Meet the Team
We’re proud of our team of strong, intelligent and creative teachers at Dance Domain. Their passion for teaching and their care and dedication for their students is evident in every moment of their classes.
Read on to find out a little bit more about our inspiring teachers and studio team members.
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What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
Dance is movement, and everyone can move right? Dance how you want and what feels right for you, that's when you will enjoy it the most!
Amy is our wonderful director of DD and has been teaching for over 10 years now! She has grown up dancing since she was 5 years old and has had many highlights, including being a part of the NSW State Dance Company for 2 years, several performances and competitions and part of a McDonalds TV Ad too! She has a passion for creativity and choreography, with main styles of contemporary, jazz and tap.
Director of Dance Domain
AMY PHAM
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What do you love about dance?
Dance has a wonderful history, it's a universal activity in all cultures, and there is evidence to say it has always been part of human life. From a health perspective, there are great studies showing dance enhancing brain plasticity, so you're never too old to benefit from dancing!
Brett is our amazing DD Studio Manager. He is busily working through all things admin here and does so much behind the scenes to keep the studio running and clean. You may have exchanged an email with him or see him at the desk!
Brett is also a qualified counselling therapist and is our only DD team that can't dance (yet!)
Studio Manager
BRETT SNAPE
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Studio Assistant Admin
What do you love about dance?
I love how creative dance can be. Dance doesn’t need to be strictly stuck to a syllabus for it to be beautiful, interesting and fun.
Liv is our Studio Administrator and she is the backbone of DD, critical to the operation organising emails, spreadsheets, and keeping our socials content up to date, and helps keep Brett and Amy on track!
When she's not at DD and dancing, she is studying Psychology and Human Biology!
LIV JOHNSON
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What do you love about dance?
I love how friendly and welcoming and full of joy the dance (and the Dance Domain community) is. There’s so much creativity and camaraderie - and every day is different!
Ariane is our incredible day time Ballet teacher and Little Adventurer's Recruits teacher! She is super kind, energetic & bubbly which makes both her adult classes and mums & bubs classes an incredible safe & welcoming space.
She is also a successful author with her memoir on motherhood and postpartum psychosis
Ballet, Little Adventurers
ARIANE BEESTON
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What is your favourite dance memory?
It would have to be a collection of memories from all day or very late night dance rehearsals where the weirdest of vibes and energies came out to play from everyone that was involved.
Bec is one of our absolute superstar Adults teachers! She's been teaching for years at DD and has led super creative choreography workshops and sessions with both kids and adults to explore and create new movement.
Lyrical
BEC CLARE
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Jazz, Hiphop
What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
Find your place in dance that feels right to you! There’s no one way to do it.
Brooklyn is an incredible teacher whose energy is highly infectious when you're around her! She is versed in many styles and ahs experience teaching across all stage. Brooklyn has also received full time dance training!
BROOKLYN HUTCHINSON
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What is your favourite dance memory?
There are SO MANY, but learning Bollywood dance as an adult was something unexpected that brought me so many fun, new experiences. I was lucky to be trained by friends and a huge highlight was being hired as a group to perform a 6 minute dance at a wedding!
Gaby is one of our amazing Adult tap teachers at DD, who has an awesome style of tapping that will get you challenged but have fun at the same time!
She is always up for a laugh, full of beans, loves cats and is also a Primary School Teacher.
Tap
GABY BOULOS
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What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
Do the things you love but try the things you don’t. Dance how you want and when you want. don’t let people say what’s right and wrong if you find it enjoyable then it’s always right
Julien is one of a kind and has danced at DD for many years. He is a powerhouse in pretty much all styles, and shines in creative choreography and contemporary improvisation. Julien has also completed 2 years doing Pre Professional Year Dance at Sydney Dance Company.
Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Contemp, Tap
JULIEN CRAVERO
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Ballet
What do you love about dance?
I love how dancing lets me find all new ways of moving and expressing that I can’t in everyday life, and which are so much more fun. And even though it’s difficult, I love the focus it requires sometimes and how much you can throw yourself into it!!
Lena is one of our DD students who live loves dance... especially Ballet! She has performed as part of the Sydney Dance Company Youth Ensemble and is studying Dance for her HSC!
LENA KILLALEA
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What do you love about dance?
I love how I feel when I dance - completely free from all the world’s stresses and anxieties. When I start to dance, my mood immediately lifts. I love the freedom and creativity that dance brings, and I love seeing the end product of movement that I can create.
Maddie is our wonderful, lovely Adults teacher, mainly ballet and lyrical and has been with DD for many years. If you're in one of her classes, you know that she really makes you feel connected, warm and safe. She is a ray of sunlight and brings such a nurturing energy.
Ballet, Lyrical
MADDIE SCOTT-MURPHY
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What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
I would say that even though it may be daunting and scary at some times to just show up and have a go. Being nervous means that you care about what you’re doing and it just matters that you have fun!!!
Maggie has been assistant teaching at DD for many years, particularly our little ones in Jazz. She is always so bubbly, full of energy and is an amazing help to her peers and little ones. She has such strong empathy and brings positive vibes around her, so you can't help but feel safe, supported and happy around her.
Jazz
MAGGIE NEATE
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Jazz, Tap, Lyrical
What is your favourite dance memory?
My favourite dance memories all revolve around the incredible friendships I've made along the way! Dance friends are the BEST friends
Megan is our Saturday Queen! She is such a vibrant human being and is the most caring and sweet teacher! She always has your back and wants the best for you. She has also completed being a camp and dance counsellor in the US.
MEGAN HARTE
Acro, Hiphop, Jazz, Tap
YAZ HAYWARD
Hiphop, Theatre Jazz, Lyrical, Jazz, JFH
TAYHA CHRISTISON
Ballet, Little Adventurers
PHIA FOSTER
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What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
Everyone learns things at different paces and in different ways, so don't compare yourself to others. Be proud of your own journey and achievements. And practice, practice, practice!
Phia is one of our littlies teachers! You'll see her with our little adventurers jumping, moving and shaking.
Outside of DD, Phia has a passion for music and creative arts! You'll often hear some 90's Australian indie bands being used for warm ups and dance tracks in our studio if you're in Phia's classes.
Ballet, Little Adventurers
PHIA FOSTER
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What is your favourite dance memory?
My absolute favourite dance memory is from when I use to do christmas parades in my hometown. You would get to dance and spread christmas cheer down the streets and make so many children and parents smile.
Tayha is a superstar, originally from Adelaide and recently moved to Sydney, finishing her Full Time Musical Theatre at Brent Street. She can act, sing and dance but most of all, has infectious energy and is super lovely.
Hiphop, Theatre Jazz, Lyrical, Jazz, JFH
TAYHA CHRISTISON
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Acro, Hiphop, Jazz, Tap
What advice would you give to aspiring dancers?
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been dancing, just give it a go. you don’t have to be the best dancer in the room to enjoy dancing. EVERYONE gets nervous but nothing beats the feeling of having fun on stage and being proud of yourself after the dance for having a go!
Yaz is one of our incredible teachers at DD and has been with the DD community for years. We've seen her grow into a beautiful, sweet, generous human. She loves a great sassy jazz number and is the loudest tap you'll hear!
YAZ HAYWARD
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