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Yvette Lee is a choreographer, creative director and creative producer who has become renowned as one of the most versatile creatives in Australia. She is renowned for her work in television, theatre and live touring events. 

Yvette’s television credits include Dancing with Stars , Asia’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Australian Idol, Neighbours, The Masked Singer, Dance Boss, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and the ARIA Awards. 

Yvette has choreographed musical theatre productions such as ‘In the Heights’,  Rock of Ages, Shout - The Legend of the Wild One ,Dusty - The Original Pop Diva, Sweet Charity, Managing Carmen, and Just the Ticket.

Her music industry credits include choreography for major music labels Sony, Universal &Warner for artists such as; Guy Sebastian,  Zara Larsson, Samantha Jade, Jessica Mauboy, Ricki Lee, Tim Campbell and Bobby Fox.

Yvette has also worked on a range of live events including; the AFL Grand Final with Robbie Williams and the Victorian State School Spectacular. She loves working as artistic director for VDF and has recently launched her own activewear range by Energetiks. 

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Yvette Lee is a choreographer, creative director and creative producer who has become renowned as one of the most versatile creatives in Australia. She is renowned for her work in television, theatre and live touring events. 

Yvette’s television credits include Dancing with Stars , Asia’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Australian Idol, Neighbours, The Masked Singer, Dance Boss, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and the ARIA Awards. 

Yvette has also worked on a range of live events including; the AFL Grand Final with Robbie Williams and the Victorian State School Spectacular. She loves working as artistic director for VDF and has recently launched her own activewear range by Energetiks. 

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Shannon grew up in the Central Queensland town of Gladstone which is where her love of dance began. At the age of 15 she moved to Brisbane where she studied ballet full time at Queensland Dance School of Excellence before completing a Diploma of Performing Arts at ED5 International in Sydney. She has since obtained a diploma in Professional Pilates Instruction through PITC. 

A versatile performer, Shannon has had the privilege of working with many of Australia’s leading choreographers including Kelley Abbey, The Squared Division, William Forsythe, Keith Hawley, Matt Lee, Leanne Cherny, Marko Panzic, Jason Coleman, Sarah Boulter and Stephen Baynes. Stage credits include Fame the Musical (Australian tour), Grease the Musical (Australian tour), previous Opera Australia productions including La Traviata and Carmen on Sydney Harbour, Le Gand Cirque, Ben Veitch’s production of Blood, Swart and Dance and the Shorter, Sweeter Dance tour.

Shannon has made regular television appearances on The X Factor, The Voice, Australian Idol, Australia’s Next Top Model and more. She has worked with both Australian and International artists including Ricky Martin, Jessica Mauboy, Ricki Lee, Red Foo and Sneaky Sound System. She has also appeared in films and music videos and performed at countless events including the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.

Since the birth of her two gorgeous children, Shannon has begun to focus more on the choreographic and creative side of the industry. She has choreographed for a number of award ceremonies and events.

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 At the age of 15 Shannon Burns moved to Brisbane where she studied ballet full time at Queensland Dance School of Excellence before completing a Diploma of Performing Arts at ED5 International in Sydney. 

A versatile performer, Shannon has had the privilege of working with many of Australia’s leading choreographers including Kelley Abbey, The Squared Division, William Forsythe, Keith Hawley, Matt Lee, Leanne Cherny, Marko Panzic, Jason Coleman, Sarah Boulter and Stephen Baynes. Stage credits include Fame the Musical (Australian tour), Grease the Musical (Australian tour), previous Opera Australia productions including La Traviata and Carmen on Sydney Harbour, Le Gand Cirque, Ben Veitch’s production of Blood, Swart and Dance and the Shorter, Sweeter Dance tour.

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Zoe Ioannou grew up immersed in the world of dance. It seems that dance was in her blood with her Nan, Aunt and mum all working as professional ballerinas. Originally Zoe’s goal was to follow in their footsteps but at the age of 12 she discovered her vocal talent. From that day on her trajectory changed. Zoe found a passion for musical theatre and jazz. 

