2024 Events

Here is a list of our 2024 educational events.

“Barre and Beyond” Session 1 – “Exploring Artistry” and “The Nature and Purpose of Ballet Exercises” – 

Date and Time: Sunday, 21 January 2024 @ 09:30 AM

“Welcome Home Morning Tea and Informal Meet and Greet” with David McAllister 

Date and Time: Sunday 24 March 2024 @ 10:30 am- 12:00 pm

Mariah-Jane Thies workshop tour

Date and time: 21 April 2024 @ 8.30 am – 12.45 pm and 1.15pm – 5.30 pm

Presenter:   Mariah-Jane Thies aka “The Radiant Dance Teacher” – an inspiring Canadian teacher, international presenter and author

8.30 am – 10.30 am & 10.45 am – 12.45 pm

“Understanding the Dual Nature of your Feet:  Foundation and Propulsion”

1.15pm – 3.15 pm

“Creating Effective Imagery”

3.30 pm – 5.30 pm

“Upper Body Placement and Port de Bras Secrets”

 “Barre and Beyond Session 2”

“Ballet for Every Body” – Presenter: Denise Nunn

“Safe Stretching” – Presenter: Ellen Paterniti, Perth Dance Physiotherapy

Date and Time: Sunday 19 May 2024 @ 9.15 am 12.45pm

Ballet for Every Body

Not every student has the perfect ballet body.   In this session, Denise will explore how teachers can assist students to overcome physical challenges in their own bodies by understanding the science behind the movement, and how it works regardless of body type.   She will demonstrate how focusing on the correct transitions in and out of arabesque helps the student to create excellent classical lines.

Safe Stretching

Ellen is an experienced physiotherapist specialising in the care and rehabilitation of dancers. She will consider safe stretching techniques, the risks of overstretching, how to control for hypermobility and looking for spinal mobility issues including scoliosis. 

Many dance teachers and health professionals are struggling with the amount of extreme overstretching they see in classes, especially those online.  Everyday we see images of stretches that we know are unsafe but we also see students who are doing these are performing at a high level and winning competitions.   We all know our students want to improve their flexibility.  So how do we safely teach our students to stretch and understand their own bodies as well as having a basic understanding of the anatomy and risk of injury.    Ellen’s presentation will integrate the latest research on stretching, and how to achieve mobility safely with control, using a variety of techniques.   

 “Barre and Beyond – Special Luca Masala Package”

Presenter:  Luca Marsala, Director of the Academie Princesse Grace in Monaco

21, 22 and 25 May 2024: Watch a class (various sessions available) 22-23 May

Attend the gala 25 May 2024

2 special video productions

WACBTA has collaborated with @raisethebarre_dancefestival and are so proud to provide this incredible opportunity for our WACBTA teacher members. This package includes observing one class of either Classical or Contemporary workshops at Graduate College and attending a Gala Performance Gala Performance to be held at the Kingsway Theatre on Saturday 25th May.
This prestigious opportunity has extremely limited availability, with only 6 spots per class on Wednesday 22nd May and Thursday 23 May Classical with esteemed Luca Masala, Director of the Academie Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo OR Julieta Maartinez Contemporay Teacher. BOOK one class only.
2 Video Physio presentations on Hip Anatomy and Injury prevention and Spine and Scoliosis will be included as online resources with this package.

“Barre and Beyond Session 3”

“De-coding Corrections (via Zoom)”

Presenter:  Scott Putman

“Reflections on Repertoire – using the choreography of the past to enhance the choreography of the present”

Presenter:  Helene Gowers

Date And Time: Sunday, 23 July 2023 @ 09:00 AM

“De-coding Corrections” with Scott Putman (on Zoom)
 Scott will lead an exploration into the most traditional and/or popular corrections that teachers share with their students. The workshop will take participants through the challenges teachers and students face with understanding the physical sensation of a correction and how to holistically integrate the body for fulfilling and implementing corrections given. Suitable for teachers of any genre of dance.

“Reflections on Repertoire – using the choreography of the past to enhance the choreography of the present”

In this interactive workshop, Helene Gowers will explore how we can utilise the classical repertoire for improving the musicality, technical facility and age suitability of both historical and original choreography. Participants will be invited to collectively workshop a piece during the session, and examine examples of choreography for different age groups and technique levels.

