Our Story
Principal Trayci Edwards started teaching properly when her then-teacher wanted to give up one of her schoolâs branches. She soon decided to relocate to her own space within her own home with her husband, Simon.
âI got fed up with dancing around bits of play doh and left over school dinners, constantly left on the floor of the halls I was using. The last straw came when someone came to lock up early, and I was left in a cold dark car park with several little girls, waiting for their parents to arrive.â
Her new studio was the perfect size to start a modest school of her own, enabling her to maintain small classes with attentive teaching.
The name of the school comes from Simon, who had a record label of the same name: Heartbeat Productions. The two of them worked together well, as Simon would edit music for Trayci when she needed it.
What started as just a back room in their home, they have since made several renovations to accommodate a larger space for dance. It is still a relatively small studio in comparison to bigger schools, but the intimate space feels homely and welcoming as is perfect for a school that wants to remain as such.
âI quickly realized that on average my pupils were dancing just for fun and wouldnât necessarily be looking to build a career with it. With that in mind, I felt it was important to keep classes as fun as possible. I teach a strong sense of technique, but with out the pressure to be the best. Not all children want to take exams, but that shouldn't stop them from dancing. This isnât to say that I havenât had students who went on to dance professionally; many of my students have gone on to study at prestigious performing arts academies and work all over the world in theatre/cruise ships, and have even opened schools of their own!â
âI try to stress to my pupils, that you only have to be your own best, and if you can't get something right in one lesson, you might get it next time, or in a few weeks. If you hear someone say in class 'I can't do it', someone will always lean in and say 'YET!'â