I was 3 when my mum first took me to dance classes but I was too shy to get  up, so mum took me back when I was 5. I was still shy but really wanted to dance. Peta Mckenney was my dance teacher right through till I did my Teachers Diploma in 1984. I first started teaching for Peta when I was 12, that’s when I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I loved teaching, and still have a passion for teaching that has not faded. I  started my own school in 1981 and due to my mums illness sold the school in  1990. I was asked to do the choreography for the musical “Carousel”, a  local production company was putting together.

This started my new passion  for musical theatre. I choreographed for a number of shows; Puss in Boots A  Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, South Pacific, Calamity Jane and The Boyfriend. I then started another school with my sister Michelle in 1998 in Kalamunda.  We are now called Kalamunda Performers, we have a great teaching staff  including my daughter Breanne who was assistant teacher from the age of 13,  now our senior teacher taking her own classes.

I started dancing at the tender age of 2 ½ years old and have never looked back. I first started teaching with my sister Angela when I was 13 years old, she had started up her own dance school “Angela Jowett School of Dancing,” located in Midland. I continued to work with Angela and we built up the school to over 250 students, when in 1990 we sold the school as our beloved Mum lost her battle with cancer.

I then took myself off to Europe, where I travelled, worked and when the opportunity arose attended dance classes throughout Europe. Upon my return to Perth, I realized that I really did miss teaching children the art of Dance and Angela and I started Kalamunda Performers together in 1998. I love what I do and it brings me great joy to see students grow from toddlers into incredible talented dancers.

Breanne (Bre) has been dancing since the age of 2, with her mother Angela Jowett. She learnt to dance at Midland Theatrical Dance Centre and Debra McCulloch Dance Academy. Bre had completed her ATOD Teachers Diploma 2012. She has trained in many styles of dance, though chooses to teach her favourite styles in Jazz, Tap and Slow Modern.

Throughout her life Bre has competed in many competitions winning various sections and placing in others. She has also performed in many local theatres, Marloo Theatre and Garrick Theatre, which included many junior lead roles. Bre started to assist her mum teaching at a young age which is when the love of choreographing and teaching started. Bre continues to learn herself by attending many workshops and flying to Sydney or Melbourne every two years to learn from some of the best.

Bre encourages her students to work hard to bring out the best dancer in them whilst keeping her classes as fun and enjoyable as possible. Bre has been teaching for KP since it started and loves seeing her students grow into beautiful performers. For Bre performing is as much of a passion as creating.

I commenced my dance training at the age of 7. I have danced at several schools within the south west and specialized in ballet, contemporary, jazz and tap. Successfully completed ballet exams in R.A.D, C.D.T.A and B.A.L, Tap B.A.L, Jazz B.A.L and A.T.O.D and specialized advanced contemporary. At the age of 11 I was accepted into WA Young Entertainers and have competed in dance eisteddfods for 9 years. At 15, I moved to Perth and furthered my training in ballet and contemporary at the Kim Baker Ballet Academy.

I have completed my Ausdance Skill set for Teaching dance and completed my Certificate IV Dance Teaching and Management with A.T.O.D, I was part of organizing and choreographed the flash mob for the W.A netball team West Coast Fever.  I have taught for several years at numerous schools in Perth.

I am an enthusiast, passionate and friendly teacher and love sharing my knowledge and passion for dance with others. I love to inspire, motivate and encourage my students and help them achieve their goals.

Jessica Newell started dancing at the age of two, where she lived and studied in Busselton for 13 years.  At the age of 15 Jessica moved to Perth to study at John Curtin College Of the Arts, as well as WAAPA. (West Australian Performing Arts) At age 18 she moved to Sydney to study at Brent Street Studios, where she graduated in Certificate IV in Performing Arts. Since then she has been living in Hollywood, California, were she dancers, acts and models professionally. Her credits include: Kesha, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Timabland, Neyo and many more. Jessica has also worked on set with some of the best in the business, such as: Quinton Taratino, Sam Rami, James Franco, Mila Kunis and many more.

Jessica has choreographed low budget Music Videos in LA, Professional jobs at the Crown Casino and other Corporate work, and constantly choreographs routines for Competitions.  Jessica teaches Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Acrobatics, Lyrical and Contemporary. Her overall goal is to inspire kids of Australia and help dancers in their own goals within Performing Arts.

I started dancing at the age of 5 and instantly fell in love with it. I have trained in most areas of dance including jazz, tap, ballet, acrobats, hip hop and contemporary and, I have also taken vocal lessons since the age of 10 at Kalamunda Performers.

At the age of 12 I was lucky enough to become a student teacher. I have trained in the ATOD examination syllabus and have travelled to Melbourne to compete in the ATOD Australasian Scholarship Competitions. I have competed at numerous other dancing competitions over the years which has encouraged me to become the performer I am today. I have also appeared on Telethon for singing and dancing and have been a part of many local shows. In 2018 I travelled to America with KP and had the time of my life learning from incredible choreographers over 3 weeks.

