AARON NOBLE

• TAP DEPARTMENT

Having been heavily involved in award-winning productions from a young age, Aaron decided to focus his efforts on tap dance in 2015. He has received training from The Forge Tap Project, Tap Dogs and other leading figures in Australian tap dance. After receiving an Emerging Artist award from the Australian Tap Dance Festival in 2017, he featured in The Forge Tap Company’s inaugural performance, Alpha, and co-created the tap duo Two Soles.

Since then, Aaron has taught students of all ages and all ability levels at dance studios all around Sydney. He spent two months in Auckland dance schools teaching classes, choreographing competition pieces and conducting workshops.

During the 2020 lockdowns, Aaron organised and produced a long-distance video collaboration between 20+ tap dancers from across the length and breadth of Australia and overseas, which released in 2021.

Aaron frequents tap festivals around Australia, continuing to learn from the best tap talent from around the country and the world to pass this knowledge on to his students. This includes the Australian Tap Dance Festival, for which he has been invited to teach. He especially enjoys teaching improvisation and thrives on watching his students’ confidence and personal style grow.

LEYTON HOMEBURG

• LYRICAL, JAZZ + ACROBATICS

Originally from Queensland Leyton graduated from Village Nation Performing Arts and has his Certificate 4 in Dance. From the age of 11, Leyton loved the expression dance conveys. He has trained in all areas of dance including, jazz, ballet, contemporary, musical theatre and acrobatics.

Leyton has danced in TV shows such as “Pieces of her” and he has been lucky enough to be apart of the creating processes in “Phantom Of The Opera on the harbour” and “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here”.

Leyton is a teacher who runs all his classes with fun being first priority, along with a strong technical background to make every class a memorable experience.

sarah tomlinson

• ballet DEPARTMENT

Ms Sarah is currently completing a bachelor of dance and physical development health and physical education at the Australian College of physical education. She has completed the A&L Division examinations and the Royal Academy of dance syllabus.

As a graduate of Angus and Lucinda’s Academie de danse, she has trained in classical, contemporary, and commercial styles of dance including progressing ballet and contemporary technique.

Sarah has gained vast experience in dancing and learning teaching styles around Australia, France and Denmark. She is an energetic teacher who believes that all students deserve to train in a fun, respectful environment that builds student’s confidence and passion for dance.

Sarah is excited to bring strong foundational technique and love for ballet through her classes. She is occasionally asked to perform around NSW in both contemporary and musical productions as she completes her bachelor and teaches in studios and schools across NSW.

As a team member of Studio 17, Sarah will bring a more open ballet class approach similarly seen across European styles of ballet. This will be a core contributing factor for students who love ballet to increase their dance quality. Sarah has the knowledge and teaching experience to teach students who wish to take ballet to the next level or just would like to do ballet for fun and exercise.

sara vencalkova

• receptionist