Canberra Dance Theatre

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Teachers

Dance artists make up our unique faculty of teachers at Canberra Dance Theatre, a reflection of our rich history.

Jacqui Simmonds
Artistic Director
Contemporary, REVEL, GOLD and CDTribe

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalmain AM
Contemporary and GOLD

Ruth Osborne OAM
GOLD

Jenny Atkins

Jenny Atkins
Ballet

Amy Andersen
Ballet

Bronwyn Buasavanh
Belly Dance and Sword Dance

El Dennis
CDTribe

Charmaine Hallam
GOLD

Kirsty Hilson
GOLD

Rachael Hilton
Hilal Dance

Jane Ingall
GOLD

Martin James
Ballet

Philip Piggin
GOLD

Margaret Taylor
Ballet

Amy Macris
CDTribe and Ballet

Gabriel Sinclair
Contemporary

Past Teachers and Guest Teachers

Liz Lea
Contemporary and GOLD

Brooke Thomas
Belly dance

Carol Brown

Carol Brown
GOLD and CDTribe

Gretel Burgess

Gretel Burgess
CDTribe and GOLD

Debora di Centa
Contemporary and CDTribe

Kristy Scandrett
Ballet

Max Burgess
Contemporary and GOLD

Josh Freedman
Ballet and Contemporary

Patricia Hayes Cavanagh
Contemporary

Mary Henley

Mary Henley
Ballet

Cathy Leung

Cathy Leung
Ballet

Jake Kuzma

Jake Kuzma
Contemporary

Catherine Szabo
Ballet

Levi Szabo
Contemporary and Ballet

Gabriella Raetz
Ballet

Dominique Wood-Ward
Ballet

Jessica Ausserlechner

Jessica Ausserlechner
Ballet

Ashlee Bye
Contemporary

Kirsty Chan
Ballet

Danielle Cook

Danielle Cook
Hilal Dance

Cathy Coombes
GOLD and CDTribe

Liv Craig
K-Pop

Hannah Evans

Hannah Evans
Ballet

Julia Gillett
Ballet

Sienna Gray
Jazz

Katherine Harper

Katherine Harper
Ballet

Alison Plevey

Alison Plevey
Contemporary

Azrianne Rahman

Azrianne Rahman
Ballet

Carol Wellman-Kelly

Carol Wellman-Kelly
Contemporary

Sara Yao
K-Pop

Yanru Zhao

Yanru Zhao
Ballet