Caper School of Performing Arts

FACULTY

Directors, Kate and Beth McDermott, teach many of the classes at Caper and are supported by a team of teachers all handpicked for their qualifications, experience and dedication to teaching. The 2012 Faculty is listed below:

Beth McDermott (Director)
Kate McDermott (Director)
Natalie Brock
Keira Bury
Kate Ferguson
Vienna Fornolles
Kirrily Gould
Amelia Harrison
Carly Honan
Hilary Conroy
Alana Maceri
Rebecca McGarvey
Chrishanthi Nagendra
Claire Shaw
Meghan Simpson

Caper also provides students exposure to a diverse range of industry professionals through workshops and guest teachers. Past guest teachers and workshop instructors include; Adrian Burnett (Australian Ballet Company); Jennifer Craddock (Kylie Minogue dancer); Hilton Dennis (SYTYCD Top 20); Rae Edds (McDonald College); Kelli Grauer (Sydney Eisteddfod Adjudicator); Mikheala Gregory (SYTYCD Top 20) Jason Lewis (The Next Step); Dale Pope (Choreographer, Bindi and the Croc Men), Matt Papa (Tap Dogs); Diane Rakebrandt; BJ Rorke (SYTYCD Top 20); Joel Thomas (The Lion King); Kuki Tipoki (The Next Step), Rebecca Verrier-Meacham (Burn the Floor); Deb Whitelock (Sydney Eisteddfod Adjudicator) and Glenn Wood (Creator of the Glenn Wood Tap syllabus).

Caper School of Performing Arts offers premium dance tuition servicing the Hills District and surrounding areas (Castle Hill, Bella Vista, Norwest, Crestwood, Baulkham Hills, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, Glenwood, Cherrybrook, Glenhaven, Winston Hills). Dance classes are held in a friendly, professional and nurturing environment in ballet, jazz, tap, funk/hip-hop, acrobatics and musical theatre. Dance lessons are available for children from three years old up until teenagers and young adults.