Meet our Team

In Step Dance Studios benefit from having a variety of in house dance teachers who provide the most beneficial, inspiring and fun classes for our dancers day in, day out. All home grown, our dance teachers have all first been taught by studio owner Christine Gourlay who is from a professional dance training background. Each teacher has worked their way through our teaching assistant programme followed by our teacher training programme developed by Christine. Our teaching team undergo regular training and mentorship to ensure we provide the best possible experience at our dance school.

CHRISTINE GOURLAY

DANCE STUDIO OWNER

Christine trained at Dance Studio Scotland in Glasgow and gained her dance artist qualifications during this time. She has trained in New York and London in establishments such as Broadway Dance Center, Pineapple Dance Studios and Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. In 2014, Christine gained full time work teaching dance and coaching fitness classes before opening In Step in 2016. Christine continuously invests in developing her professional dance and business training to ensure that she is providing the best service possible to her dance family.

Christine has developed and perfected her own class curriculum over the years which is taught by all In Step dance teachers. These programmes are loved and enjoyed by all her students.

In Step Dance Teacher Training

We have designed our own teacher training programme at In Step where each trainee teacher is mentored by Christine and taught exactly what and how to teach an In Step dance class down to every fine detail. Each In Step dance teacher must complete at least 2 years of our teaching assistant programme in order to begin our paid teacher training programme. As well as lesson plans to follow, each dance teacher undergoes staff training where all aspects of the dance school is covered such as our mission statement, ethos, systems, customer service, and much much more. All dance teachers going through our teacher training programme receive constant support and mentorship from Christine who makes sure the exact same standard is upheld by all staff and that all of our dance families receive an excellent service.

Join Our Team

In Step is ever expanding and always on the hunt for passionate dancers who want to join our team in providing Dumfries with excellent dance training. 

Each and every programme taught at In Step is designed by dance studio owner Christine Gourlay. Having learned from some of the most current professionals in the industry, she has been able to pull influences from many different teaching styles to form the In Step way of doing things. This is trained to every dance teacher who joins our team.

We are always on the look out for talented dancers who share the same values as us: to be knowledgeable, responsible and passionate teachers. 

Please leave us a message if you think we are the right fit for you. We would love to talk about giving you the opportunity to develop a career in dance with In Step.