Kate is our longest serving teacher, having taught at QIA Dancers since 1997.  She is a registered Irish Dancing teacher and adjudicator and a passionate promoter of Irish culture, music, and dancing. Kate's own Irish Dancing career began at the age of five and she went on to compete at the prestigious World Irish Dancing Championships. She has a special way of bringing out the best in her students, both as dancers and as young people, supporting them in refining their technical dancing skills and nurturing them socially and emotionally. And in this way, Kate continues to pass on her extensive knowledge, passion, and love of Irish dance to her students.

Rebecca is the newest member of our teaching team having successfully completed her T.C.R.G. qualifications in 2019. She is not a new face here at QIA Dancers, having helped with classes as a volunteer for many years. Rebecca started dancing at the age of 6, in the far reaches of North-West Queensland, Mt Isa, retiring after competing in the World Championships 22 years later. From a young age, she knew she wanted to teach once she was no longer dancing herself, to pass on her absolute passion for Irish Dancing to the next generation of dancers. Rebecca especially loves to work with our youngest dancers as they get their first taste of Irish Dancing and start to get hooked by the movements, the rhythms, and the music!

Katie passed through the ranks of the QIA Dancers, becoming a talented and accomplished competitive dancer at both State and National levels.  Katie has been an important part of the teaching team at QIA Dancers since passing her teacher's qualifications with flying colours in 2007. Katie has a flair for the choreography of solo and teams dances and knows how to get the best out of a dancer in running her [in]famous weekly 'Power Classes'. She is passionate and knowledgeable about fitness and keeping a dancer's body healthy, strong and in peak form.  Katie's enthusiasm and drive inspire all her students. 

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Anita has been teaching with QIA Dancers since 2001 and is an integral member of the teaching team.  Anita, a registered teacher and adjudicator, has been a passionate and dedicated Irish Dancer since the age of six, starting her own successful dancing career in Northern Queensland. She has a keen sense of rhythm and a love of the intricacies of hard shoe dancing which she now passes on to her students. With an eye for fine technical detail, a calm, gentle manner, and a special level of patience for our beginner dancers, Anita is able to help students to perfect the art of Irish Dancing in both solos and ceilis.

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