Ballet
Linda Gamblin (nee Ridgway) is Head of Training at Sydney Dance Company.
As well as an extensive professional career as a dancer, Linda is a passionate dance educator. Studying and teaching Pilates mid-career, she developed a keen interest in the body. She attained her Level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology whilst teaching Pilates in the UK, and has since further developed her knowledge with courses and workshops on the muscular and skeletal systems and biomechanics. This knowledge has become an integral part of her teaching practice.
Linda trained with the Royal Ballet School in London. She has worked at The Australian Ballet, Royal Ballet London, National Ballet of Portugal and Sydney Dance Company. Linda has performed principal roles in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Gardee, and Beauty and the Beast. Throughout her career she travelled extensively throughout the world with highly successful tours to Europe, UK, Asia, USSR and the United States.
In 2020 Fabio joined the West Australian Ballet as a Demi soloist. During his career he has performed a variety of classical leading roles, including The Cavalier Prince in The Nutcracker, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, main roles in George Balanchine’s Divertimento.15 and Allegro Brillante. He also performed in Air and Other Invisible Forces by Graeme Murphy and in Krystof Pastor’s Dracula where he danced the role of Arthur in the West Australian Ballet’s 2020 production.
Fabio was born in Sicily, Italy and moved to London to attend the Royal Ballet School when he was 10. After graduating he danced with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, USA, for three years before moving to the Royal New Zealand Ballet for six years where he danced as a Soloist.
Mia joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in 2019. Mia has performed in various works, most recently including Impermanence, Dance Locale and Melanie Lane’s WOOF.
After three years with Queensland Ballet Mia joined Scottish Ballet as an artist in 2016 and was promoted to First Artist in 2018. Her highlights include Crystal Pite’s Emergence, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Le Baiser de la Fée (performed on the Royal Opera House stage) and the role of the Sugarplum in Peter Darrel’s The Nutcracker.
Mia was born in Queensland and started her dance training at the age of four with the Yvonne Brittain Dance Academy. She went on to join Queensland Ballet’s Pre-Professional Year in 2010 where she performed alongside the Company in many productions. In 2011 Mia joined West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). After completing two years at WAAPA, Mia accepted a job with Queensland Ballet under the directorship of Li Cunxin.
Kristina has over 10 years of experience as a dancer, coach and choreographer. She has performed with the Sydney City Youth Ballet, Mystic Ballet, Ajkun Theatre and as a soloist with the Lucerne State Theatre. Kristina has toured with Sydney Dance Company as a Teaching Artist throughout regional Australia.
In 2017 Kristina won the Swiss Champion title for professional contemporary dance and later represented Switzerland at the World Dance Olympiad in St Petersburg, Russia ranking 6th in the world. She worked in Switzerland as a Project Manager at the Ballet Academy Luzern where she coached dancers for auditions, international competitions, RAD exams and performances.
Kristina’s professional training began with Tanya Pearson’s Classical Coaching Academy before going on to train with the Zurich Opera Ballet School and simultaneously completing her teaching studies with the Royal Academy of Dance’s headquarters in London. She later went on to study full-time with Brent Street and was a graduate of Sydney Dance Company’s Inaugural Pre-Professional Year.
Victor was a Company dancer at Sydney Dance Company from 2018-2020. He toured internationally and nationally, performing works by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and other Australian and international choreographers including Antony Hamilton, Melanie Lane, Gideon Obarzanek and Gabrielle Nankivell amongst others.
Prior to Sydney Dance Company, Victor was a soloist at the Scottish Ballet. Highlights included works such as Cinderella by Christopher Hampson, Swan Lake by David Dawson, Peirrot Lunaire by Glen Tetley and Jiri Kylian 1420.
Originally from Barcelona, Victor began competing in Ballroom Dancing from the age of nine, and was awarded Spanish National Champion at age fourteen. At the age of fifteen, Victor began studying Ballet at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany, before joining the Royal Ballet School in London, England, where he graduated in 2008.
