Meet Our Team

Meagan has been dancing since she was 3 years old and trained professionally alongside Kim Grant-Taylor. She has recently joined the Australian Company of Performing Arts in the role of business development manager as she believes in the passion and commitment both Kim and all of the teachers have towards developing their students in a fun yet professional manner.

Meagan has also had experience as a National Sales Manager with a leading fashion retailer. With the experience of managing over 120 staff with a turnover of $22M, Meagan developed skills in sales management, human resource, merchandising, induction, sales and service training and created and executed management workshops. She is also an accredited trainer specialising in front line management.

Meagan's love and passion for dance and entertainment has always been the fire in her heart which is why she joined ACPA and later the Talent Company. She currently teaches Streetjazz, Flash Fitness, Jazz 1 and our TCT performance team. Meagan is vibrant, energetic and dedicated to assuring a high standard of service and quality.

Graduating from a bachelor of dance performance at Adelaide Centre for the Arts in 2004, Jessica’s career has included professional performances with independent artists Katrina Lazzaroff, Aidan Kane Munn, guest artist for Elizabeth Cameron Dalman’s company, Mirrimu , as well as numerous performances with State Opera SA.

Further studies in a Master of Teaching from Uni SA in 2010 saw Jessica focus her skills in dance education, teaching at over 60 primary and high schools throughout Adelaide and regional South Australia, the UK and Thailand, as well as tutoring for private dance schools, professional companies, and contracts through Ausdance SA’s Artist in schools’ program and Adelaide Festival Centre’s CentrEd program.

Jessica’s teaching experience has ranged from beginners to advanced level in genres of contemporary dance technique, composition and choreography, ballet, hip-hop and body conditioning. Jessica has been a teacher and moderator for SACE dance and has sat on the panel for Carlclew Youth Arts ‘Artist in residence’ grants.

More recently Jessica has been working at the University of South Australia and Flinders University as a tutor in the school of education for Arts and Health and Physical Education programs as well as teaching for ACPA school, SACE dance and Full time course as their primary contemporary tutor.

He’s competed in local and interstate dance competitions all over Australia from a young age and has been a part of national award winning dance teams. Dylan has competed in Adelaide dance competitions with his own choreography producing extremely successful results.

Dylan joined ACPA in 2018 and began training full-time with us in 2019 learning various styles such as Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. After 2 years of full-time training, Dylan successfully completed his Certificate IV in Dance and is currently in the process of completing his Certificate in Dance Teaching and Business Management.

Dylan will begin his diploma in Dance Teaching and Business Management in 2021.

With a strong passion for the Hip Hop genre Dylan took the Australian Teachers of Dancing Level 12 Hip Hop Exam and received ‘Honours with Distinction’ for his efforts.

Dylan has a strong passion for dance teaching and loves sharing his knowledge with his students. He is committed to providing a safe, fun and encouraging environment in the dance classroom and loves to see the growth in his students each week here at ACPA. Dylan currently teaches junior Hip Hop classes.

Starting with ballet and then extending into other styles such as jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary as she grew.

Through her training Charlotte has completed her Cecchetti Ballet exams and even performed in the 2018 Cecchetti Conference. 

In order to further herself Charlotte has completed Stage 2 Dance and 2 years of Full time dance achieving her Certificate IV through ATOD. Growing up Charlotte always displayed a passion for dance but also children. Any event she went to you would often find Charlotte teaching a group of children a dance she made up and putting on a performance.

This passion for teaching and helping children to grow and learn has stuck with Charlotte as she has gotten older and has extended into her teaching.

As well as his after-hours classes, Steve is a part of and trains an extra 18 hours a week with the Academy Performing Arts Course where he gets to extend his learning and is trained by ACPA’s best.

Over the years, Steve has completed his ATOD Jazz Exams receiving ‘Honours with Distinction’ in all, leaving his final exam for 2021. Travelling and competing in regional and national dance championships with very successful results, has given Steve the opportunity to really experience the performing arts industry.

Steve has a warming passion for dance teaching and greatly enjoys sharing his knowledge with the younger generations of students. He is devoted to ensuring that he provides a fun, safe and encouraging classroom…as he watches his students grow and progress week by week.

Andi’s involvement with ACPA began over 10 years ago as a dance mum when her daughter Abby first joined the company in her journey as a professional dancer. Andi’s love and support for the business has led her into the position she holds today.

She is passionate about customer service and ensuring every member and family feels welcome and enjoy their time at ACPA. 

She currently trains in Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Tap and completed Stage 2 SACE dance in 2020 with ACPA.

Lauren is passionate about teaching students in a supportive and fun environment where safety is a priority. As a registered gymnastics judge with prior training up to level 7 in National Artistic Gymnastics, she currently teaches Junior Acro and Acro 1.

This year Lauren is in Year 12 studying as the recipient of her school’s inaugural Miranda Daughtry Drama Scholarship. In the future, Lauren hopes to continue her love for performing by pursuing a career in the performing arts.

Having had the privilege to work and train alongside some of the world’s leading names in the entertainment industry, Calin begun choreographing and producing his own show, “Diamond Duo,” with his sister, Arwen. Touring nationally and internationally, the sibling duo have performed on both screen and stage, entertaining countless audiences around the world.

Calin began his study of dance in 2011, developing a unique style and innovative approach, integrating his love of dance with his multitude of circus skills. He is currently studying in the full-time Cert IV Dance course with ACPA and holds his module 1 & 2 certification in Acrobatic Arts Coaching.

In 2019, he won 2 national dance championships, finishing in First Place, and winning a Black Diamond Award for his acrobatic adagio routine “Defying Gravity”.

Some of his career highlights include Australia’s Got Talent 2019 (AU); Mortido (AU); Encontros Magicos (PT); Jornadas Internacionales de Magia (ES); STTARS, United Nations Conference (AU); Genting Highlands World Resort (MY); Lance Burton Magic Show (Las Vegas, USA).

Calin’s favourite thing about teaching and performing, is the way it empowers people to do things they always thought were impossible but had just never tried.