CDA Teaching Team

Inara trained in Brisbane with Charles Lisner OBE, the founder of the Queensland Ballet and then with Phyllis Danaher MBE. At age 15, Inara  was the youngest student accepted into the inaugural year of The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. An acclaimed performer, Inara  performed with Borovansky Ballet, J.C. Williamson in musicals, and The Australian Ballet with Fonteyn and Nureyev. She has also performed soloist roles with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and principal roles with the Ballet Theatre of Queensland under Phyllis Danaher MBE. Her contemporary performances include with the Queensland Modern and Contemporary Dance Co.   As an accomplished dancer, choreographer and costume designer, Inara began teaching dance. She was appointed Assistant Artistic Director of BTQ and the Artistic Director of QMCD while continuing choreography with The...

Glynnis Gordon-Eames is a fully qualified and registered Royal Academy of Dance Ballet teacher with over 30 years of dance teaching experience in Australia and internationally.  Glynnis was principal of her own successful dance school in Johannesburg, South Africa for over 15 years and entered students for RAD Graded and Vocational Graded Examinations, Annual Performances and Eisteddfods achieving outstanding success.  Glynnis attended the Johannesburg National School of Arts and graduated with a Distinction in Ballet. Glynnis trained and studied various genres of dance under the expert tutelage of Hilary Kaplan (RAD Examiner and Spanish Dance Society Examiner), the late Reina Berman...

Amy-Rose is an energetic and passionate dance teacher with several years of dance teaching experience. A fully qualified teacher, Amy-Rose holds her CSTD (Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing) Teaching Diploma and Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management.  Amy-Rose  teaches Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Musical Theatre.  Amy-Rose’ professional career has seen her tour Queensland with Raw Dance Company’s Urban Wonderland and Full Metal Racke’ shows, and perform with Troupes CandyApple Cabaret, The Met and Raw Suga. Completing her training in Brisbane atthe acclaimed ‘ Julie-Ann Lucas School of Dance ’, Amy-Rose quickly established herself as a talented choreographer, creating her first large group dance at the age of 12. Continuing this passion through her life.  Amy-Rose now caters for all students – those having fun and those wanting to embark on a career in dance.   Amy-Rose has performed in and choreographed many musicals including Sweet Charity (Lead Role and Choreographer), Chorus Line (Lead Role), Thoroughly...