Come Meet The Teachers!
Kayla Wells
Owner / Teacher
Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Acro, Musical Theatre
and Competition Students
Dancing from the age of 4 years old. Kayla has trained in a variety of dance genres throughout the last 21 years.
She has Completed the JDNZ Jazz Syllabus and has Completed Advanced 1 Jazz in NZAMD.
And Advanced Silver in JDNZ Lyrical.
Kayla has had 4 years teaching experience alongside her previous Dance Teacher
Kayla will Be Teaching Senior Jazz Classes, Senior Open and Adults Class and Junior- Intermediate Lyrical, Musical Theatre as well as competition teams and soloists
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Dance Training:
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2002-2005
Tania Foster School of Modern Dance
JDNZ Jazz
JDNZ Hip-hop
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2006
Whangamata Dance Studio
NZAMD Jazz
NZAMD Hip-hop
2008-2009
Creative Dance
Modern/Hip-hop
Extension Performance Group
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2010
Dance Dimensions
Dance Fusion
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2015
Fusion Dance Studio
NZAMD Advanced 1 Jazz
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2007, 2012-2014,2016-2022
Anjannette's Academy of Modern Dance (AAMD)
Jazz Advanced JDNZ
Advanced Lyrical JDNZ
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Jess
Teacher
Jazz, Senior Lyrical and Contemporary
Jess started dancing at the very young age of 8. She has now Completed JDNZ Jazz Syllabus and is trained in Lyrical. Jess has also competed in troupe under Studio Move and AAMD.
Jess is studying Bachelor Of Dance Studies at Auckland University.
Over the last five years she has enjoyed teaching the beginner-pre-grade Jazz classes.
Jess is also trained in Contemporary.
Jess will be taking our Junior Jazz Classes, Our Senior-Advanced Lyrical and Level 7 Contemporary classes.
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Dance Training:
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2012-2022
Anjannette's Academy of Modern Dance (AAMD)
Jazz Advanced JDNZ
Senior Lyrical JDNZ
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2019-2022
Studio Move
Contemporary
Jazz
Miss Arini
Teacher
Hip Hop
Danced, choreographed and modelled professionally in the industry since I was 16 in all forms of dance.
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I have been teaching for 24 years all over Auckland including my own dance school.
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I have a diploma in Musical theatre, teaching cert in AJDA, received a contract for The official Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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I have danced on tv shows including Stars in their eyes, live shows including David Guetta for "Our House" dance party, video clips including "Scribe, for New Zealand singers including "Tina Cross and "Tim Beveridge
Danced at "Miss New Zealand.
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Modelled at NZ fashion week for over 5 years, for "Nike New Zealand for over 5 years, had a 6 page spread in "Creme magazine.
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Choreographed for including the "Auckland Blues Pirates" and NYE shows, I've toured for including "Vodafone NZ"
I am also an alt education teacher and have worked for a construction company for the past 6 years.
