Elevate Arts was founded in October 2015 by Lucy Loughlin. Lucy’s training background is predominantly street dance based, and from the age of 16, she has trained and danced with a number of top London dance crews and companies including Lethal Injection (Choreographed by Kai Williams), Ricochet Street Dance company (Choreographed by Kieran Daley-Ward) and Runway House (Led by Mini Willets and training under various professionals)
Lucy has performed at prestigious venues including Wembley arena, the O2, Hammersmith Apollo and Sadler’s Wells and has worked professionally dancing at corporate events and in music videos. She has also choreographed pieces for Move It and Resolution.
Lucy begain her teaching journey in 2011 before graduating with a first class honours in Dance Studies from Middlesex University in 2012 and completing her Street dance teacher training qualification in 2016. Lucy remains the only level 4 qualified Street Dance teacher in West London.
Lucy has taught dance across London for over 13 years, working with various primary and secondary schools, colleges, community organisations and youth clubs. An opportunity arose in 2015 to start regular dance classes in the local area (Acton Gardens, W3) so Lucy founded Elevate Arts to enable the children she had taught within school to keep dancing and growing, as well as opening these classes up to other children within the community. Lucy’s dance journey started in Ealing, so to give back to the local community and pass on the knowledge of Authentic Street Dance to keep the culture alive, is a dream come true.
A safe, nurturing environment to help our students become the best they can possibly be. We celebrate individuality and diversity, nurturing positive, unique, confident individuals who are proud of who they are.
Our students on correct, authentic dance technique, providing them with an in depth understanding of the art form, its history, culture and the dance industry as a whole. We enable our students to develop strong foundations to enhance their versatility, creativity and to inspire them to delve deeper into what interests them.
Our students by keeping it fun, inspiring and engaging. Our classes always have an end performance goal for our students to show off their new found skills.
Our students and grow with them. Everyone learns at a different pace, which we welcome by creating a positive environment which is challenging, but achievable for every student. Whether a complete beginner or an advanced dancer, students can move at a pace which is right for them, building on the foundations as they improve and celebrating each achievement along the way.
"Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another. "