Contemporary
Omer is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher. He currently teachers improvisation at Sydney Dance Company and is the Course Coordinator for the Pre-Professional Year program.
An esteemed educator with over 10 years of experience, Omer has taught pre-professional and professional dancers, delivering masterclasses and repertoire workshops in festivals and academic institutions such as The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (Jerusalem), Chung-Ang University (Seoul) and Viva Danca Festival (Salvador Bahia, Brazil).
Originally from Israel, Omer has worked extensively overseas with an array of choreographers and dance companies such as Kamea Dance Company, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 2, Idan Cohen Dance Company, Jerusalem Dance Theatre, Maya Levi, Rotem Tashach and more. Omer’s choreography has been performed in local venues including Carriageworks, Riverside Theatres, PACT and Seymour Centre as well as touring nationally and internationally.
Juliette currently works at Sydney Dance Company as the Classes On Demand Content Producer. She originally joined the Company as a dancer in 2009 until 2021, performing in various works and touring with the Company to Venice, New York, Barcelona and London.
Juliette made her choreographic debut with her solo piece, Scrutineer, for Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks’ New Breed season in 2014. She was named in the 2012 Dance Australia Critics’ Survey ‘Most Outstanding Dancer’. In 2014 she was nominated for a Green Room Award for ‘Best Female Dancer’ in Interplay and in 2016 was nominated for a Helpmann Award in the category of ‘Best Female Dancer’ for Rafael Bonachela’s Lux Tenebris.
Born in Perth, Juliette trained at the Graduate College of Dance with Terri Charlesworth and went on to graduate from the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an Advanced Diploma in Dance in 2003.
Holly joined Sydney Dance Company in 2013, performing in a range of works and touring both nationally and internationally. She was named in the 2014 Dance Australia Critics Survey for being a ‘Dancer to Watch’ in Charmene Yap’s Do we. Holly is now based in Sydney working as a freelance Dancer and Choreographer.
Holly’s choreographic achievements include being awarded ‘Australian Dancer of the Year’ at the Showcase National Dance Championships for her contemporary work This Bitter Earth. In 2012, Holly was invited to perform her choreography at the National High Schools Dance Festival in Philadelphia where she was awarded the highest merit award. In 2018, Holly choreographed OUT, damned spot! for Sydney Dance Company as a part of New Breed at Carriageworks.
Holly has over 15 years of dance experience, studying dance at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and training under the direction of various tutors within the Australian dance community, such as Joanne Williamson, Gilli O’Connell, Tibor Horvath and many others.
Jazz
Ramon is Sydney Dance Company’s Dance Class Manager and currently teaches Jazz in-studio and on demand. He is one of Sydney’s highest profile commercial choreographers and dance instructors, working in theatre, film, promotion and music videos.
Ramon’s television appearances include dance and movement coach for Australia’s Next Top Model for Fox 8; the Rock Eistedfod Challenge Grand Finals TV Special for Channel 9; Australian Idol 2004 and 2005 and as a judge on ABC TV Strictly Dancing (Series 1, 2 & 3).
Ramon’s choreographic works include The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony; Channel 10 Station Identification; Madonna’s Girlie Show launch; Janet Jackson’s Velvet Rope Album Launch and in 2019 he choreographed Sydney Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary Mardi Gras float.
His stage and theatre credits include Dancin Dynamite; The King and I; Chess the Musical; Dancin Man; Rasputin the Musical and The Peoples Choice Award.
Ramon began his training as a dancer in Manila and Sydney and has performed in Europe, USA, South East Asia, Japan and the Middle East.
Lyrical
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Shelley has performed with Melbourne-based contemporary dance company, Chunky Move, and at numerous high-profile events such as the ARIA Awards Nights.
