Serena McCall, dance and social media star

I talk to the 16 year old contemporary dancer and social media star, Serena McCall.

As one of the faces of the biggest dance show in the UK - MOVEit – with over 40k followers, she has used Instagram to build her profile, win ambassadorships and grow her career. This year she leaves Elmhurst Ballet School to study at the prestigious Rambert School in London.

I wanted to find out how she has managed to combine a talent for dance, with an equally impressive talent for social media.

Serena talks to me about:

• How she has her sister to thank for starting dance.
• Auditioning to become a RBS associate and her top tips for getting noticed at auditions.
• Taking corrections the right way.
• Her life as a boarder at Elmhurst Ballet School - and her suggestions about how to avoid getting homesick.
• How she got a place at Rambert School – even after improvising her audition dance... in the audition.
• What fuels her love of contemporary dance.
• How she choreographs her award-winning pieces.
• Using social media to support your dance career.
• What to post - and what not to post.
• Her “desert island dancers” – who she admires the most.
• And life after college... her dream company.

Links to her "desert island dancers and choreographers":
@traviswall
@clarice_lantalilly
@tatemcrae

SERENA’S LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE!

Video yourself performing Serena’s No Time To Die choreography <link here>. Then post the video on your Instagram page and tag her @serenamccall_ and @gbswimstars_gbdancestars (that's me!) with #serenaslockdownchallenge.

Serena will pick a winner from the videos - and the winner will get a one hour online class with her.

CLOSING DATE: 31st May 2020

THANK YOU SERENA - AND GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Photo credit: @bockerphotography