Teaching Faculty

Click on the link below to see a class in action! Meg is the founder and director of Mad Dance House. From small humble beginnings teaching dance classes in suburban church halls with 6 students coming through the doors in the first week of trade 9 years ago, to now welcoming in excess of 1000 dancers a week in the CBD headquarters, … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet Nadiah and see a class in action! Like most daughters, Nadiah’s mother insisted that she participate in Ballet classes. She drove her to class every Saturday morning, however all she did, was sit in the corner and sulk! What a turn around! Nadiah relocated to Brisbane from Malaysia in 2005 to continue dancing and further … Continue reading →

Jasmine began dancing at the age of 3 and studied tap, jazz & ballet.  As the years went on, Jasmine expanded her repertoire to include hip hop which she is now renowned for. Jasmine has been performing, choreographing & teaching workshops throughout Queensland since 1998.  She is also co-director of the well known Mega Jam team. Industry credits include dancing & co-choreographing … Continue reading →

Vanessa has been dancing since the age of 5. She found her true passion for dance at age 16 in the style of Hip Hop dance, Vanessa started her training at Mad Dance House, and soon after was chosen to be a part of the Mad Dance House high caliber hip hop crew in Brisbane, “What Tha Fuss”, winning & placing in major street dance competitions. This experience … Continue reading →

Ben Veitch from ‘Zealous Choreography’ was the inaugural Artist in Residence based at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.  The culmination of this collaboration resulted in the creation of Blood, Sweat and Dance.  Choreographed, written and devised by Ben. Ben won the hearts of many dedicated lovers of dance from both the professional world and viewers from the suburban households who had the … Continue reading →

Born in Australia, Che moved to Vancouver, Canada and then Los Angeles to further his dance career in 2007, and since then has rapidly made his way into the thick of the commercial dance world.  Che has worked as a choreographer and dancer on a number of feature films, television shows and music videos, as well as performing in numerous live performances with … Continue reading →

Dan is a late addition to the dancing world starting at the age of 18, dancing now for eight years.  In that time however, dancing has taken over as the main focus of his life.  He has spent over one hundred hours on stage and has gained teaching and performance experience in tap, hip-hop acrobatics and many other styles as an open … Continue reading →

Top 8 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2009, the Brazilian Gianne Abbott has been dancing since the age of six when she started with Classical Ballet and Jazz, since then She has never stopped dancing. Gianne has experienced various st yles of dance such as Contemporary, Hip Hop, Brazilian Ballroom Dance and has specialised in Afro and Brazilian Primitive … Continue reading →

Juana Basto Salcedo is a Colombian professional performer with vast experience in dance, working for TV and dance reality shows in Colombia. Juana has worked as a performer and choreographer through Asia and Middle East: Indonesia, China, India, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) where she spend four years working as a Latin, hip-hop, street jazz and belly dance … Continue reading →

Kristy began her training in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary and Singing at the Kim Bowkett Dance Centre and later also attended the Queensland Dance School of Excellence. After graduating, she moved to Sydney to complete the Certificate IV Full-Time Performing Arts Course at Brent Street Studios, and then successfully auditioned for “The Wiggles” and worked as a character suit performer and dancer … Continue reading →

As Lena puts it ‘I have been performing Burlesque for too many years to tell without giving away my age (and a lady just wouldn’t do that).’ Lena has been lucky enough to perform around Australia with events like The Big Day Out, The Ruby Revue, The Absinthe Club and The Burlesque Ball. She hosts and directs The RaGTaGRevue and just loves … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet Lizzie and see a class in action! Lizzie Wicks is fast becoming one of Austalia’s most well known and respected young female talents. Due to the success of Lizzie’s youtube channel, which has now received almost 4 million hits, she is also known and respected overseas. A dancer and choreographer for stage, music videos, recording artists, companies … Continue reading →

  Mark has been dancing for the past 8 years. However, only in the past 3 years has he taken it on as a more serious aspect in his life.   Mark started out as a Bboy (break dancing) and his love for the hip hop culture grew, influencing him to learn other styles under the  ‘Hip Hop’ umbrella.’New jack (mid skool)’ … Continue reading →

Noz (also known as Nozza or Norwin) originally started Hip Hop classes on a very casual basis. However, now it has grown to become a major part of his life. Noz turned his casual class into a regular weekly attendance and discovered a new energy, inspiration and drive for dance.  Ever since then he hasn’t stopped dancing and is always trying to find … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet Sheru and see his class in action! Sheru aka Morax is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected dancers in the style of Popping. Starting in 2005, Sheru was usually the only Popping student in Brisbane’s only class at the time. After just 1 year, he took over as teacher out of necessity, and since … Continue reading →

Click on link below to meet Tammi and see a class in action! Tammi is coming into her fourth year of teaching at Mad Dance House, and has been dancing since she was just a little girl. Trained in Jazz from an early age, Tammi is no stranger to the stage, performing in her first musical at the age of four, as … Continue reading →