She appeared in her first amateur theatre role at the age of 11 when she was cast in Les Mis. Zoe then landed her first professional job working on the set of Dance Academy. This was followed up with her first professional stage role in Annie at the age of 12.  After graduating from school Zoe went on to attend NIDA to achieve her Diploma of Musical Theatre. Following that she successfully landed a role in Opera Australia’s Westside Story.

Since the world of theatre has been resurrected post Covid, Zoe has gone on to land roles in Nine and Hairspray. 
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Zoe Ioannou grew up immersed in the world of dance. It seems that dance was in her blood with her Nan, Aunt and mum all working as professional ballerinas. Originally Zoe’s goal was to follow in their footsteps but at the age of 12 she discovered her vocal talent. She found a passion for musical theatre and jazz. 

She appeared in her first amateur theatre role at the age of 11 when she was cast in Les Miserables. Zoe then landed her first professional job working on the set of Dance Academy. This was followed up with her first professional stage role in Annie at the age of 12.  After graduating from school Zoe went on to attend NIDA to achieve her Diploma of Musical Theatre. Following that she successfully landed a role in Opera Australia’s Westside Story.

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Liana Blackburn is a professional dancer and long-time health and wellness enthusiast. Her versatility is what makes her such a valuable teacher, choreographer, and dancer.  

She has been honored to dance with so many incredibly inspiring individuals including Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Jason Derulo, Talyor Swift, Ricky Martin, and Kylie Minogue 

She has also worked on shows such as Glee, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, Cirque Du Soleil, X-factor and many more.

 She also performed with Selena Gomez on her REVIVIAL World Tour as a dancer and Dance Captain. 

Liana has taken her passion and enthusiasm for helping others to create an online dance program called BODY LANGUAGE.  

She is passionately dedicated to inspiring and coaching others to navigate their own paths toward health and wellbeing. You can follow her journey and find learn more at Daily Dancer Diet.

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Liana Blackburn is a professional dancer and long-time health and wellness enthusiast. Her versatility is what makes her such a valuable teacher, choreographer, and dancer.  

She has been honored to dance with so many incredibly inspiring individuals including Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Jason Derulo, Talyor Swift, Ricky Martin, and Kylie Minogue 

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Luca Dinardo is a musical theatre performer, dance captain and choreographer. She grew up training at Patrick Studios and completed her full time training there. Luca was drawn to the world of musical theatre and her professional credits include; Bring It On – The Musical,  Billy Elliot ,NINE, RENT , Kiss of the Spider , West Side Story  and Hamilton.

Luca’s career has also seen her assist some of Australia’s finest choreographers, including Andrew Hallsworth, Kelley Abbey, Michael Ralph and Marko Panzic and international choreographers Travis Wall, Stacey Tookey & Al Blackstone.

Join us as we explore the highs and lows of Luca’s career. We discuss the struggles she faced to make a name for herself in the industry and to overcome self doubt. We also talk about how she has overcome setbacks.

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Luca Dinardo is a musical theatre performer, dance captain and choreographer. She grew up training at Patrick Studios and completed her full time training there. Luca was drawn to the world of musical theatre and her professional credits include; Bring It On – The Musical,  Billy Elliot ,NINE, RENT , Kiss of the Spider , West Side Story  and Hamilton.

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Soraya Zapata’s love for dancing started when she began taking classes at Sher's Studio of Modern Dance at the young age of 3. She continued her training at WHSPA (Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts) as a dance student. During her time there Soraya was thrilled to be given the role of a featured dancer Schools Spectacular.

She was also company member of The Forge Tap Project and is a member of ‘Girls on Tap’. In January 2018, Soraya was honoured to obtain a position in the Dream Creative Oz and was given the opportunity to perform along with the Dream Dance Company at the Australian Dance Festival. In 2019, whilst completing her CERT IV in dance at Village Nation Soraya was given the opportunity to be a featured Dancer in Guy Sebastian’s hit single ‘Choir.

