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Training and education
- English National Ballet — Ballet training
- Central School of Ballet, London
- BA Hons Dance and Performance, University of Kent
- Madrid Dance Center — Junior company
About Lydia
A dancer’s discipline, a teacher’s patience
Lydia Andrades Benitez-Dart is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher whose training and performance career has taken her through leading institutions and companies in Britain, Spain and Bulgaria.
Experience
A career in training, performance and teaching
From London studios and Spanish junior companies to the opera stage in Bulgaria and classrooms across the UK, Lydia's work spans performance, education and choreography.
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Professional performance
- State Opera Ruse, Bulgaria — Ballet dancer, 2019–21
- United Kingdom and Europe — Professional dance and performance experience
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Teaching and choreography
- Music Box — Teaching, 2017
- Wanna Dance School — Teaching, 2018–19
- AABC — Teaching, 2023
- Alison Alford Theatre — Teaching, 2024–25
- Madrid Dance Center — Teaching
- Choreographer for AABC — Puerto Real
Teaching philosophy
Lydia's approach combines disciplined technical training with individual encouragement. Precision matters, but so does the confidence to use it: dancers are taught why an exercise works, so that they can self-correct and keep improving between lessons.
Her experience as a Pilates instructor informs how she thinks about alignment, conditioning and injury-aware training, and supports a practical understanding of how each dancer's body works.
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