I love everything about being on stage, performing, and being a role model to the younger students. I want my students to understand the greater life lessons that dancing taught me as a child, and so I spend time getting to know my students so they feel comfortable to express themselves. I have recently completed my Bachelor Degree in Primary Education, and if it wasn’t for the opportunities at Kalamunda Performers, I wouldn’t be so passionate about my chosen profession. My love for dance never stops growing and I am so grateful that I can share that love with others.

Dancing is my life and has been from a young age. I started Acro at the age of three and dancing at the age of five. Dancing has taken me so many places and taught me so many life lessons and enhanced me physically, socially and mentally as a person. In training I have completed all theatrical CSTD exams up to Grade 1 and completed my ‘Premiere Danseur’ (highest ballet exam in CSTD syllabus). I have been trained in and experienced many styles including jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, pointe, contemporary, Hip Hop and Acro. I have completed a bachelor of education at ECU majoring in Dance and Drama.

Since the age of 9 I have competed every year in competitive dance competitions where I was able to find my strengths and weaknesses to improve and grow as a dancer, a place to be rewarded for hard work and be inspired by others.

I can’t wait to transfer my passion and love for dance to guide students to find the best version of themselves and provide tools and exercises for students to be the best they can be and most importantly to have fun in the development of their dance journey.

Shenae Wilken has been dancing ever since she could walk. Put into dance classes at 3 years old she developed a passion that would lead her to where she is today. She has been training locally and internationally for over 20 years in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Acrobatics and specialising in Hip Hop. She has also competed solo and with various crews over the years which has seen her take out many titles. Shenae’s real passion is teaching and inspiring the next generation of dancers and passing on her knowledge. She currently works full time as a dance instructor throughout Perth.

Born in the Philippines, Una Genuino is a choreographer and dancer based in Perth, Western
Australia. Una began her training at the age of 4 in various styles such as Modern Jazz and
Gymnastics eventually finding a love for hip-hop, urban and street dance at the age of 13.
In 2013, Una co-founded The Society dance company. The Society Mega Crew being the one
of the most successful teams in Australia placing among the top competing hip hop crews in
with their most recent success receiving the 3rd top placing at Dancer’s Paradise in Mexico
2017 as well as representing Australia at the World Hip Hop International Championships in
America.
Una’s prides herself with high-energy, detailed and motivating teaching method’s that
enable her students to reach their highest potential possible in dance, mind and self.

My dancing journey started at the age of 3 when my mum took me to my very first acro class. Dancing lessons kicked in at age 5 and I started competing at the age of 9. I always loved going to dancing but it was when I began performing at annual dancing competitions that I became very passionate and determined to be the best dancer I could be!

I have completed a bachelor of education at ECU majoring in Dance and Drama. I take classes in jazz, tap, ballet, acrobatics and hip hop. I train under the CSTD syllabus and have completed all my theatrical exams up to grade 1. I’ve also competed all my major ballet exams except one. In my most recent major ballet exam I received a score that ranged between 95-100. In 2013 I appeared on Australia’s Got Talent with my twin sister performing an acrobatic/dancing routine.

We were lucky enough to make it to the top 3 of our semi-final heat. It was an amazing experience! I have been very successful at most dancing competitions including recently being crowned the highest scoring soloist at Get The Beat Perth and winning a trip to America. I love to have fun and hope to share and pass on my passion, love and knowledge for dance to all my students and motivate them to be the best dancer they can be!

My name is Vicki Rybka and my dancing adventure began when I was 2 years old at the Trembath School of Dance in Carlisle W.A. This school had the reputation as the best acro school in the state. Along the way I have learnt jazz, tap, ballet, highland and acrobatics. I have successfully completed all C.S.T.D theatrical exams up to grade 1.

By far my favourite and most enjoyable genre is acrobatics. My first floorshow was at the age of 6. I have performed with the 8 Imps and the 9 Dynamics who were well known acro troupes in the 70’s. We appeared at many venues around Perth and country towns. We also entered various talent quests, some of which were shown on T.V.  This included Spotlight on channel 9 where we won our heat and appeared in the semi finals and National Showcase in Melbourne with my duo partner Debra McCulloch where we won our heat and the semi final and appeared in the Grand Final.

Thankfully I have passed on my passion and enthusiasm to my two daughters Teagan and Sam. Who assist me at all the acro classes at Kalamunda Performers. I have taught them acro since they could walk and love to choreograph their acro routines for competitions, where they have been very successful. The best thing about teaching acro is seeing the student’s excitement as they progress and achieve their goals… its magic and I LOVE IT!

Classes: Musical Theatre

I started dancing at the age of eight, as much as I love to dance, it was time I found a hobby that I was better at. After beginning professional singing lessons at age eleven I was hooked. Studying predominantly in musical theatre and classical I underwent my certificate two at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and my certificate four at the Australian Performing Arts Network both majoring in Musical Theatre. I’ve featured in the City of Perth nativity from 2011 to 2016 and appeared in High School Musical, Telethon and many more events around Western Australia . Recently I’ve studied a diploma of jazz music and currently am in my second year of the Bachelor of Music in the jazz department at WAAPA, majoring in voice.

