Although dancing is fun, it’s physical demands emphasise the importance of tuition by a professional, qualified teacher. Meet Annette Roselli Dance Academy's dedicated teaching staff.
ARDA Teaching Faculty
Annette Roselli
Director
Annette Roselli began her ballet training in New Zealand and continued it at the New Zealand Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School, London, studying under teachers such as Maryon Lane, Julia Farron, Lynn Wallis & Ronald Emblem.
Her first professional job was with “Northern Ballet Company” based in Manchester, England where she worked with teachers Alicia Markova, Eileen Ward and Robert Mead amongst others. She performed at many theatres including The Sadlers Wells Theatre in London and toured throughout Great Britain, Hong Kong and Italy.
Annette then joined the National Ballet of Israel for 2 years, touring throughout the country.
She moved to South Africa and joined NAPAC Ballet Company where she danced soloist and principal roles. Principal roles included Poll in “Pineapple Poll”, the lead in “La Valse” and “Transfigured Night” and soloist roles in “Romeo and Juliet”, “Coppelia” and “Giselle” amongst others. She performed the “Le Corsaire” pas de deux and solos with Vincent Hantam, a guest artist from the Scottish Ballet and worked with choreographers such as Andre Prokovsky, Jack Carter, Ashley Killar, Veronica Paeper and Patricia Neary from New York City Ballet. A foot injury forced her to retire from dancing and she began teaching. She qualified as an aerobics instructor as well as a Royal Academy of Dance teacher. Miss Annette ran and owned 2 ballet studios in South Africa over the next 4 years.
After immigrating to Sydney in 1994, she began teaching ballet at various schools and pre-schools. Within a year she had built up a register of over 200 pupils. She moved to Melbourne in 1996 where she continued teaching and dancing herself. The family moved to Brisbane in 1999 where she set up the studio in May 2000.
Since commencing the studio, pupils from the Annette Roselli Dance Academy have achieved enormous success. The studio has consistently gained high exam results, including marks in the high 90s and 100% in R.A.D. exams. Pupils have achieved outstanding success at eisteddfods and have won awards including Grand Champion, Most Promising Classical Dancer, Most Promising Dancer Any Age, Overall Excellence in Senior Performances, Most Outstanding Competitor, etc. Since commencing group eisteddfods in 2017, ARDA has consistently won sections in classical, contemporary, lyrical and tap. They have won the overall Group Aggregate Award, at the Wynnum Manly Eisteddfod, for 7 years consecutively! Pupils have also won many bursaries and scholarships including scholarships to the Australian Ballet School and entry into the Prix de Lausanne. They have won interstate and international awards including Alana Haines Australasian Awards and Sydney Eisteddfod. Students have also been awarded the Genee International Ballet Competition awards (now the Fonteyn) as follows:
- 2016 Madison Ayton Bronze medal
- 2017 Matthew Maxwell Silver Medal
- 2017 Lucy Christodoulou Silver Medal
- 2018 Enoka Sato Bronze Medal
Pupils have been accepted for full time training at many prestigious schools worldwide including the Royal Ballet School, London, Australian Ballet School, and English National Ballet School.
Annette’s 2 daughters are currently working professionally in the Royal Ballet Company and the Greek National Ballet Company.
Annette Roselli became an International Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance in 2012.
The Annette Roselli Dance Academy moved into custom built studios in Tingalpa/Manly West in April 2016.
Annette Roselli currently has ex-students dancing professionally in the: Royal Ballet Company, Dresden Semperoper, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Greek National Ballet Company, Queensland Ballet Company, Alberta Ballet Company, Hamburg Junior Company, Moulin Rouge, English National Ballet School, English National Ballet Professional Trainee Program, Australian Ballet School, Brussels International Ballet School, European School of Ballet, Queensland Ballet Academy, and the Royal Conservatoire, Scotland.
Shane Wuerthner
Ballet (Elite Training Program)
Shane Wuerthner is a former professional ballet dancer who’s career spanned 12 years and 3 continents. He danced leading roles in all of the major classical ballets with theVienna State Opera and San Francisco Ballet as a Soloist and Queensland Ballet as aPrincipal Dancer. His Repertoire has included Swan Lake, Sleeping, Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee, The Nutcracker, La Sylphide as well as contemporary works by Jiri Killian, Christopher Wheeldon, Twyla Tharp, Alexei Ratmansky, Natalie Weir and Jorma Elo.
