Meet Louise

Our Founder, Director & Principal Teacher

Louise founded EntertainArts in 2009 and is a highly qualified, dedicated teacher with extensive training, experience, and a lifelong passion for performance and artistic development.


She holds a BA (Hons) in Dance and Culture and trained professionally at The Place alongside renowned practitioners and resident companies. Louise is an ISTD and RAD syllabus teacher with a strong record of excellent exam results, and is certified in four Alixa Flexibility modules to support technical strength and mobility.


Louise is also a qualified Acrobatic Arts teacher and mentor, certified in Modules 1 & 2 and a certified Aerial Arts teacher in theory and practical in aerial hoop, aerial silks, hand balancing and contortion. She additionally trained in vertical harness-based dance at degree level which formed part of her dissertation.


Alongside this, Louise is an Arts Awards Advisor, experienced GCSE Dance teacher, and holds a Mental Health Diploma, reflecting her belief in developing the whole performer both mentally and physically.


Louise is immensely proud of her pupils, many of whom have progressed to leading UK colleges, professional performance careers, teaching roles, or gained lifelong confidence and professionalism to support them in any career path.

History and Contributions to the Wider Performing Arts Community

Over 15 years, Louise founded and created Berkshire Dance Academy and later Colburn Performance Academy & Agency. She shaped the training, ethos, and high standards of the school, developing technical programs, performance opportunities, and competitive teams that have achieved success at the All England Dance Competitions, the Dance World Cup, and many other prestigious events and productions. Louise gifted this part of her school to her sister, Laura to one day be passed down to her incredibly talented niece Sienna-Rose. Louise is proud of her sister and the school’s ongoing success. She continues to assist with private lessons and examinations and will always celebrate the students’ achievements sharing in the joy of seeing the school she created and its performers thrive.


In 2015, Louise created the Hampshire Festival of Dance building it to successfully pass its All England inspection. The festival provides performance opportunities for young performers and schools across the region, reflecting Louise’s commitment to nurturing talent and creating positive, inclusive platforms for their development. The festival has since evolved into the Bracknell Forest Festival of Dance.  Although Louise is no longer directly involved in running the festival, she attends annually, proudly supporting her pupils - both past and present, as well as performers in the wider community.


Family Leadership and Support

EntertainArts is a true family-run school.  Louise is strongly supported by her husband and joint Director, Seb Jacquemin who manages the school’s administration, accounts, and operations.  Louise and Seb are married with three children, Ethan, Jaden and Lucy and have recently bought a little puppy who has become very popular with the EntertainArts pupils.


Louise is also hugely supported by her parents, whose guidance and encouragement have helped shaped her school’s ethos. The family partnership allows Louise to focus on teaching, training, and inspiring students while ensuring the school runs smoothly behind the scenes.

In the families spare time they are devoted to raising money for Louise's  incredible nephew Rafi. You can watch his story here:  DIY SOS - Series 34: 3. Rafi's Road to Recovery - BBC iPlayer . You can also follow Rafi's Recovery on facebook and rafisrecovery on instagram.