Ann Skinner - Director

Director Browns Bay
Hiphop-Jazz-Bellydance-Teenieboppers

Dance Dimensions began out of Ann Skinner’s passion for dance and the desire to pass this on. Having learned to dance at the age of 23 she was frustrated not to be able to find a place to dance that offered choices for adults as well as children. Her dream was to have somewhere for everyone to dance, just for the fun - no pressure of exams or competitions – and lots to choose from.

From her background as a Primary teacher, Ann had a good following with which to start her dream studio. This initial group of about 30 children grew as mums, friends, brothers, sisters and even grandmothers wanted to join to experience the smorgasbord of dance styles she was offering. Ann has studied Jazz, Tap, Flamenco, Latin American, African, Middle Eastern, Funk and Hip-hop. Early in her career, trips to New York helped this versatility.

Ann teaches currently and adults and just loves passing on her passion for dance which she has been doing at Dance Dimensions for the last 19 years. All of the tutors are ex pupils of Ann’s who have benefited from her skills as a teacher and dancer and are now following their own dance dreams.
You can email Ann ann@dancedimensions.co.nz

Dayelle Hill

Director Silverdale-Warkworth
Tutor Browns Bay- Junior Extension

Dayelle is a highly sought after professional dancer, performer, teacher and choreographer with over 20 years experience in the dance and fitness industry. She is well known for her unique dynamic, versatile, fast funky and high energy choreographic style.

Dayelle’s professional dance career kicked off in 1992 with the Auckland Sky City Cheerleaders, where she remained a member until 1999 and was chosen as one of a team of choreographers in 2000. She moved over to the Vodafone Warriors in 2001, choreographing the team, voted ‘Best Dance Cheer Team’ in the NRL three times, until 2005. She has also worked along side Dean Lonergan since 2002 as a dancer and choreographer for his spectacular events Fight For Life and Circus Rocks. During these years Dayelle also found time to become a much revered personal trainer and won the Reebok’s Aerobic Pairs Championship.

She also did 2 stints studying and performing in Japan which further enriched her expertise in choreography and putting together incredible dance productions

Dayelle opened Dance Dimensions Silverdale in 2001 and Dance Dimensions Warkworth in 2010. Both studios are well respected and frequented in their local communities. Their annual productions have become legendary.

Dayelle is currently the Manager and Choreographer of the Pepsi Max Breaker Girls, she took on this role in 2006 and each season with them as been a huge success. Her extensive dance and performance experience has taken the girls to a whole new level. Dance Dimensions performance groups were also given the opportunity to perform at the games, and they too were very well received from the spectators, as a result they have been asked back as a regular item at the games here in NZ at the North Shore Events Centre.

In 2011 Dayelle will be Co- Choreographing and Co-Managing the Sky City Cheer Team and looking forward to helping put together a talented and well respected cheer team that all young NZ dancers can aspire to be part of.

Olivia Clarke

Olivia Clarke is one of our many passionate dance choreographers here at Dance Dimensions. Her love for dance began very early at the age of five, starting off with many years devoted to Jazz Ballet. Broadening her pallet, she then moved on to try such styles as Modern Jazz, Lyrical, Disco and Latin; but it was Hip hop and Street Funk where she found her natural talent and now specialises in this unique style.

Olivia has co-produced many amateur productions and has been a member of the New Zealand Breaker Girls. She has taken part in numerous performances here in New Zealand and overseas and has competed and done extremely well in many competitions.

Olivia’s expertise and innovative style is an asset to Dance Dimensions . Her classes here are well structured, fun, challenging and she has a great rapport with her pupils. She has the ability to work with all ages ranging from pre-school to adult classes.

She has also recently been given the role of assistant manager at Silverdale and has a major part in the smooth running of the dance school and our annual production.

If you have any questions or inquiries about Olivia’s classes please don’t hesitate to contact her personally at Olivia@dancedimensions.co.nz

Aimee Schollum

Browns Bay-Warkworth
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Aimee is a passionate and energetic dancer who has has been dancing ever since she started when she was four years old. Beginning with Ballet and Tap she has built up her repertoire to include Jazz, Theatre Dance, Salsa, Hip-Hop, Street-funk and Lyrical. She has also completed examinations in American and British Tap including Theatrical Dance International to an Advanced level. Aimee has been in numerous shows, performances, films and competitions over the years and currently dances for the New Zealand Breakers and Blues.

Over the last three years Aimee has taught at Dance Dimensions and has developed her unique style of Streetfunk and Tap which have become her forte. Her classes are fun and energetic but are structured to balance technique with performance in an open environment that allows her to change and mould her classes to get the best out of her students. In her Hip-Hop classes she combines a variety of styles and skills from isolation to ground work.

These classes allow for a greater input from the students and are constantly influenced by popular music and the ever-changing Hip-Hop style, while structured to build the students towards our production at the end of the year. Her Lyrical teaching is similarly a combination of styles that emphasise jazz fluidity and ballet technique alongside yoga style stretching for strength and flexibility.

Barbara Watson

Barbara started ballet classes as a five year old and, with a couple of short breaks , has been dancing ever since. She got to Advanced level ballet and Elementary jazz. She also began learning tap as an adult.

Barbara has been teaching at Dance Dimensions Browns Bay since1994. She has qualifications in early childhood, primary and adult education. Although she has taught dance at all age groups she currently teaches an adult’s jallet class. Jallet is a term she coined herself to describe her choreographic style which combines the dynamics and strength of jazz with the lines and grace of ballet.

She uses a wide range of music and has been inspired by what someone once told her that “Dance is music made visible”. This phrase describes her choreographic process. She loves the combination of creative expression. Barbara is inspired by what the class creates together.

Alice Fenton

Alice has been a pupil at Dance Dimensions for 11 years .During this time she has studied Hip-hop, Jazz, Theatredance and Tap and also studied Contemporary at school. She has performed in many dance concerts and school productions as well as at Girls Day Out and been part of the dance entertainment at the All Blacks vs Springbok test in 2010.

Alice feels that dancing has taught her to work as part of a team, to have drive and focus, and to never give up. The environment at Dance Dimensions has also allowed her to forge some of what she hopes to be life time friendships. Alice started training as an assistant tutor in 2010 and will continue her good work assisting with Hiphop/Jazz and teaching Theatredance.

Victoria Grieve

Victoria has been dancing at Dance Dimensions since 1999 .She has studied Hip hop, Lyrical Jazz, Theatredance and Tap. In 2010 she was part of our Performance 2 group which entertained at the All Black vs Springbok test .She has also been involved in her school’s Hip hop Troupe and has done AllStar Cheerleading to level 3. Victoria started training as an assistant tutor in 2009 and this year will be keeping up the good work by assisting with Teenieboppers and Junior Hiphop/ Jazz and teaching Theatredance.

Sinead Hovard

Erin Doige

Andy Taua

Carla Talbot

Vikki Wiltshire

Stephanie Vos

Amanda McKay

Bridget Robinson

Shenal August

Josh Grace