Your Instructors | Dance It Forward

Nicola

studio owner Nicola always knew she wanted to be a professional dance teacher. she has a fierce love of working with people and sharing her passion with them.

From teaching her friends dance routines on the school playground to graduating university with a Bachelor of Arts Dance degree, Nicola has loved every minute of being a qualified dance teacher and choreographer and offering her services to people of all ages since 2004.

No matter who she is teaching, Nicola is happiest seeing her students grow in confidence and witnessing them realise that the big, scary world of dance includes them too!

You may also know her as The Wedding Whisperer where Nicola has been working with hundreds of couples over the years on achieving their perfect first dance.

Seraphine

Since the age of 9, seraphine has continued her passion of dance. Not only for herself but others as well.

over the years, seraphine is grateful to have travelled the world, achieved lifelong dreams and met and connected with amazing people - all through the medium of dance.

Moving to sydney from a rural town, she found her love of teaching, wanting to make dance more accessible to people of all ages and lifestyles. One Way she has done this is by teaching primary students in public schools around nsw.

seraphine believes dance is more than just artistic expression - its a community, a safe space, and an environment where you can challenge yourself both physically and mentally, whilst creating amazing memories along the way.

Abby-Rose

Abby has been dancing since she was 2 years old. Throughout this time she has trained in a wide variety of styles, from ballet and jazz to contemporary and hip-hop.

Her passion for ballroom dancing has grown stronger over the years, through extra training.

She loves the precision, connection, and expression that ballroom brings to the floor.

Abby is currently studying a Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) at Ettingshausens Pro, where she will continue to refine her technique and performance skills.

She's very excited to keep growing in the world of ballroom and to share her love for dance with others.

Chloe

Chloe is originally from the UK and has been dancing from a young age. She grew up training as a competitive gymnast, representing the South West of England internationally, before moving into street dance crews—placing 4th at the World Championships—and performing in several productions with Plymouth Youth Dance Company.

She later moved to London to study contemporary dance, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in Contemporary Dance. Chloe is a versatile dancer and teacher with strong foundations in Hip Hop, Commercial, Waacking, Dancehall, and Acro, and she specialises in teaching performance and confidence.

Chloe holds a Level 2 Certificate in Exercise to Music, Mat Pilates, and Clubbercise, along with current First Aid and WWC certificates. While newer to Ballroom and Latin, she is passionate about learning new styles and continually expanding her movement vocabulary.

Energetic and uplifting, Chloe’s mission is to show that dance is not about perfection, but about how you feel—finding joy in movement and creating mindful, empowering dance experiences for everyone.

Declan

Declan originally started dancing at the age of 2 because he loved music and moving in time with the songs his parents played. From this, each year his mother would sign him up to learn a new style of dance each year until he was taking every available class. At this time, he learned styles like ballet and jazz and is where he fell in love with Hip-Hop.

His love of dance evolved into a career choice, leading him to study and complete an Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance at Brent Street Performing Arts, where he learnt Latin/ballroom for the first time. He loves the connection between partners and the way it forces you to have complete trust in the other person.

Declan believes that dancing is a type of medicine in the way it allows you to express how you're feeling in a way nothing else can. He is excited to grow and learn in the Latin/Ballroom world and can't wait to dance with you!

OUR MISSION

here at dance it forward studios we are passionate about teaching dance in a way that includes AND ENCOURAGES everyone, regardless of their experience TO EXCEL AT YOUR OWN PACE TOWARDS YOUR GOALS.

we foster a space that is encouraging to all to jump onto the dance floor withOUT JUDGEMENT AND SHAME.