Originally from the city of Bollywood (Mumbai),  Asha is a trained Dance Choreographer and Dance Instructor who started her career at the age of five by participating in Stage Shows, Concerts and Musical Dance Dramas. She is a classically trained Bharat Natyam Dancer who has won many interstate competitions for folk dances and awarded the title of “Best Choreographer”. She has also performed in Boogie Woogie which is the longest … Continue reading →

Maria started dancing as a hobby when she was 14 years old. Soon enough falling in love and finding her passion. Maria later began training in different styles such as Jazz to improve her technique and took advantage of international choreographer’s workshops that have come to MDH. As she found herself as a dancer she became a part of different dance crews, choreographing and performing with ‘Entourage’ and ‘Caliente’. She was a … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet Michael and see a class of his in action! Michael Edge is originally from Sydney and has trained in the Performing Arts for many years. After graduating from Brent Street Performing Arts Full Time course he went on to perform in the film Moulin Rouge and Bootmen. After that he performed in the Australian tour of Shout the Musical. He has … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet John and see a class of his in action! John moved to Melbourne as a teenager to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. He continued on to the Australian Ballet School receiving an Advanced Diploma of Dance. After graduating from the Australian Ballet School. John moved to Europe where he lived for … Continue reading →

When Anti started dancing in 2006 she knew that she had found her passion.Anti loves every aspect of dance, she has a passion for performing, teaching, choreographing and learning. Since 2006 Anti has trained and been lucky enough to work with some of the best choreographers in the world, such as Tony Czar, Tucker Barkley, Andye Jamieson, Kyle Hanagami, Marty Kudelka, Jaquel … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to meet Katie and see some of her classes in action! Just ask anyone who has been taught by Katie Dickens and you will receive raving reviews! A true teacher, she is committed to having all students in her class succeed. Katie has been in the performing arts industry for over 16 years, training in all styles … Continue reading →

Brodie can be described as energetic, bubbly and fun with a limitless passion for dancing. Brodie’s musicality and rhythm was encouraged throughout her childhood with a musically talented family and artists such as Michael Jackson and Prince being a large part of her first song and dance influence. From the young age of seven Brodie started her dance training in physical culture (calisthenics/jazz/deportment) representing Brisbane at … Continue reading →

For Mandy, Dance was a much loved hobby until she was employed at a Brazilian Theatre Restaurant in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in Oct 2006.  Here she was trained in the unique style of Latin American movement: including Samba, Salsa, Afro, Axe & Lambada.  With 4 solid years of dance performance experience, she now trains the dancers for the theatre show – teaching … Continue reading →

Click below to meet Jean and see a class! Jean Chritz is a well-established performer in many areas of dance. Known for his versatility and adaptability, Jean’s character and charisma, brings flair and personality to his teaching. Started out as freestyler, with a unique style and creativity Jean’s style fuses old, mid and nu skool styles of hip hop, including an essence … Continue reading →

Seraijah fell in love with dance at age eight.  Beginning her journey with Jazz Ballet and Latin American styles (Lambada, Bolerio, Bossa Nova, Zouk, Meringue, Salsa, Forro, Gafiera, Samba and Afro-Cuban), Seraijah then turned to hip-hop and jazz funk at age 11. Since then she has trained with the dance industry’s best (Shaun Evaristo, Tony Czar, Kumari Suraj, Anti Fischer and many more) both in Australia … Continue reading →

Wendy is a respected and experienced contemporary dance teacher.  Her contemporary technique is eclectic, highly functional and produces strong, versatile dancers.  She has taught at secondary, tertiary and professional levels nationally (QUT, Victorian College of the Arts, Centre for the Performing Arts and internationally (France, Tahiti, USA, New Zealand and Canada) In addition to a successful career as a contemporary and commercial … Continue reading →

Dimity has danced her entire life and at the age 12 she realised it was her passion. After graduating from the Australian Dance Performance Institute (ADPI) with advance diploma in dance performance Dimity continued her training at the Victorian College of the Arts School of Dance in Melbourne. While at the VCA Dimity had the opportunity to train with American prima ballerina … Continue reading →

Richard Leader ex-professional soloist, choreographer, ballet company director, trainer & assistant Trained at the prestigious Royal Ballet School (London) and finished his final years at the contemporary Rambert College of Dance. A classical ballet soloist and contemporary dancer, Richard worked in European Dance Companies over 15 successful years.  After his career as a classical ballet dancer, he became an internationally known company … Continue reading →

Get ready to sweat as Dan McAuliffe brings his sexy, modern, and energetic choreography to MDH. Dan’s dance training started at age 13 and started with Jazz and Tap, His love of dance grew and a once a week class became 5 days a week. In 2004, Dan was accepted into Queensland University of Technologies (Q.U.T) dance program and graduated with an … Continue reading →