Why choose us?

 

Your coach, Kate Reilly, brings a rare blend of elite performance experience, advanced pedagogical training, and allied-health expertise to her tuition:

  • State-Certified Professional Classical Ballet Dancer (Vaganova method)

  • Lived experience of a professional dance career in Europe and Australia

  • Several teacher certifications, including:

    • Graduate Diploma of Classical Ballet Pedagogy

    • Ballet Conservatoire syllabus

    • International Character Dance Syllabus

    • Bolshoi Ballet Academy international teacher’s certification (short course)

  • Allied-health informed coaching:
    Alongside her dance qualifications, Kate is a registered Occupational Therapist, bringing a deep understanding of biomechanics, motor learning, injury prevention and individual learning styles. This clinical insight allows her to provide safer, highly personalised corrections and to support each dancer’s physical and emotional readiness for training.

  • Student achievements:

    • Numerous students accepted into major national and international ballet academies

    • Students dancing professionally around the world

    • Finalists in major competitions including Asian Grand Prix, Youth American Grand Prix etc.

Kate’s expertise is coupled with a genuine passion for teaching and exceptional care for her students - often mentoring them as they spread their wings into the wider dance world.

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