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Britannia Dance is run by professional dance teachers Sam Ellis and Martina Zemkova who have over 25 years dancing experience between them. Specialising purely in Ballroom, Latin American & Zumba the school offers an extensive weekly class timetable all through the year. Dancers will experience top tuition or instruction at each and every class all within a fun, friendly and relaxed environment.
The approach to Ballroom is focussed on dancers developing the essential basics with correct technique, and later building up to advanced figures and interesting routines.  With music being such a key part of dance great emphasis is laid on playing top quality classic and contemporary tracks.
Due to our experienced dance background our approach to Zumba is very dance focussed combined with an easy to follow and very fun fitness workout. Britannia Dance are very proud to expand its qualifed instructor team with even more classes being run by Louise and the addition of Lesley-May who is starting a new Zumba Fitness class in Stroud from January. Both instructors are very experienced dancers of numerous styles and have put this passion and love for dance into their Zumba classes for everyone to clearly see and enjoy.    
Meet our instructor team...
Sam Ellis 
Sam has been a qualified Associate of the International Dance Teachers Associations for four years and has been dancing Ballroom and Latin for the last 15 years. He developed his talent and love for dancing through his parents influence and tuition and is now delighted to provide quality Ballroom tuition across Bristol and the Stroud Valleys.   


Martina Zemkova




Martina, originally from Slovakia, moved to England to develop her career in dancing. Being such a creative and passionate dancer, her love to choreograph dance is clearly evident. Martina, a qualified IDTA Ballroom Associate has also applied her natural dance ability and enthusiasm into ZUMBA. She is licensed in Zumba Fitness for level 1 and 2 and is a highly experienced instructor for all adults and children as she is also trained in Zumba Gold and Zumbatomic.  




Louise Sweetland



Louise has become an established and very popular Zumba instructor due to her dance focussed and high energy style. Her intensive classes are guaranteed to burn calories and highly invigorate you after. Her evident dance ability has culminated from a wide dance background with vast competitive and medalist experience from a young age in Ballroom, Latin, Disco and Contemporary styles. Her friendly and dynamic approach to Zumba is infectious so come along to her next class and see why!