Star Sign:

Sagittarius

Favourite colour:

Baby Blue

Favourite Artists/Groups:

Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Christina Aquilera

How would you sum up Lian?

A funky mover who never stops dancing! A fashion slave with rhythm who always has a professional poise!

Lian has danced from the age of 5. As well as dancing throughout her childhood, Lian was also a keen fitness and sports person and at the age of 18 took the opportunity to qualify as an RSA (Royal Society of Arts) Exercise to Music Instructor whilst studying for A Levels at Solihull Sixth Form College.

Learning Curves School of Dance was born in 1999. Lian qualified at Associate level with the International Dance Teachers Association, later gaining Licentiate qualification qualifying her to train students to Associate level with the IDTA. More recently Lian trained at one the top European schools under the syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing achieving Licentiate status with a 99% pass rate in her professional exam.

Since 1999 Lian has taken Learning Curves from strength to strength. The School now has over 500 students who dance in classes including After School, Dance4Fun, IDTA examinations, Mardi Gras Team, Professional Training and Holiday Clubs. Students at the school are no strangers to the stage, and with Lian’s sister Kate running StarStruck Theatre School providing training for musical theatre, together they help the stars of tomorrow showcase their talents to sold out audiences at their annual theatre shows.

The students have used their love for dancing to raise over £7,000 in memory of one of their teachers Jo who died tragically aged only 18, and this money is being used to help children at a local special needs school.

Lian is very proud of all her students for this, and their 100% success rate is a testimony to the hard work and determination that goes into every activity, echoing the school motto, ‘Live to dance’.