OUR TEAM

All our staff hold up-to-date enhanced DBS checks and regularly undertake safeguarding & first aid training.

Grace Buskell

(RAD RTS, ARAD, BSc Hons Psychology)

School Founder & Principal Ballet Teacher

Relevé School of Ballet was founded in 2021 by Grace Buskell 

Grace has danced professionally with Atlantic City Ballet (NJ, USA), The London Ballet Company and Ballet Theatre UK. She attended Susan Robinson School of Ballet and The London Russian Ballet School, later training full-time at The School of Ballet Theatre UK. She was also coached privately for a year by Roberta Marquez, principal ballerina of The Royal Ballet.

Grace has completed all her RAD examinations up to Advanced 2 and has taught ballet for many years at various schools in Surrey and London. She gained her Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies in 2018 with the Royal Academy of Dance, where she now holds Registered Teacher Status. Grace also sits on the RAD’s Global Membership and Marketing sub-committee which works alongside the RAD’s Executive Board and The Board of Trustees. In addition, Grace is also a qualified contemporary teacher, holding her Rambert Grades level 1 teaching certificate. 

In 2021 Grace graduated with a First-class BSc (Hons) Psychology degree from Durham University. Throughout her time at Durham, she held the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for the Performing Arts and was President of Durham University Ballet Company. 

As a psychology graduate, Grace is a firm believer that a good dance education should promote a dancers’ physical and mental health, as well as their technique and artistry. She hopes to develop not only creative and technically proficient dancers, but also happy and heathy young people.

 

Liliana Della Valle

(BA Hons Contemporary Dance)

Mid & Senior Contemporary Teacher

Liliana trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, earning a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance, before continuing her research into movement analysis with a Specialist Diploma in Choreological Studies. She is also a certified Rambert Grades Contemporary Teacher.
 
A skilled facilitator and movement practitioner, Liliana is driven by her passion for creativity and movement, approaching her teaching through a choreological lens. She also teaches ballet and contemporary dance for the Cecchetti Scholar’s Programme and the Royal Academy of Dance’s STEP programme.
 
Liliana’s goal is for every student to have fun, while experiencing contemporary dance as a joyful way to express themselves, move freely, and develop creatively.
 

Victoria Loh

RAD RTS (CBTS), PBT Certified

Ballet Teacher

Victoria Loh is a highly trained and experienced Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teacher, bringing a strong foundation in classical ballet and many years of teaching experience with children of all ages. She holds the Royal Academy of Dance Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies, ensuring her teaching meets the highest international standards and follows the RAD syllabus with care and precision.

Victoria previously founded and ran her own dance school, Victoria Loh Dance, where she taught ballet, acrobatics, and movement classes to children and adults. In addition to teaching, she was responsible for lesson planning, student development, recital choreography, and studio management, giving her a deep understanding of how to nurture dancers both technically and personally.

She is also a certified Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) teacher, using this internationally recognised conditioning method to help students develop strength, stability, alignment, and injury-safe technique that supports their ballet training.

Having taught in both the UK and Brunei, Victoria is known for her calm, encouraging teaching style and her ability to make students feel supported and confident in class. She places great importance on correct technique, safe progression, and building strong foundations, while ensuring classes remain positive, engaging, and enjoyable.

Victoria is passionate about helping every child grow in confidence, discipline, and love for ballet, making her a valued and trusted teacher for students and parents alike.

 

Summer Millard

BA (Hons) Performance in Musical Theatre

Junior Contemporary & Ballet Assistant

Summer has always loved everything to do with dancing, performing and musical theatre since the age of 3 at baby ballet classes.

She is a graduate of Performance Preparation Academy (PPA) in Guildford, where she achieved a BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree. 

Summer loves working with children and taught throughout her time at university. She is hoping to recreate the same magic with her students, that inspired her to dance when she was younger!

Summer can’t wait to join the team and meet the children - she knows they’re going to be superstars! 

 

Maddie Hill

(BA Hons Musical Theatre)

Ballet & Contemporary

Maddie began dancing at the age of three, starting with Directions School of Performing Arts and later at Lisa Mayank School of Dance, where she completed her Royal Academy of Dance grades. Maddie also trained at Mandy Ellen Performing Arts where she was a member of the competition team, performing in Las Vegas. 
Pursuing her love for dance, she attended Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts, training full time for 3 years. Here she gained her BA (Hons) degree in Musical Theatre and studied Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre and Commercial. 
Maddie looks forward to working with our students and sharing her passion of dance with them. 
 
 
 

Hannah Sizoo

Student Ballet Assistant

 
Hannah has been a student at Releve School of Ballet since 2021. She is currently studying her RAD Advanced 1 ballet. 
 
 

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