ABOUT PDB
Port de Barre offer Pilates, dance and ballet barre classes for anyone wanting to improve their fitness and wellbeing or further their dance training.
Port de Barre pride themselves on supporting fitness and health through Tamsyn’s wealth of dance anatomical understanding and professional experience.
PDB’s GOAL
Participants are encouraged to think about their body from the 'inside, out' whilst challenging and improving strength, flexibility and endurance. As well as having a thorough and enjoyable experience in dance, participants are guided through ways to improve physical health including: posture, alignment, core stability, flexibility and improved physical awareness. All Port de Barre classes are highly motivating, and are offered to all levels, regardless of dance experience.
WHO ARE PDB?
Dance Director: Tamsyn Butt and Business Partner Zoe C. Collings.
Tamsyn is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher with over 25 years’ industry experience.
Dance is not just a passion for Tamsyn, but a way of life and she constantly seeks new developmental opportunities within the field. Tamsyn's dedication to dance and fitness is an inspiration to others. Her desire to motivate and instil her passion has been the driving force of her career to date and the pathway which has led to the start of the company “Port de Barre” which she runs with her business partner Zoe C. Collings.
Qualifications:
BA Hons (Dance) Bretton Hall College, Leeds
Certificate in Contemporary Dance and Choreography (London Contemporary Dance School)
PGCE (DT) (Royal Academy of Dance)
MA: Dance Theatre (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance)
BarreConcept Certification with Pilates Union.