Shelley has worked with prominent contemporary choreographers has been featured in television commercials (Samsung, KFC, Bonds and AMP),
Shelley has been involved with a wide variety of choreographic and teaching projects. She was a guest choreographer for the Australian Girls Choir on their International Tour to Canada and the USA. She has delivered contemporary workshops at National and International RAD Summer Schools. She represented Australia at the World Aerobics Championships in The Netherlands and won a silver medal-as part of the Fitness Team.
Shelley is a regular teacher at Sydney Dance Company, the Director of Training and Programs for REDed, and Creative Director of DanceMoore.
Shelley is trained in classical ballet (RAD Adv 2), contemporary, jazz and acrobatics. She has also completed a Bachelor of Dance/Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) at UNSW.
Dale is a Senior Teacher at Sydney Dance Company, has taught for RAD Summer Schools nationally and internationally, and guest teaches at several fulltime performing arts courses in Sydney.
Dale’s performing career includes performances for Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and the King and Queen of Sweden. She has also performed with Kylie Minogue, Marcia Hines and k.d. lang, as well as appearing in Mao’s Last Dancer and numerous other stage and television events.
Dale choreographs for Australian Girls Choir (of Qantas Ad fame) and has toured internationally five times, with her work being seen in New York, LA, Paris, London, Rome, Prague and the Sydney Opera House. Her choreography for live events, film and television includes: Oprah Winfrey Ultimate Adventure Down Under, ABC’s Dance Academy Series 2, Cadbury Bubbly, Smarties 8 Colours of Fun, Australian Dance Festival.
Dale is Founder and Director of REDed (Raw Energy Dance Education) delivering premier educational dance programs to primary and high schools across Australia.
Tap
Tracey is a tap dancer, teacher and choreographer with extensive experience in musical theatre.
Her credits include: Billy Elliot the Musical at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney; Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber (UK), Guys and Dolls (UK), Tutti Frutti (UK) and TILLY – the musical. In London’s West End she performed in FOLLIES, GIGI, The Ones That Got Away and The Bills.
In the film Stepping Out Tracey dubbed the tap sounds for Liza Minnelli and Julie Walters. She was also the co-producer/director of the short film Step in Time, awarded Best Musical at the New York Film and Video Festival.
Tracey has performed in many concerts including Des O’Connor Live (UK Tour), Hat’s Off at Sydney Theatre Company and the Helpmann Awards at Lyric Theatre. Her television appearances in the UK and Australia include Doctor Who, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, The Bill, Top of the Pops, Children’s Royal Variety Performance, BAFTA Awards, TODAY show and Bert Newton’s Good Morning Australia.
Pilates
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Christen is an alumnus of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year and a qualified Pilates instructor. She instructs Pre-Professional Year dancers whilst working as an assistant producer with Nineteen 98 Productions.
During her time in the Pre-Professional Year program, Christen performed as a soloist in graduation works Project Rameau and Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another.
Christen grew up in Melbourne where she was selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, training intensively in dance, singing, drama and theatre. During her final school year, Christen was cast as the lead soloist in The Gathering (Natalie Weir) and recipient of the prestigious Anne Woolliams Award which recognises the all-round artistry and ability of an outstanding Year 12 student.
Emily joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in February 2018. Her first performance with the Company was at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, followed by a European Spring Tour. Her first performance with the Company in Australia was in May 2018 for Rafael Bonachela’s ab [intra].
Emily joined the Houston Ballet II at age 16 where she was a member for two years before joining the Houston Ballet Company as an Apprentice in 2016. Emily joined the West Australian Ballet as a Young Artist, where she performed works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and many more.
She began her ballet studies at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and All Starz Performing Arts Studio in Sydney. She placed as a finalist in the Youth America Grand Prix in 2012.
Yoga
A former professional dancer, Jolie has worked with Opera Australia, Queensland Opera, New Zealand Opera, One Extra Dance company, Darc Swan Dance Company as well as various freelance opportunities. She has over thirty years of experience practicing yoga with many influencers and inspirational teachers from within the field of yoga.
