Karen Fortin
​​Like many little girls, I started dancing at 4 years old, taking ballet classes with Jennifer Hall at her school in Lisburn, which later became the Island Ballet School. Quite a few years later I decided to branch out a little, and discovered Amber’s school, taking modern and tap. With Amber’s support and encouragement I took the ISTD Intermediate Modern Exam. After completing A-levels, I trained for a year at the College of Dance in Dublin, studying ballet, contemporary, jazz and tap, before heading to England to study for a degree in Musical Theatre. After graduation, (and a short stint at Disney) I qualified as a matwork Pilates teacher, and spent the next few years working at a pilates studio, as well as teaching dance at several branches of Stagecoach in the north of England. In 2015, I returned to France where I stayed for 6 years as a parade performer, playing many of the classic Disney characters and performing in shows and parades. After moving back last year I was welcomed back to the Amber Gordon School of Dance, and I’m very much looking forward to being more involved this year.

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Jason Tsoutsas

Jason danced his way through the dance school from aged 3 - 18 gaining up to Advanced 1 level examinations before leaving to
 attend Performers College in Essex. Jason gained his DDE teaching qualifications for the ISTD in Modern Theatre and Tap whilst  completing his 3 year Diploma in Musical Theatre. On graduation Jason embarked on a professional contract performing in the Caribbean.