“Barre and Beyond – Session 4”

“Improving Phone Photography for Social Media Marketing”

Presenters: Clinton Bradbury and Claire Voss

“Social Media Marketing” 

Presenter: Jasmine Glint, Glint Marketing

Improving Phone Photography for Social Media Marketing

Clinton Bradbury is an award-winning photographer, who has worked with many dance groups and studios, including as the Production Photographer for WA Ballet.   Claire Voss is a former professional ballerina with WA Ballet and other overseas companies, who has worked closely with Clinton on many shoots, coaching the dancers to help obtain the best possible images.  Together, they will show you how you can improve your phone photography for social media and other marketing.   Suitable for teachers in any dance genre.

Social Media Marketing

Presented by Jasmine Glint of Glint Marketing, this session will explore the dos and donts of social media marketing, what works and what doesn’t, and how to develop a marketing plan for your studio.   Suitable for teachers in any dance genre.

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Meet Scott putman

Scott Putman is a choreographer, movement educator, director and writer integrating contemporary ballet and modern techniques into practices deeply influenced by eastern philosophy, neuro science and contemporary physics. 

He is the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System© (EBAS) and Fundamental Conscious Movement (FCM); both of which support a holistic approach of remapping neural muscular pathways, expanding greater range of motion as well as encouraging qualitative expression for a more authentic and holistic movement practice.

Since graduating with a BFA in Dance and Choreography in from Columbia College, he has created dance works focused on the belief that choreography is the art of shaping energy in space. Scott has also danced with both modern and ballet companies such as Mordine and Company Dance Theater, Ballet Theater of Chicago, Minnesota Ballet, Demetrius Klein Dance Company as well as his own company Cerulean Dance Theater in addition to several independent choreographers such as Bob Eisen and Randy Duncan.

After extensive performing, Scott returned to the academic arena at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he received his MFA exploring the parallels of modern physics and eastern philosophy as a vehicle of expression and physical training.

Directly after his time at UCI he was invited to join the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Choreography as a visiting professor which turned into a 22 year run as a tenured professor teaching across the curriculum in both the technical and creative tracks. During this time he continued to develop his choreographic vision with Amaranth Contemporary Dance and shared EBAS levels I and II with the student body.

Most recently Scott has turned to weaving his skills in Neuro-Kinesiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Thai Body Work and Equine Assisted Learning under the umbrella of Emerald Energetics which focuses on movement, sound, light and equine assisted wellness. He continues to create three dimensional kinetic landscapes for professional dance companies and universities world wide.

Meet Scott putman

Scott Putman is a choreographer, movement educator, director and writer integrating contemporary ballet and modern techniques into practices deeply influenced by eastern philosophy, neuro science and contemporary physics. 

He is the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System© (EBAS) and Fundamental Conscious Movement (FCM); both of which support a holistic approach of remapping neural muscular pathways, expanding greater range of motion as well as encouraging qualitative expression for a more authentic and holistic movement practice.

Since graduating with a BFA in Dance and Choreography in from Columbia College, he has created dance works focused on the belief that choreography is the art of shaping energy in space. Scott has also danced with both modern and ballet companies such as Mordine and Company Dance Theater, Ballet Theater of Chicago, Minnesota Ballet, Demetrius Klein Dance Company as well as his own company Cerulean Dance Theater in addition to several independent choreographers such as Bob Eisen and Randy Duncan.

After extensive performing, Scott returned to the academic arena at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he received his MFA exploring the parallels of modern physics and eastern philosophy as a vehicle of expression and physical training.

Directly after his time at UCI he was invited to join the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Choreography as a visiting professor which turned into a 22 year run as a tenured professor teaching across the curriculum in both the technical and creative tracks. During this time he continued to develop his choreographic vision with Amaranth Contemporary Dance and shared EBAS levels I and II with the student body.

Most recently Scott has turned to weaving his skills in Neuro-Kinesiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Thai Body Work and Equine Assisted Learning under the umbrella of Emerald Energetics which focuses on movement, sound, light and equine assisted wellness. He continues to create three dimensional kinetic landscapes for professional dance companies and universities world wide.