Our Faculty

Angela began dancing at the age of 4 in Wauchope, under the instruction of Francessca O’Donnell. By the age of 15, she had left home to fulfill her dream of studying Classical Ballet full time in Sydney. During Angela’s time at Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching, she was a soloist in the Sydney Youth Ballet Company, a semi-finalist in the Prix de Lausanne and was awarded her RAD Solo Seal.

Angela spent the following 3 years in Germany at the Heinz Bosl Stiftung Academy where she gained her Diploma of Classical Ballet and then as a ballerina in the corps de ballet of the Oper Rhein Ballet Company in Düsseldorf.

In 2011, Angela completed her Diploma of Teaching with Distinction and is currently the resident Performance Manager at Port Macquarie Performing Arts. Angela has been artistic director of multiple ballets including Swan Lake and Giselle and has won many accolades for her choreography both locally and further afield.

Peter started dancing at the age of 5 on the Mid North Coast at the Sherrianne Christie Dance and Talent Academy. During his teen years he was taught by both Miss Francessca and Miss Stacey. Peter was accepted into and studied at the Australian Ballet School in 2002 and Graduated in 2006.

Peter’s professional career started the following year performing all over the world. He’s done everything from working on cruise ships, to performing at the Grammys and even Netflix.

Rebecca started dancing at Port Macquarie Performing Arts at the age of 12, where she began her love of dance in our recreational classes. Miss Bec joined our Intensive Performance Program where she got the opportunity to perform at the Victorian Dance Festival and the Australian Dance Festival and many local eisteddfods.

While dancing at PMPA Miss Bec got the opportunity to be apart of the Ambassadors of Dance Program which she did for many years. She assisted with acro classes and many other classes. This formed her love for teaching. While in the teacher trainee program Miss Bec completed her Acrobatic Arts Module One exam.

In 2019 she was a graduating student of PMPA and was given the opportunity to stay on as a teacher.

We love having Miss Bec as apart of our PMPA Community. Her love and passion for dance shines through in her students.

Sarah began dancing at the age of 9 in a small country town on the Mid North Coast. 

From her first trial class, she instantly fell in love with dance and the feelings of freedom, creativity and expression certainly ignited her passion for dancing. 

During this time, she participated in all genres of dance and was provided with many performance opportunities such as local eisteddfods, competitions, masterclasses and workshops including The Australian Dance Festival, where she learnt from many industry professionals along the way. While dancing at PMPA, Miss Sarah got the opportunity to be a part of the Ambassadors of Dance Program. She saw dance as something more than a sport - it was her livelihood!

At age 15, Miss Sarah's whole world was suddenly paused with a unexpected incident that put a hold to her dancing career. After months of rehabilitation, ongoing treatments and appointments, 6 years later Miss Sarah decided to come back to PMPA where her love for dance will never die. 

This will always be a major part of who she is today and as the saying goes 'The comeback is always stronger than the setback'.

Lazette is the backbone of Port Macquarie Performing Arts. and DCSOD. Having commenced as a dance mum to daughters Shenae and Teghan, Lazette moved into the role of Administrator at PMPA in 2012.

Lazette’s passion is in costuming and props. She is the reason our dancers always look amazing on stage.

Neve began dancing at the age of 5 in Sydney where her love for dance was formed. In 2017, she moved to Port Macquarie and started training at PMPA in the Intensive Performance Program. This provided Neve with many performance opportunities - eisteddfods, musicals, ballet productions, Victorian Dance Festival and Australian Dance Festival. She also placed in the top 3 of the ATOD State Scholarships.

Neve then went on to study dance full time at the Ev and Bow Full Time Dance Training Centre in 2022.

Neve has a passion to see students succeed, be proud of their accomplishments and enjoy all of the hard work and dedication they put into dance.