Soraya was successful in gaining a contract with Royal Carribean cruise line as a dancer and left for Miami in December 2019 unfortunately due to COVID19 had to returned home earlier than planned. She loved performing and misses it but is enjoying being back at home auditioning for roles and teaching. 

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Soraya Zapata’s love for dancing started when she began taking classes at Sher's Studio of Modern Dance at the young age of 3. 

She was a company member of The Forge Tap Project and is a member of ‘Girls on Tap’. In 2019, whilst completing her CERT IV in dance at Village Nation Soraya was given the opportunity to be a featured Dancer in Guy Sebastian’s hit single ‘Choir.

Soraya was successful in gaining a contract with Royal Carribean cruise line as a dancer and left for Miami in December 2019 unfortunately due to COVID19 had to returned home earlier than planned. She loved performing and misses it but is enjoying being back at home auditioning for roles and teaching. 

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Dominique Kelley is an incredible dancer and choreographer. He may not have started his formal dance training until he was 9 but by the age of 12 he was already on his first Broadway tour. 
At the age of 16, he co-choreographed his first musical named “Wild Women Blues” in Germany.
Dominique combined his love of musical theatre and commercial dance in order to become a highly sought after dancer and choreographer. 
He has worked on film including; “The Princess and the Frog”, “The Smurfs Movie”, “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish”, “Jump The Broom”, and “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special”.
His television credits include; “So You Think You Can Dance”, “Dancing With The Stars”, “The Masked Singer”, “American Music Awards”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”,  and “Lip Sync Battle”.
He has also worked with top recording artists including; Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, P!nk, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Flo Rida. 
Not leaving out sports entertainment, he has been one of the main choreographers for such sports teams as the San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics,  LA Clippers, and many teams around the country. Dominique’s goal and endeavor is to bring movement and dance artistry to every facet of the entertainment industry.

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Dominique Kelley is an incredible dancer and choreographer. At the age of 16, he co-choreographed his first musical named “Wild Women Blues” in Germany. He has worked on film including; “The Princess and the Frog”, “The Smurfs Movie”, “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish”, “Jump The Broom”, and “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special”.
His television credits include; “So You Think You Can Dance”, “Dancing With The Stars”, “The Masked Singer”, “American Music Awards”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”,  and “Lip Sync Battle”.
He has also worked with top recording artists including; Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, P!nk, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Flo Rida. 
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Angelique is a true triple threat performer, excelling as an actor, singer and dancer with an extensive list of Australian stage and live theatre credits. Angelique began training for a performance career with The Dance Works in Brisbane, Australia and furthered her studies at The Australian Dance Performance Institute. She made her professional musical theatre debut in Annie in 2000.
She recently starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) for Sydney Festival and the Sydney Opera House and is freshly back in Australia after appearing in the disco cabaret extravaganza, Velvet for its Hamburg, Germany season. Angelique has also appeared in ; American Psycho at the Sydney Opera House, Pippin, Hair , Saturday Night Fever, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Carmen, Rent, Strictly Ballroom, King Kong Live on Stage, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, Guys and Dolls and Handa Opera’s outdoor extravaganza Sydney Opera House - The Opera, The Eighth Wonder. Angelique has performed to critical acclaim in her one-woman show Guilty Pleasures.

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Angelique is a true triple threat performer, excelling as an actor, singer and dancer with an extensive list of Australian stage and live theatre credits. 
She recently starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) for Sydney Festival and the Sydney Opera House and is freshly back in Australia after appearing in the disco cabaret extravaganza, Velvet for its Hamburg, Germany season.
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James Maras is an incredible choreographer whose star is on the rise. At 7 he attended a summer camp which ignited his passion for dance. By the age of 12 he started taking his training seriously and had the opportunity to work on Candy man the Musical. At 15 James moved to Brent Street to study in their BSA program. But it wasn’t all a straight projection into consistent work as a professional dancer. James found the inconsistencies of life as a performer challenging and instead found a deep passion for teaching and choreographing. James now works at a range of studios and is highly sought after for his unique choreography. 

