HISTORY OF NRG DANCE

Tracy danced freestyle from the age of 7 attending the Violet Sutherland School of Dance in Thurso.  This was a huge part of Tracy's life growing up and she strongly believes that dancing helped her keep fit as well as grow her confidence and widen her social circle of friends.

When Tracy was 16 she decided to train for her Associate Freestyle exam and T's School of Dance was established in Thurso in 1993 when Tracy was 17 years old, making her one of the youngest dance teachers in the UK at that time.

In 1998 Tracy sat her Membership Freestyle exam and Associate Rock'n'Roll exam achieving a grade of Highly Commended for both.

In 1999 Tracy decided it was time to broaden the horizons of the dance school.  T's School of Dance updated to the NRG Dance Troupe and the competitive circuit that her dancers competed in now included travelling all over England & Ireland.

The travelling was a huge disadvantage to the pupils but they took it all in their stride and travelled thousands of miles a year to compete against the best dancers from the UK, Ireland and Norway.

In 2007 Tracy decided she had to retire from freestyle teaching as she now had three children of her own under the age of 3 and could no longer commit the hours required to keep her pupils at the top of the freestyle circuit. This was a very difficult decision to make but Tracy did her best by her pupils and helped anyone who still wished to dance find a new dance school.

In 2019 Tracy made the decision to start teaching again and now runs classes in Thurso on a Wednesday in the British Legion.

In 2022 Tracy received national recognition being awarded with the 2022 Diva Professional Award.

The combined dedication of teacher, pupils and parents has enabled the pupils of NRG Dance to become among the top freestyle dancers in the United Kingdom achieving success nationwide.

Competitive high lights over the years for Tracy's pupils were:

3 Disco Kid Finalists in the 2002 Under 10 years final (5 dancer final)

3 Disco Kid Winners in 2003 (Under 6, Under 12 and Under 14) 

Disco Kid Runner-up (s) 2002, 2004, 2005, 2021

Disco Kid Winner(s) 2001,2002,2003,2004,2005

Dancers in Disco Kid Finals every year from 1999 to 2007, 2021, 2022, 2023

Eurodance Champions 

European Champions

Great British Champions

British Champions

Dancer of the Year Champions

Scottish Champions
DIVA Champions
London Champions

ADJUDICATING AND LECTURES

In 1998 when Tracy achieved her Members Qualification in Freestyle & Associate Qualification in Rock'n'Roll she became a Championship Adjudicator.  Tracy successfully achieved her scrutineers qualification in 2023 and is now a qualified Chairman of Adjudicators for the ADFP.

Tracy has judged and continues to do so all over the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway, becoming a regular on the judging panel at the most prestigious freestyle competitions.  

During her teaching career Tracy has been delighted to be asked many times to lecture in the UK, Ireland & Norway and thoroughly enjoys the opportunity to work with dancers and teachers from other schools.