Diana and Nicole are experienced Write Dance Trainers both with a background in Education. They have collaborated with Ragnhild Oussoren (the author of Write Dance) and are both passionate about Write Dance and the benefits of using the approach for.

They have been involved with Write Dance for over 25 years and have delivered in-person training to practitioners across the UK in Local Authorities and a variety of settings, as well as training online, both in the UK Internationally. They set up Write Dance Training in 2012.

Diana Strauss has collaborated with Ragnhild Oussoren, the author of Write Dance, since 1998 and together they delivered the very first Write Dance training sessions in the UK. She has presented at conferences around the UK, at The Institute of Education and at Roehampton University. With Nicole Barrons, Diana is co-founder of Write Dance Training and has trained a wide range of professionals to much acclaim. Diana is a qualified teacher, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy and has worked as a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent.


Nicole Barrons is co-founder of Write Dance Training.
She has worked closely with Diana Strauss developing content for Write Dance workshops and the online training. She has been delivering Write Dance training in the UK since 2005. Nicole has a background in Early Years Education. Personal Development and Dance. After a career in teaching Nicole went on to work as an Educational Trainer and Life Coach. She has delivered workshops on wellbeing, confidence and team building, Nicole has a passion for empowering people to be confident and successful.

Nicole has a B.Ed. in Early Years. She is an accredited NLP Master Practitioner, Life Coach and Write Dance Trainer