Michelle Douglas

Eliza started her journey with M Pulsive by joining the Danceability class. Before this, we had tried numerous different groups and clubs, but we just hadn’t found the right environment for Eliza. Eliza is autistic and has ADHD, and for her, being part of a group can be incredibly challenging. For many autistic children, the environment around them can make a huge difference to how comfortable and regulated they are, the noise, expectations, structure and social demands of a group can...

Katy’s Story… as a teacher at M-Pulsive who has literally grown up here, Katy is not only passionate about spreading the power of performance but also not labelling kids ‘shy’, leading them to believe they can’t ever perform. This is Katy’s story- and as her teacher all the way up through until she left for college, I can vouch for every part of this. We often laugh about it now, that Katy didn’t speak to me for about two years! She was a shy kid, but did she, her parents or I put that as a...

Thirty years ago, my parents said yes for me. They didn’t overanalyse every opportunity. They didn’t map out a five-year plan. They didn’t ask whether each class, performance, or audition would “lead somewhere.” They simply believed that experience mattered and if I was doing something I loved, there was worth and value in simply that. Now, looking back, I realise something powerful- Any single one of those yeses could have been pivotal in shaping my future. That’s why I want to gently say...