Les has had a long and successful career delivering performances in a wide range of corporate and special event settings; possessing a 30 year international performance career in aerial & acrobatics. His experience with a range of audiences has provided a wealth of knowledge to facilitate the training of young dancer/gymnasts in this new art form of...
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Bella Jones
Bella has been dancing since she learnt to walk and started classes at the age of 4. Beginning with Ballet in 2005 and taking up Jazz in 2012. 2013 Bella was a participant in Creative Generations and her love for dance and performance was cemented. Continuing her dance journey in high school, studying dance, participating in performance...
Sofi York
Sofi has been a valued member of Centenary Dance Academy since 2013, commencing as a student who trained diligently in all genres of dance. Through this Sofi completed her RAD Advanced Foundation Exam with a distinction and Comdance Jazz 9 Exam with Honours. In 2014 and 2015 Sofi was accepted into the Qld Dance School...
Sandra Chen
Originally from Sydney, Sandra has been involved in dance and the performing arts from a young age. As a child she studied ballet, tap, and jazz, completing examinations in all three disciplines and successfully competing in eisteddfods as a soloist and in groups. Sandra has over 20 years of dance teaching and choreographic experience. She has...
Kylie Ganko
Kylie is a registered classical ballet teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance. Kylie’s love of ballet began at the age of 6 when she first started lessons in Brisbane. She moved to Sydney aged 16 to continue her ballet studies after being accepted full-time at the Australian Academy of Ballet with Valrene Tweedie and...
Kei Ishii
Kei Ishii started dancing at The Ritz at the age of 7yrs. In his teens, he was selected for the Qld Ballet’s JEP (Junior Extension Program), and the Qld Dance School of Excellence. He then went on to do full-time training and graduate from The Space Performing Arts in Melbourne, in 2010. Kei then went...
Belen Sobarzo
Belen has been teaching for a period of 10 years and has been lucky enough to pass on her passion and knowledge of all things performing arts to hundreds of children across Brisbane and Sydney. Belen graduated from ED5International in 2015 with her Diploma in Performing Arts, and has since also gained qualifications in instructing...
Carla Taraborrelli
Carla‘s dance journey began at age 5 at Brisbane Academy of Dance. She later expanded her skills and explored a variety of dance styles at Conroy Dance Centre. In 2013, Carla graduated from Conroy Performing Arts College with a certificate in Performing Arts. Specializing in Comdance syllabi, she holds a Jazz Diploma and certificates in Ballet and...
Jamie Manton
Jamie trained at the Queensland Dance School of Excellence (QDSE), and the National Theatre Ballet School (NTBS) in Australia. During her training she was awarded the Most Improved Dancer and the Contemporary Award (QDSE), and the Dance Medicine Australia Award for Advancement (NTBS). In Australia, Jamie has worked with Melanie Crowe Dance Company, Melbourne Dance...
Rosanna Evola
Rosanna Evola is a seasoned dancer and dance teacher with over 28 years of experience to the stage. Starting as young as 2.5 years old, Rosanna has trained in a diverse range of styles, including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre. She has studied under the Royal Academy of Dance ballet...