Our Team

educator, mentor, and leader dedicated to developing the next generation of dancers. As the Founder and Director of Stage One Dance Studio for the past 36 years, Kim has built a studio renowned for its high standards, strong technical training, and supportive culture — a place where dancers are encouraged to strive for excellence while feeling genuinely valued and inspired.
Kim’s philosophy has always been centred on creating well-rounded performers, combining strong technical foundations with artistry, professionalism, and personal growth. Under her guidance, many Stage One students have progressed into full-time training and successful careers within the professional dance industry, a reflection of her passion for preparing dancers for life both on and off the stage.
In 2025, Kim brought her long-term vision to life by designing and developing Stage One’s purpose-built studio facility. Created with dancer wellbeing, safety, and industry-level training in mind, the studio is widely regarded as one of South Australia’s leading dance education facilities, offering students an inspiring and professional environment in which to grow.
Committed to leadership and continual growth, Kim is also a member of The Studio Boardroom — an elite collective of studio owners who collaborate to raise industry standards and support one another in becoming exceptional mentors, educators, and business leaders within the dance community.
A lifelong learner and passionate advocate for innovation in dance education, Kim regularly travels and engages in ongoing professional development to ensure Stage One remains fresh, current, and aligned with the evolving industry. In recent years, she has transitioned more into leadership, mentoring, and program development, focusing on the studio and guiding aspiring dancers as they prepare for professional pathways.
Kim’s unwavering dedication, vision, and genuine care for her students continue to shape the culture and success of Stage One, ensuring the studio remains a place where dancers are challenged, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential.

​creativity, and teaching to every class she leads. She particularly loves teaching the recreational stream, where she gets to watch students discover their love for dance, build confidence, and enjoy movement simply for the joy it brings. Lily loves teaching and performing, she particularly loves the commercial jazz genre amongst many other styles.

Alongside her work at Stage One, Lily is a primary school teacher with a background in Physical Education and Drama. She is deeply passionate about working with young people and supporting the next generation to develop confidence, creativity, and healthy lifestyles.

Lily is a strong advocate for physical activity and the many benefits it brings to both physical and mental wellbeing. Outside the studio and classroom, she enjoys staying active through running, jump rope, and gym training. She loves encouraging young people to engage in movement and exercise, not only for fitness but also for the positive impact it can have on overall mental health.

Her passion for this area led her to complete an Honours degree at Flinders University, where she researched the effects of physical activity on children’s mood. This research further strengthened her belief that movement plays a powerful role in supporting children’s wellbeing.

Through both dance and education, Lily strives to inspire children to stay active, express themselves, and enjoy the many benefits of movement.

She has been developing her skills and love for movement over her many years. In 2025, she took the next step in her journey by beginning her traineeship, allowing her to further refine her technique and gain valuable experience in the dance world. Adelle’s favourite styles are lyrical, contemporary and jazz, where she enjoys expressing emotion, storytelling and dynamic movements throughout performances. With dedication and enthusiasm, she continued to grow as a dancer, performer and teacher.

teaching in 2021 and has loved sharing her passion for dance ever since. Her favourite styles include lyrical, contemporary, acrobatics, and jazz.

Skye is a certified teacher in the Acrobatic Arts Syllabus and is dedicated to inspiring and guiding students at Stage One to reach their goals, safely step outside their comfort zones, build friendships, and develop strong dance knowledge and technique. Alongside teaching, Skye is currently studying a combined degree in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at university.

With a passion for dance that began at three, she has developed a lifelong connection to the studio and it's community.

Specialising in contemporary and lyrical, Amanda is drawn to movement that communicates emotion, artistry and storytelling.

Amanda began teaching at Stage One at 17 and, after taking time to raise her young family, has returned to the studio to deliver progression classes, 15 & Under and Open classes. She is known for her strong technical focus and attention to detail, particularly in developing jumps, controlled turn sequences, and performance quality, supporting dancers to refine both skill and confidence.

A trained Dance and Drama educator, Amanda brings over 20 years of experience in education and is currently a primary school Principal in the southern region. Her expertise in pedagogy underpins her teaching approach, allowing her to break down complex choreography with precision and clarity, ensuring all dancers can access, understand and execute movement at a high standard.

Amanda has choreographed numerous Wakakirri performances within schools, including a National Award-winning piece in 2014, reflecting her strength in creating impactful, cohesive and emotionally driven performances.

She is passionate about developing disciplined, expressive dancers and values the role of dance in building confidence, identity and connection, while providing a powerful outlet for storytelling and self-expression.

She loves expressing herself through movement and enjoys sharing that passion with others.

Her favourite styles are lyrical, musical theatre, contemporary and jazz, where she enjoys combining emotion, storytelling and performance. Charlize has been a part of the Stage One DanceStep Program for three years and is currently in her second year of the Stage One Traineeship, continuing to develop her skills as both a dancer and an aspiring teacher. She has also assisted with choreographing her school musical, gaining valuable experience in creating engaging routines and working collaboratively with performers.

Through her teaching, Charlize aims to continue growing as both a dancer and educator while creating a positive and encouraging environment for every student. She takes great pride in watching her students build confidence, achieve their goals and develop a love of dance. She looks forward to continuing her journey at Stage One while inspiring the next generation of dancers.

...and been to the USA twice with Stage One as a performer and teacher.

Emily has recently completed her honours degree in Bachelor of Science and is currently studying for her doctorate.

Emily teaches most of our exam work and gets great results from her students.