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Our Director, Sally Prendergast, commenced dance training at five years of age, studying in classical ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, character and demi-character. Sally had been teaching dance on a part time basis for nine years before returning to full time dance study in 1999 from a career in the retail industry where she completed a Department Manager Traineeship.
Sally has owned and operated her own dance studio's for the past
nine years and has teaching experience in a range of styles. Currently, Sally is in her final year of the Diploma of Dance Teaching and Management at Box Hill Institute of TAFE.
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Kristy Hetherington has been dancing for seventeen years and has broad experience in a variety of dance styles including jazz, tap, funk, contemporary and classical ballet. After graduating from
the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, Kristy completed a
Diploma in Performing Arts at Dance World Studios. Kristy has
eight years teaching experience in the styles of Tap, Jazz/Funk
and Contemporary to students from beginner to advanced levels of
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Hayley Russell has
many years dance training specialising in Classical Ballet. In
2004 Hayley achieved Advanced II certification in the Royal
Academy of Dance syllabus. Hayley also has a Diploma in Dance
Performance as well as a Diploma of Classical Ballet both from
Dance World Studios. Hayley is currently a Senior Classical
Lecturer at Dance World Studios as well as a Production
Coordinator for Colours Entertainment and an Audition
Coordinator for Royal Caribbean International. Not only does
Hayley have extensive teaching experience with students of a
variety of ages and abilities, she also has an extensive
performance history including as a dancer for Princess Cruise
Lines and at Crown Casino, acting in a number of television
advertisements, as well as at children's performances.
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Kaicie Connors has
a Diploma of Performing Arts majoring in Dance from Dance World
Studios and has studied various styles of dance including
Classical Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Tap. Kaicie
has a range of performance experience in both Television and
Live Performance on stage and in commercial settings. Kaicie has
extensive experience teaching dance to a variety of age groups
and levels of ability in the styles of Hip Hop, Jazz, Boys Break
dance, Ballet and Tap. |
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Tessa Bell
has been dancing for fourteen years and has broad experience in
a variety of dance styles including jazz, tap, funk,
contemporary and classical ballet. In 2006 Tessa achieved a
distinction for her Intermediate Classical Ballet Exam with the
Royal Academy of Dance. Tessa completed VCE Dance by distance
education in 2007 and received a high A+ for her performance
exam. Tessa has participated in many eisteddfods
throughout Gippsland with some fantastic results and awards
received.
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Emma George has been dancing for
thirteen years and has broad experience in a variety of dance styles including jazz, tap, funk, contemporary and classical ballet.
Emma completed VCE Dance by distance education in 2007. Emma has
participated in many competitions and eisteddfods throughout
Gippsland with some fantastic results. Emma has three years
teaching experience and is an invaluable part of the teaching
staff at Leaps and Bounds. |
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