Jolie previously worked at Sydney Dance Company as part of the Pre-Professional Year program. She teaches across many dance and ballet studios and works with the NSW Arts unit (NSW Education Department) to create an online learning program for teaching yoga to dance students.
Jolie delivers weekly yoga classes to a varied audience that includes the Governor of NSW, Judges of the NSW Supreme, Federal and High Court of Australia, Barristers, Cardiologists and other private clients. She also teaches for the Dance for PD program in Sydney, an internationally recognised training program that was established under the auspice of Mark Morris Dance Group and is now far reaching across the globe.
An experienced teacher of 20 years and a qualified fitness instructor, Paul has enjoyed an extensive career as a dancer and choreographer.
He has performed with One Extra Dance Company, Opera Australia and the Balai ensemble, as well as touring nationally with the musicals The King and I and West Side Story. Paul was the resident choreographer for The Lion King from 2003-2005 and was also the assistant choreographer for the Nature and Arrivals segment of the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in 2000.
A great deal of Paul’s work has been working with artists and themes relating to aspects of diverse ethnic communities and cultural production, within the contemporary social and artistic tapestry. This has included a feature role in The House Plus, created by flamenco artist Antonio Vargas for the Carnivale festival, a guest season with the Odyssey Dance Theatre in Singapore, and as an actor, the role of Rosendo in Tango Masculino at the New Theatre in 2007.
Paul began his training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, obtaining a Diploma in Dance.
June has been one of the leading figures in the fitness industry in its evolution from basic physical fitness to an emphasis on holistic mental and physical well-being. From its inception she served as lead instructor in the longest running health and fitness television show Aerobics Oz Style.
During her career June has been a choreographer, fitness consultant to corporations and co-owner and director of one of Sydney’s leading fitness centres. Since 1993 June has expanded her expertise into the disciplines of Yoga and Pilates. She is a long-term student and practitioner of the Yoga disciplines and Pilates fitness regimes.
Body Conditioning
Jacopo joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in 2018.
Jacopo joined the Baltic Dance Theatre (Gdańsk, Poland) in 2014, where he worked with choreographers including Jiri Kylian, Patrick Delcroix and the director, Izadora Weiss. In 2015 he joined ImPerfect Dancers Company (Pisa, Italy), directed by Walter Matteini and Ina Broeckx and in August 2016 he joined Ballet des Stadttheater Bremerhaven, under the direction of Sergei Vanaev, where he worked with Itzik Galili and Ed Wubbe.
Born in Italy, Jacopo trained at Ateneo della Danza in Siena. In 2012, Jacopo joined Balletto di Siena as an apprentice and graduated to fulltime dancer in the 2013/14 season. Jacopo received his American Ballet Theatre NTC diploma in 2013.
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Christen is an alumnus of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year and a qualified Pilates instructor. She instructs Pre-Professional Year dancers whilst working as an assistance producer with Nineteen 98 Productions.
During her time in the Pre-Professional Year program, Christen performed as a soloist in graduation works Project Rameau and Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another. As well as her dance studies, Christen also continued to study acting at Screenwise Film & Television School. More recently, she made her debut as Assistant Producer with Nineteen 98 Productions’ show Half-Time at the Hayes Theatre Company.
Christen grew up in Melbourne where she was selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, training intensively in dance, singing, drama and theatre. During her final school year, Christen was cast as the lead soloist in The Gathering (Natalie Weir) and recipient of the prestigious Anne Woolliams Award which recognises the all-round artistry and ability of an outstanding Year 12 student.
Ballet
Linda Gamblin (nee Ridgway) is Head of Training at Sydney Dance Company.
