“I have been taking Natalie’s classes at The Place for the last year. She is an inspiring and encouraging teacher with a life enhancing sense of humour.”
Jill Evans
“Natalie Dodd has many gifts as a teacher; pre-eminent are her encouraging manner, her patience, and her obvious enjoyment in the process. Each student (is) included in the warmth of her smile and the care of her attention, creating a wonderful atmosphere of support and camaraderie. A real gem!”
Mary Pat Robertson
“(Natalie) was a fantastic team player, fast to learn, and very reliable, in addition to being a beautiful performer. I was so impressed with her work ethic that the following year I employed her again, both as a performer and as my assistant. Once again she was hard working, dedicated and passionate about our work together. I would not hesitate to employ her skills again.”
Denni Sayers
“Natalie is a natural teacher. Her classes are fully inclusive, everyone is made to feel welcome, valued and safe. Natalie’s classes are fun and achievable yet challenging. She encourages everyone to strive for improvement through her continuous positive comments. Her keen sense of humour is a real asset here! You want to work hard for her as well as yourself. Natalie inspires you to want to be a better dancer. You come out of one of Natalie’s classes feeling energised, full of life and wanting to go back next week for more!
Natalie herself is a really beautiful dance artist who you watch in awe. Her choreography and direction reflect all the qualities that she puts into her classes. It is a privilege to be a participant in a Natalie Dodd dance production.”
Linda Horsfield
“In choreography, Natalie surprises, extends and challenges the movement capacity of her dancers; creating, rehearsing and finessing with empathy and high expectation.”
Vicki Lant
“(Natalie) was always open to my direction, reproduced my choreography exactly and showed great ability to improve from prompts. She also worked fantastically with the cellist, with a great sensitivity to the music. A beautiful young dance artist whom I would highly recommend.”
Mary Pat Robertson
“Natalie has been teaching at my school for four nearly five years. She is a great asset to my school. Watching her teach is a joy. She has the respect of her pupils and has the ability to draw out the best from them. She is also very reliable, has a great sense of humour and is good to work with. Her classes are well constructed, disciplined and enjoyable. She has great choreographic skills which result in her producing amazing, interesting and stimulating dances for the schools biannual shows and enabling each pupil to perform to their personal best.”
Susan Handy