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About us...
Established in 2012, Élevé Ballet Studio offers ballet lessons for students aged 3+ by fully qualified, accredited and experienced teachers of classical ballet, in a nurturing and friendly environment. Classical ballet training is delivered under the Australian Institute of Classical Dance, incorporating the Borovansky Memorial Australian Academy of Dancing syllabus examinations.
An exciting move to Brisbane from the Victorian southern coast in 2017, has seen Élevé Ballet Studio bring with it to Queensland, a school of well-practised principles and experience.
Classes are currently being held in Yeronga on Brisbane's inner-city south side, servicing the Yeronga, Tarragindi, Mount Gravatt, Holland Park and Moorooka communities; and their surrounds.
Call: 0432 829 452 to inquire about enrolment today!
Meet us...
EBONY DEE WAKEFIELD
PRINCIPAL
A.AICD, BFA Dance, BHSc Musculoskeletal Therapy, Dip.Rem. Th.
Ebony is a fully qualified Ballet Teacher & Associate of the Australian Institute of Classical Dance (AICD).
Trained in Borovansky Memorial Australian Academy of Dancing (BMAAD) and Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) ballet methods, Ebony’s performance experience began early with a season performing with the Australian Ballet Company in Graeme Murphy’s ‘Nutcracker’ and selection as a Junior Associate of The Australian Ballet School. Ebony has been awarded a Premier’s Award for performance excellence in dance and trained full time at the Queensland University of Technology in Ballet and Contemporary dance, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance (2004). Throughout this time Ebony held a four year tenure with the National Youth Dance Theatre as Regional and State Choreographer. With an expansive performance and teaching history, Ebony has also danced in television commercials, music videos, community based dance projects and choreographed numerous works for performance. Also possessing a Bachelor of Health Science (Musculoskeletal Therapy) and clinical experience, Ebony is interested in injury treatment and prevention, anatomy and kinesthetics, with a focus on safe dance practice.
Ebony is a Founding Dancer of BLINK Dance Theatre and she continues to freelance within the industry, maintaining professional dealings with several performing companies across Victoria, Brisbane & New South Wales.
At the personal invitation of Marilyn Jones OBE, Ebony took up a position on the Victorian committee of the Australian Institute of Classical Dance in 2014 and in 2017, has transitioned that appointment to the AICD's Queensland committee.
Most recently, Ebony travelled interstate in January 2017 to work on staff for a third year at WPMPA, alongside several other industry professionals from Network Ten's television program: 'So You Think You Can Dance'.
Ebony’s passion for dance and commitment to cultivating a solid base in technique is matched only by her dedication to providing students with an enjoyable atmosphere in which their skills can be developed and their joy of dance nurtured.
