Our Story
About Us
We are a ballet school based in the heart of the Korean community in New Malden. We have been running for over 10 years and specialise in children and adults of all ages.
Ballet is where artistry and athleticism meet, and this theme carries through all classes taught at Shine Ballet School. Students receive the type of training that turns them not just into successful dancers, but accomplished human beings, prepared to achieve whatever they set their minds to. Our teachers have great experiences and top notch qualifications that allow students to have a great time here at the Shine Ballet School.
Meet the team :
Heayeon Lee
Principal Teacher
Originally from South Korea, Heayeon is a highly qualified ballet dancer and teacher. Starting ballet at the age of 9, she continued to pursue her ballet journey gaining an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in ballet. As a ballet dancer she starred as Odette/Odee from Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker and more at the Korean National Ballet before leaving to achieve a PDTD (Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma) at the Royal Academy of Dance in England. Since then, she has founded the Shine Ballet School and has been teaching children for over 15 years.
Sophie Richardson
Ballet Teacher
Sophie graduated from vocational ballet training with a Diploma in Professional Dance Performance. Her performance repertoire includes The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Beauty and the Beast, Giselle, The Four Seasons, and Chopiniana. Upon realising a passion for teaching, she completed the Diploma of Dance Teaching through the International Dance Teachers' Association, achieving an exceptional mark of 88% for her final exams. She then completed her BA(Hons) degree in Ballet Education at the Royal Academy of Dance, graduating with RAD Registered Teacher Status. She is also a member teacher of the Association of Russian Ballet and Theatre Arts (ARBTA).
Heeyoung Lee
Ballet Teacher
Originally from London, her training journey began at The Royal Ballet School, followed by her time at the Young Dancers Academy. She also gained extensive experience through intensive training with the English National Ballet and Central School of Ballet, and later advanced her skills in Russia. Throughout her early career, she performed a variety of notable soloist roles, including Raymonda, Odette from Swan Lake, and the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Sleeping Beauty. Heeyoung gained a Disinction on her ballet teaching course and is a full member of the Association of Russian Ballet and Theatre Arts in the UK.
Narangi Badlueva
Guest Teacher
Originally from Russia, Narangi is a professionally trained ballet dancer and teacher, and holds a degree in Ballet Choreography from a prestigious Russian Academy of Dramatic Arts - GITIS. During her dancing career, she performed in productions of The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, The Swan Lake and others. In London Narangi taught at West Wimbledon Dance Academy, Natalia Kremen Ballet School in Kensington, as well as privately.
Heejin Lee
Assistant Ballet Teacher
