Meet Keira. She is 15 years old and has been taking performing arts classes at Cathy-Lea Studios for 13 years.
Keira currently takes classes in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and acrobatics and trains in the Cathy-Lea Elite Training Program.
She hopes to one day pursue a career in dance and performance.
Keira was recently awarded the under-16 novice aggregate runner-up award at Casey Dance Competition, having placed second in her jazz and lyrical solos.
Keira was one of five Cathy-Lea students who won special awards at this event, which ran throughout October at Cranbourne Community Theatre.
Keira achieved 100 percent for her ATOD Elementary Jazz examination and 93 percent for her ATOD Intermediate Tap examination.
She was one of many Cathy-Lea students to achieve perfect scores for ATOD Jazz and Tap and Cecchetti Ballet examinations in 2023.
Cathy-Lea Studios has been training children of all abilities in performing arts since 1991 and offers classes for children from 18 months through to adults.
Programs offered include the award-winning Ready Set Dance Program, Cecchetti International Ballet, ATOD Jazz and Tap, drama and musical theatre, instrumental music, pre-professional training, and VET dance.
The studio also runs a music school and offers private tuition in singing, drums, piano, and guitar.
Enrolments for 2024 are opening soon! Find out how you can dance with Keira at Cathy-Lea Studios.
Visit www.cathy-lea.com to enrol, make an enquiry, or register for a free trial class.