He has been invited to perform with Andre Rieu in Paris, Leipzig and Austria and has appeared in touring ballet productions in The UK, Italy, Paris, and across The United States. In 2017 he retired from dance to pursue his interest in movement and fitness and has since created Athletistry Studio which launched in 2020 and Athletistry Ballet Strong which will be launching in 2022.
Athletistry is the culmination of years of dance study combined with physical fitness to help people realise their potential. Now Shane works with young pre-professional and professional dancers as a ballet and performance coach and is developing new methods of conditioning to help prevent injury in young dancers.
Marie-Claire- D’Lyse
Ballet (Elite Training Program)
Marie-Claire got her start in dance right here in Brisbane under the watchful eye of Elsie Seguss. Upon being offered the opportunity to travel to Vienna, Austria at the young age of 15, she embarked on what would be a 15 year career in ballet. Her Teacher in Vienna, Judith Reyn, instilled in her a passion for artistry and technique. She has been teaching in Brisbane at various schools since retiring from her professional career in 2014. She has coached students for competitions such as The RAD Australian Bursary, The Jacqueline Morland Awards, The Brisbane Performing Arts Competition, The Asian Grand Prix and Prix De Lausanne. Marie-Claire’s teaching style focuses heavily on creating a fundamental and technical understanding of dance for her students to help them develop their dancing to the best of their ability. Her international experience with The Vienna State Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet has endowed her with experiences that bring a unique quality to her teaching and to her students. She has worked with such renowned artists as Manuel Legris, Christopher Wheeldon, Jiří Kylián, Elisabeth Platel, Natalia Makarova, Vladimir Malakhov, Claude Bessy, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit.
Tracey Carrodus
Ballet and Contemporary (Elite Training Program)
Brisbane born Tracey Carrodus trained with the Queensland Ballet School and received an Associate Diploma in Dance from the Queensland University of Technology. She spent six years dancing with Brisbane-based Expressions Dance Company before joining Sydney Dance Company in 1996 where she was Principal for nearly 14 years. Her high profile in the Arts has been publicly rewarded (2008 – Critics’ Choice Award - Nominated for Best Female Dancer five times; 2006 – Australian Dance Award - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Grand and Cut; 2005 – Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Grand; 2004 – Helpmann Awards - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Shades of Gray; 2003 – MO Awards - Nominated for Dance Performer of the Year for Tivoli, Critics’ Choice Award - Winner for the Most Outstanding Artist/Dancer of the Year; 2002 – MO Awards - Winner for Dance Performer of the Year for Tivoli, Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Tivoli; 2001 – Australian Dance Awards - Winner of Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical for Tivoli, Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an individual for Tivoli; 1999 – Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Salome; 1998 – Alumni Awards - Winner for The Performing Arts for Salome, Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Salome, Helpmann Awards - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Salome).\Tracey has performed extensively throughout the world during her 20 year career.
Tracey has completed a Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Advanced Marketing and Public Relations, a Diploma in Export Management and a Diploma in Market Research through the University of Southern Queensland.
Since retiring at the end of 2007 Tracey now mentors a new generation of professional and pre-professional dancers throughout Australia as well as restaging Graeme Murphy works. Her greatest achievement is being a Mum to her daughter and son.
Kellie Wilson
Certificate Program
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance)
- Cert IV Dance Teaching & Management
- Cert IV Training & Assessment
- ATOD Member (Associate Teacher)
Kellie has trained in a variety of dance styles, but has a passion for teaching Classical Ballet and Contemporary. Her extensive dance knowledge and experience helps her students grow and perfect their technique. Kellie is a highly valued member of the dance community. Moreover, she is regularly invited both in Australia and overseas to teach ATOD syllabi at teacher workshops (New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia & Singapore) Kellie is dedicated to enriching her student's lives with quality dance training.
Helen Brennen
Ballet
Helen Brennen trained in Sydney and went on to become a professional ballet dancer overseas. Helen danced principal and soloist roles with several classical companies in London and Germany and went on to teach ballet to children across the UK, before returning to Australia. Helen has since taught at various well known dance schools throughout Sydney. Her teaching includes exam work to juniors and seniors, coaching and choreographing solos and group work for eisteddfods and a variety of other classes. Helen brings with her a wealth of professional experience to children of all ages, across all levels.
