About Us
TDC aims to provide the most prestigious training in Cambridge, redefining the structure of your child’s dance class experience. Target dance Company was established in 2022 by Principals Nikki Trow and Katy Graham-Clare.
We believe every child has the capability to excel if taught correctly. Our ethos is to create a focused environment in a fun and nurturing atmosphere, by highly experienced professionals. We aim to train your children to the level of excellence needed to succeed in the Performing Arts.
Our founders and teachers have been actively involved in, or are currently involved in the professional industry. Our classes focus on strong technical training and development. We also work in vocational performing arts colleges and can guide your child through the application process if they wish to pursue a career in the arts. If they don’t, they will benefit from learning their performing arts craft with passion, discipline and a whole lot of fun! We will keep evolving and adding classes that we believe will enhance the training as we grow.
We have our annual show at The Mumford Theatre at the end of the Summer Term. But we continuously add opportunities for the children to perform including the Christmas Light switch on!
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Target Director, Creative Director and Choreographer.
Nikki trained at London Studio Centre and whilst studying toured with the National Youth dance Company and won the Gillian Lynne Award for Jazz before going to have a successful 12 year career as a dancer in TV, Stage, Film and the Music Industry.
This included touring the world with many Global Artists such as Kylie Minogue and Blue and numerous other Pop Artists and TV/ Award Shows. Nikki was lucky and utilised her varied training throughout her work. Her versatility meant that she worked with a range of choreographic styles including Rafael Bonachela, Akram Khan, Michael Rooney, Tony Testa, Zoonation and many more.
From 2007, Nikki began assisting and choreographing under many top creatives (Brian Friedman, Elizabeth Honan, Mark Swanhart, William Baker) and worked on huge projects for One Direction, Girls Aloud, Vodafone and many prime time tv shows) . Nikki worked with Kylie Minogue for a large chunk of her career, overseeing various projects around the world and in 2011, whilst assisting on her Aphrodite Les Follies Tour, she coached Kylie one on one.
Nikki has gone on to choreograph for Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Strictly Come Dancing, 20th Century Fox, S Club 7, X Factor, Ben Platt, Mollie King, The Greatest Dancer and has worked on 8 consecutive series of Britains Got Talent. Other tv shows include Let it Shine, Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief, Your face Sounds Familiar and Movement Coaching on King Gary and Tell me Anything. She Co - Creatively Directed Pitch Battle for BBC 1, directing performances for legends Jermaine Jackson, Chakka Khan and Seal. Other directing includes Virtual Performances for The Shutter Lounge and the Who Cares Wins Awards at The Roundhouse for Channel 4.
Nikki has created many Events and Fashion Shows and has choreographed mini musical shows for The Grosvenor House and Park Lane Hilton including Saturday Night Fever, Dirty Dancing, Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge. One of her biggest events was the One Young World 10 Year Anniversary Summit at The Royal Albert Hall in 2019 and also a performance for The Princes’ Trust Gala Evening.
Nikki loves using her versatility to try new challenges and but she feel passionately about always bringing out the best out of every performer and people on every type of project.
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Target Director, Dance Teacher and Choreographer
Katy trained at Bodywork Company in Cambridge graduating in 2003.
Katy’s experiences included Cabaret contracts in Spain and Tenerife before travelling the globe as Dance Captain on the MV Cruise ships Braemar and Boudicca before returning to work in the UK.
Katy then enjoyed an extensive career in TV, film and stage. Numerous dance credits included performances with Artistes such as One Direction, DJ Ironic, Lemar, Alexandra Burke, Beverly Knight, Jessie J and Calvin Harris.
Live performances include Glastonbury Festival, Stephen K Amos Comedy Tour, Take That Tribute Tour, Levi Roots Reggae Reggae tour, and Beyoncé at the O2. You Cannot be Serious with Alistair McGowan, MTV flash prank series, and Britain's next top model credits. Other TV work includes body doubling on Mr. Stink, featuring in the Miranda fitness DVD, Eastenders, Holby City, Mr. Selfridge, Glue, and Endeavour.
Katy also worked on several films as a body double including World War Z, Red 2, Burke and Hare. Alan Partridge Alpha Papa, and several Bollywood productions. Adverts include McDonald's, Fitness First, T Mobile, Visit Britain and Sony Ericsson.
Katy loves challenging the children to exceed their own expectations in dance.
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Singing Teacher
Shean Williams is a singer/songwriter/teacher from Cambridge. Shean has just returned from being on tour with Craig David and backing singing supporting artistes at the Queens Platinum Jubilee Concert
He’s been involved in around the music and entertainment industry for over twenty years. Not only honing his craft here in the UK but also having spent extensive time working in the U.S whilst signed to Columbia records.
His journey has seen him travel the world, yet always stay local through teaching and mentoring young performers. Whether he be teaching choir locally in Cambridge, or on the road touring with Craig David, the message stays the same, and intention true.
“You’re only ready to receive what you’re truly willing to give.”
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After 3 years of professional training, Louise graduated from Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. At 19 years of age Louise began her performing career as a soloist and corps de ballet member with the Stadttheater Lubeck, in Germany. She performed classics such as Giselle in the corps de ballet (understudy Giselle), Jeu de Cartes and Le Boeuf sur le Trois as well as contemporary pieces such as Pink Floyd, The Wall. Within the company Louise also performed in many musical productions including West Side Story, Cabaret, My Fair Lady and Evita.
After nearly 4 years with the company Louise decided to follow a new path and began working solely in Musical theatre. Her credits include Buddy Holly das musical in Hamburg (first cast and swing), Saturday Night Fever in Dusseldorf and on tour in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (as dance captain and swing with Arlene Phillips), Tabaluga and Lilli with Peter Maffay in Oberhausen (first cast and swing), and Miami Nights in Dusseldorf (first cast).
After a 12-year career in Germany Louise returned to the UK to complete her teacher training with the ISTD. Louise has taught both the ISTD and RAD syllabuses. Louise has taught for various dance schools and colleges and is currently a member of the Ballet faculty at Performers College Essex. Louise is involved in the audition process and teaches on both the degree and diploma course.
This year Louise has also joined The Eden Theatre Arts team as a member of the ballet faculty and is currently working towards her PGCert qualification.