MEET THE STAFF
Dedicated Professionals
KATHLEEN CURWEN-WALKER LCBA (Cecchetti)
Kathleen is an internationally recognised dance school instructor and choreographer, teaching and choreagraphing dance performances since 1980. In 1976 she was a Cecchetti gold medal winner and in 1982 was awarded the coveted Enrico Cecchetti Diploma…
MARI YAMAZAKI BFA, RAD RTS.
Mari received her primary ballet training in her hometown of Tokyo, Japan.Moving to the USA, she then obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet teaching and performance at the University of Utah, Boston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She has danced with companies…
Estelle Vermuelen A.C.B.A
Estelle was born in South Africa, and became passionate about ballet when taken to her first class at the age of five. She subsequently went on to study at the Pretoria based arts high school, with ballet as her main subject, before joining …
KIMBERLEY COUSINS
Kimberley has 40 years of dancing experience and has trained in ballet (RAD), jazz, and contemporary, and spent her pre-adult life performing in New Zealand dance competitions and performing arts shows and ballets. As an adult, Kimberley has performed and choreographed…
Rose McRae Dip R.B.S (T.T.C) A.R.A.D
After graduating from the Royal Ballet School Teachers Training Course London in 1995.
Rose returned to NZ bringing along her passion, enthusiasm and knowledge of teaching
ballet and accepted her first position at a prominent Auckland ballet school…
Vienna West BAppSC
Vienna has been involved in the dance world since the age of five and studied a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and musical theatre. Her training had a strong emphasis on ballet where she completed Advanced 2 in both the BBO and RAD…
ALYSHA HARDEY B.DanceST
Alysha started dancing at the age of four. She studied Ballet, Jazz, and Contemporary & began teaching at sixteen. After being awarded a dance scholarship, she went on to gain a Bachelors in Dance at the University of Auckland. In 2017 Alysha…
DANIEL COOPER
Daniel trained at The New Zealand School of Dance and graduated in 2001. After graduating he understudied and danced in Douglas Wright’s 2002 season of ‘Inland’ then went on to dance with Black Grace Dance Company. During his time with […]
Greer Ritchie
Greer is passionate dancer and dance teacher. After full time dance training at Brent St studios, Sydney Australia, and attaining the Diploma in Dance Performance, she returned to NZ in 2018 and has danced with Momentum Productions and worked as […]
Alex Newman
Alex Newman grew up in Auckland and over 14 years she studied ballet, jazz and contemporary dance, her greatest passion lying with ballet. As an advanced dancer, she assisted teaching pre school dance & ballet and graduated to take her […]