TCDA MANAGEMENT
MISS KELLIE
PRINCIPAL
ATOD Associate, Cert IV and Diploma in Dance Teaching & Management, Acrobatic Arts Teacher Certificate.
Thousands of dancers have been instructed by Miss Kellie in a dance teaching career that has spanned over two decades in Sydney and Tamworth. Miss Kellie's passion and focus has always been on the student and a desire to create the best people as well as dancers. Tireless in her work within the Community Kellie was named one of the 100 Faces of Tamworth in the towns Centenary feature in the Northern Daily Leader.
PAULIE
STUDIO MANAGER
B.A. (Communications), Diploma of Management, Diploma of Public Safety.
Boasting an eclectic range of skills and experience including careers as a Commercial Photographer, Designer and a NSW Police Forensic Investigator, Paulie is responsible for our business management, promotions and artistic direction. Paul was awarded Equity Advocate Man of the Year at the Zonta Empowerment Awards on International Women's Day 2020.
THE TALENTED TEAM
THAT MAKES TCDA TICK
TCDA TEACHERS
Miss Lily
Teacher
ATOD Associate, Cert IV Dance Teaching & Management
Acrobatic Arts Teacher Cert.
Danced with TCDA 2009 -19
Miss Lily was our Senior Show Troupe Captain & has made a name for herself as a performer appearing in numerous music videos and as a choreographer both within & outside TCDA.
Major Awards Junior Studio Champion 2010, Int Studio Champion 2012, Senior Studio Champion 2016,Primary Championship Winner 2012, Senior Championship Winner 2016
TCDA Show Troupe 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (Senior Troupe Captain 2017-2019)
Honours with Distinction BM Ballet, SM Jazz, GS Jazz Moves
Honours Plus BM Tap, BS Jazz, SS Ballet, SS Jazz, GM Jazz, GM Ballet, GS Jazz, GB / Elementary Jazz Moves
Honours BM Jazz, BS Jazz
Miss Caitlin
Teacher
With TCDA since 2010
Major Awards Primary Studio Champion 2014, Best and Fairest Intermediate 2017
Honours Plus Gold Medal Tap, Gold Star Tap
Honours Gold Medal Jazz A, Silver Star Tap
Miss Izzy
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2019
Major Awards Intermediate Studio Champion 2019
TCDA Show Troupes 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours with Distinction Silver Star Ballet
Honours Plus Gold Star Jazz Moves, Gold Star Ballet
Honours Gold Medal Jazz Moves, Gold Medal Ballet
Miss Gilli
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2010
Major Awards Junior Studio Champion 2013, Most Improved Intermediate 2019
Honours Bronze Medal Ballet, Bronze Star Jazz A, Silver Medal Jazz A, Gold Medal Jazz A
Miss Emma
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2013
Major Awards Junior Studio Champion 2016
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Plus Bronze Star Ballet
Honours Bronze Star Jazz, Musical Theatre L4
Miss Bella
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
Major Awards Most Improved Primary 2018, Most Improved Intermediate 2021
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours with Distinction Bronze Medal Jazz Moves
Honours Plus Bronze Medal Ballet, Bronze Star Ballet, Silver Medal Jazz Moves
Honours Bronze Star Jazz Moves, Silver Star Jazz Moves
Miss Danielle
Teacher
ATOD Associate, Cert IV Business.
Danced with TCDA 2009 - 11
Miss Danielle became our first student to become an ATOD Associate Teacher through TCDA. Miss Dee always brings a youthful enthusiasm to all of her choreography and is particularly fond of her open and hip hop classes.
Major Awards Senior Studio Champion 2009
Honours with Distinction Gold Star Jazz
Honours Plus Gold Star Ballet, Gold Bar Ballet, Gold Bar Jazz
Miss Boonstra
Teacher
Dancing with TCDA since 2016
Major Awards Senior Studio Champion 2019, Most Improved Senior 2018
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (Senior Troupe Captain 2021)
Honours Plus Gold Medal Jazz A
Honours Silver Star Classical, , Silver Star Jazz A, Gold Medal Classical, Gold Medal Jazz Moves, Gold Star Classical, Gold Star Jazz Moves
Alexander
Junior Teacher
Dancing with TCDA since 2017 & specialising in singing & drama
Miss Ella
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2014, first at our Quirindi studio and now at Tamworth
Miss Lauren
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
Major Awards Intermediate Studio Champion 2020
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Plus Musical Theatre L4
Honours Bronze Star Ballet, Silver Star Jazz Moves
Miss Hannah
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
Miss Meg
Teacher
Dip of Elite Performance, Cert IV Dance, Cert IV Dance Teaching & Management, Acrobatic Arts Teacher Cert.
