BA, MA PGCertHE – His studio practices focus on Limon principles and the delivery of creative workshops in choreography/site work, Dance Technology (Intermediality) and music/sound accompaniment.
After receiving an award and sabbatical from the Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (LJMU), Bérnard attended the Limon Institute in New York, with the emphasis on the exploration of music enhancement and innovative composition informing choreography and dance pedagogy.

He is frequently invited to mentor emerging artists within the northwest region, adjudicate performance events and deliver professional, academic and conservatoire classes throughout Europe and across the United Kingdom.

Bérnard continues his research for PhD framed through a practice-based approach into the impact of Pulse/rhythm generated within motion and the physicality of the body.