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CDA Teaching Team

Directors

Inara Svalbe OBE
Director

Inara Svalbe OBE

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
Director of Ballet

Glynnis Gordon-Eames

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 Swindells
Director of Tap & Jazz

Amy-Rose Swindells

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...

Dance Instructors

Jamie Manton

Jamie Manton

Ballet, Lyrical, Dance Foundations & Performance

Jamie trained at the Queensland Dance School of Excellence (QDSE), and the National Theatre Ballet...

Jennifer Hogan

Jennifer Hogan

Jazz, Tap & Performance

Jennifer is a Brisbane based dance artist with over fifteen years of experience across the fields of...

Laura McNally

Laura McNally

RAD Ballet & Contemporary

A Brisbane ballet and contemporary dancer, Laura developed her passion for dance at the age of 14, working...

Candice Green

Candice Green

graduated with honours from QUT, studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance). During her...

Sandra Chen

Sandra Chen

Originally from Sydney, Sandra has been involved in dance and the performing arts from a...

Lyn Beard

Lyn Beard

Ballet

Lyn has enjoyed an eclectic mix of dance all her life. Her first and enduring...

Catherine Proctor

Catherine Proctor

All Abilities , Jazz & Tap

Catherine has been dancing with Centenary Dance Academy for many years, doing RAD Ballet, CSTD...

Georgia Mackellar

Georgia Mackellar

Dance Foundations & Contemporary

Georgia Mackellar has always had a passion for dance and how the body moves. Currently...

Paula Castilho

Paula Castilho

Paula Castilho is a qualified and registered Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Teacher RADRTS. Paula...

Sofi York

Sofi York

Teacher

Sofi began dancing at age 5 with preliminary tap lessons, she then continued on to...

Holly Doig

Holly Doig

Holly has been dancing since the age of three and is currently studying a bachelor...

Les Livesey

Les Livesey

Assistant Teachers

Isabella Jones

Isabella Jones

Assistant Teacher
Amelia Jones

Amelia Jones

Assistant Teacher

Guest Teachers

Tracey Carrodus
Lucy Flook
Guy Wheatstone
Kristen Williams
Lauren Carr
Essie Horn
Liljana Stojan
Donna Myers
Lauren Sherlock
Nadia Milford
Cristiane Souza

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