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Examiners:
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Beth Bluett de
Baudistel |
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Beth
Bluett de Baudistel’s principal dance training was with Joan
& Monica Halliday and Ronne Arnold in Sydney Australia. At
seventeen, on winning Halliday’s Overseas Scholarship, she
joined Rosella Hightower’s Professional Dance Troupe in
Cannes, France. She was promoted to soloist at eighteen.
This was
a transformative time.
Whilst
in Europe, Beth also attended the Royal Ballet School,
London and London Contemporary Dance School.
On
returning to Australia
Beth
danced with various companies and projects.
Her
teaching career took off with what developed into a large
school called ‘Beth Bluett’s School of Classical & Modern
Dance.’ Beth continued to dance and during this time wrote a
Christian Ballet Curriculum based predominantly on the
training received in France plus expressive contemporary
dance from a Biblical worldview.
Later,
Beth opened her own dance school in Toowoomba Qld. During
this time she taught the Royal Academy of Dancing
curriculum, then from 1996 the Vaganova Russian System.
In
2004 Beth was inspired to re-open the curriculum she wrote,
re-writing it in the light of her continued development &
experience as a teacher & dance director, and registering it
as the Trademarked “Living Dance International.”
You
can read Beth's fully detailed biography
here. |
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Michelle Cassar de
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Director of
the Melbourne Dance Theatre Full Time School, and Assistant
Director Melbourne Dance Theatre, Choreographer and Teacher.
Michelle’s passion for classical ballet was fuelled whilst
on a dance study tour of Moscow in 1984 during which she
spent considerable time at the renowned Moiseyev School
which specialises in character dance. Her classical dance
and teaching skills were subsequently honed at the highly
regarded Victorian College of the Arts. She was winner of
the prestigious Pratt Scholarship in 1986. Her progress was
rapid under the tutelage of Anne Woolliams.
Michelle’s resume reflects an enviable breadth of
experience: Apprentice, Kolobok Dance Company; Member,
National Ballet of Israel; Soloist, Saarlandisches
Staatsheater Saarbrucken; Guest Artist, Klagenfurt Opera
House, Austria; Principal Dancer, Martin Sierra Dance
Company, Germany; Co-founder Melbourne Dance Theatre;
Principal, Melbourne Dance Theatre Performing Arts Courses;
Co creator, International System of Character Dance, Private
Coach in classical ballet preparation and training for
competitions, productions and major school and company
auditions both nationally and internationally. |
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Sandra Godde |
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Sandra Godde is
a well traveled dancer (with several companies including The
Australian Ballet), choreographer, teacher, and director of
dance schools and performance teams. Aside from her
involvement in church productions and conferences throughout
the world, she has been involved with several Christian
professional companies, including "Charisma Dance" (Sydney),
Dance Ad Deum (U.S.), Ballet Magnificat (U.S.), and Xaris
Dance Co. (Germany).
Sandy is director of
Excelsior Dance Company, Lecturer in dance at Hillsong
Conference 2008; ICDF Co-ordinator of Network for Dance
Artists. Sandy is passionate about God, the performing arts,
social justice, and redeeming culture through the power of
God. |
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Nicola Baartse |
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BADance, DipDanceTech&Choreog, CertIVA&WT
Nicola is
trained in RAD ballet, Graham Technique, Release Technique,
Jazz, Hip-Hop and Movement Meditation. In 1998 Nicola
founded Mercury Dance Theatre (MDT) in London. MDT performed
at music and dance Festivals throughout England, culminating
in an independent London season in February 2000. After 6
years in London she returned to Sydney, Australia,
choreographing and performing with Ask Dance Theatre,
Stretch MK1 Theatre Co., Vibrant Dance Co., and One Vision
Dance Co. She was on the dance faculty of Wesley Institute's
degree programme from 2006 - 2008 and has also taught
movement meditation and community dance.
In 2009 Nicola taught movement
meditation to dancers and non-dancers at the International
Christian Dance Conference in Scotland, from her recently
released book "Vesa Nova Vol.1; movement meditation for
body, mind and spirit. Biblically based exercises that
anyone can do."
Nicola is passionate about
people reclaiming their wholeness in body, mind and spirit;
all people, not just dancers. She is also passionate about
teaching children. |
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