As well as an extensive professional career as a dancer, Linda is a passionate dance educator. Studying and teaching Pilates mid-career, she developed a keen interest in the body. She attained her Level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology whilst teaching Pilates in the UK, and has since further developed her knowledge with courses and workshops on the muscular and skeletal systems and biomechanics. This knowledge has become an integral part of her teaching practice.
Linda trained with the Royal Ballet School in London. She has worked at The Australian Ballet, Royal Ballet London, National Ballet of Portugal and Sydney Dance Company. Linda has performed principal roles in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Gardee, and Beauty and the Beast. Throughout her career she travelled extensively throughout the world with highly successful tours to Europe, UK, Asia, USSR and the United States.
In 2020 Fabio joined the West Australian Ballet as a Demi soloist. During his career he has performed a variety of classical leading roles, including The Cavalier Prince in The Nutcracker, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, main roles in George Balanchine’s Divertimento.15 and Allegro Brillante. He also performed in Air and Other Invisible Forces by Graeme Murphy and in Krystof Pastor’s Dracula where he danced the role of Arthur in the West Australian Ballet’s 2020 production.
Fabio was born in Sicily, Italy and moved to London to attend the Royal Ballet School when he was 10. After graduating he danced with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, USA, for three years before moving to the Royal New Zealand Ballet for six years where he danced as a Soloist.
Mia joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in 2019. Mia has performed in various works, most recently including Impermanence, Dance Locale and Melanie Lane’s WOOF.
After three years with Queensland Ballet Mia joined Scottish Ballet as an artist in 2016 and was promoted to First Artist in 2018. Her highlights include Crystal Pite’s Emergence, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Le Baiser de la Fée (performed on the Royal Opera House stage) and the role of the Sugarplum in Peter Darrel’s The Nutcracker.
Mia was born in Queensland and started her dance training at the age of four with the Yvonne Brittain Dance Academy. She went on to join Queensland Ballet’s Pre-Professional Year in 2010 where she performed alongside the Company in many productions. In 2011 Mia joined West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). After completing two years at WAAPA, Mia accepted a job with Queensland Ballet under the directorship of Li Cunxin.
Kristina has over 10 years of experience as a dancer, coach and choreographer. She has performed with the Sydney City Youth Ballet, Mystic Ballet, Ajkun Theatre and as a soloist with the Lucerne State Theatre. Kristina has toured with Sydney Dance Company as a Teaching Artist throughout regional Australia.
In 2017 Kristina won the Swiss Champion title for professional contemporary dance and later represented Switzerland at the World Dance Olympiad in St Petersburg, Russia ranking 6th in the world. She worked in Switzerland as a Project Manager at the Ballet Academy Luzern where she coached dancers for auditions, international competitions, RAD exams and performances.
Kristina’s professional training began with Tanya Pearson’s Classical Coaching Academy before going on to train with the Zurich Opera Ballet School and simultaneously completing her teaching studies with the Royal Academy of Dance’s headquarters in London. She later went on to study full-time with Brent Street and was a graduate of Sydney Dance Company’s Inaugural Pre-Professional Year.
Victor was a Company dancer at Sydney Dance Company from 2018-2020. He toured internationally and nationally, performing works by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela and other Australian and international choreographers including Antony Hamilton, Melanie Lane, Gideon Obarzanek and Gabrielle Nankivell amongst others.
Prior to Sydney Dance Company, Victor was a soloist at the Scottish Ballet. Highlights included works such as Cinderella by Christopher Hampson, Swan Lake by David Dawson, Peirrot Lunaire by Glen Tetley and Jiri Kylian 1420.
Originally from Barcelona, Victor began competing in Ballroom Dancing from the age of nine, and was awarded Spanish National Champion at age fourteen. At the age of fifteen, Victor began studying Ballet at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany, before joining the Royal Ballet School in London, England, where he graduated in 2008.
Contemporary
Omer is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher. He currently teachers improvisation at Sydney Dance Company and is the Course Coordinator for the Pre-Professional Year program.
