Jace Mercy

Activity Leader

Talent

GBMember since October 24, 2026

Dancing- Jazz, Hip-hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Tapfitness training/ athletics/ yogaFrenchPainting and drawingGuitarMulti Sports- football, basketball, dodgeball, tennis, hockeyMartial Arts- Jujitsu, Jo/Bo staff, Sword, Sai, Judo, BoxingBoxingDramamoney management/ budgetingAerial silks and Hoop level oneStorywriterSong Writer

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Dancing- Jazz, Hip-hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Tapfitness training/ athletics/ yogaFrenchPainting and drawingGuitar

About

Hello I am currently looking for work in the fitness industry, as I have a lot to offer in terms of knowledge and skill sets, for promoting fitness and helping groups or individuals, achieve goals and new skills. Currently I am coach serval days a week at multiple schools delivering a lot of different skill sets and leading children and staff in terms of policies and training. I teach arts- in terms of miniatures painting, drawing skills, story writing and telling, music- guitar, keyboard, and in terms of sports I teach dance, acrobatics, martial arts, boxing, hockey, football, basketball and dodgeball.

I now have a Level 4 master in personal training, which will help me be able to help clients with more specific needs and am currently doing my own training goals at the gym which I do work on a lot. I will be doing a boxercise instructor course in April 2026, to help complement my black belt in jujutsu. The reason why I am a good coach is I have a lot of experience teaching and with sports as well as dancing.

The thing that makes a good coach is being confident in your knowledge and technique, and using that knowledge to be able to adapt for each individual if necessary, and how to pace a class which I do very well. I have a lot of experience with keeping both children and adults engaged in a class/ or as a fun activity. I teach martial arts (ju-jitsu) to adults and children, at various ages and levels 3-4 times a week, leading warm ups and specific groups for their gradings.

I have a lot of experience around children of all ages and have led and helped lead classes of up to 40, as well as entertained around 100 children at once on stage. I worked for Sports Aberdeen during the summer at the dance summer camps, which I thought was a great experience for both myself and the children. I found it important to gain a good relationship with them, both for their enjoyment and that they would gain more meaningful memories.

The way I achieved this was by letting them have fun but when it came to more structured activities, I reined them in, not using authority but persuasion by explaining quickly why this is what we are going to do. My sports experience I use to do high school athletics competing against others, as well as playing competitive dodgeball and basketball. Also, I have taught in primary school for active schools, also set up my own sports activities for children and families, which included highland games, football and rounders.

As for my dance experience, which I have a degree in, I have performed many shows such as Lord of the Flies Aberdeen- (Mathew Broune- 2014), Taking Flight- 2018, Breaking Boundaries- 2018, and Cross Currants- 2015-2018. I have helped back stage at Tommy Smalls CUT- 2017 and for Cheryl Crawford- 2016. Currently I am learning French and working on painting projects in my own time, and at some point would like to do instructor courses in yoga and platies.

Experience

Activity Leader - Jets activity club - Queensferry, City of Edinburgh

(2023-08)

I work after schools leading activities in dance, drama, storytelling, jujitsu, music and card/board games in different schools.

Shop Assistant - BA Kerrigans - Perth

(2019-08)

Work independably running a shop and working with closely with customers as well as cleaning, money and security responsibilities.

jujutsu coach- voluntary - world jujustu scotland - Cupar

(2018-03)

currently do some assistance with children's classes and adults classes performer - Breaking Boundaries Taken Flight

(2018)

tour, teaching and performing and manager

Artist Rooms - Breaking Boundaries Taken Flight

(2018)

Gestures and Layers, Performer 2018- REACH dance film

Dance Coach - Sports aberdeen - Aberdeen

(2022-06 - 2024-12)

Work as a dance coach, leading own class and working as a team. Done holiday camps which also included Drama, Arts, Gymnastics and Yoga as well, which i lead sessions on.

Entertainer - Parkdean Resorts - Southerness

(2019-03 - 2019)

Stage hosting games, bingo, introducing acts, character work. Leading day activities, highland games, sand art, character specific actives and events. Back stage, tech.

Dancer - Cross Currents PASS

(2016 - 2018)

Various Positions waiter, KP, front of house - Adecco - Fife and Dundee

(2015-01 - 2018-01)

Working in various places in St Andrews and Dundee Working with food and orders making sure orders are correct and tables, plates and general area is kept clean assistant to Choreographer - CUT Shaper Caper

(2017 - 2017)

Dancer - First Footing PASS

(2015 - 2017)