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James Maras is an incredible choreographer whose star is on the rise. At 7 he attended a summer camp which ignited his passion for dance. By the age of 12 he started taking his training seriously and had the opportunity to work on Candy man the Musical. At 15 James moved to Brent Street to study in their BSA program. James found a deep passion for teaching and choreographing. He now works at a range of studios and is highly sought after for his unique choreography. 

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With an International Career spanning over a decade, James Maxfield is one of Australia and the UK's most versatile creatives. Starting his career as a Musical Theatre performer and Touring with International Artists, James has established himself as a highly sought after creative across all platforms of entertainment .

 Since graduating full time at Brent Steet, James has performed in numerous productions including; Wicked, Grease – The Arena Spectacular, The Boy From Oz, Sweet Charity, Miss Saigon, Carmen, A Chorus Line, The Rocky Horror Show, the Australian tour of Dirty Dancing, Xanadu and Hamilton.

 As a commercial dancer, James has toured with Kesha and Samantha Jade, and has performed live with Taylor Swift, Rita Ora, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson, Havana Brown, Ricky Martin, Delta Goodrem, Loreen, Little Mix, Fergie, Redfoo, Sneaky Sound System and Wynter Gordon. He has numerous TV dance credits including; x factor Australia, The Voice, The Masked Singer and Dancing on Ice. 

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With an International Career spanning over a decade, James Maxfield is one of Australia and the UK's most versatile creatives. Starting his career as a Musical Theatre performer and Touring with International Artists, James has established himself as a highly sought after creative across all platforms of entertainment .
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Eloise Harpas is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher from Sydney. She trained at Ettingshausens in the Sutherland Shire.  At 15 years of age, after landing a job working on the tour of Young Talent Time, Eloise realised that she wanted to make a career of it. Local work continued to come her way with opportunities such as X Factor throughout the time when she completed her full time training at Ettingshausens.
 During that time, her potential was recognised by icons of the dance world including Kelley Abbey and she was awarded a 3 month scholarship to train at Broadway Dance Centre. Whilst there Eloise became the first Australian to ever receive their Outstanding Student Award in the 3 month course. This ignited a passion in Eloise who became determined to move to LA to follow her dreams. 
Already in her young career, she has danced with artists such as Sam Smith and Katy Perry. Now she is living in LA, signed to an agent and working at awards shows such as the Grammys. 

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Eloise Harpas is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher from Sydney. She trained at Ettingshausen's in the Sutherland Shire. At 15 years of age, after landing a job working on the tour of Young Talent Time, Eloise realised that she wanted to make a career of it.
 Already in her young career, she has danced with artists such as Sam Smith and Katy Perry. Now she is living in LA, signed to an agent and working at awards shows such as the Grammys.
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Faith Ward is a 19 year old dancer, model, acrobat and content creator from Perth Australia. Faith first started dancing at the age of 2, heading into her mother’s dance studio. Faith grew up in New Zealand before her family moved to Perth when she was 11 years old. From then she attended Smash dance studio and trained in all styles of dance. 
She had a very successful time competing in dance competitions. In 2017 she won Hollywood Dance run by KAR and was awarded a paid trip to America. In 2017 and 2018 she was names Australian Ultimate Teen Dancer. In 2018 when competing in America she managed to receive Overall Teen Dancer in Florida and 2nd Runner up Teen Dancer in LA. 
Faith is now making a living from creating social media content for her thousands of followers of her Instagram account Flexi Faith. 

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Faith Ward is a 19 year old dancer, model, acrobat and content creator from Perth Australia. 
 In 2017 she won Hollywood Dance run by KAR and was awarded a paid trip to America. In 2017 and 2018 she was names Australian Ultimate Teen Dancer. In 2018 when competing in America she managed to receive Overall Teen Dancer in Florida and 2nd Runner up Teen Dancer in LA. 
Faith is now making a living from creating social media content for her thousands of followers of her Instagram account Flexi Faith.

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Amy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. Amy has performed domestically and internationally, dancing alongside Kylie Minogue, Flo Rida, Redfoo, Tina Arena, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Sam Sparrow.

