Teacher - Beth Docker, ARAD

• 24 years’ dance experience.

• 10 years’ teaching experience.

• Recently completed RAD Certificate of Dance Teaching (Ballet).

• Current Working With Children Check and 1st Aid Certificate.

• Founder and Artistic Director of Albury Wodonga Youth Ballet.

• Danced professionally with Melbourne City Ballet, performing across Australia and New Zealand.

• Completed full-time ballet training at the prestigious Tanya Pearson Academy in Sydney.

• Completed RAD Examinations from Grade 2 – Advanced 2, all with Distinction.

• Qualified for and competed in the Genee International Ballet Competition 2014, held in Belgium.

• Nominated for Callback (an annual showcase of exemplary performances and compositions by HSC Dance students) for all 3 of my Year 12 Dance pieces – Major Study Performance, Core Performance, and Core Composition.

• Choreographic experience includes:

  • AWYB productions ‘The Nutcracker’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Peter Pan’.

  • MYPA productions ‘Coppelia’, ‘The Ice Queen’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Peter Pan’, and ‘Hansel and Gretel’.

  • Contemporary works ‘Fracture’ and ‘Communication’ for School of Melbourne City Ballet’s full-time students.

  • Numerous troupes, solos, duos and trios for eisteddfods, competitions and concerts.

• Past students have achieved:

  • Performing contract at Disneyland Paris.

  • Bachelor of Performing Arts at Federation University.

  • Successfully auditioned for and currently studying Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) with Victorian College of the Arts.

  • Successful auditions for the Australian Ballet School Interstate Training Program.

  • Accepted into full-time ballet program at The National Ballet School.

  • Accepted into full-time ballet program at Queensland Dance School of Excellence.

  • Accepted into full-time ballet program at Queensland National Ballet School.

  • Accepted into full-time dance program at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.

  • Accepted into full-time dance program at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance.

  • Successfully auditioned for and completed Brussel’s International Ballet School Summer Intensive.

  • University of Wollongong Cheer and Dance team.

  • Distinctions and High Distinctions in RAD and ATOD Ballet exams.

  • Eisteddfod/ dance competition wins and major awards including Most Outstanding Dancer, Age Champion/ Aggregate, Championship wins and more.

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I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and love of dance, and bringing high-quality dance training to regional students. I support each student to improve their technique, musicality and artistry. Dance helps to develop important characteristics including confidence, discipline, memory and the ability to work as part of a team, and I am proud to be a dance educator.