SIGNATURE DANCE - Key Persons
Debbie Landel is an experienced & fully qualified Teacher and Adjudicator, trained at The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne and has also studied in Russia, London, Europe & America.
After being the Principal of a Studio in Sydney for 10 years & then relocating to QLD, Debbie was then a Principal for 20 years on The Gold Coast.
Many students are now successfully dancing on various Cruise Ships and stages around the world. Miss Debbie has been a Mentor for the Royal Academy of Dance & has trained many student teachers to obtain their RAD Teaching Certificate. Miss Debbie is also proud to be the Patron of a Ballet School in Okayama Japan where she has often been invited to Guest Teach.
Miss Debbie has recently judged many competitions.
Miss Debbie now Freelances on the Gold Coast and loves encouraging the up and coming Dancers of tomorrow.
Jess Waller is a Year 12 Graduate of 2014, who was involved in the Palm Beach Currumbin High Schools Dance Excellence Program since grade 8. She began her dance training at the age of 6. Over the past 7 years Jess has danced under the guidance of Ashleigh Hines. She has danced all styles including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop & cheerleading. Jess aspires to have an exciting career in dance and has already choreographed and performed in music videos for the Laurie Lawrence Kids Alive program and performs as Lifesaver Lil in numerous performances throughout Queensland. Jess loves teaching as she finds it truly rewarding to see the joy students receive when they achieve their goals and while on stage in front of an audience.
Job Titles:
- Business Manager
- Studio Manager
Job Titles:
- Ready Set Dance Leader / Teacher
Karin Mochizuki has been dancing since she was 7 years old and is continuing on her journey to this day. Ashleigh was one of her very first dance teachers before deciding to become a professional in the industry. She firstly started training at a studio called Dance Technique before beginning her training at Launch Performing Arts Centre on the Goldcoast. She has trained in all genres such as Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Hiphop, Ballet, Contemporary, Acrobatics and many more. Karin has recently been training in the U.S to pass on her knowledge to her students. Karin has also completed her Cert III in dance. Recently she has been working as a lead dancer in Dora The Explorer The Movie releasing in 2019. She is very excited to work with everyone at Signature Dance and pass on her knowledge, not only that but to get inspired by them.
Naomi Leader is a versatile singer, dancer, and actress. She has a Performing Arts Diploma in Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance from ED5 International Performing Arts. Upon graduating she received a contract with Universal Studios Singapore as their lead singer and dancer in the Mel's Dinette show.