She also appeared on television including; placing in the Top 3 on So You Think You Can Dance Australia Season 2, as well as appearing on The X Factor, The Nickelodeon Awards, TV Week Logie Awards, Australia’s Next Top Model and  Australia’s Got Talent.

Amy’s stage credits include; having appeared in the Australian tour of Dirty Dancing, Fame The Musical, Saturday Night Fever, Xanadu, the world premiere of King Kong Live on Stage and as a principal dancer in Opera Australia’s Carmen.

Her list of choreographic credits include; In The Heights, HAIR , Funny Girl, Guilty Pleasures and Oklahoma. She was Resident Choreographer on The Bodyguard Musical Australia and Resident Director on Hamilton Australia.

Amy recently created and directed the world premiere of LEAP. She also made her directorial debut originating a brand new Australian production of A Chorus Line and most recently Amy has  been working on Velvet Rewired in Australia and Germany. 
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Amy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. Amy has performed domestically and internationally, dancing alongside Kylie Minogue, Flo Rida, Redfoo, Tina Arena, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Sam Sparrow.
Amy recently created and directed the world premiere of LEAP. She also made her directorial debut originating a brand new Australian production of A Chorus Line and most recently Amy has  been working on Velvet Rewired in Australia and Germany. 

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After three epic seasons of Dance Matters Podcast we are back for Season 4. Join us for a preview of what you can expect to hear throughout the year.
In this preview we reveal our first guest for Season Four.
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Allie Goodbun is a young Canadian dancer who is lighting up the stage nightly in Paris at the Moulin Rouge. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for this journey from Canada to Paris. Despite successfully auditioning in 2019, the world had other ideas. 
When the Moulin Rouge was closed down due to the pandemic, Allie had to bide her time and keep up her training. Not one to sit idly by Allie used this time to keep herself fit by launching an online Fitness program- Flex by Allie Goodbun. Allie’s passion enabled her to grow her business throughout covid-19 until it became a fitness community. 
Finally as the world started to reopen, Allie was give the call up to head to Paris and take her place on the stage. In this episode we talk all things Moulin Rouge; from training and costumes to performing nightly for sell out audiences. 
Make sure you check out Allie’s first interview with us in episode 36 to learn all about her training growing up and her time on The Next Step. 

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Allie Goodbun is a young Canadian dancer who is lighting up the stage nightly in Paris at the Moulin Rouge.
In this episode we talk all things Moulin Rouge; from training and costumes to performing nightly for sell out audiences. 
Make sure you check out Allie’s first interview with us in episode 36 to learn all about her training growing up and her time on The Next Step. 
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Rhonda Malkin started ballet when she was 4, tap when she was 6 and then joined in the jazz class at 8. By ten she was in the performing troupes at her studio. 

While attending UCLA as a sociology major, Rhonda performed as a Los Angeles Laker Girl for three years and received a championship ring for the 2000 inaugural season at Staples Center with the Lakers. She was a Radio City Music Hall Rockette for 12 years and a Rockette Swing (memorizing all 36 Rockette dance tracks) for seven of those years.

Some of Rhonda's other credits include: "The Producers: The Movie Musical", “The Academy Awards, The “MTV VMA's”, “MTV Movie Awards, the film "Beautiful" with Minnie Driver; national commercials for Sears, Macy's, CBS, “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and Westfield Shopping Towns; multiple live stage shows for Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and Hyperion Theatre at Disney's California Adventure Park and a special performance in the East Wing at the White House for President Obama and the First Lady.

After 25 years of dancing professionally Rhonda made the move into personal training and dance coaching. Since then she has had 59 dancers become Rockettes (most of any dance coach in history), and many others who are currently working on Broadway, national tours, music videos, TV shows, cruise ships, NBA and NFL professional dance teams, regional theater/summer stock productions, Disney, theme parks, and Cirque du Soleil, to name a few.

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Jason Coleman is a legend of Australian Dance. He is a; professional dancer, choreographer, studio owner, agency owner, director, producer and presenter. 

