Here are just a few of the former students
who have enjoyed careers in entertainment ...
Kelley
Abbey
Theatre: Happy Feet animated movie musical Pricipal Performer, 'Charity' in Sweet Charity,
'Carmen' in Fame the Musical, 'Rizzo' in Grease the Arena
Spectacular, West Side Story, Dancin' Man, Dynamite,
Dirty Dancing concert tour, Australian Youth Ballet Company, Commercial
dancer
TV & Film: So You Think You Can Dance Australia & USA, Superstars of Dance,
'Jo Jo' in E Street,
Midday, IMT, Hey Hey it's Saturday, GMA, Roy & HG, Rebel
Choreography: So You Think You Can Dance Australia & USA, Happy Feet animated movie musical, The Boy From Oz Arena Spectacular starring Hugh Jackman, Fame the Musical Australia & South Africa,
Grease the Arena Spectacular, Footloose the Musical, The Main
Event - John Farnham, Olivia Newton John and Anthony Warlow, Follies,
Slice of Saturday Night, Roy & HG's Club Buggery,
Human Nature, Girlfriend, Guy Sebastian, Sophie Monk, Toni Pearon, Tina
Arena, Laura Vasquez, Leah Haywood, CDB, Scandal'us
Teaching: Australia, China, Mongolia,
Tibet, South Africa
Awards: Los Angeles Choreography Media Honors winner, Helpmann Award winner
Mo Award winner, Green Room
Award winner, Variety Heart Award winner
www.kelleyabbey.com
Lisa
O'Dea
Theatre: West
Side Story, Seven Little Australians, Cats, Nine, Commercial dancer
Resident Director/Choreographer:
We Will Rock You, Mama Mia, Phantom of the Opera, New Horizons,
Fox Studios Australia Backlot
Keith
Hawley
Theatre: West Side Story,
Sugar Babies, La Cage Aux Folles, Frank the Sinatra
Story, Mikado, the Jackie Love Show, Aquacade, Commercial
dancer
TV & Film: Bootmen, Happy Feet, Midday, Roy & HG
Choreography: Sweet Charity,
Frank the Sinatra Story, Jackie Love
Teaching: Australia, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
Photography: DanceTrain magazine,
artist portfolios
www.keithhawley.net
Lita
Stathis
Theatre: The Boy from Oz,
West Side Story, 42nd Street, Jolson, Caroline
O'Connor's From Stage to Screen, Todd McKenney Live, The Witches
of Eastwick, Sunset Boulevarde, The King & I, Joseph and
his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starz, Aquacade, Australian
Youth Ballet Company, Commercial dancer
Sue-Ellen
Chester
Theatre: West Side Story, Qld
Theatre Company, Commercial dancer
Choreography: Atlanta Olympics,
Marcia Hines, Christine Anu
Teaching: D’arc Swan, The Aboriginal
and Islander Dance Company, Chunky Moves, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney
Dance Company, Australia, New Zealand
Fitness: Certified Personal Trainer
Leanne
Mauchlan
Theatre: Sweet Charity, Frank
the Sinatra Story, Starz, Sydney Olympics with Kylie Minogue
and Vanessa Amorosi, Aquacade, Australian Youth Ballet Company, Movie
World performer, Commercial dancer
Assistant Choreography: Fox Studios
Australia Backlot
Teaching: NIDA, ED5
Penny
Martin
Theatre: Sweet Charity, West
Side Story, Crazy For You, Sugar Babies, Australian Youth Ballet
Company, Commercial dancer
Film: Happy Feet
Robert
Marshall
Theatre: Australian Ballet
Company, Australian Youth Ballet Company
Jillian
Whiting
TV: Newsreader Channel 9 Brisbane
Leonard Mickelo
Theatre: Bangarra Dance Theatre
Deana
Peher
Theatre: Cabaret performer
TV: Kids Incorporated Saturday
Show, It's A Small World, Young Entertainers judge
Awards: Wallace Award winner - voted
'Entertainer of the year' 3 years running
Chris
Jordan
Theatre: 'Young Peter Allen' in
The Boy from Oz, 'Young Sammy Davis Jnr' in Jolson, Les Miserables,
Reverb, Raw Metal Metalworx,
Funky Beats
Simon
Tye
Theatre: The Wizard of Oz
Peter
Fien
Theatre: Princess
international cruises, Raw Metal, Breen Boys, Commercial dancer
Film: Bootmen
Teaching: Sydney, Brisbane,
Gold Coast
Awards: Wallace Award winner
Brian Robertson
Theatre: Performer / Director / Producer children's entertainment
Reece
Hopkins
Theatre: The
Wizard of Oz, Raw Metal Metalworx, Funky Beats, Groucho's
Theatre Restaurant
Simon
Battersby
Theatre: Raw
Metal Metalworx, Funky Beats
David
Fien
Theatre: Raw
Metal
Management:
Raw Metal
Teaching: Brisbane
Kath
Gourley
Theatre: Awani Dream
international cruises, Reef Hotel Casino, Movie World performer, International
Circus
Cheerleading: Channel 10 Sports
Action
Management: Kath Gourley Live, Grayboy Agency
Lisa
Bartley
Theatre: Pacific Sky international
cruises, The Boogie Woogies, Commercial dancer Australia and Japan
Cheerleading: Brisbane Bullets,
Brisbane Broncos
Leah
Kilmister
Theatre: Australian
Youth Ballet Company, Aquacade
Cheerleading:
Channel 10 Sports Action
Sally-Anne
Kaye
Theatre: Australian Youth Ballet
Company
Alison
Dickie
Theatre: Australian Youth Ballet
Company
Kim
Douglass
Theatre: Australian Youth Ballet
Company
Cheerleading:
Channel 10 Sports Action
Elizabeth
Lang
Theatre: International circus, Commercial
dancer
Cheerleading:
Channel 10 Sports Action
Teaching:
Brisbane
Cathy
Lang
Theatre: Commercial
dancer
Cheerleading:
Brisbane
Broncos
Teaching:
Brisbane
Jacqui
King
Theatre: Commercial dancer Australia
and Japan
Cheerleading:
Channel 10 Sports Action
Nikki
McIntyre
Theatre: Commercial dancer Gold
Coast
Teaching:
Shake Dance School
Christopher
Davis
Theatre:
Junior
guest ensemble Royal Ballet Company, Breen Boys, Brentleigh's Theatre
Restaurant
Awards: Wallace Award winner
Teaching:
Secondary Dance and Drama Qld
Melinda
Davis
Theatre:
Junior
guest ensemble Royal Ballet Company, Brentleigh's Theatre Restaurant,
Commercial dancer
Cheerleading:
Brisbane
Broncos
Jessica
Clear
Theatre:
Groucho's Theatre Restaurant,
Dreamworld
performer
Sarah
Clear
Theatre:
Utopia Theatre Restaurant, Groucho's
Theatre Restaurant, Raw
Metal, Dreamworld performer
Beth
Lennon
Brent
Street Performing Arts graduate
Theatre: Movie World performer
Teaching:
Brisbane
Marina
Broughton
Theatre:
Movie World performer, Dreamworld performer
Melissa
Broughton
Theatre:
Movie World performer
Lucy
Flook
Theatre:
The Wizard of Oz, Movie World performer
Melissa
Creevey
Theatre:
Movie
World performer
Craig
Davies
Theatre:
Dreamworld performer
Laurinda
Croft
Fitness: Pilates Instructor - London
Jenny
Laird
TV:
Kids Incorporated Saturday Show, It's A Small World
Fitness: Aerobics Champion
Marisa
Cuzzalaro
Photography: DanceTrain Magazine