Natascia Papini
Ballet and Elite Training Program
Natascia was born on the east coast of Italy and commenced training in classical ballet from an early age at Antonella Bartolacci Dance Academy. She relocated to Australia in 1994 and continued her dance training at McDonald College, Sydney and Alegria Dance Studio.
In 2003 she became a registered RAD teacher and moved to Brisbane to begin teaching. Natascia has been working closely with Barbara Eversen at Brisbane Dance Centre and ADPI teaching RAD syllabus from Pre-Primary - Advanced 2. She has also taught students solo and group eisteddfod routines and elite performance choreography.
Patricia Meenan Ramsden
Ballet
A.R.A.D London
R.A.D Registered Teacher
I.S.T.D Modern Theatre Branch
Teacher of National Character I.S.T.D
Ex Principal of Dance Studios New Zealand, Sydney and Los Angeles
Patricia Meenan Ramsden received the first Advanced Royal Academy of Dance certificate in Dunedin, New Zealand. She was the first successful candidate to pass the exam in 16 years. Following that she received her A.R.A.D. from London.
Patricia spent many years teaching the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society of Dance in New Zealand and Australia. She opened "The Meenan Dance Centre" in Dunedin and Balclutha and also took over the Otago Dance Centre as well as directing and teaching for the "Dance Factory" in Christchurch and Sydney. Many former students have joined the New Zealand Ballet and Southern Ballet Companies with other talented dancers joining ballet and modern dance companies overseas.
Patricia spent 15 years in Los Angeles where she taught one on one technique classes and exercise for teenagers and adults. Patricia and her family moved to the Gold Coast in 2003.
Miranda Zeller
Contemporary, Lyrical and Jazz
Miranda Zeller (www.mirandazeller.com) is a freelance choreographer, teacher and dancer. She specialises in contemporary technique, jazz technique and conditioning classes.
Miranda trained at Steps Dance Centre and Queensland Dance School of Excellence, where she obtained her Advanced 2 RAD Award. Miranda studied dance at Queensland University of Technology graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) in 2008. Since graduating she has performed and taught throughout Australia and internationally.
Miranda has choreographed for Expressions Dance Company and has taught contemporary technique at Expressions Dance Company, QUT, Queensland Dance School of Excellence, Queensland National Ballet, Prudence Bowen Atelier and Annette Roselli Dance Academy. In addition, she regularly travels to regional studios throughout Queensland and New South Wales to teach and adjudicate competitions.
She has danced professionally for contemporary choreographers including Claire Marshall, Phluxus Dance Collective, Timothy Brown and Zaimon Vilmanis. Her commercial dance career includes performing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Powderfinger, Little Birdy, Elizabeth Rose and the Sleepy Jackson.
Miranda is currently studying a Bachelor of physiotherapy at the University of Queensland and is passionate about teaching dance with an anatomical foundation. Miranda also holds a Certificate III and IV in Fitness and Personal Training.”
Trudi Bofinger
Tap
Trudi has taught dance in Dance studios and High Schools for over 11 years and her credentials include- Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Teaching Secondary Schools (majoring in Music-Voice) and Diploma of Teaching in Tap Dancing with the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dance. She has taught Music and Dance in High Schools. Trudi has choreographed, directed and produced school musicals, and has produced school music and dance concerts. Trudi has been on the Secondary Schools Dance exam panel. She also taught Tap at dance schools and has put students through tap exams. In her youth she won numerous tap championships. Trudi understands the commitment and dedication required to teach. Trudi has had experience with several different tap syllabuses. She believes that Christine Denny’s Tapatak Oz syllabus is modern, innovative and challenging.
Ms Natalie Human
CSTD Jazz
Commencing her dance training at age 5 in ballet, modern jazz, tap & lyrical dance styles, Natalie's career in the industry as allowed her to work both on
and offshore in everything from the commercial dance industry, to choreography, show productions, adjudication and teaching.
With over 20 years Dance teaching experience and a fully accredited CSTD Modern Jazz Teacher, career highlights for Natalie have included teaching
across Asia; preparing students of all ages for examinations, public performances and competition; assistant production and choreography for
the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols pre show and kids segment for over 3 years and most recently, coaching & choreography for gymnastics athletes
exploring the world of dance.
Natalie is passionate about providing quality dance coaching to today’s talent and enriching lives through dance and performance.
