Talana Byrt’s passion for dance started when she was seven years old. She knew she wanted to pursue it as a career, so at the age of twelve she attended ArtsEd in Chiswick and trained in all genres of Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Ballroom.
In 2018 she left with a triple Distinction Extended Diploma in Dance and continued on to expand her training at Laine Theatre Arts. For three years she studied Dance and Musical Theatre and, despite the challenges of COVID, graduated in 2021 with her BA (Honours) Degree.
Since the start of her career she has performed in events such as the annual Dance Proms at The Royal Albert Hall, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a number of short films in association with the London Film School and upcoming Pop Artist, Gilska’s latest hit single music video.
She continues to share her love of dance with others, teaching and assisting the Reset Dance summer workshops at ArtsEd.
Holby City actress Rebecca Grant began her career as a dancer in Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Bombay Dreams in the West End. Previously, at the Morrison School of Dance in Nottingham, she trained in all forms of dance such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Modern.
She continued to specialise in other national dance such as Flamenco and Filipino dance, performing in prestigious venues like The Royal Albert Hall and the O2. Her role in Bombay Dreams in London and Broadway led to many Bollywood genre television appearances, including The Royal Variety Show.
After having a string of leading acting roles in theatre and film, she continued her dance expertise as the quirky soubrette Magic Wanda in 'Burlesque' in London. As an all-round performer she also sings with UK's top jive band, The Jive Aces. She has just finished playing the lead in a feature film called 'Chakara' and is currently working for Kali Theatre for 'The Vaults' in Waterloo.
However, dance has and will always be her favourite art form key and so Rebecca continues to keep up her dance skills for future projects, not least through her work with AGSD.
Angela Grant (RAD RTS) is one of a trio of performing sisters, namely Rebecca Grant (Holby City) and Rachel Grant (Die Another Day). She was trained with her sisters from an early age by Miss Nora Morrison MBE at the Nora Morrison School of Dance in Nottingham . She went on to train at the prestigious Elmhurst Ballet School and then at the London Studio Centre.
