Photo Courtesy of Kerrie Milne
Ten years before her name was attached to a company, Kerrie Milne was choreographing professionally on international stages, at one point moving through crews with real reputations in global hip-hop circles: ReQuest Crew, The Royal Family. Fly Dance Studio and Take Flight came later, and neither one explains where the real story starts. That answer sits further back, in a decade she rarely gets asked about.
Building A Community From Dublin
Milne’s story as a creative leader begins in Dublin, where she established Fly Dance Studio and later expanded her vision into Take Flight Intensive and Fly International. She is a Dublin-based dance educator and choreographer, and a former member of ReQuest Crew and The Royal Family, two names that carry weight in global hip-hop and urban dance circles. That experience on international stages now informs how she structures training at home, blending strong foundations with a focus on individuality and storytelling.
From the early years of Take Flight to its current 10-year milestone, Milne has used Dublin as the center of a much wider orbit. Intensives such as Easter Immersion and the Halloween Intensive draw dancers to Ireland for multi-day experiences that combine choreography sessions, performance opportunities, and time to connect with peers and mentors. The events are not just about learning routines. They are designed to give dancers a sense of being part of something that extends beyond one room or one week, a community they can return to as their careers develop.
Milne’s leadership also shows up in the way she represents Irish dance on larger European platforms. Listings for Fly Dance Studio describe it as one of Ireland’s leading urban dance studios, with weekly classes and courses that serve a range of levels. By connecting that studio ecosystem with Take Flight’s intensives, she has effectively built a pipeline that starts with local training and extends to international camps, tours, and collaborations.
Taking Flight Onto The Global Stage
The leadership behind Take Flight becomes even clearer when looking at how the intensive has grown beyond Dublin. In addition to multi-day events in Ireland, the brand now operates a tour under the banner One Day or Day One, bringing condensed versions of the Take Flight experience to cities such as Hong Kong, Sydney, Amsterdam, Krakow, London, New York, and Los Angeles. These tour stops offer two-day mini-events that include education, exhibition castings, and scholarships, opening the door for dancers who may not yet be able to travel to Ireland for longer immersions.
Milne’s international reach also runs the other direction, through a long-standing and ongoing relationship with Monsters of Hip Hop, a dance convention in the US. She first trained with the organization as a student, then was selected as a cast member for the Monsters Show. That relationship has continued to grow since: Milne now serves as faculty and a choreographer for Monsters, a role that remains active today. The progression from student to cast member to faculty reflects a relationship that has deepened over time rather than one tied to a single early credit.
This expansion reflects a deliberate choice about access and community. Rather than limiting Take Flight to those who can attend the flagship Halloween or Easter intensives, Milne has taken the concept on the road, meeting dancers where they are while still maintaining a clear identity for the brand. The choreography remains rooted in her dynamic style, but the programming is flexible enough to adapt to different cities and studio cultures.
At the same time, Milne continues to appear as a guest educator at other camps and studios. Profiles from platforms such as Ibiza Danza and Dance Radar describe her as a world-renowned teacher who has taught at major dance camps across Europe and beyond. Recaps from studios like The Manor LDN show sold-out pop-up classes, indicating that her sessions draw strong interest even outside the Take Flight banner. These engagements are not separate from her leadership role. They extend Take Flight’s influence and keep her connected to a broad network of dancers and organizers, connections that can later feed back into faculty choices and collaborative projects for her own intensives.
A Leadership Style Rooted In Care And Challenge
Leadership in dance can be difficult to define, but Milne’s approach is visible in the way people talk about her work. Studio posts from Fly Dance Studio describe her choreography and direction as intentional and inspirational, and emphasize the impact of her classes on the local community. Participants speak of an atmosphere that balances pressure and support, in which dancers are pushed technically but also encouraged to take risks and make their own artistic choices.
Milne’s own social media presence gives further insight into her philosophy. She has highlighted the idea of building a better world together through dance and with each other, framing Take Flight’s 10-year anniversary not just as an event milestone, but as a decade of shared work and relationships. Event guides for the 26–30 October 2026 anniversary intensive underline the importance of clear information and accessibility, suggesting a leadership style that values transparency as much as creativity.
Her roles as CEO and director of Fly Dance Studio, and as a director of Take Flight Limited, also speak to the operational side of leadership. Beyond choreography, she manages teams, schedules, and international travel, making decisions about how to grow the brand without losing the intimacy that has always defined Take Flight. The result is a network of events and classes that feel consistent in tone and intention, whether they are happening in a Dublin conference center or a studio in another country.
Over ten years, this combination of artistic vision, community focus, and organizational discipline has turned Take Flight into more than an intensive. For many dancers, it functions as a leadership incubator and a long-term home base, a place where they can refine their craft while also finding examples of how to lead with care. As Take Flight continues to evolve, Kerrie Milne’s role at the center of that world remains clear, shaping not just what dancers learn but the kind of dance community they are learning to create.