Jason began dancing at the age of four. At 12 he won a scholarship to the Victorian College of Arts Secondary School in Melbourne. At 16 he attended the Australian Ballet School. This then led to an audition with David Atkins that changed his life. 

He has sung and danced in 18 Broadway musicals, performed in 27 countries, worked in film and television, and choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympics, Commonwealth and Asian Games.

Jason is also well known for his judging role on the television show So You Think You Can Dance Australia. This experience inspired Jason to open his own dance studio Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance in Melbourne. The studio has grown and developed into a massive space that provides lessons for all ages. This includes an incredible full time course. 

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Ali Phillips is an established and experienced Dance Business Coach who began her entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 17. A passionate dancer at heart, Ali founded BAMDance - an inclusive dance organisation running classes for people with disabilities which now operates in Brisbane Australia & Toronto Canada. Now 30 years of age, Ali has spent the past 13 years turning her passion into profit, fearlessly implementing innovative ideas, and coaching others to also, live their dreams.
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Ali Phillips is an established and experienced Dance Business Coach who began her entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 17. A passionate dancer at heart, Ali founded BAMDance - an inclusive dance organisation running classes for people with disabilities which now operates in Brisbane Australia & Toronto Canada. Now 30 years of age, Ali has spent the past 13 years turning her passion into profit, fearlessly implementing innovative ideas, and coaching others to also, live their dreams.
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Bec Condino is fast becoming one of Sydney’s up and coming teachers and choreographers, making her mark in the industry through her dynamic style of choreography.

She completed her Bachelor of Dance Education at the Australian College of Physical Education before achieving her Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent St. Bec also travelled internationally to New Zealand to train under Paris Goebel and America, where she sought training from some of the leading industry professionals across the globe.

Some of Bec’s choreographic credits include Schools Spectacular, Australian Dance Festival N.E.X.T Choreographer, Hoyts, Westfield, Cancer Council, LOcREaDO Dance Company, Dance Dr. Company and more.

Most recently, Bec has established and founded BCCAP – a contemporary arts program designed to train, nurture and educate dancers seeking to amplify their knowledge and skills in the style of contemporary dance.

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Bec Condino is fast becoming one of Sydney’s up and coming teachers and choreographers, making her mark in the industry through her dynamic style of choreography.
Most recently, Bec has established and founded BCCAP – a contemporary arts program designed to train, nurture and educate dancers seeking to amplify their knowledge and skills in the style of contemporary dance.
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Lucy Ellis grew up in a musical theatre loving household in Adelaide. She started her dance training at 7 years of age. She continued to train and perform in musical theatre roles before heading to Scotch College Adelaide on a Performing Arts scholarship.

Upon graduating, Lucy attended Dance World Studios in Melbourne to obtain an Advanced Diploma in Musical Theatre & Dance. Lucy then fell in love with coaching and teaching. This led her to begin Lucy Ellis Dance Coaching. She now travels all over the world training students in dance technique and performance. Lucy’s dance workshop program, which includes stretching, conditioning, technique and jazz combinations, has been presented in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the United Kingdom to thousands of dancers.

Lucy is the co-owner of the dance technique syllabus, International Dance Technique, which has recently launched and is already used by over 100 studios worldwide. 

Lucy’s production company Lucy-Rose Creates has produced three published dance books: Skillz Practice Guide, Goalz Dance Journal and Lucy’s Dancing Dreamz. She has also recently created a  touring children’s show and pre school program. 

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Lucy Ellis grew up in a musical theatre loving household in Adelaide. She started her dance training at 7 years of age. 

After years of training Lucy then fell in love with coaching and teaching. This led her to begin Lucy Ellis Dance Coaching. She now travels all over the world training students in dance technique and performance. 

Lucy is the co-owner of the dance technique syllabus, International Dance Technique, which has recently launched and is already used by over 100 studios worldwide. 

