Alison Axford Theatre School

We are delighted to announce that Mackenzie Alexander will be joining our faculty as a Guest Tap Teacher. Mackenzie will be creating new festival choreography and, from September, will also be assisting with classes from September, specialising in the tap genre.

We are incredibly excited to welcome Mackenzie to our faculty and are confident that his expertise, creativity, and passion for tap will be a wonderful asset to our students and their programmes.

For anyone who may not yet be familiar with Mackenzie, please find his truly amazing biography below.

We look forward to an exciting and inspiring collaboration ahead...........

MACKENZIE ALEXANDER

Mackenzie started his dance training at the age of 3 across all dance disciplines.
Tap was always his favourite style so he joined Tap Attack when he was 9 years old, which lead to him competing with Team GB from the age of 11.
He went on to win 11 world gold medals, 3 times as a soloist which is the best performance of any GB dancer.

Along the way he also won the All England Tap Soloist award, and performed on the main stage at Move It, London.

He started training at Wilkes Academy on a 100% scholarship when he was 16.

He is currently a member of The OKR Youth Tap Company in London and he often teaches there.
He was invited to perform in the gala at London Tap Festival in 2025, and 2026.
And he has just had an invitation to perform in Japan in 2027!

He is the Creative Director of TapStream, a brand new online Advanced Tap Training Program.
This is a comprehensive, multi-level program that offers students additional training at home and he has subscribers from all over the world.

He has been lucky enough to have won scholarships to:
DC Tap Festival, USA
Brno Tap Festival, Czech Republic
Pop Tap Festival, Italy
Dubrovnik Tap Festival, Croatia
London Tap Festival, UK
Stockholm Tap Festival, Sweden
Taptastic Festival, Germany
Horizon Tap Festival, Czech Republic
And he continues to train with the best tap teachers, masters, and choreographers around the world.

Mackenzie is really looking forward to working with the students at The Alison Axford Theatre School and sharing his extensive knowledge and experience with them.

Day 6 and our final day at the All England West Finals ✨
Lydia took her beautiful Anastasia musical theatre routine to the stage and was amazing as always, scoring 23.6 💙
Well done, Lydia! We’re so proud of you 🌟
Now looking forward to getting back to dance on Monday xx

Day 5 of the All England West Finals 🤍

Our Inters took to the stage with their Military Modern group performance — strong, fierce, and full of power! 💥

They scored an amazing 24!! 👏
Well done girls, so proud of you all xx

Day 4 of all England west finals
our inter tap duets took to the stage, tapping their hearts out in the extreme heat! ☀️👯‍♀️

Well done girls — so proud of you all. Such an achievement to get here and with some great results too
22.7 Gracie seren tap duet
23.5 Lydia Sophia tap duet

Proud teacher ❤️ xx

Day 2 of the All England West Regional Finals ✨
What a day for our Under 21s!

They coped so well in the heat and gave absolutely everything and more. The scores show just how much they deserved to be on that stage ❤️

Uptown Funk – U21 Tap Group – 24.7
7 Nations – U21 Tap Group – 24.8
Bills – U21 Modern Group – 24.4
Ella-Jaie & Chloe – Tap Duet – 25.3
Ella-Jaie, Chloe & Poppy – U21 Tap Trio – 25.2
Ella-Jaie – Modern Solo – 26.5

You are all incredible xx

Day 3 of the All England West Regional Finals, and our U21 team took their final bow!

Our statues performed with such commitment and fluidity, scoring an amazing 23.5. ✨

So proud of every single one of you! Looking through all the photos, these are memories you’ll carry forever — dancing together and celebrating your success as a team.

Proud teachers xx

Day one of Regional West Finals 🥰✨
And what a busy one it was for Ella-Jaie! So proud of these incredible scores at Regional Finals 💖

• Lyrical — 26.2
• Tap — 26
• Ballet — 25.8
• Contemporary — 25.8

Every routine was performed beautifully and these marks truly reflect all the hard work, dedication, and passion 💫

We also had our “Bullying” group performance which scored 25.7, and they were so emotive and connected throughout. The teamwork, support, and friendships shining through on stage made it even more special 🫶✨

A wonderful start to finals and we can’t wait for day two 💖

Good luck to everyone competing at the All England Regional Finals this week! 🌟

Your hard work, determination, and dedication have gotten you this far — now it’s time to shine on stage and enjoy every moment. We are so proud of everything you have achieved already and can’t wait to see you all perform with confidence and passion xx

Congratulations everyone on a great day of exams! I am So proud of you all. # # #

Good luck girls on your dance exams today! ✨
You’ve all worked so hard — now it’s time to go and show them what you’re made of 🥰 Most importantly, enjoy every second! So proud of you all already. # # #