Sheryl-lee Moroni (Principal) was a member of the W.A. Regional Ballet Company, a Cast Member of The Old Time Music Hall and Dirty Dick’s Elizabethan Feasting Hall, as well as a co-founder of The Dance Workshop. Her early dance training was in all facets of Tap, Jazz, Acrobat ting, and Classical Ballet with both the CSTD & RAD Syllabus, as well as later in life attaining the Maestro de Baile (SDI) and Instructor de baile (SDS), which are teaching qualifications in Spanish Dance. Sheryl-lee teaches both the Advanced Tap class, and the Grade 5 Spanish class on Saturday.
Jann Zielinski-Thomas (Jan
Tomas) is Co-Principal Spanish Dance Teacher / Artistic
Director of Corazon Flamenco. Jann trained with
Linley Wilson (RAD) of the Borovansky Ballet, and was
a founding partner of the Dance Workshop (1980). Jann
is a freelance specialist teacher/choreographer for Danza
Espagna and Baile Flamenco.
She has travelled extensively overseas, working in
Heather Callendar is a freelance teacher, choreographer and former Ballet Mistress of the
West Australian Ballet Company. She was a founding member & Director of Kinetikos Dance, and also teaches movement to actors. Heather has been a member of the teaching
faculty at The Dance Workshop for many years and currently teaches the level 2
and 3 Ballet.
Deanna Faust has trained in a variety of dance styles, however, Deanna’s passion
lies with Flamenco, which has led her to study with Sheryl–Lee Moroni at the Dance Workshop, and with Laura Uhe for two years in Melbourne. Most recently she has
travelled to
Natalie Saint She began attending Bollywood classes when they commenced in 2005, which
lead to performance opportunities and as a result of her obvious talent in this
area commenced teaching in this field.
Ellie Haines has been training in the areas of Jazz, Tap,
Ballet and Hip Hop for the last 16 years, completing all of her CSTD theatrical
and tap examinations. Ellie has taught
at various dance and high schools around Perth and has performed at a variety
of corporate functions with tribute acts, such as Cher, Elvis, Kylie and Robbie
Williams. Ellie teaches the basic Hip hop
class on Fridays and achieved a place in the Top 60 for Australia’s “So You
Think You Can Dance”.
Lynn Martlew commenced her Ballet training with Madame’s Gundi
Ferris and the late Kira Bousloff. She has achieved the highest level of
training in Classical Ballet and Spanish dance, gaining her Ceccehetti,
Russian (Borovansky) and Spanish (SDI & SDS)
Advanced exams.
She was a member of the W.A. Youth Dance Company and was a graduate from
the
Jayne Lee has been working on a professional level since the age of 16 and has
appeared in numerous
Karren Flint teaches the Basic Hip Hop classes Thursday 8.15pm and Saturday , as well as the Intermediate Hip Hop Monday and
the Popping class on Friday. She is
also a member of the “Illegal Moves” crew and her “bgirl
name is Flintroc”.
Ashanti Suriyam teaches
the 7 pm Basic Hip Hop & Elementary Jazz classes on Thursdays and is also
the teacher for our Sunday Stiletto Class. Ashanti has trained extensively in a
variety of dance styles, including Flamenco & Tap.
Vivienne
Stodel teaches the Classical
Ballet Level 1 class on Tuesday and Thursday. She has over 20 years teaching
experience.
Leanne Driel has
recently joined the teaching faculty and is teaching the Basic, Elementary & Intermediate
tap classes as well as the 5.45 pm Wednesday Hip Hop class.
Suzannah Morris professionally trained in London at Laine Theatre Arts where she graduated with her Diploma in
Musical Theatre and ISTD Teaching Associates in Modern and Tap Dance. She
professionally performed for 8 years in various Musicals, Fashion and Trade
shows, Production Tours, Backing Dancing and Videos around Europe and
America. She turned her focus to Teaching and Choreographing in London and
Assisted for a Choreographer in major Hair and Fashion shows. Now in Perth she
is continuing her love for dance and is teaching and choreographing throughout
different schools. Suze currently teaches the Tuesday
basic Jazz class.
Rita Ugandan born, Rita
has her dance roots in African dancing, which has been incorporated into the
growing trends of Hip Hop and Jamaican Dancehall.
Caroline Milne teaches the Basic Contemporary Dance class on
Wednesday.
Katrina Davis teaches the Intermediate level Contemporary dance class
on Tuesday.
Holly Meegan teaches the Singing
For Fun class Saturday.