Teacher Biographies
All teachers at Taylor Dance are highly qualified and have a wealth of performance experience. They all attend regular courses to ensure teaching standards are maintained and they are up to date with curriculum changes.
Maxine Hamilton
Principal
- BA Classical Ballet & Dance Performance
- DipHE Dance Education
- RAD (RTS)
- ISTD (DDE) (AISTD)
- PreSchool Acrobatic Arts Cert.
Maxine started dancing at the age of 3 with Miss Ewen, before moving to Danscentre, where her love of dance grew and she made the decision to pursue a career in dance. She continued her training at Ballet West, achieving a BA Classical Ballet Dance Performance with Distinction.
Maxine enjoyed a varied career performing in dance, theatre productions and film. Following her passion for teaching, she went on to complete a Diploma of Higher Education in Dance Education from the Royal Academy of Dance in 2010, gaining her Registered Teacher status, and her DDE ISTD Modern.
Maxine has taught for schools in Aberdeen, London and and Melbourne, Australia and has experience teaching RAD Ballet, ISTD Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and a variety of Adult classes.
Maxine has also loved working on a variety of projects including short courses with YDance and Scottish Youth Theatre as Movement Director, choreographing for professional events in London, delivering Educational Movement Workshops for AusDance in Melbourne and was appointed Director of Community Dance for Tempered Body Dance Theatre. Maxine became co-principal of Taylor Dance in 2021 and has loved sharing her experience and continues to strive to inspire the next generation of dancers.
Douglas Moir
Principal
- BA (Hons) Dance and Musical Theatre Performance – Bird College
- ISTD (DDE) (AISTD)
- RAD (CBTS) (RTS)
- Acrobatic Arts Cert.
Douglas trained at Danscentre from a young age and went on to study at Bird college, London. After obtaining his degree in Dance and Musical Theatre performance he worked as a freelance dancer in London.
Douglas returned to Aberdeen to retrain with The Royal Academy of Dance for his Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies and with the ISTD for his DDE (Diploma in Dance Education) he also gained his certificate in Acrobatic Arts in 2021.
Douglas has a passion for choreography and has created works for a variety of events in addition to dance shows, including flash mobs, fashion shows, bespoke wedding dances and pantomime productions at the Aberdeen Arts Centre.
Douglas has had over 10 years of teaching experience teaching all ages and stages in and around Aberdeen. He became co-principle of Taylor Dance in 2024 joint Miss Hamilton at the helm. Douglas is very excited to share his knowledge with the students
Georgia Murray
Teacher
- Trinity Diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre
- RAD (CBTS) (RTS)
- ISTD (DDE) (AISTD)
Georgia trained in Aberdeen from a young age before continuing her dance studies at Bird College in London where she graduated with a Diploma (Distinction) in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre Performance.
Georgia continued to live in London whilst auditioning and working as a freelance performer.
She returned to Aberdeen to begin her teaching studies with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and has obtained her Certificate in Ballet teaching studies and Diploma in dance education
Stewart Gray
Student Teacher/Assistant
- Acrobatic Arts Cert.
Stewart has danced with Taylor dance from a very young age and has been a valued assistant over the past few years. Stuart has also recently obtained his Acro teaching qualification through Acrobatics arts. Stuart continues to grow as teacher as he assists classes over different genres.