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Kyra Dooley is a proud young Australian of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who is embarking on a career as a Professional Dancer. From 5 years of age she trained at Dance Force Dance Studio. She also completed her Full Time training at Dance Force. After completing the first year of Marko Panzic’s Dream Creative at seventeen, she went on to win the Get the Beat Senior Protégé section and subsequently a scholarship to Panzic’s Dream Show Business. Kyra then went onto assist on the Dream Creative Junior and Senior divisions as well as going on the Dream Experience Tour alongside Michael Dameski in 2019. At 18 years of age she signed to Jeep Management Agency.  In 2020 she was announced as the Energetiks x VDF Ambassador of the Year. Kyra has also appeared in Guy Sebastian’s Choir music video. Most recently she celebrated one of the highlights of her young career when she was cast in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.  Kyra continues to train and work hard to make her performance dreams come true. 

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Kyra Dooley is a proud young Australian of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who is embarking on a career as a Professional Dancer. From 5 years of age she trained at Dance Force Dance Studio.  At 18 years of age she signed to Jeep Management Agency.  In 2020 she was announced as the Energetiks x VDF Ambassador of the Year. Kyra has also appeared in Guy Sebastian’s Choir music video. Most recently she celebrated one of the highlights of her young career when she was cast in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.  

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Simone Barry (Doulaveras) started her dancing at just three years old. She grew up with a strong focus on ballet in her training. 

Simone completed her full time training at Brent Street. When she completed that course though Simone realised how difficult it was to find work as a dancer. Her fear of auditions was the first big hurdle she had to overcome. Simone’s first professional job was working with Encore productions around Sydney where she learnt the ropes of Professional Dancing. She then headed to India to perform in Bollywood movies. A contract in Las Vegas followed. After that Simone completed more corporate gigs in Australia before heading over to Germany where she danced for 3 contracts before deciding to hang up her dancing shoes in search of a family. Having felt the benefits of pilates training whilst she was a dancer, Simone decided to embark on a career sharing that passion with others. After completing a range of certifications she opened her own Pilates studio Loft Barre and Pilates. 

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Simone Barry started her dancing at just three years old. She grew up with a strong focus on ballet in her training. 

Simone completed her full time training at Brent Street. Simone’s first professional job was working with Encore productions around Sydney where she learnt the ropes of Professional Dancing. She then headed to India to perform in Bollywood movies.  A contract in Las Vegas followed. After that Simone completed more corporate gigs in Australia before heading over to Germany where she danced for 3 contracts before deciding to hang up her dancing shoes in search of a family.  After completing a range of certifications she opened her own Pilates studio Loft Barre and Pilates. 

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Kiana De Van Der Schueren trained from a young age at Dance Force studio. She completed 3 Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship contracts before landing her dream job. Kiana secured a job performing with Cirque Du Solei in their Las Vegas Residency. When covid forced the closure of the show Kiana found herself back in Australia. As luck would have it she managed to land a role in Magic Mike Australia and performed with them until she got the word that Cirque would be reopening. Kiana continues to live in Las Vegs and enjoy her run in this iconic show. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing though. There have been moments of; self doubt, home sickness, questioning her body shape and ability. Kiana credits her support system with helping her get through these tough times. She now focuses on living in the moment and trying to be present.

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Kiana De Van Der Schueren trained from a young age at Dance Force studio. She completed 3 Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship contracts before landing her dream job. Kiana secured a job performing with Cirque Du Solei in their Las Vegas Residency. When covid forced the closure of the show Kiana found herself back in Australia. As luck would have it she managed to land a role in Magic Mike Australia and performed with them until she got the word that Cirque would be reopening. Kiana continues to live in Las Vegs and enjoy her run in this iconic show. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing though. There have been moments of; self doubt, home sickness, questioning her body shape and ability. Kiana credits her support system with helping her get through these tough times. She now focuses on living in the moment and trying to be present.
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Through a diverse career spanning almost her entire life, Greta has refined her skills as a vocalist, dancer, actress, acrobat, director, choreographer, adjudicator, examiner and as an educator, allowing the experiences through her own career to compliment her coaching.
 Greta has worked throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the USA both performing, coaching and adjudicating. After working as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher Greta decided to take her passion for acrobatics and share it with others. 

