Taryn McHugh

“I absolutely loved my time at Middlesbrough College and found it was the perfect stepping stone to prepare me for stage school auditions and full time dance training. 

“After College I gained a place on the 3 year BA Honours dance course at The Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts (LIPA). My LIPA experience was completely life changing, over my 3 years there I grew so much, not only as a dancer but as a person, and I made friends for life with people from all over the world. The training I received was extremely intense and a lot of hard work, but this was exactly what I needed to prepare me for the industry.

“At my LIPA graduation in 2017 I was awarded a 3 month scholarship to further my training at Broadway Dance Centre in New York City. Living and dancing in NYC everyday for 3 months was truly a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. I had the pleasure of learning from some incredibly inspiring American choreographers.

“Once I got back to the UK I auditioned to be a character & parade performer at Disneyland Paris and booked the job. I spent the whole of 2019 performing at Disney and had the most magical year!

“I’m hoping to be back working for the Walt Disney Company again very soon!”

Course: Level 3 Performing Arts (Dance)

Previous School: Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy