Teachers
Isabelle Ryan
Isabelle trained in all aspects of dance from a young age. She danced professionally in musical theatre and television over a period of 15+ years, performing in shows including Funny Girl, No No Nanette, Promises Promises, Irene, The Black and White Minstrel Show, The Wiz, to name a few.
Isabelle went on to teach professional actors in both jazz and tap. At that point she realised her passion lay in teaching tap and she started teaching adult beginners….the rest is history. She has been successfully running her school since 1980.
Along with running her school, Isabelle has taught at many other dance schools including the Victorian College of the Arts (Dance and Drama), the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (Dance), the National Theatre Ballet School and many more.
Megan Ellis
Megan trained in tap and jazz and has been teaching with Isabelle for 20+ years. In addition to her dance training in Australia, she has undertaken training in both LA and New York with renown tappers including Savion Glover, Germaine Salsberg, Shea Sullivan and Lynn Schwab, April Cook and many others.
Megan taught the tap program at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (Dance) for over 15 years, and has been a teacher and guest assessor at the Victorian College of the Arts (Tertiary Dance), National Theatre Ballet School, and many other dance schools across Melbourne.
Megan has choreographed for television, movies, major events and live theatre. Megan’s passion is in choreography and passing on the art of tap to both adults and children.
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Our classes range from absolute beginners through to advanced/professionals, and everything in between. If you’ve never tapped before, beginners is a great place to start. If you’ve previously tapped a bit (or a lot), check out our class descriptions, they may help. And if you’re not sure what class to book into, send us an email, message us, or give us a call.