Amber-Louise Pocklington
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Amber founded Hip Hop to Help in 2017 whilst at University. Over the past six years she has built the social enterprise, developed the model and strategy for growth, and managed the volunteer team and dance teachers.
Amber also teaches dance classes. She is a former Hip Hop Coach that led teams to National and Grand Champion titles, and has competed in international competitions.
Instagram: @ambxvr
Louise Bottom
Chief Operations Officer
Louise supports Amber in the running of Hip Hop to Help, as well as coming up with new visions and supporting the team with a wide range of initiatives.
Louise also teaches dance classes. Her dance career started with Latin and Ballroom, before going into Hip Hop and coaching her university team.
Instagram: @louisekatebottom
Phoebe Singer
Marketing Director
Phoebe manages the marketing strategy and activity across the website, social media, and events. She has been dancing from an early age and has performed at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Sadler’s Wells and Disneyland Paris, as well as winning National Champion titles in Hip Hop and Pom.
Phoebe loves working with the Hip Hop to Help team, work that combines her passion for dance with her expertise in marketing.
Instagram: @phoebesinger98
Megan Newman
Partnerships & Education Director
Megan is our lead on educational initiatives, raising awareness for important causes and well-being and connecting Hip Hop to Help with partner charities.
Megan also teaches dance classes and competes with The Architects Dance Company at international competitions.
Instagram: megggggssssssss
Ben Timi Nuga
Brand Director
Ben is our artistic visionary, responsible for photography and cinematography as well as visual brand designs such as merchandise.
Instagram: @notquitenorth
Courtney Nicholson
Community and Youth Impact Director
Courtney uses her expertise in social work to ensure our policies protect the people we work with and develops strategies to reach wider audiences in the community.
Her dancing career includes coaching Hip Hop at university to National and Grand Champion titles, and competing at international competitions.
Instagram: @courtney_nichxlson
Liana Smith-Weir
Dance Coordinator
Liana organises classes and coordinates our projects with studios and teachers.
As a dance teacher, Liana has taught young children, teens and adults as well as a crew that performs and competes. She wanted to join the Hip Hop to Help team as we reflect her dance teacher philosophy of allowing dance to positively affect your life, while also opening dance to other students who may be unable to get to classes for a multitude of reasons.
Instagram: lsw_08
Jon Lyons
Fundraising Director
Jon is responsible for our fundraising strategy and income generation portfolio.
As he puts it: “What I lack in dance and rhythm skills I make up for in generating much needed income for HipHop to Help!”
Darcy Luu
Marketing Manager
Hip Hop to Help deserves more attention! We’re sending such a wonderful message to the world. I excited to grow and expand our social media presence to raise awareness about the work we do.
I started dancing when I was young and took part in the dance crew at my university. I’ve since had the opportunity to perform in London’s Chinatown among various other events.
Behind the Scenes
We are so grateful to whose who help us behind the scenes voluntarily. These acts of kindness allow Hip Hop to Help to continue our work in the community effectively.
Thank you also to Lloyds Harry-Davis who produced our promotional video.
George Pearce
Website Manager
George designed and manages our website for us.
Josh Proud
Logo Designer
Josh designed our logo and branding for us completely free of charge.
Company - Josh Proud Creative
Guest Teachers
We are so grateful to all of our guest dance teachers who put on classes for us. We aim to provide classes for all ages and abilities, as well as providing dancers the opportunity to teach, and our roster of teachers is absolutely amazing!
All of our dance teachers for schools, universities and youth clubs are DBS checked.
Our Teachers Include:
