Miss Vikki - babyballet Malling and Medway, Kent

When it comes to rubbing shoulders with the stars, Vikki Hayward is in a class of her own.

 The 40-year-old has danced for The Queen and Prince Charles in two Royal Variety Performances,  has appeared in 15 West End shows and is a close friend of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent judge, Amanda Holden.
 
Vikki who runs babyballet classes in Maidstone, Kings Hill, Rochester, Larkfield and St Mary’s Island, Kent, has been dancing since she was a toddler and won a scholarship to the well known Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London where she trained alongside Russell Brand and Martine McCutcheon. 
 
She left with honours in exams with the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers and then spent almost 20 years in the West End as a dancer and choreographer working with stars like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phillip Schofield, Jason Donovan, Jessie J, Russ Abbott, John Altman, Michael Barrymore and Amanda Holden.
 
Her West End credits include Cats in which she played the prestigious role of Rumpleteazer; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Tommy, A Chorus Line, Whistle Down The Wind, Kiss Me Kate, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ragtime and Footloose.  She also went on tour with several musicals as resident director and choreographer and has appeared in films, TV and several musical albums.
 
Vikki, who was born in London, also taught in dance colleges in the capital before joining babyballet.  She now lives in Kent with her husband, Danny, who runs his own PR and photography agency and their two children, Louis (8) and Jemima (3).