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Chrissy is a registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (London)
 Born and raised in Auckland, Chrissy (nee Dowd) began her RAD Ballet training in Auckland under Jill Arkley, Rosemary Clark and Elaine Holland (RAD Vocational Examiner, UK). She moved to Wellington to train at the New Zealand School of Dance. Under the Directorship of Rochelle Zide-Booth she graduated in 1995 with the Diploma in Dance Performance, encompassing both Classical and Contemporary dance. Chrissy was fortunate to be tutored by notable New Zealand Dance Performers, Practitioners and Choreographers (including Patricia Rianne, Christine Gunn, Donald McLeod, Sue Nicholls, Jennifer Shennan, Dawn Sanders, Michael Parmenter, Douglas Wright, Helen Winchester, Paul Jenden, Louis Solino and Ann Dewey). Chrissy continued to perform in Wellington on many dance projects and she also created a niche market for herself in both modelling and television work. She worked with Silverscreen Productions as a Syncronised Swimmer on their award winning BNZ TV Commercial. Other TV credits include a feature for Fresh Up TVC, Catwoman on the Hewlett-Packard TVC (Hong Kong), 60s Dancer on the Lotto live draw, the "New World" girl, as well as the face of Telecom Call Minder. Chrissy accepted a dual role of Dancer and Stage Manager for the highly acclaimed show "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" (Beat Girls) and it was here that she found a love of working backstage as well as performing. While continuing to perform, she worked at the Queen's Wharf Events Centre on several large scale events, including Stomp, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Tina Turner among others. Chrissy now has the greatest pleasure teaching young, aspiring dancers. After gaining Distinction for her RAD Teaching exam under Carole Speirs (RAD Dual Examiner) she became a resident Classical and Contemporary Dance tutor at the Auckland Academy of Dance (2002 - 2007), and a guest tutor at SABA Young Ballet (2007-2008). In 2008, Chrissy took over the Hobsonville Dance Academy and has enjoyed four wonderful years as Director of the Cameron Ballet Academy. She is proud to teach alongside a dynamic team of expert tutors, who all share her love of Dance and Performance.
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Jill is a registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (London).
 Jill began her dance career in Tauranga under the guidance of Nancy Algar-Rowe examiner for the RAD. At the age of 16 she was awarded the John Todd Scholarship which allowed her to study at the New Zealand school of Dance in Wellington for two years. She then returned to Tauranga and then moved to Queensland where she first opened her own dance academy. On returning to New Zealand and moving to Auckland, Jill established the Auckland Academy of Dance where she was the director and a teacher for 28 years. Jill feels very privileged to have a career that she is so passionate about and loves to see the enjoyment and love of dance instilled in her pupils. |
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 Laura grew up in Auckland and started dancing at the age of 6 years, where she completed her RAD training to Advanced 2 level. Dance has been a major part of Laura's life, studying dance as a subject at Secondary School, performing in Stage Challenge and School events as well as participating in the Royal New Zealand Ballet mentoring programme (2005). To date, Laura has performed in annual showcases, Tempo festivals, AUT School tours and many others. Laura's passion for dance led her to AUT where she completed a 3 year Bachelor of Dance degree and gained further success as a fully qualified registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (2010). Most recently, Laura danced with the UrbanYOUTHmovement, a Black Grace programme, under the Directorship of Neil Ieremia. Laura's passion for teaching is seeing students attain the knowledge and skills to further their dancing abilities thus gaining a sense of personal achievement and enjoyment. |
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