Our Teachers

Rebecca Giacopazzi

Rebecca attended the Arts Educational Schools-London from the age of eleven until twenty where she trained intensively in dance, drama and singing. She has worked in all three disciplines & has appeared in many professional productions both here in the UK & all around the world. She has worked in television, film & extensively on the West End stage mostly understudying lead roles.

Rebecca is trained in Motion Capture at the world renowned Mo-Cap Vaults and also completed the foundation course in the Meisner technique at the Actor’s Temple-London. Also a member of the Actors Guild as well as holding the title A.R.A.D after her name due to passing at the highest level, the very difficult ‘Advanced R.A.D’ classical ballet exam at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dancing. Rebecca is also a qualified fitness instructor (Anatomy & Physiology level 2) & regularly like to practice Wing Tsun!

Some professional engagements are:

STAGE: Understudy ‘Tanya’ & Dance Captain in Mamma Mia! (West End). Understudy ‘Sheila, Bebe, Kristine & Connie’ & Dance Captain in A Chorus Line (West End). Understudy ‘Rita & Roda’ & Dance Captain (West Yorkshire Play House). Understudy ‘Rosa Santiago’ in Ghost the Musical (World Premier-Manchester Opera House to West End transfer). Assistant Dance Captain in Spamalot (West End). Dance Captain, swing & Resident Director on Chicago (West End, UK tour & European tour). Understudy ‘Baroness’ in Candiide (Japan tour). Understudy ‘Stephanie Mangano’ in Saturday Night Fever (West End & played the role in Germany). Kiss me Kate (West End).

FILM credits: Walt Disney’s ‘Cinderella’. Walt Disney’s Artemis Fowel’. Kevin Spacey’s ‘Beyond the Sea’. And the newly anticipated ‘Death on the Nile‘ remake for Fox.

TV credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (BBC) The Royal Variety Performance (ITV) This Morning (ITV) The Alan Titchmarsh Show (BBC) Coronation Street anniversary (ITV)

Rebecca staged the Adidas & Stella McCartney’s team GB kit world launch on the 2012 Olympians at the Tower of London as sole Choreographer. Over 16 years of teaching both here & globally has broadened Rebecca’s experience & appreciation that we are all different & unique with a richness in diversity, faith’s, culture & belonging.

Yiota Theo

Yiota Theo is a Greek, Cypriot performer who began her training from an early age. When she moved to the UK she was dedicated enough to be offered a full scholarship at Northern Ballet School in Manchester, she also trained at Northern Contemporary and joined the Infinity8 Commercial Dance Company.

Since graduating and moving to London, Yiota was fortunate enough to work solidly and gained a lot of experience in a variety of areas including: television, live shows, corporate events, fashion catalogues and music videos.

Yiota made her musical debut in the International award-winning and sell-out West End musical 'The Bodyguard’. She also starred in the Vlog–Documentary ‘Building A Dancer’, which is available to rent or to buy from Amazon Prime, iTunes and Google play.

Yiota’s professional credits include: BBC, Instagram, The One Show, BBC Asian, ITV, David Ian Productions, The Generation Game, FKA Twigs, London School of Make Up, Miista, Apo Barking, Wembley Stadium, Lebara, BT, Organised Rhyme Label, Verdi Aida, Hello Kitty, British Heart Foundation.

Alongside performing, Yiota has worked as an assistant choreographer on set for music videos and stage and has also taught classes at 'Pineapple Dance Studios' and in many schools across the UK and Cyprus. She is the Founder of Turning Pointe Dance Events in Cyprus and she has been travelling for workshops and seminars between Cyprus and London. Yiota has also joined the online platform DNAcers as one of the Lyrical/Contemporary and Commercial choreographers.

James Green

James is a graduate of the King’s College London Music Department, with both a BMus and MMus. His major study was percussion performance and composition, with his Master’s degree in the latter.
As well as being a piano and percussion teacher, James works as a musical director, vocal coach, and conductor for a variety of ensembles both in Essex and in London. Recent MD credits include; RENT (SODS 2019), Cabaret (KMTO, 2019), A Chorus Line (Greenwood Theatre, 2020), Cats (GKTMT, 2021), Scrooge (SODS, 2021) and Oliver! (SODS, 2022). James is also the musical director and conductor for the Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas Hospital Trust Orchestra and Choir, based in London Bridge.

James has also recently worked as deputy keyboard 3 player for the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. He has also had the opportunity to work with West End professionals such as Courtney Bowman, Isaac Hesketh, and Billy Nevers, among others.

Javier Vilariño De La Rosa

A singing teacher and music director, Javier is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium with a Bachelor of Music (Vocal major) and an Advanced Diploma of Opera.

As a freelance singer Javier has appeared as a guest soloist for opera companies, choral societies, orchestral concerts and cabarets. For over 10 years, Javier worked as a guest entertainer internationally for several cruise-ship companies.

While not on stage Javier runs private singing classes and gives talks on vocal technique at Bishopsgate Institute London where students range from reception to adults. As a musical director he has run workshops on musicals like “Little Shop of Horrors”, “School of Rock” and most recently “A Chorus Line”.