Promenade Dance Studio was established in 1989, and has since grown to become a well respected and renowned provider of quality dance education in Brisbane. We offer a diverse and well rounded dance curriculum for students from 2 ½ years to young professional, including ballet (RAD Grades and Majors), tap, jazz, contemporary, singing, musical theatre, acrobatics and hip hop.
Every one of our students, regardless of age or ability, has a special talent – whether it be technique, dance quality, singing, stage presence, or skill. At Promenade, we pride ourselves on developing, encouraging and nurturing the unique and individual qualities each student possesses within. This is what sets our studio apart from others.
Our studio is built upon the talents of many individuals, and hence we provide a warm and caring culture where students are not afraid to push the boundaries and experiment with all forms of dance and performance. We encourage creativity and diversity, whilst instilling passion and a love of dance within each of our students. This is the essence of Promenade Dance Studio.
Teachers
Rosanna Castellana RAD:RTS (Principal)- Registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
- Glenn Wood Tap Examiner
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Mentor for the RAD Certificate of Ballet Teaching Studies
- RAD Registered Teacher
- Tutor for the RAD Certificate of Ballet Teaching Studies
- Teacher at Queensland Dance School of Excellence
- Member of the South-East Panel for the RAD
- RAD registered Teacher
- Senior teacher at Queensland Dance School of Excellence
- Life member and teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance
- Recipient of the Presidency award
- Member of the Artistic Committee of the Queensland Dance School of Excellence
- Chairperson of the South-East Panel for the RAD
- Bachelor of Creative Industries (Dance), QUT
- Registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Senior First Aid Certificate, St John Ambulance
- Registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
- Certificate IV in Remedial Massage, ACNM
- Diploma of Health Science (Remedial Therapy), ACNM
- Senior First Aid Certificate, St John Ambulance
- Registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) QUT
- Deanna has recently returned from the Bahamas where she was working as a professional dancer with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
- Principal Artist - English National Ballet
- Principal roles include; Swan Lake, Nureyev's Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, Nureyev's Romeo and Juilet, Onegin, Peer Gynt, Ben Stevenson's Cinderella, Les Sylphides, Glen Tetley's Sphinx, Makarova's La Bayadere and Harold Lander's Etudes
- Taught at: English National Ballet School, Deutsche Oper Ballet Berlin, Oper du Rhin Mulhouse Ballet Rambert London, The Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, Invited to teach at the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company, Ballet Mistress with the Royal Danish Ballet, Denmark, Queensland Ballet Company, Guest teacher – Australian Ballet Company, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sydney Dance Company & Queensland Ballet Company
- Toured Australia in the musical 'Shout!'
- Performed in films 'Bootmen' and 'Moulin Rouge'
- Performed in various stage shows and film clips in Australia and internationally including artists such as John Farnham, Vanessa Amorosi, Marcia Hines, John Paul Young and Kylie Minogue
- Appeared in TV Commercials for McDonalds, Wrigley's & Channel 7
- Currently teaching at a number of Brisbane Full-time Schools
- Graduated from Brent Street Performing Arts
- Registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
- Advanced Diploma (Screen and Stage), National Actor's Conservatoire
- Level 1 Kindy Gym Coach
- Level 1 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach
- Level 1 Trampoline Coach
- Level 2 Woman’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach
- Currently Senior Competitive Acrobat on the Queensland Team
Guest Teachers/Choreographers
- Darryl Sim
- Benita Whalley RAD - Examiner (Vocational Graded Examinations)
- Shirley Treacy RAD:RTS - RAD Examiner (Graded Examinations)
- Daniel Catlow
- Daniel Gaudiello - Australian Ballet
- Leanne Ringlestein - freelance choreographer
- Carly O’Connor - freelance dancer, teacher, choreographer
- Skye Sewell - Phluxus Dance Collective
- Dan McKinley - Bangarra Dance Theatre
- Glenn Wood - Glenn Wood Tap
- Kath Davis BFA (Dance) QUT - Grad. Dip. Education
- Raw Metal
- Raw Dance Company
- Miranda Zellar, BFA (Dance) QUT
- Kylie Van de Graff - RAD:RTS
- Lucy Chambers - Raw Dance Company
- Sarah McLellan - freelance dancer/teacher
- Keith Hawley - freelance choreographer
- Rocky Stone - Flipside Circus
- Kath Griffin - freelance choreographer
Studio Facilities
Located in Kedron, on Brisbane’s northside, Promenade Dance Studio is only 7kms from the city and is easily accessible by public transport. The studio was purpose built, and boasts a number of features;- 3 large fully equipped modern studios
- professional sprung flooring for safe dance
- full length, wall-to-wall mirrors
- vocal training studio
- musical theatre microphones and headsets
- baby grand piano
- fully air-conditioned
- audio-visual and video equipment for class and performance training
- one-way glass for class viewing (on selected viewing days)
- kitchen
- toilets and showers
- ample on-site parking
