ODT Big Night In Dancers
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PETRA
LEONARD: Petra has been dancing since she was
four years old at the Dunedin School of Ballet and
dance with Miss Robyn Sinclair, and studies singing
with Gladys Hope. She has recently performed as a
singer/dancer in the productions of High School
Musical, Dusty, Miss Saigon and the Evening with the
Stars, Music of the Knight and Allo' Allo'. Theatre
Restaurants. Recently she performed at the re-opening
of the Regent Theatre, and is currently studying at The
Dunedin College of Education as a primary school
teacher, and is teaching ballet, jazz and hip hop at
the Dunedin School of Ballet and Dance.
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BRIANA
HEFFERNAN: Briana began dancing at the age of
4 with the Judith Fuge Dance School, attending weekly
ballet classes, from there she moved into other styles
of dance and developed a love for Jazz. Her school
offered a lot of performance opportunities including
bi-annual concerts, one Jazz/Ballet the other Tap/
Hip-Hop. She began participating in competitions around
the Wellington region, Christchurch and Palmerston
North. Briana was thrilled to get the opportunity to
dance at the 2010 Rugby Sevens in the Westpac Stadium
and is currently studying Performing Arts at the
University of Otago, she hopes to continue performance
throughout her studies. currently studying Performing
Arts at the University of Otago, she hopes to continue
performance throughout her studies.
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EMMA HOLLOWAY:
Emma started dancing in Sydney at a young age, training
in Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Her
professional dancing career began at the age of 17 with
specialist shows for the Radisson Hotel Group and
latterly contracted with Samsung, in a corporate tour
of India. Emma spent 18 months working on multiple
contracts performing Cabaret Shows in Taiwan. Back in
Sydney she toured NSW, dancing in “Grease Live” a
tribute show to the musical. Since being in NZ Emma has
performed with Stage Struck Productions in the North
Island and has been teaching dance in
Dunedin.
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XZENIA
WITEHIRA: Xzenia has danced for just over 21
years and is trained in Ballet and American Modern
Jazz. She has choreographed and performed with NZ
representative hip hop crews ‘NuZtylez’ and
‘Kaladyscope’ in both National/International
competitions. She danced as opening acts for Moreko,
Misfits of Science, Fast Crew, Dei Hamo, Nesian Mystic
and Scribe and onset music videos for Recloose, Tyna,
Mr Boinkin, The Kurnel MC, Mika and Mirrah. Xzenia has
enjoyed cheerleading for the Auckland Blues, NZ
Breakers, Otago Highlanders and the Otago Nuggets over
the past 6 years and in 2008 awarded “NZ’s cheerleader
of the year”. She has danced at numerous shows,
battles, charitable and sporting events, taught and
held workshops at schools in NZ and Australia and been
a celebrity guest performer on children’s TV
programmes.
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ELIZABETH
ADAMS: Elizabeth Adams has been performing for
over 20 years with experience in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop
and a little Tap. She has performed in numerous
productions for Musical Theatre Dunedin and Taieri
Operatic. Favourite roles include Velma Kelly in
Chicago, Sandy in Grease, and Demeter in Cats. While
currently working at Bayfield High School teaching te
reo Maori, Drama and Dance, she also runs her own dance
school L.A. Danse Centre, and learns singing with
Gladys Hope. She has worked as a choreographer for
events such as the Remarkables Christmas Concert in
Queenstown. Elizabeth would like to thank her family
and partner Glen for all their amazing
support.
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SOPHIA
COLLINS: Sophia has been dancing since age 5,
with thirteen years formal ballet training. In this
time she completed R.A.D exams (up to advanced two
level) and also won numerous competitions and
scholarships to further her dance ability. She is also
trained in jazz, hip hop and house dance. Sophia
currently runs the group fitness department at Les
Mills Dunedin, which she loves as it encompasses her
passion for dance, performance and improving the lives
of others. Sophia is extremely excited to be involved
in “The Big Night in”.
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LILIAN
PANG: Lilian has been dancing for the last
seventeen years and is technically trained in Ballet,
Contemporary, American Jazz and Hip Hop. Lillian has
had the opportunity to perform withthe Royal New
Zealand Ballet and for national Rugby matches and
Basketball games including the NZI Sevens events,
British Lions Tour, Super 15 Rugby and the National
Basketball League (representing the Highlanders and
Oceana Gold Nuggets respectively). I have had
exceptional dance training, namely from Paula Hunt in
Wellington, and have also directed and danced in a
number of performances for the University of Otago,
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and the New Zealand
Chinese Association.
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KRISTIE
LEONARD: Kristie started Ballet when at 5
years of age, in Balclutha and later became involved in
Modern Jazz. She started dance competitions at 7 and
quickly loved the competitive side of it. She has
competed all around New Zealand, including The National
Young Performer of the Year Awards in 2005 and 2007
where she travelled to Tauranga to compete alongside 50
other Jazz and Contemporary dancers. Kristie was
involved in the 2010 Meridian flash mob and has danced
in many community events around Otago. Most recently
she was one of the 2011 Nuggets Basketball
cheerleaders, performing at the Eager
Centre.
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