Expression Explorers’ team make these dance workshops an unmatchable opportunity and experience for young children, they don’t just offer knowledge but a creative outlet for children.
Founder and Head of Dance
Stefka Baxter
Stefka was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and raised in Bulgaria, England and France. She has been dancing from the age of 5, Stefka is IDTA (International Dance Training Association) trained in Ballet, Tap, Theatre, Jazz, Gymnastics, Freestyle, Ballroom and Latin styles. She has previously danced contemporary ballet with Royal Ballet, commercial hip-hop with Britney Spears, Jay-Z and Missy Elliot music video backup dancers, competed in Ballroom and Latin dance styles in Blackpool. Additionally, her choreographies earned 3 years of regular local press coverage and presence in regional competitions. Her favourite dance styles include waltz, tango, rumba, samba and cha-cha-cha.
Here approach is to first inspire, ignite the passion of the art of dance and then, teach the tools and techniques, and guiding children in their own movement improvisations and nurturing the child’s self-expression and finding their inner voice.
Stefka lives in English wool town in Suffolk, Long Melford with her husband, two amazing little boys age 2 and 5, dog Bella and cat called Tonic. When Stefka is not dancing, she likes to go running, read poetry. She keeps on exploring the world around her and continuously learning new skills.
Head of the Music
Ekaterina Dalley
Ekaterina Dalley is a pianist. She started playing piano at age 4 and then studied in specialised music schools including the music conservatoire in Plovdiv, Bulgaria for her music teaching degree and prepared classical music orchestra conductor. However, with the political and economical changes in Bulgaria and becoming a mother of a little girl Stefka, Ekaterina came to the UK to do her MBA, and subsequently, set up a number of successful businesses.
Ekaterina’s passion is to make complicated musical theories accessible to all children, in a fun way.
Krasen Gospodinov
Accordionist, folkloric music composer and music conservatoire lecturer
Expression Explorers are using Krasen Gospodinova musical interpretation and dance interdependencies theories. He met Ekaterina as a student in the very same music conservatoire, he now teaches in. Back then he was a student and doing his music degree and is Stefka’s father.