Anna Olejnicki, Founder of Hype Dance
Anna Olejnicki founded Hype Dance Company and is a Fellow of the International Dance Teachers’ Association (Distinction in Ballet, Modern Jazz, Tap, Theatrecraft & Freestyle), a Registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) & Equity Member. She also has a Bachelor of Arts honours degree.
Anna began her dance career training at a local dance school in Doncaster, and began her professional career working as a commercial dancer/choreographer for fashion shows, and a dance tutor before founding Hype Dance Company, a dance education company in Sheffield, in 2004.
I can’t ever imagine not being involved in dance in some way – I’m so lucky that my childhood hobby became my career.
Anna has worked with many dance companies delivering educational work including Decadance Theater (USA), Renegade Dance Theatre (Germany), Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (ISTD) and The Royal Ballet School (UK).
She is a registered teacher with the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Training (CDMT), is an assessor for the RAD on their practical dance teacher training module, a TDCI festival adjudicator, and ballet tutor for members of the British Ice Skating squad.
Anna has been the recipient of Arts Council England funding, a Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship and a finalist in the Grazia/O2 Female Entrepreneur of the Year.