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Our Teachers
Lani McGeady
Principal
Licentiate Diploma CBA CICB Cert iv
Diploma in Dance Teaching and Management
Winner of 2016 Dance Teacher Awards
Trained in Melbourne by Miss Shirley Jones, Lani McGeady has continued to educate herself in the Cecchetti Syllabus as well as all genres of dance, recently completing her anatomy and history component and receiving her Licentiate Diploma.
Miss Lani's passion is to see dance available for rural children in all areas and to offer as many opportunities to our country children as possible, opportunities that their city cousins enjoy. Each year Miss Lani gives out between 6-12 invitations for formal training in the form of scholarships and partial scholarships to children who show potential for classical ballet. To see these children and their families travel to Perth, interstate and even overseas, and to open up their worlds to a wealth of experiences and opportunities, is very rewarding.
Miss Lani chooses the music, themes, costumes and choreographs the items for all RDSWA concerts, overseeing the training and direction of all the schools and the children, intent on continuing to spead the love of dance and quality tuition to children in rural areas.
Bonnie McGeady
Principal
Lyrical and Jazz Teacher, Competition Choreographer
Bachelor of Arts (DANCE) WAAPA
Bonnie has returned home after being away on her second contract as a dancer for Royal Caribbean. Performing on the Explorer of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas, Bonnie travelled to Alaska, Canada, San Francisco, Hawaii, South Pacific, Fiji, Estonia, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, Bermuda, Russia and Copenhagen. On this ship she performed three production shows including Invitation to Dance an exciting ballroom show, Wild Cool and Swinging and Fast Forward the 80s jazz inspired show. In 2017 Bonnie Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and also received the 2017 Palisade Award. This award is given to the outstanding graduate based on WAM scores, ability and artistry, technical facility and potential. Prior to her years at WAAPA, Bonnie trained under her mother Lani McGeady at Toodyay Ballet School since the age of 2. Growing up Bonnie regularly competed at competitions regionally and nationally. Some highlights included DanceQuest Senior Theatrical State Champion, Mandurah Festival of Dance Outstanding Dancer of the Festival, Janet Hazel Choreography Award, Highest Score in Pro/Am at Showcase Nationals, Mandurah Theatrical Scholarship Winner 2011 & 2014 and Best Choreography Award at Mandurah Festival. Bonnie is often asked to teach in Perth, and loves to watch all the TBS children grow as performers and people
Kimberley McKay
Ready Set Dance Teacher
Associate CBA, Ready Set Dance Gold Teacher Certified
Miss Kimberley is a loved member by all at TBS. Kimberley joined TBS when she was 9 after her early training up in Port Hedland with Angela Christian. Here at TBS she completed her Cecchetti Ballet exams to Advanced One, receiving Honours for all of them. In 2021 Kimberley completed her Associate, the first teacher training qualification in the Cecchetti Ballet Method. In 2022 Kimberley became a certified Ready Set Dance teacher and later on also certified in Ready Set Acro. Kimberley started her teaching journey at just 17 as the assistant in our rural town branches of Kellerberrin and Merredin. Kimberley has grown into a favourite teacher at TBS and is adored by all our littlest dancers. In 2023 she was nominated for Gold Dance Teacher of the Year at the Ready Set Dance Conference held in Sydney. Miss Kimberley loves sharing dance with our tiny dancers!