OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Leanne began dancing at age 5 under the direction of Joanne Ansell. Dance was always a passion for Leanne, completing all her RAD Classical Ballet Exams to Advanced 2 with honours, receiving call backs for both her Core and Major performances at HSC level, and attending dance class in LA, New York and London.

Leanne’s other passion in life is working with children. Leanne completed her Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching with Distinction in 2004, and has been working as a primary school educator for over 15 years.

Leanne has played a role at Dance Kinetic for even longer, leading our ballet syllabus for our Primary to Intermediate students for almost 20 years and by rough calculation has at one stage taught about two thirds of the DK teaching faculty.

With a young family Leanne has evolved her role at DK from purely face to face teaching to additionally managing the back of house administration of the school.

Leanne is proud to say her daughter is a student of Dance Kinetic and has inherited her love of dance in the nurturing environment that Dance Kinetic provides.

CONTEMPORARY/JAZZ/BALLET

Bree started her dance journey at the age of 3 at Dance Kinetic. From the very beginning she lived and breathed every moment spent in the studio. Bree has studied Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Acrobatics and had several opportunities to perform/ compete alongside the DK family.

After 17 years of training under the direction of Lisa Bowmer and Angelique Faglioni she chose to further her career in dance and began her training at Ev and Bow. After 2 years of study Bree completed a Certificate IV and Diploma in Dance.

Bree has trained and discovered such a strong love for the world of contemporary dance. Upon graduating, Bree’s debut performance was in the 2020 Sydney Festival at Carriageworks, performing in ‘Colossus’ a work by Stephanie Lake. During the past few years Bree has worked for and alongside Sarah Boulter, Roy Munro, Paulina Quinteros and many more.

In August of 2021 Bree was selected as the new Ev and Bow Youth Company Rehearsal Director. She has been successfully running this program since and is thriving in this new role.

Bree is currently undergoing rehearsals for a new contemporary work “Tendency”, Choreographed by Roy Munro that will be performed in early February.

Bree absolutely adores sharing her passion for dance with her students and thrives off seeing them work hard and succeed. Bree is greatly looking forward to another wonderful year with her Dance Kinetic students.

BALLET

Nicole has been teaching for over 28 Years and began dancing at age 5 with Langshaws. Nicole realised her passion for Ballet and took up studying with Julie Wells.

At age 17 Nicole studied Ballet full time as well as completing the Royal Academy of Dance STC Program where she received a distinction. Nicole later went on to achieve her full registered teaching status.

At 21 Nicole left Australia and took up residence in Canada for 7 Years. Whilst in Canada Nicole taught full time at the Edmonton School of Ballet as Ballet Mistress with their affiliated company, ‘Festival Ballet’ under the direction of David Adams, former dancer with the Royal Ballet.

Upon returning to Australia Nicole has taught at various schools with students receiving excellent Exam results with the Royal Academy of Dance and acceptance into the interstate program with the Australian Ballet School and full time schools overseas.

Nicole continually attends courses with the RAD to keep up to date with syllabi changes and work to continually further develop her skills to benefit the progress of her students into better dancers.

Nicole loves sharing her knowledge, passion and experience with her students at Dance Kinetic.

Letitia began dancing at the early age of 3. She spent most of her dancing years training at Dance Kinetic under Lisa Bowmer before being accepted into the Contemporary and Classical course at Ev and Bow Full-time dance training centre. It was here that she trained under renowned choreographers including Sarah Boulter, Marko Panzic, Michael Boyd and Anton.

As well as performing, Letitia also shared a passion for teaching, inspiring and excelling dancers among numerous dance schools and high schools across Sydney.

Alongside dance teaching Letitia is a full-time Physiotherapist, treating a range of injuries as well as teaching pilates. She also runs our pre-pointe assessments to ensure our ballerinas are ready to go onto pointe.

Letitia is currently one of the physios working on Hamilton, the musical which is playing at the lyric theatre.

Letitia is proud to now focus her attention on the dancers at Dance Kinetic whilst working full-time. She is passionate about helping them to excel in their skills as well as creating strong, confident dancers.

Lacinda began dancing at the age of 3 and for 18 years both trained and taught at Dance Kinetic School of Performing Arts.

At 16 she started singing lessons - and upon turning 18 began performing regularly in local Musical Theatre productions.

Her love for the arts only grew stronger - seeing her undertake an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts at the prestigious full time course - ED5 International - where she trained for 2 years.