In 2020 she released her acrobatic exam syllabus ACROLINK by Greta Brinsley presented by IDT (The International Dance Technique). 

With a Certificate 4 in Dance and Performance, Advanced Dip in Music Theatre, The Acrobatic Dance Association Teachers Certification and a Certificate 4 in Dance Teaching and Management, Greta’s dedication to excellence has ensured Greta is a sought after coach for acrobatics and dance, repeatedly and competitively setting the industry standard for her profession.

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Through a diverse career spanning almost her entire life, Greta has refined her skills as a vocalist, dancer, actress, acrobat, director, choreographer, adjudicator, examiner and as an educator, allowing the experiences through her own career to compliment her coaching.
 Greta has worked throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the USA both performing, coaching and adjudicating. After working as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher Greta decided to take her passion for acrobatics and share it with others. 

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Caroline Liviakis has always held a clear vision for herself in dance: that of a creator. She brings large-scale productions to life: blending dance with film; mixing concert and commercial styles.

She began her journey as the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of the Caroline Liviakis Dance Company (CLDC), choreographing and producing live performances and interactive experiences. Now she brings her creative visions to digital form as a choreographer and director of film, music videos, and commercials.

Caroline is currently in pre-production for her debut feature-length film: Lessons In Love. She has also written two other feature-length, dance-musical scripts: Alternative Chick and Welcome To My Runway.

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Stephen Perez is one of Australia’s most exciting and dynamic male performers! Stephen has been dancing and acting since he was just 7 years old. He completed his full time training at Brent Street. From there Stephen appeared in Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Some of his early career highlights include; a role in the group of core dancers for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby, performing with Taylor Swift at the ARIA’s under the direction of ‘The Squared Division’ and performing with Kylie Minogue and Sam Sparrow at the Sydney Mardi Gras. In 2013 Stephen was also cast in Carmen, The Opera staged on Sydney Harbour and choreographed by industry legend Kelley Abbey. Stephen has also performed with Artists such as Marcia Hines, Ricki-Lee and Angus and Julia Stone and been featured on television’s X Factor and Australian Idol. 

Despite all the success there were times in his career when he was struck down with self doubt and the fear that he may never quite make it. Regardless of these setbacks Stephen has now found the love for the art of dance again and is enjoying the greatest success of his career. He recently landed the dream gig of performing with Katy Perry throughout her Las Vegas residency. 

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Stephen Perez has been dancing and acting since he was just 7 years old. He completed his full time training at Brent Street. From there Stephen appeared in Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Some of his early career highlights include; a role in the group of core dancers for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby, performing with Taylor Swift at the ARIA’s under the direction of ‘The Squared Division’ and performing with Kylie Minogue and Sam Sparrow at the Sydney Mardi Gras. In 2013 Stephen was also cast in Carmen, The Opera staged on Sydney Harbour and choreographed by industry legend Kelley Abbey. Stephen has also performed with Artists such as Marcia Hines, Ricki-Lee and Angus and Julia Stone and been featured on television’s X-Factor and Australian Idol. 

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Deirdre Barnes is a dancer and choreographer from Ottawa Canada. From a young age she showed incredible talent and dedication to dance. Her passion led to an incredible amount of awards as a competitive dancer Including; Dancer of the Year, Miss Teen Candance, 2007 Starpower’s Dancer of the Year Scholarship, Miss Starpower and Miss Capezio. Deirdre booked her first job at 18 at cirque du soleil in Las Vegas as part of the Criss Angel believe show and never looked back. She then went on to take the stage with a range of artists including; Nicki Minaj, Nick Jonas, Gwen Stefani, Backstreet Boys, Pitbull, J Lo and Gloria Estefan. Deirdre toured the globe alongside Empire of the Sun and Justin Bieber and even did a 2-year Vegas residency alongside Britney Spears. She has also worked extensively in film and TV. Deirdre has been featured on Dancing With The Stars, Disney: Descendants, the Ellen Show, Glee, Shake it Up, The Voice, Black Eyed Peas, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and multiple award shows. She is now making the journey into choreography and recently choreographed for her first feature length film.