I am a huge lover of music and the theatre and very excited to be nurturing a new generation of perth artists. My goal is to support the next generation of perth performers in becoming the most self motivated and confident vocalists they can possibly be, and to inspire every person to use their voices (weather they think it sounds good or not).

Classes: Jazz and Lyrical

Shanice started her performing career at the age of 4, with Kalamunda Performers. Here she went on to learn all genres of dance as well as vocal/music theatre classes.

Her teaching career began at age 11, with a natural ability  and under the watchful eye of her teachers. Here she went on to teach many genres over the years and lead to becoming quite a successful Perth choreographer, not only teaching for Kalamunda Performers but for various different Dance Studios, High Schools, Local Amateur Theatre Groups and Performance Companies all across Perth.

Over the years Shanice has done many performances, competitions, music videos, pro-am theatre, Telethon performances, Live band gigs and received many Scholarship awards. She has done many gigs paid and voluntary throughout Perth and is currently signed to KRAVE Agency. Shanice has very successfully completed her ATOD examinations and in July 2014 flew to Sydney to compete for the David Atkins Award and was the first Perth Competitor to win it. Still furthering her studies Shanice has completed her Cert IV in Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance at Apan Academy. As well completing a Film and Screen Course at the Sydney Actors Collective.

Classes: Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop

Shayni begun her dance training at the age of 10, with Kalamunda Performers. She has trained in various genres including Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet and Tap.

At the age of 16 she commenced study at APAN Academy where she completed a Certificate IV in Performing Arts Majoring in commercial dance.

She has been in a number of musicals including Grease and Legally Blonde both starring Lynne McGranger as well as appearing on TV for channel 7’s annual Telethon.

She has traveled to various parts of Australia and America to further her performing arts training and gain knowledge to pass on to her students. Her goal as a teacher is to continually inspire all her students every time they enter the studio to be the best artist they can be.

Classes: Classical and Pointe

Zeffie commenced Classical Ballet under the instruction of Terri Charlesworth OAM, CitWA. Here she was taught by many international world renown teachers including Yuri Vasilkov and Lubov Nikonorenko from the Kirov Vaganova Ballet in Russia, Terri Charlesworth and Kim Baker.

A very talented dancer, Zeffie later furthered her dance training by successfully being accepted into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Advanced Diploma in Dance course. She was chosen by her peers as the most improved student in her graduating year and she continued to study at the academy for another year to successfully complete her Bachelor of Arts. She was taught by many international choreographers and teachers including Kim McCarthy, Diana De Vos, Andries Weidmann, Sue Peacock and Justin Rutzou. During her studies, she was also exposed to numerous styles of dance including Contemporary, Spanish, Character and Improvisation.

Later, Zeffie danced professionally with the West Australian Ballet in their productions of Giselle, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. She has also performed and helped to create Ashleigh Berry’s 2012 Fringe Festival dance production “Occupied”.

After taking an interest in fitness, Zeffie studied to become a personal trainer completing her Certificate 3 and 4 in personal training. She was training over 35 clients a week and taking group fitness classes but dance has always been her passion.

In Zeffie’s spare time she likes to play and dance with her two beautiful boys that have boundless amounts of never ending energy with each day being a new adventure. She is also a committed member of the State Emergency Service, Canine unit. Over countless hours of volunteering her time she successfully trained and qualified her own search and rescue dog but the training doesn’t end there as she continues to further up skill her self and dog and are now learning scent specific tracking. With these skills Zeffie attends and helps to search for missing and lost people when called upon by the Western Australian police.

With 10 years teaching experience at different dance schools and high schools across Perth, Zeffie is a skilled and qualified teacher. She is enthusiastic and fun and can’t wait to share her knowledge and passion of dance with her students.

Classes: Hip Hop and Breakin

Born and raised in Perth, I started dancing in my teen years in 2007 at 15 years old. After seeing how cool it looked, I would try to copy dance moves from music videos and moves. Eventually I started learning to Breaking from a well established local B-Boy named Mr. Meean and after being taught about the proper techniques, history and culture of the B-Boy, I fell in love with the dance.

Just over 10 years later, I have continued to learn from a lot of the best B-Boys in Perth as well others from interstate and attended workshops by well established international B-Boys. I started to teach B-boying in 2013, and have done so with many regular classes as well as workshops for all sorts of people. As a performer I have competed in a number of Breaking battles locally, nationally and internationally (Singapore, Japan & Indonesia) and have performed individually and with crews like Cultural Renegades for many kinds of events; including the Perth Arena 1st Public opening day, at the Fringe Festival, Some music videos for local artists and many other showcases.

I now am continuing to break and dance and don’t plan on stopping soon.