Danced with TCDA 2009 -15
Miss Meg has studied both performing arts and contemporary extensively in Sydney and Melbourne over the last four years at Village on Broadway, Ettingshausens and Transit Dance. Throughout this time she also worked on the set of various music videos, advertisements for Nike and with esteemed choreographers including Daniel Jaber, Amber McCartney, Paea Leach and Gabrielle Nankivell.
Major Awards Most Improved Intermediate 2010, Int Studio Champion 2011, Senior Studio Champion 2015
TCDA Show Troupe 2014, 2015,
Honours with Distinction GB Jazz
Honours GS Jazz, GM Jazz Moves, GS Jazz Moves
Miss KB
Teacher
With TCDA since 2009
Major Awards Best & Fairest Junior 2011, Intermediate Studio Champion 2017
TCDA Show Troupes 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours with Distinction Bronze Star Jazz, Silver Medal Jazz, Gold Medal Jazz A
Honours Plus Bronze Star Ballet, Bronze Medal Jazz, Silver Medal Ballet, Silver Star Jazz, Gold Medal Jazz Moves, Gold Star Jazz
Miss Jaydah
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2011
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Silver Medal Jazz A, Gold Medal Jazz A, Gold Star Jazz Moves
Miss Leyna
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2014
Major Awards Primary Most Improved 2016, Senior Most Improved 2021
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Miss Lara
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
Major Awards Most Improved Junior 2017
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Bronze Medal Jazz Moves, Bronze Star Jazz Moves, SilverMedal Jazz Moves, Silver Star Jazz Moves
Miss Mia
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
Major Awards Junior Studio Champion 2017, Primary Studio Champion 2019
TCDA Show Troupes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours with Distinction Bronze Medal Jazz Moves, Bronze Star Ballet
Honours Plus Bronze Medal Ballet, Silver Medal Jazz Moves
Honours Bronze Star Jazz Moves, Silver Medal Ballet, Silver Star Jazz Moves
Miss Chelsea
Teacher
Dancing with TCDA since 2012
Miss Chelsea is undertaking her Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management
Major Awards Primary Studio Champion 2013, Senior Best & Fairest 2019
TCDA Show Troupes 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Plus Bronze Star Jazz, Silver Medal Jazz, Silver Star Jazz
Honours Gold Medal Jazz, Elementary Jazz
Miss Amber
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2009
Major Awards Junior Most Improved 2012, Senior Most Improved 2020
TCDA Show Troupes 2020, 2021
Honours Bronze Medal Ballet
Miss Meela
Junior Teacher
With TCDA since 2012
Major Awards Primary Studio Champion 2015
TCDA Show Troupes 2017, 2018, 2019
Honours with Distinction Bronze Star Jazz
Honours Silver Medal Jazz
Miss Annabelle
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2018
Major Awards Primary Best & Fairest 2019, Intermediate Most Improved 2020.
TCDA Show Troupes 2019, 2020, 2021
Honours Plus Musical Theatre L4
Honours Silver Medal Ballet
Miss Leila
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2015
Major Awards Most Improved Junior 2015
TCDA Show Troupes 2020, 2021
Honours Bronze Star Ballet, Bronze Star Jazz Moves
Miss Halle
Teaching Assistant
With TCDA since 2012
TCDA Show Troupes 2019, 2021
KYLIE & LEYNA
TCDA RECEPTION
Brightening everyone's days!
Kylie's three daughters have danced with TCDA since 2011 and as a veteran TCDA dance mum she is supremely equipped to answer just about any question that may come up.
Leyna & both her son and daughter have been with TCDA since 2018 and besides being an active dance mum she is an enthusiastic dancer with the Yummy Mummys and Back to the Barre classes.
