About Gladwin Ballet and Stage School
Wyn Gladwin 1939-2014
Mrs Gladwin was the founder of the Gladwin Ballet and Stage School. She started the school at the scouts hut in Guidepost over 50 years ago. She became a life time member of the BATD and created the legacy that we carry on in her name to date. She taught hundreds of pupils throughout her life before sadly passing away in 2014
Jim Laing 1947-2024
Mr Laing met Mrs Gladwin in Blyth where he was the director of a show, and she was the choreographer. From there, Mr Laing joined the Gladwin Ballet and Stage School and introduced Dance Drama and European National to the timetable. Mr Laing was the director if the school for over 40 years until retiring in 2020. He sadly passed away in February 2024.
Lisa Gladwin
Lisa Gladwin is the daughter of Wyn and has performed all over the world and taught for many years. She ran the school alongside Mr Laing after Mrs Gladwin's passing, but stepped back in 2020 to allow her daughter, Jessie Gladwin to take over. During her time teaching she has choreographed championship winning routines, CYD? winning routines and taught many BATD scholarship winners.
Jessie Gladwin
Jessie Gladwin had been a part of the Gladwin Ballet and Stage School since the day she was born. When Mrs Gladwin passed away, she stepped away from performing and competing to become a teacher alongside Jim and Lisa. In 2020, Jess took over as principal of the school, bringing new styles such as acro, commercial and lyrical into the timetable to widen the pupils knowledge of dance.