) are a very good teacher, always supportive and encouraging.'
'A well paced class – ‘wriggliness’ of children well judged and accommodated for! Oscar sings the songs with obvious enjoyment at home even though he doesn’t sing in the session!'
'A very good class – Owen loves it, gets excited the night before and in the morning.'
'Just wanted to thank you for the brilliant classes. Lily absolutely loves them and mummy has a lot of fun too!'

News Stories

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