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Excellence Through Training
Join us on December 19th for a Pas de Deux Masterclass with Damani Campbell Williams and Brook Ogle.
From foundational concepts to promenades, turns and lifts, we invite young dancers to explore partner work under the guidance of renowned industry professionals.
When: Saturday 19th December 2026
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10:00-13:00 (Years 5-8)
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13:30-16:30 (Years 9-12)
Where: London Vocational Ballet School, 58 Bulwer Street, W12 8AP
Pas de Deux Masterclass Faculty
Our masterclasses are delivered by an exceptional faculty of internationally recognised artists and educators. Each masterclass offers students the opportunity to train with highly experienced professionals who bring global performance and teaching experience into the studio.
Damani Campbell Williams
Brooke Ogle
Damani Campbell Williams is a recently retired British dancer, teacher and rehearsal director. During his 11 year career, he held the ranks of Principal, Soloist and Senior Artist with four national ballet companies across Europe and Oceania, last of which being the Royal New Zealand Ballet. He performed predominantly principal and soloist roles across a wide-ranging classical, neo classical and contemporary repertoire including ballets by Christopher Wheeldon, Sir Wayne Mcgregor, Liam Scarlett, Twyla Tharp, Michael Corder and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa among others.
Throughout his career, Damani had the privilege of working under several esteemed directors, including ballet legends Irek Mukhamedov, David Mccalister AM, and Patricia Barker.
Career highlights include originating the title roles in full length productions of Othello and Spartacus, being privately coached by David McCallister on his interpretation of Albrecht in Giselle, and dancing the ‘Eric Underwood’ role in Sir Wayne McGregor’s Infra, among many more. Damani is now a regular teacher for English National Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, London City Ballet and New English Ballet Theatre as well as schools including Rambert School, Images Ballet Company, West London School of Dance, Nicola Tarry and several more. Damani is also a proud Governor on Elmhurst Ballet School’s Board of Governors.
Brook trained with Dame Sonia Arova at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, before graduating with honours with a BFA in Dance Performance from Butler University. Brook has danced professionally with City Ballet of San Diego, Nashville Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theatre, Hosanna Sacred Arts, and as a guest artist with Ballet Internationale. Her professional performing career included soloist and principal roles such as Myrtha in Giselle, Rose Queen and Snow Princess in The Nutcracker, Tiger Lily in Peter Pan, and Big Swans in Swan Lake. She has been featured in leading roles in several ballets by Elizabeth Wistrich, including Carmina Burana, The Seasons, & Hcivokatsohs, as well as several ballets by George Balanchine such as First Pas de Trois in Agon, Allegro Brillant, Serenade, Rubies, Emeralds, and Donizetti Variations. Brook served four years as Artistic Director and Choreographer for City Ballet 2, which functions as the junior company to City Ballet of San Diego. She was a company class teacher and company rehearsal director at City Ballet of San Diego, as well as a choreographer and rehearsal director for youth cast in the company’s production of The Nutcracker. Brook was a faculty member at City Ballet School for twelve years. In 2021, Brook earned the Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Certificate, graduating with Distinction. She has been a vocational tutor at London Vocational Ballet School since 2023, teaching ballet technique, pointework, and classical repertoire. Her choreography has been featured at MoveIt and the LVBS summer productions of Renaissance, FOOTPRINTS and Forces of Nature. Brook also teaches ballet, pointe work, and virtuosity at London Studio Centre on both the full time and associate programmes.