Claudia Dean
Director
CDA Faculty
Directors
Lachlan Horgan
Director
Classical Coaches
Claudia Dean
Director
Georgia McKeon
Classical Training & Teacher Training Leader
Corina Poh
Classical Contemporary Coach
Isabella Gemmell-Morgan
Classical RAD Coach
Alexia Aristoteli
Conditioning Coach
Guy Wheatstone
Classical Coach
International guest classical coaches
Each term, CDA students work exclusively with international guest coaches from some of the world’s leading pre-professional ballet schools.
Paul Kay
The Royal Ballet School - Head of Intensives & Talent Identification
Dario Elia
Dutch National Ballet Academy - Artistic Director
James Butcher
The Royal Ballet School - Classical Teacher
Robert Parker
Elmhurst Ballet School - Director
Benedicte Bemet
The Australian Ballet - Principal Dancer
Tierney Heap
The Royal Ballet - Former First Soloist
Lisa Pavane
The Australian Ballet School - Former Director
Amy Harris
The Australian Ballet - Former Principal Dancer
Lynne Charles
Artistic Director - English National Ballet
Jazz, Lyrical & Pilates Coaches
Each week, CDA students train exclusively with a rotating roster of industry-leading jazz and lyrical specialists, ensuring diverse methodologies.
Tayla Morrison
Pilates Conditioning Coach
Samuel Dominic
Lyrical Coach
James Portas
Lyrical Coach
Kyra Dooley
Jazz & Lyrical Coach
Chloe Parsons
Jazz Coach
Amira Mollenhauer
Jazz & Lyrical Coach
Shannon Atkins
Jazz & Lyrical Coach
Jane McPhie
Previously Moulin Rouge
Family & Support staff
Simona
HR & Operations Manager (Child Safety Officer)
Estella
Digital Marketing Coordinator + Wellbeing Officer
Paige
Customer Experience & Academy Support Officer
Ellie
Content Creator & Customer Care Specialist
Juliana
Customer Experience & Wholesale Assistant
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