Whether you're preparing for a vocational auditions, returning after injury, or simply looking to strengthen your technique and mindset, Laura offers tailored one-to-one ballet coaching to help dancers reach their goals, with a positive approach.

With nearly 2 decades of teaching experience at The Royal Ballet School, and a background as both a professional performer and dance educator, Laura brings a calm, structured, and empathetic approach to private coaching. Every session is designed around the individual needs of the dancer, creating space for focused growth and meaningful breakthroughs.

What 1:1 Coaching Can Support

Audition Preparation

  • Vocational schools, Associate programmes, CAT schemes, or company auditions

  • Refining solo work, improving presentation and confidence

  • Navigating nerves and self-doubt with simple mindset strategies

Confidence Building

  • For dancers who lack self belief or returning from injury

  • Rebuilding belief and self-esteem through positive, focused guidance

Technical Refinement

  • Alignment, foot articulation, adage and port de bras, pointe work, pirouettes, allegro

  • Building strength safely and correcting habits gently but clearly

  • Body conditioning exercises to support each individual’s needs

Performance Coaching

  • Developing stage presence, musicality, and expression with enhanced confidence

Sessions & Booking

Private coaching is available in Leeds and surrounding areas or online by request.

  • Sessions are 60 - 90 minutes and can be booked as one-off lessons or a package.

  • To enquire about availability and pricing, please [get in touch here].

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"My goal is to create a space where every dancer feels seen, supported, and inspired. I combine strong classical training with a compassionate, thoughtful approach - helping young dancers build not only technique, but also confidence, resilience, and a lasting love of ballet."

Laura Hatton