Hi my name is Kathryn cooley I am a Cornish Girl thorugh and through, hope you enjoy my profile.

Trained in Cornwall, Kathryn attended St. Austell College where she graduated with a distinction in her BTEC Dance qualification. She then receive her BA (Honours) Degree in Performing Arts (Dance) from L.I.P.A, (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) in 2009.As soon as she graduated she was taken on by international Aerial Dance Company Fidget Feet (Based in Ireland) and is now an associate artist with the company. Over the past seven years Kathryn has also worked for:

All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, Scotland

Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, London

Cantabile 2, Denmark

Attik Dance, Plymouth

Iron Oxide, Scotland

Cscape Dance Company, Cornwall and Les Commandos Percu, France.

Kathryn has been fortunate enough to perform on large scale ceremonies including Ringo Star’s concert for the Liverpool Capital of Culture Opening Ceremony, the CommonWealth Games Handover Ceremony in Delhi, Cervantino in Mexico and was offered a place on the aerial team for the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony in London.

Kathryn has now decided to embark on her own choreographic journey creating water based dance company WATERPROOF. She hopes to establish a link between synchronised swimming and dance techniques to create versatile spectacles that will be performed in water based locations across the UK and beyond.

1. Harness Teacher

   European Aerial Dance Festival · Aug 2014 - Present

2. Harness and Dance Teacher

   Irish Aerial Dance Festival · Jul 2013 - Present

3. Aerial Dancer

   All or Nothing Aerial Dance Company · Jan 2012 - Present

4. Associate Artist

   Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Company · Sep 2009 - Present

5. Dancer

   Attik Dance · Jan 2009 - Present

6. Vertical Dancer

   Scarabeus Aerial Dance Company · Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

7. Dance and Fire Artist

   Les Commandos Percu · Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

8. Tap Dance Teacher

   Dance Base, Edinburgh · Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

1. Circus Foundation Course Circus Arts

   The Hangar Arts Trust · Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

2. BA Honours Dance and Performing Arts

   Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts · Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

3. BTEC National Diploma Dance and Performing Arts

   St. Austell College, Cornwall · Sep 2007 - Sep 2009