Lily Simpson
Hip Hop
Lily commenced dancing at the age of 2 and now, with over 22 years of dance training and 14 years of teaching experience, she is devoted to sharing her love and understanding of the art to students of all ages and abilities. Her extensive training includes Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballet, Acrobatics and Musical Theater. She also danced competitively for 10yrs in groups, solos, duets and trios. Although Lily prides herself on being a versatile teacher, choreographer and performer, she is particularly interested in teaching jazz, commercial and hip hop. As for teaching qualifications, Lily holds a CSTD Teachers Certificate in Modern Jazz and is eager to continue her professional development in the field.
After graduating, Lily enhanced her skill set by engaging in promotional work involving elements of dancing, modeling and entertaining. Her most recent achievements involve collaborating with local designers and event planners to both choreograph and model in multiple, successful runway shows. Internationally, Lily has performed in the United States (touring venues such as Disneyland & Universal Studios), and in 2019 she was given the opportunity to conduct dance workshops at a fellow Comdance studio in Chennai, India.
Lily is passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive space for all dancers. She understands the diverse needs of each individual and comes prepared with a variety of tailored, teaching techniques that allow her students to thrive under her guidance.
Dominick Wong
Acrobatics
Dominick was an artist for the Asian Television Company before studying modern dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Dominick joined the City Contemporary Dance Company after graduation in 1996, and is a founding member of the Zero Zero Ensemble.
He received Hong Kong Dance Awards (Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer) twice for Plaza X (2001) and The Comedy of K (2013).
As a choreographer, his works were featured in the 1st, 6th and 9th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival. He also choreographed for Zero Zero Ensemble, BiLiBaLa Physical Theatre and E-Side Modern Dance Company.
Dominick's own Choreographies include E.Y.T. (2007), Xtremely Four Seasons (2008), What's Next? (2009), Blind Chance (2012), Second Thoughts (2014), Little Pieces (2016), with the latter two hailed by South China Morning Post as one of the "Best Dances" of their respective years.
Dominick has his own Insta #theninjalifeofdom.
Kacie Newlands
Ready Set Dance and Ready Set Ballet, PBT
Kacie grew up in Ipswich and started dancing at the age of 3 learning tap, jazz and ballet. She competed successfully in many solo and group competitions throughout her childhood and completed CSTD exams in all styles through to a senior level with excellent results. Kacie obtained a Certificate 3 and 4 in fitness at the age of 17 and went on to become a group fitness instructor and personal trainer for the next 18 years. Qualified in all Les Mills programs as well as pilates, freestyle, older adults and children, Kacie was awarded Australia’s Group Fitness Manager of the Year in 2014. Kacie and her husband owned and managed two large commercial fitness centres in the Redlands for many years before stepping away from the businesses at the end of 2019. Kacie is a mum to 4 young children and is passionate about instilling the love and joy of dance in children from a young age. a Pilates & Yoga Studio.
Sally Winton
Ready Set Move, Jazz, Tap
- Associate Degree and Bachelor of Fine arts in Dance- QUT
- Certified Progressive Ballet Technique- PBT
- Cert III and IV in Fitness
- Cert IV Lesuire and lifestyle (community services)
Sally has been Teaching Dance (classical ballet, PBT, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, and strength, stretch and conditioning from ages 2yrs to preprofessional, RAD and ATOD for over 20 years.
Sally has facilitated dance and movement workshops and private tuition through NSW and QLD Australia, Singapore and China and choreographed for various primary, secondary schools, dance festivals and youth dance companies both in NSW and QLD.
For several years sally was a freelance dancer and performed for numerous corporate events, award ceremonies, TV shows and product launches in and around Sydney.
She Performed for years throughout Europe, Asia and the USA predominantly as a contemporary dancer. A highlight to her career was her time in shanghai as a member of the Jin Xing Dance Theatre touring extensively throughout China, Belgium, and France.
For recreation, Sally has also performed in various amateur musicals.
Karen Krenske
Ready Set Dance, Ready Set Move
Karen commenced dancing as an adult. She has completed RAD Ballet Exams for Grades 6, 7 and 8, as well as Discovering Repertoire Level 2 and Level 3 Barre & Centre, along with Giselle and Coppelia variations. In conjunction with ballet, Karen is an avid performer in Tap, Broadway and Retro Jazz as well as Contemporary. Karen has been volunteering with children’s dance and aged care movement classes for a number of years prior to taking on her role with Ready Set Dance. She is passionate about fostering a love of dance and performance with each of her students.
