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...
CDA Teaching Team
Directors
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...
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
Ballet, Lyrical, Dance Foundations & Performance
Jamie trained at the Queensland Dance School of Excellence (QDSE), and the National Theatre Ballet...
Jennifer Hogan
Jazz, Tap & Performance
Jennifer is a Brisbane based dance artist with over fifteen years of experience across the fields of...
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
graduated with honours from QUT, studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance). During her...
Sandra Chen
Originally from Sydney, Sandra has been involved in dance and the performing arts from a...
Lyn Beard
Ballet
Lyn has enjoyed an eclectic mix of dance all her life. Her first and enduring...
Catherine Proctor
All Abilities , Jazz & Tap
Catherine has been dancing with Centenary Dance Academy for many years, doing RAD Ballet, CSTD...
Georgia Mackellar
Dance Foundations & Contemporary
Georgia Mackellar has always had a passion for dance and how the body moves. Currently...
Paula Castilho
Paula Castilho is a qualified and registered Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Teacher RADRTS. Paula...
Sofi York
Teacher
Sofi began dancing at age 5 with preliminary tap lessons, she then continued on to...
Holly Doig
Holly has been dancing since the age of three and is currently studying a bachelor...
Assistant Teachers
Isabella 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