An esteemed educator with over 10 years of experience, Omer has taught pre-professional and professional dancers, delivering masterclasses and repertoire workshops in festivals and academic institutions such as The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (Jerusalem), Chung-Ang University (Seoul) and Viva Danca Festival (Salvador Bahia, Brazil).
Originally from Israel, Omer has worked extensively overseas with an array of choreographers and dance companies such as Kamea Dance Company, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 2, Idan Cohen Dance Company, Jerusalem Dance Theatre, Maya Levi, Rotem Tashach and more. Omer’s choreography has been performed in local venues including Carriageworks, Riverside Theatres, PACT and Seymour Centre as well as touring nationally and internationally.
Juliette currently works at Sydney Dance Company as the Classes On Demand Content Producer. She originally joined the Company as a dancer in 2009 until 2021, performing in various works and touring with the Company to Venice, New York, Barcelona and London.
Juliette made her choreographic debut with her solo piece, Scrutineer, for Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks’ New Breed season in 2014. She was named in the 2012 Dance Australia Critics’ Survey ‘Most Outstanding Dancer’. In 2014 she was nominated for a Green Room Award for ‘Best Female Dancer’ in Interplay and in 2016 was nominated for a Helpmann Award in the category of ‘Best Female Dancer’ for Rafael Bonachela’s Lux Tenebris.
Born in Perth, Juliette trained at the Graduate College of Dance with Terri Charlesworth and went on to graduate from the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an Advanced Diploma in Dance in 2003.
Holly joined Sydney Dance Company in 2013, performing in a range of works and touring both nationally and internationally. She was named in the 2014 Dance Australia Critics Survey for being a ‘Dancer to Watch’ in Charmene Yap’s Do we. Holly is now based in Sydney working as a freelance Dancer and Choreographer.
Holly’s choreographic achievements include being awarded ‘Australian Dancer of the Year’ at the Showcase National Dance Championships for her contemporary work This Bitter Earth. In 2012, Holly was invited to perform her choreography at the National High Schools Dance Festival in Philadelphia where she was awarded the highest merit award. In 2018, Holly choreographed OUT, damned spot! for Sydney Dance Company as a part of New Breed at Carriageworks.
Holly has over 15 years of dance experience, studying dance at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and training under the direction of various tutors within the Australian dance community, such as Joanne Williamson, Gilli O’Connell, Tibor Horvath and many others.
Jazz
Ramon is Sydney Dance Company’s Dance Class Manager and currently teaches Jazz in-studio and on demand. He is one of Sydney’s highest profile commercial choreographers and dance instructors, working in theatre, film, promotion and music videos.
Ramon’s television appearances include dance and movement coach for Australia’s Next Top Model for Fox 8; the Rock Eistedfod Challenge Grand Finals TV Special for Channel 9; Australian Idol 2004 and 2005 and as a judge on ABC TV Strictly Dancing (Series 1, 2 & 3).
Ramon’s choreographic works include The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony; Channel 10 Station Identification; Madonna’s Girlie Show launch; Janet Jackson’s Velvet Rope Album Launch and in 2019 he choreographed Sydney Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary Mardi Gras float.
His stage and theatre credits include Dancin Dynamite; The King and I; Chess the Musical; Dancin Man; Rasputin the Musical and The Peoples Choice Award.
Ramon began his training as a dancer in Manila and Sydney and has performed in Europe, USA, South East Asia, Japan and the Middle East.
Lyrical
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Shelley has performed with Melbourne-based contemporary dance company, Chunky Move, and at numerous high-profile events such as the ARIA Awards Nights.
Shelley has worked with prominent contemporary choreographers has been featured in television commercials (Samsung, KFC, Bonds and AMP),
Shelley has been involved with a wide variety of choreographic and teaching projects. She was a guest choreographer for the Australian Girls Choir on their International Tour to Canada and the USA. She has delivered contemporary workshops at National and International RAD Summer Schools. She represented Australia at the World Aerobics Championships in The Netherlands and won a silver medal-as part of the Fitness Team.
