Megan Crehan

Megan Crehan

Deputy Principal & Head of Dance
Dance Teacher
Musical Theatre, Ballet and Contemporary 

Biography

Megan started dancing at the age of 5. She trained in Cecchetti Ballet and ISTD Modern and Tap. At the age of 16, Megan joined a jazz/cabaret performance group in Sheffield, performing regularly at events and shows.

At 18 years old, she went to study at the University of Leeds. There, she joined the Modern Dance Society, competing with their advanced jazz and lyrical competition teams, around the country, for the next 3 years. During her time with the Modern Dance Society, she was the Secretary in her final year, and ultimately became the Competition Rep, organising the annual university competition, bringing together universities from around the country to compete against each other.

She is now studying for her master’s degree at Leeds Beckett University and continues to compete with the Modern Dance Society competition teams.

Megan started teaching at TLA in June 2019, teaching Musical Theatre (Seniors) and Broadway, also she is currently choreographing selected numbers for Grease. She started teaching dance to the Tiny Little Actors in September 2019. Megan has loved her time at TLA so far and can’t wait to keep helping the students develop in Dance and Musical Theatre. 

Additionally she also offers private lessons in a variety of dance styles.

Qualifications

She completed her degree in 2019 and graduated with Honors.

She has also completed her Master’s Degree in 2021.

Megan completed all grades in Ballet and Modern gaining distinctions at Grade 6 in both. 

At the age of 14, she undertook her first vocational/professional exam, gaining a distinction, the only one in her class to do so!

Megan continues to take part in Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical and Ballet classes in order to keep her knowledge fresh and current and continue her professional development in these areas. 


Performances

Whilst at dance school Megan performed in many school shows these included; 

* The Wizard of Oz
* The Nutcracker 
* Cats 
* Pineapple Poll
* Coppélia.

With her performance group, she performed in multiple charity events and many more including;

* Fosse,
* Best of Broadway
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