"You can pass exams to become a teacher of ballet, but it is only when you have had the experience of dancing in a professional ballet Company, you can really teach children how to dance." Nalda Murilova
Nalda Murilova who danced with Anna Pavlova and who studied with
In 1985 they asked Sandra McAuliffe to take over as Principal who had trained at the Murilova Ballet School for fourteen years, qualifying as a teacher with Distinction before entering the institute of Chorology in London. Here Sandra studied Benesh Notation as well as many other styles of dance. Having qualified as a Choreologist she joined the Northern Ballet as a soloist and resident Choreologist .She has worked with many distinguished teachers, performed all over the country, taught company classes and supervised many rehearsals.