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

Jenny Atkins

Jenny Atkins
Ballet

Rachael Hilton

Rachael Hilton
Hilal Dance

Amy Macris
CDTribe and Ballet

Philip Piggin
GOLD and Contemporary

Catherine Szabo
Ballet

Levi Szabo
Contemporary and Ballet

Margaret Taylor
Ballet

Jane Ingall
GOLD

Charmaine Hallam
GOLD

Liv Craig
K-Pop

Past Teachers and Guest Teachers

Liz Lea
Contemporary and GOLD

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalmain OAM
Contemporary and GOLD

Brooke Thomas
Belly dance

Sienna Gray
Jazz

Max Burgess
Contemporary and GOLD

Josh Freedman
Ballet and Contemporary

Gretel Burgess

Gretel Burgess
CDTribe and GOLD

Cathy Leung

Cathy Leung
Ballet

Debora di Centa
Contemporary and CDTribe

Mary Henley

Mary Henley
Ballet

Dominique Wood-Ward

Dominique Wood-Ward
Ballet

Patricia Hayes Cavanagh
Contemporary

Gabriella Raetz
Ballet

Julia Gillett
Ballet

Lauren Oakey
Ballet

Azrianne Rahman

Azrianne Rahman
Ballet

Sara Yao
K-Pop

Katherine Harper — Katherine Harper
Ballet

Kirsty Chan
Ballet

Jake Kuzma — Jake Kuzma
Contemporary

Ashlee Bye
Contemporary

Danielle Cook — Danielle Cook
Hilal Dance

Carol Brown — Carol Brown
GOLD and CDTribe

Carol Wellman-Kelly — Carol Wellman-Kelly
Contemporary

Alison Plevey — Alison Plevey
Contemporary

Yanru Zhao — Yanru Zhao
Ballet

Cathy Coombes
GOLD and CDTribe

Jessica Ausserlechner — Jessica Ausserlechner
Ballet

Hannah Evans — Hannah Evans
Ballet