Kym Stevens was trained on the Sunshine Coast by Norma Dickson, at the Dickson School of Dance, and continued her ballet and contemporary dance training with the Joffrey School of Dance in Los Angeles. She was the co-principal of the Dickson School of Dance on the Sunshine Coast before moving to Sydney to complete her Certificate in Dance Education at UTS.

While in Sydney she served on the board of Ausdance NSW, and on returning to Queensland was employed as the dance consultant for the years 1 – 10 Arts Syllabus. Kym has taught dance in both NSW and Queensland, in Primary and Secondary schools, and continues to develop arts implementation strategies with schools in Queensland.

As well as teaching contemporary dance and jazz at the Anne Fraser School of Dance, Kym is currently lecturing in Dance in Creative Industries at the Queensland University of Technology. Kym has her C.S.T.D. Theatrical, Ballet, Tap and Jazz Teachers certificates and is completing her Masters of Education in 2008.

Melissa Lanham has had a long and diverse career in dance spanning 19 years. She started her career as a professional dancer working with some of Australia’s foremost
contemporary choreographers and commercial artists, then moved into independent and community projects and gained her graduate diploma in dance therapy.

After having received the Maroochy Shire Achievers Cultural Foundation Award for dance in 2003, she moved to England with her family and worked full-time for the British Arts Council (Danceeast) as a dance development artist. Melissa had the opportunity to work with Bare Bones Dance Company, and Henri Oguike Dance Company on their regional tours. She also danced on a film project, lead and facilitated projects in community and education, and choreographed for youth dance companies.

Having returned to the Sunshine Coast as a freelance artist, Melissa is now relishing her work doing professional independent projects, choreographing for numerous schools and teaching extensively.

Melissa teaches the senior jazz class.

Tabitha Tily began her dance training with the Ransley Studio on the Gold Coast. When her family moved to the Sunshine Coast , she continued her training at the Anne Fraser School of Dance, where she spent nine years studying classical ballet, jazz, tap and later contemporary dance.

After passing all R.A.D. vocational examinations up to and including the Advanced examination (now Advanced 2) Tabitha undertook further training in Melbourne at the Christine Walsh Dance Centre and Danceworld 301.
Returning to the Sunshine Coast, she began teaching dance. In 2006, Tabitha was awarded Registered Teacher Status by the Royal Academy of Dance after achieving their Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies.

Tabitha teaches the junior ballet classes from pre-school levels to Pre-Primary and R.A.D. “Higher Grade” classes. She also teaches the junior jazz classes.