Shelley is a regular teacher at Sydney Dance Company, the Director of Training and Programs for REDed, and Creative Director of DanceMoore.
Shelley is trained in classical ballet (RAD Adv 2), contemporary, jazz and acrobatics. She has also completed a Bachelor of Dance/Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) at UNSW.
Dale is a Senior Teacher at Sydney Dance Company, has taught for RAD Summer Schools nationally and internationally, and guest teaches at several fulltime performing arts courses in Sydney.
Dale’s performing career includes performances for Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and the King and Queen of Sweden. She has also performed with Kylie Minogue, Marcia Hines and k.d. lang, as well as appearing in Mao’s Last Dancer and numerous other stage and television events.
Dale choreographs for Australian Girls Choir (of Qantas Ad fame) and has toured internationally five times, with her work being seen in New York, LA, Paris, London, Rome, Prague and the Sydney Opera House. Her choreography for live events, film and television includes: Oprah Winfrey Ultimate Adventure Down Under, ABC’s Dance Academy Series 2, Cadbury Bubbly, Smarties 8 Colours of Fun, Australian Dance Festival.
Dale is Founder and Director of REDed (Raw Energy Dance Education) delivering premier educational dance programs to primary and high schools across Australia.
Tap
Tracey is a tap dancer, teacher and choreographer with extensive experience in musical theatre.
Her credits include: Billy Elliot the Musical at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney; Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber (UK), Guys and Dolls (UK), Tutti Frutti (UK) and TILLY – the musical. In London’s West End she performed in FOLLIES, GIGI, The Ones That Got Away and The Bills.
In the film Stepping Out Tracey dubbed the tap sounds for Liza Minnelli and Julie Walters. She was also the co-producer/director of the short film Step in Time, awarded Best Musical at the New York Film and Video Festival.
Tracey has performed in many concerts including Des O’Connor Live (UK Tour), Hat’s Off at Sydney Theatre Company and the Helpmann Awards at Lyric Theatre. Her television appearances in the UK and Australia include Doctor Who, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, The Bill, Top of the Pops, Children’s Royal Variety Performance, BAFTA Awards, TODAY show and Bert Newton’s Good Morning Australia.
Pilates
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Christen is an alumnus of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year and a qualified Pilates instructor. She instructs Pre-Professional Year dancers whilst working as an assistant producer with Nineteen 98 Productions.
During her time in the Pre-Professional Year program, Christen performed as a soloist in graduation works Project Rameau and Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another.
Christen grew up in Melbourne where she was selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, training intensively in dance, singing, drama and theatre. During her final school year, Christen was cast as the lead soloist in The Gathering (Natalie Weir) and recipient of the prestigious Anne Woolliams Award which recognises the all-round artistry and ability of an outstanding Year 12 student.
Emily joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in February 2018. Her first performance with the Company was at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, followed by a European Spring Tour. Her first performance with the Company in Australia was in May 2018 for Rafael Bonachela’s ab [intra].
Emily joined the Houston Ballet II at age 16 where she was a member for two years before joining the Houston Ballet Company as an Apprentice in 2016. Emily joined the West Australian Ballet as a Young Artist, where she performed works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and many more.
She began her ballet studies at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and All Starz Performing Arts Studio in Sydney. She placed as a finalist in the Youth America Grand Prix in 2012.
Yoga
A former professional dancer, Jolie has worked with Opera Australia, Queensland Opera, New Zealand Opera, One Extra Dance company, Darc Swan Dance Company as well as various freelance opportunities. She has over thirty years of experience practicing yoga with many influencers and inspirational teachers from within the field of yoga.
Jolie previously worked at Sydney Dance Company as part of the Pre-Professional Year program. She teaches across many dance and ballet studios and works with the NSW Arts unit (NSW Education Department) to create an online learning program for teaching yoga to dance students.
