Meet the Team ...
Mandy - Principal & Dance Teacher
Mandy has been running successful Performing Arts classes for children for several years, both in Australia and in the UK. She is experienced in teaching a range of subjects including Dance, Drama and Singing. Mandy also has extensive experience as a Choreographer, Director and Stage Manager and has worked on performances in many theatres in both Australia and the UK, including London’s West End. She has also worked with several amateur and professional theatre companies, including several years as the Children's Director and Choreographer for a professional theatre company in the UK and more recently as the Choreographer for several youth productions through NOW Productions.
Mandy is a licensed teacher for ATOD and a certified Acrobatic Arts teacher. She is also a trained Arts Advisor with the Arts Council of England. Mandy also works as a Dance Fitness and Gymnastics Coach in local primary schools and has a Certificate in General Coaching from the Australian Sports Commission.
Mandy is passionate about introducing young people to the Arts and helping them to grow as performers. She has worked as a judge for Kids Artistic Revue in the USA and has adjudicated for Destiny Star Dance in Australia. Mandy also directs NOW Talent - a popular talent competition in South Australia.
Mandy’s past students have also enjoyed great success under her direction: students have appeared on national television and have performed with professional theatre companies in theatres across the UK, including London’s West End. Australian students have enjoyed such experiences as performing at Disneyland in both Los Angeles and Hong Kong, and on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the South Pacific. Past students have also been accepted into professional stage schools in London and beyond!
Mandy is a licensed teacher for ATOD and a certified Acrobatic Arts teacher. She is also a trained Arts Advisor with the Arts Council of England. Mandy also works as a Dance Fitness and Gymnastics Coach in local primary schools and has a Certificate in General Coaching from the Australian Sports Commission.
Mandy is passionate about introducing young people to the Arts and helping them to grow as performers. She has worked as a judge for Kids Artistic Revue in the USA and has adjudicated for Destiny Star Dance in Australia. Mandy also directs NOW Talent - a popular talent competition in South Australia.
Mandy’s past students have also enjoyed great success under her direction: students have appeared on national television and have performed with professional theatre companies in theatres across the UK, including London’s West End. Australian students have enjoyed such experiences as performing at Disneyland in both Los Angeles and Hong Kong, and on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the South Pacific. Past students have also been accepted into professional stage schools in London and beyond!
Bianca - Assistant Principal & Drama Teacher
Bianca has been involved in the Performing Arts from a young age and was a member of the White Rabbit Theatre Company. She has performed several times at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Bianca has completed her MMEL Teaching Associate Award and also gained her Grade 8 (Level 3) Certificate in Drama and Speech from Trinity College London. Bianca studied PES Drama and also has experience in collaborative script writing for DECD Stage 1 and 2 Drama students.
Bianca has been teaching both Acting and Musical Theatre classes with SA Performing Arts since 2013. She has also worked with Now Productions for several years and has taken on the role of co-director for the company's two most recent youth productions.
Bianca has a Diploma in Business Management and a diverse range of skills and administrative experience. She has worked in the front offices of both primary and high schools.
Bianca works part time at a child psychology clinic, where she utilises her administration experience as well as her performing arts background to implement social skills and behaviour therapy for children receiving treatment.
Bianca is a passionate advocate of the Arts. She believes that Performing Arts help to shape and enrich a vital component of children's social and educational development. She loves helping students to learn new skills, foster creativity, gain confidence and reach for the stars!
Bianca has completed her MMEL Teaching Associate Award and also gained her Grade 8 (Level 3) Certificate in Drama and Speech from Trinity College London. Bianca studied PES Drama and also has experience in collaborative script writing for DECD Stage 1 and 2 Drama students.
Bianca has been teaching both Acting and Musical Theatre classes with SA Performing Arts since 2013. She has also worked with Now Productions for several years and has taken on the role of co-director for the company's two most recent youth productions.
Bianca has a Diploma in Business Management and a diverse range of skills and administrative experience. She has worked in the front offices of both primary and high schools.
Bianca works part time at a child psychology clinic, where she utilises her administration experience as well as her performing arts background to implement social skills and behaviour therapy for children receiving treatment.
