Programme Director / Head Coach
OUR HEAD COACH AND PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: Sabrina Steele Mountjoy is the Vice Chair of SportCheer Wales, and a coaching member of SportCheer Wales. She is qualified in UCC credentials 1-6, she is an IDTA Licentiate and has a PGCE PCET – from the University of South Wales. Sabrina has BA in Theatre/Film from the University of Southern California. She is a World Champion Head Coach and the most decorated ICU Welsh coach. She has led teams to: Gold Medal 2017, Silver Medal 2018, Silver Medal 2019 and yet another Gold Medal in 2022. After graduating from USC (major Theatre, minor Film) in 1999 – Sabrina had a 10 year successful career as a dance and performer working worldwide. Since settling in the UK she has over 15 years of experience coaching dancers and cheerleaders to elite levels of performance in both the UK and Worldwide. She coached teams that have reached both the world championships (ICU / IASF) as well as the Summit Championships in Orlando, FL. Styles include: Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Hip Hop, Cheer, Pom, Hip Hop and High Kick. Sabrina’s teams have won numerous accolades for Wales including World Champion titles, 2017 SWOTY Shortlist (Team of the Year – Sports Woman on the Year Awards), 2020 finalist at the St. David’s Award and in 2020 Sabrina won the SportCheer Wales - Inclusive Award. Sabrina recently graduated with a PGCE in post compulsary education - she lectures on the Rubicon BTEC programme in jazz, guest teaches workshops and runs dance sessions for ALN learners at Cardiff and Vale College. Alongside Steele Studio, Sabrina runs the Welsh Adaptive Abilities Coalition which is a Cheerleading team that competes at the highest levels of inclusive cheer. Sabrina's aim "To focus on each individual dancer and train them to the best of their ability whilst creating a fun, hardworking team environment where everyone has a chance to achieve."
Safeguarding / Welfare Officer
Sera Minton is our designated Safeguarding (Welfare) Officer/Lead. She has over 30 years of experience working with/teaching young people and their families in a wide variety of settings, and is a parent to three children. Alongside working in education, Sera is the appointed safeguarding officer for a football club and the educational representative on a foster panel and as such has vast knowledge and experience with safeguarding policies and procedures and has attended all necessary training, as well as ensuring all DBS checks are completed and up to date. Sera will be your first point of contact should you have any concerns, and will be responsible for implementing our safeguarding policies and procedures, whilst ensuring that we provide an environment in which all students can participate safely in any activity, enabling all students to have the best outcomes.
Ballet Teacher / Private Coach / Team Coach
Georgia Davies has 20 years of dance experience starting from a very young age. She has completed all of her RAD ballet exams up to advance 1. Georgia has a First Class honours degree in dance from the University Of South Wales. She has been competing in Allstar dance for 13 years. She has competed in competitions all over Britain, and in the dance worlds in Orlando, FL. has won awards such as: Worlds 2017 gold medal, top 5 in worlds pom duet, undefeated soloist champion in Wales for 5 years running, 2017 SWOTY Shortlist (Team of the Year – Sports Woman on the Year Awards). Georgia was also a part of the first welsh team to make it in top 10 in worlds for pom, lyrical and jazz. Georgia is very experienced in many different styles of dance such as: ballet, lyrical, jazz, pom, contemporary, hip hop, tap and modern theatre. At the age of 12 Georgia began volunteering to assist dance classes in both ballet and Allstar dance, at the age of 16 she began taking her her own classes and developing her coaching. She began teaching ballet classes and helping children achieve their RAD ballet exams. Georgia has been teaching private dance lessons for many years coaching young dancers both Technique and solo choreography which they competed with. Georgia believes in good quality teaching giving every student the time and attention to achieve their goals. She aims to give each student the chance to shine and build confidence in themselves to become passionate technical performers.
Guest Choreographer / Guest Coach
Ellie Rees has 16 years of experience in dance having competed in Pom, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop teams. As an athlete, Ellie has reached the top of the sport, competing in the IASF Dance Worlds and ICU World Championships where she earned a silver and gold medal for Team Wales and multiple top ten placements for her program. Ellie began coaching when she was just 11 and has obtained BGU Pom, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop qualifications. In this time she has taken teams right to the top of the sport, with her dancers reaching Varsity’s the Dance Summit in Disney World, Florida. She has also coached 7 different teams to multiple national championships. Ellie currently studies Chemistry at Loughborough University but will be leading monthly workshops for Steele Studios. Ellie’s coaching aim is to make a vibrant, fresh experience for the programmes dancers, bringing them new opportunities and helping them develop their love for the sport.