Jolie delivers weekly yoga classes to a varied audience that includes the Governor of NSW, Judges of the NSW Supreme, Federal and High Court of Australia, Barristers, Cardiologists and other private clients. She also teaches for the Dance for PD program in Sydney, an internationally recognised training program that was established under the auspice of Mark Morris Dance Group and is now far reaching across the globe.
An experienced teacher of 20 years and a qualified fitness instructor, Paul has enjoyed an extensive career as a dancer and choreographer.
He has performed with One Extra Dance Company, Opera Australia and the Balai ensemble, as well as touring nationally with the musicals The King and I and West Side Story. Paul was the resident choreographer for The Lion King from 2003-2005 and was also the assistant choreographer for the Nature and Arrivals segment of the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in 2000.
A great deal of Paul’s work has been working with artists and themes relating to aspects of diverse ethnic communities and cultural production, within the contemporary social and artistic tapestry. This has included a feature role in The House Plus, created by flamenco artist Antonio Vargas for the Carnivale festival, a guest season with the Odyssey Dance Theatre in Singapore, and as an actor, the role of Rosendo in Tango Masculino at the New Theatre in 2007.
Paul began his training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, obtaining a Diploma in Dance.
June has been one of the leading figures in the fitness industry in its evolution from basic physical fitness to an emphasis on holistic mental and physical well-being. From its inception she served as lead instructor in the longest running health and fitness television show Aerobics Oz Style.
During her career June has been a choreographer, fitness consultant to corporations and co-owner and director of one of Sydney’s leading fitness centres. Since 1993 June has expanded her expertise into the disciplines of Yoga and Pilates. She is a long-term student and practitioner of the Yoga disciplines and Pilates fitness regimes.
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Jacopo joined Sydney Dance Company as a Company dancer in 2018.
Jacopo joined the Baltic Dance Theatre (Gdańsk, Poland) in 2014, where he worked with choreographers including Jiri Kylian, Patrick Delcroix and the director, Izadora Weiss. In 2015 he joined ImPerfect Dancers Company (Pisa, Italy), directed by Walter Matteini and Ina Broeckx and in August 2016 he joined Ballet des Stadttheater Bremerhaven, under the direction of Sergei Vanaev, where he worked with Itzik Galili and Ed Wubbe.
Born in Italy, Jacopo trained at Ateneo della Danza in Siena. In 2012, Jacopo joined Balletto di Siena as an apprentice and graduated to fulltime dancer in the 2013/14 season. Jacopo received his American Ballet Theatre NTC diploma in 2013.
Vi is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. His love of dance comes from his passion of human expression through dynamic and athletic movement.
Vi has danced internationally in Vietnam and China and performed for HINO GALA, Australian Medical School Association (AMSA) and appeared in UNSW global screen craft and Business propel promo. He has choreographed for Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, Bank of China and Australian Medical School. He was assistant choreographer for Wicked the musical from Packemin production.
Vi graduated from Urban Dance Centre’s full-time program in 2009.
Christen is an alumnus of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year and a qualified Pilates instructor. She instructs Pre-Professional Year dancers whilst working as an assistance producer with Nineteen 98 Productions.
During her time in the Pre-Professional Year program, Christen performed as a soloist in graduation works Project Rameau and Rafael Bonachela’s 2 One Another. As well as her dance studies, Christen also continued to study acting at Screenwise Film & Television School. More recently, she made her debut as Assistant Producer with Nineteen 98 Productions’ show Half-Time at the Hayes Theatre Company.
Christen grew up in Melbourne where she was selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, training intensively in dance, singing, drama and theatre. During her final school year, Christen was cast as the lead soloist in The Gathering (Natalie Weir) and recipient of the prestigious Anne Woolliams Award which recognises the all-round artistry and ability of an outstanding Year 12 student.