Being a member of the Jodie Steele Elites Squad this year was an amazing experience to help me focus on improving my skills in Musical Theatre. Not only was I working with Jodie Steele who itself is a huge privilege, the visiting workshop leaders all had really high profiles in the performing arts industry – particularly the West End - as did the other teachers working alongside Jodie Steele.

It was such a privilege to be a part of the Jodie Steele Elites Squad this year. Each session had focussed training from West End directors, musical directors and actors. Each session was filled with far more than learning a routine. We were taught skills to take our performing to the next level; to perform to a standard that would be expected in the West End.

There was an expectation that we would independently learn the harmony singing parts in readiness for each session so that the focus in the workshops was about performing.

As part of the performance, I was selected to sing a solo and loved taking the stage to do this.

A huge thank you JHMT to make it possible for me to work with Jodie Steele, Steve Duguid, Ben Sell, Dani Acors and Liam Doyle and to be a part of this amazing squad. It certainly built up my confidence, I learnt skills to improve my performance and I sang solo on stage in Bloomsbury Theatre, London.