Bianca is a passionate advocate of the Arts. She believes that Performing Arts help to shape and enrich a vital component of children's social and educational development. She loves helping students to learn new skills, foster creativity, gain confidence and reach for the stars!
Joe - Drama Teacher
Joe previously worked as an Acting tutor for Island Performing Arts where his students achieved a 100% success rate in their TCL exams two years running, with every student passing with Distinction in the second year. Joe studied Performing Arts and the Entertainment Industries at college and has appeared in many plays and shows. His lead roles include "Gomez" in The Addams Family, "Gaston" in Beauty & the Beast, "Noah Claypole" in Oliver! and "Pearce" in Half a Sixpence.
Joe has a Gold Medal in Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and an Advanced Performance Certificate from Trinity College, London. He was also presented with an Exhibition Award in 2011 from Trinity College, London, for outstanding achievement in Drama after he scored one of the highest results in his TCL examination. Joe is also experienced in technical theatre and has worked as Stage Manager and Lighting Technician on many large performances.
Joe has a Gold Medal in Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and an Advanced Performance Certificate from Trinity College, London. He was also presented with an Exhibition Award in 2011 from Trinity College, London, for outstanding achievement in Drama after he scored one of the highest results in his TCL examination. Joe is also experienced in technical theatre and has worked as Stage Manager and Lighting Technician on many large performances.
Amber - Singing Teacher
Amber has always been interested in the performing arts, particularly singing, and was involved in church choirs, small singing groups, and musicals from a young age. In 2008 Amber participated in a National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) acting course, and she has since received 4 years of private vocal training.
Amber enjoys working with people, and currently studies a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of South Australia. One of her main goals is to use the performing arts to help children develop their confidence by creating a comfortable and creative environment.
Amber has recorded a couple of cover songs in previous years, although in her spare time she writes her own music and hopes to record an EP in the near future.
Amber enjoys working with people, and currently studies a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of South Australia. One of her main goals is to use the performing arts to help children develop their confidence by creating a comfortable and creative environment.
Amber has recorded a couple of cover songs in previous years, although in her spare time she writes her own music and hopes to record an EP in the near future.
Shaina - Dance Teacher
Shaina has been dancing since the age of three where she began her training at Dance Dimensions training RAD ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, solos and Troupe work. After the school closed in 2007, Shaina moved to Barbara Jayne Dance Centre where she completed her Ballet, Jazz and Tap exams over the next couple of years, whilst also competing in various competitions statewide.
In 2014, Shaina moved to Sydney to complete her Certificate IV in Dance with Singing and Acting at Brent Street Studios, in the 1 year full-time intensive course she got to refine her Hip-Hop, Acro and Commercial skills from some of Australia’s best choreographers, as well as her Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Musical Theatre skills.
In 2015, Shaina took a position teaching extra curricular dance at Kambala Girls school in Rose Bay, where in the two years following she moved to expending the genre from just Ballet and Jazz to also Hip Hop and Tap, took on the Fitness program and also looked after the year 11 Wellness Program. In 2015 she was chosen by 5 LA choreographers to win the Global Dance Convention Advance Bursary where she won prize money also to assist the choreographers the next year and also have contact with them over the year in regards to any industry question she had.
After moving back to Adelaide in Dec 2017, Shaina has just completed my second season of dancing with the Adelaide Strikers with Ding Productions.
In 2014, Shaina moved to Sydney to complete her Certificate IV in Dance with Singing and Acting at Brent Street Studios, in the 1 year full-time intensive course she got to refine her Hip-Hop, Acro and Commercial skills from some of Australia’s best choreographers, as well as her Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Musical Theatre skills.
In 2015, Shaina took a position teaching extra curricular dance at Kambala Girls school in Rose Bay, where in the two years following she moved to expending the genre from just Ballet and Jazz to also Hip Hop and Tap, took on the Fitness program and also looked after the year 11 Wellness Program. In 2015 she was chosen by 5 LA choreographers to win the Global Dance Convention Advance Bursary where she won prize money also to assist the choreographers the next year and also have contact with them over the year in regards to any industry question she had.
After moving back to Adelaide in Dec 2017, Shaina has just completed my second season of dancing with the Adelaide Strikers with Ding Productions.