At Echo, each of our talented teachers lives and breathes our core values: to inspire, nurture creativity and build confidence in a safe, inclusive space.
Our tutors combine professional performing arts experience with a passion for education — bringing creativity, skill and industry knowledge to every class, from early years to high school.
All of our team have undergone an Enhanced Clearance through the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), have completed the latest Safeguarding training, and there’s always a qualified First Aider on site. The safeguarding lead for Echo Performing Arts Academy is Lisa Campbell.
Read on and get to know the professionals who bring great energy and care to every lesson!
Principal- Lisa Campbell
Lisa is a dance teacher and has been teaching dance and sharing her passion for the subject for 18 years. Starting teaching at 17 Lisa went on to do performing arts at college and then completed a BA Hons in dance. Lisa specialises in contemporary dance, street dance and musical theatre.
After spending many years performing and creating opportunities for young people through her teaching she then completed her teaching degree becoming a qualified teacher. Lisa has spent 13 years within education teaching dance to students of all ages from Primary School to GCSE and A Level Dance. Winning awards for her teaching Lisa went on to become a Head of Performing Arts within a secondary school.
Lisa is currently working with young actors and extras on TV and films.
Alice Schofield
Training: Alice graduated with a First-Class BA Acting degree from the Guildford School of Acting. Prior to GSA, she trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and the National Youth Music Theatre.
Theatre Credits include: Sharon/WPC Baxter in The Full Monty (UK Tour), Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (English Theatre), Sharon in I am a cold hearted son of a b*tch (Just Out Theatre) and Magda in Singin’ For Engerland (rehearsed reading for Benjamin Peel), Jilly in The Sea (GSA), Maša in 3 Winters (GSA), Yanina in Widows (GSA), and Queen Margaret in Henry VI Part III (GSA).
TV Credits include: Paramedic in Coronation Street.
Film Credits include: Jasmine in Clutter.
Other credits include: Rachel in Ramos Saga (Distinctly Aware), and Lemon in Moira Moments (368 Theatre).
Sam Martin
Training:
Ba Hons Dance & Performance Arden School of Theatre Original Member of MM Jazz Company (Manchester)
Recent Credits:
ITV 2 Timewasters – played Fifi a Cabaret DancerNetflix Get Even – Rushgrove Cheerleader ATG Theatre Tour UK – Let Me Entertain You Lapland UK
Teaching :
Echo Performing Arts
Dance Etc (Street and Jazz)
Rachel Almond Dance Academy (Ballroom & Latin
Hannah Grace
Hannah was First Cover Cosette in London’s LES MIS and has just appeared in The Pirate Queen here at the London Coliseum with Rachel Tucker. And soon will be playing Tammy in Hairspray Training: Arts Educational Schools, London, 2018 graduate and National Youth Music Theatre. Credits while training include: Dale Tremont in Top Hat and ensemble in Bullets Over Broadway and Phoebe D’Ysquith in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Theatre includes: Ensemble in Ferris & Milnes’ A Christmas Cracker (Ambassadors Theatre), Titty Anderson in BRASS for NYMT (City Varieties, Leeds) and Audrey in Out There (Lyric, Hammersmith), Cinderella in Qudos Pantomime Cinderella at The Nottingham Theatre Royal. Concerts include: Vocalist in Stagey Sunday for Natalie Weiss (Leicester Square Theatre) and Disney’s Broadway Hits (Royal Albert Hall). Workshops include: Rose in Stepping Out for Maria Friedman Television includes: Olivier Awards 2017 and Comic Relief 2017 opening (BBC). Recordings include: Titty Anderson in BRASS (original cast recording)
Teaching Associates
To build confidence and spark imagination, it is important that our students experience a broad range of different teaching styles and talent from across the performing arts industry.
Which is why our Thursday and Saturday main academy team also includes students who have a huge amount of singing, dancing and acting experience and plenty of energy. Our future leaders bring fresh ideas and training to our Echoes – and often know the latest trending dance moves and songs to get even the shyest youngsters on the floor.
From time-to-time, we also bring in associate artists to provide bespoke workshops and technique classes such as on-screen acting or dance for a music video. This includes casting director, Lee Mountjoy, and Nicci Topping. They help us to build skills, nurture talent and support our students.