Once graduating in 2017 - Lacinda was offered a contract to work at Universal Studios Japan for 13 months as a Singer / Dancer.

When completed - she moved on then to work for Regent Seven Seas on a cruise for 8 months.

Before COVID came about - Lacinda was working at a brand new theme park in Malaysia that was to be open in late 2020.

Lacinda now resides back in the Sutherland Shire and is safe and happy to be working at local dance studios again along with being a Sales Associate at Ressler Property and Circuit Coach at Curves Gym in Sutherland!

Also since returning home - Lacinda has endeavoured to still perform and therefore created her own Cabaret Shows ‘Songs of Change’ & 'Audley Carols' which she performed to a sold out audience in late September & December 2020 & then again in May 2021. She has a new show coming up in April - so stay tuned!

Lacinda is thrilled to be teaching again at Dance Kinetic in 2022 and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experiences with her students.

Jacquie began her love for dancing at the age of 3 at Dance Kinetic School of Performing Arts as a very shy and quiet dancer. Over the years Jacquie became a very energetic dancer and person.

After being at Dance Kinetic for 15 years, Jacquie followed her passion for dance and completed Certificate IV and Diploma in Dance at the highly respected Ev & Bow Full-Time Dance Training Centre in 2020 and 2021.

In 2020, Jacquie was a part of the NRL cheerleading ‘Flames’ St George Dragons Squad.

In 2021, She began her studies as a Pilates instructor, having qualifications in Mat, Reformer and Barre. Taking her dance technique and knowledge into Pilates. She is currently instructing at many Pilates Wellness Studios around the Sutherland Shire.

Jacquie is super excited to be teaching at Dance Kinetic in 2022 and looks forward to sharing her energy and knowledge to the students of DK.

Brooke began dancing at the age of 4 under the direction of Lisa Bowmer at Dance Kinetic.

She began Student Teaching for Dance Kinetic at 14 and then continued teaching her own classes and Private Lessons at 18 .

After finishing high school Brooke completed two years of full time dance at the Ev and Bow Full Time Dance Training facility with Sarah Boulter and Lisa Bowmer. After completing her full time course Brooke was selected to be a performer in the Ev and Bow Dance Company who competed on Australia’s got Talent and performed around the city.

After making the tough decision to hang up her performance shoes and focus on her own business, Brooke continued to be a major supporter of Dance Kinetic.

She is now excited to be back on the Teaching Staff at Dance Kinetic as our Twinkle Tot Teacher.

As a mother herself, she loves watching the young children grow and blossom with confidence through the wonder of dance.

Lucy began dancing at the age of 3 and found her home at Dance Kinetic in 2011 . She has since been training in all styles including jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, tumbling, tap, pointe, improvisation classes and technique and strength classes.

Lucy is most passionate about contemporary and ballet and continues to represent Dance Kinetic in a number of troupe and solo eisteddfods. Her love and dedication for dance is reflected each day she spends at the studio.

Lucy has recently been given the opportunity to teach a number of classes at Dance Kinetic to further develop her knowledge and skills in dance teaching. She is a considerate and hard-working student and teacher at DK and loves watching her students improve each week.

This year she has received entry into Western Sydney University, where she will study a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.

Lucy is a dedicated and compassionate teacher and enjoys sharing her knowledge and love for dance with her students at Dance Kinetic.

Alicia began dancing at the age of 4 and started training at Dance Kinetic at the age of 5. For 13 consecutive years, Alicia has trained in a variety of different styles including Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tap and Acro, enjoying all styles!

Alicia is a dedicated dancer who has competed in many Solo and Troupe Eisteddfods over the years, receiving some excellent results. At the age of 15, Alicia competed her Tap Solo at Get The Beat Eisteddfod, making it to the National Finals. More recently, Alicia received the Overall Runner Up Crown at the Adrenaline Eisteddfod for the 15 and over age group with one of her own choreographed Contemporary Solos.

Alicia is very passionate about choreographing and loves exploring new ways to create and perform movement. In 2020, her passion was recognised when she won first place at the Dance Kinetic Choreographers of the Future Competition.

Alicia aims to further her training by continuing her education in HSC Dance this year. She achieved exemplary marks throughout the year 11 course last year, receiving first place in her grade for dance.

Alicia loves passing down her knowledge to those she teaches and loves to watch them grow and improve as dancers. She is super proud of every student she has taught and cannot wait to continue her teaching journey this year!