teaching staff

 
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founder katherine weatherhead

Bachelor of Dance - Victorian College of the Arts
Diploma of Primary Education - Monash University
CICB (Associate Diploma) - Cecchetti Ballet Society Australia  

Katherine is a Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and the Victoria College of the Arts, where she was extensively trained in classical ballet and contemporary dance. Katherine then went on to study education, where she later applied these skills while working at Brunswick Secondary College (2004 to 2012).  She taught mathematics and dance to students from 48 different cultural backgrounds. It was here that a passion for choreography developed, producing a total of eight Rock Eisteddfod performances for the school. This resulted in placing first five times and gaining the title of best global choreography for Submerged in 2011. Whilst working as a secondary teacher Katherine also began Studio Kiki, now Kiki Dance Collective, through Hawthorn Citizens' Youth Club in 2003. KikiDC offers classical ballet in the Cecchetti method (Katherine currently holds an Associate Diploma status with Cecchetti Ballet Society of Australia) and hip hop, however Kiki Dance Collective specialises in contemporary dance. Katherine is extremely passionate about the development and training of contemporary dance for young dancers. In 2013 Katherine established Shadow Cut Youth Dance Company to extend young contemporary dancers through unique dancing opportunities. Having spent eleven years working with the youth of today, Katherine believes dance is a wonderful platform for a child’s overall development. Dance teaches so many skills for life in a fun, creative and innovative way, and Kiki Dance Collective provides a beautiful community, in which to explore dance.

 
 
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phoebe mansfield

Currently completing Bachelor of Law (Hons) / Bachelor of Arts – Monash University

Teaches Ballet and Contemporary

 
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alarni morgan

Cert IV in Dance and Cert IV in Dance Teaching and Management

Cert IV in Pilates

Teaches Hip Hop

 
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ezlimar dortolina

Cert III in Dance Teaching and Management, currently completing Cert IV

Past professional dancer throughout South America and the United States.

Teaches Ballet and Pointe

 
 

Madeleine Brown

Currently completing a Bachelor of Commerce - University of Melbourne

Trained through Kiki Dance Collective - Starting age 4

Teaches Ballet, Contemporary and Hip Hop

 
 
 
 

Kady Mansour

Diploma in Dance – Transit Dance

Teaches Contemporary

 

Lani Edis

Currently completing a Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) - Monash University

Teaches Ballet

 

Ella Flower

Currently completing a Bachelor of Global Studies - Monash University

Teaches Stretch & Strengthen and Hip Hop

 

Gal TIdhar

Bachelor of Science - University of Melbourne

Teaches Hip Hop