Teachers

Dance Desires has an outstanding faculty of staff who work to fulfil the potential of every student. Our faculty is committed to offering the highest quality dance education while inspiring and coaching our students to achieve consistent excellence.

Our professionally-trained teachers create exciting lessons which expose students to various styles within each discipline as well as different genres of music. Each teacher is experienced in instructing dance classes which focus on proper technique and injury prevention. Our faculty also continues to refine their craft through ongoing training at professional workshops and teaching seminars.

Alanna has been involved in the dance industry for over 23years. Alanna’s passion for the disciplines of dance, vision for excellence, and enthusiasm for her students and the dance profession are evident in her teaching. Her patient and nurturing teaching style resonates through her students creating a friendly and close knit environment throughout the school.

Alanna has experience and is qualified in all genres of dance offered at Dance Desires. She hold’s teaching qualifications that are recognised all over the world. These include:

Registered/Qualified R.A.D Teacher
Advanced Diploma Majoring in Classical Ballet (C.W.D.C)
Diploma in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Studies (DW301)
S.F.D Teaching Certificates in Classical Ballet, Jazz and Tap. (Alanna is the only teacher to hold all three teaching certificates in the history of the S.F.D)
Member of the S.F.D Committee

Alanna has a drive to achieve great results in all aspects of her teaching from teachings studies through to choreography. Alanna’s hard work and dedication has been rewarded over the years with many prestigious awards which include:

2006 Winner of the S.F.D Outstanding Achievement Award
'Bentleigh Eisteddfod' Teacher's Award' for Choreography’
'Bon Beach Eisteddfod Teacher's Award' for Choreography

Alanna began her training at the age of 3yrs and has trained extensively in Classical Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. She has also spent time studying National/Character dancing, Hip-Hop and Circus Arts. Alanna has performed in many fabulous productions and played many varied roles including:

Lead roles in Two Pigeons, Can Can (Orpheus of the Under World) and Czardas from Coppellia in a collaboration performance with the 'Pops/Philharmonic Orchestra' and C.W.D.C, entitled 'An Evening in Paris.'
Lead roles in Swan Lake and Merry Widow in another Collaboration performance with the 'Melbourne Youth Orchestra' and C.W.D.C in an evening gala entitled the 'Waltz of Kings.'
Performed the title role of Giselle with C.W.D.C.
Winner of the 'Violet Burns Memorial Contemporary Scholarship.'
Princess Aurora in the ' National Theatre Ballet School's production of Sleeping Beauty.
Kitri, in the 'National Theatre Ballet Schools' production of Don Quixote.
Leading Soloist role in the 'The National Theatre Ballet Schools' production of Cinderella.
Contemporary Ballet 'Ritualism' choreographed by Marc Burgatts.
Solo contemporary piece called 'Medzam' choreographed by Simone Cliffard.
Performed the Variation 'Le Corsair' to become a finalist in the 'City of Sydney Challenge.'

Miss Kathryn Noble
Miss Elena Ziabel
Miss Megan Lee

Miss Samantha Archibald