Eileen Tasker - ARAD, OAM
Miss Tasker commenced her career with Sadlers Wells (London) and then the Borovansky Ballet in Australia under the legendary Edouard Borovansky. During these years she appeared in numerous ballets including a major role in LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE.
Her teaching work includes a fourteen year partnership with friend and colleague Kathleen Gorham OBE teaching at Miss Gorham's School, which subsequently amalgamated with the National in 1975. Eileen is arguably Australia's most qualified and experienced teacher of RAD
Faculty
Artistic Director - Beverly Jane Fry
Beverly Jane Fry trained with Australian Prima Ballerina, Kathleen Gorham OBE and continued her studies at both the Stuttgart Ballet School and the Australian Ballet School. Graduating at the age of 17, she immediately joined the English National Ballet and went on to become an International Ballerina travelling the world in a performing career that lasted 20 years. Throughout her distinguished career she danced most of the major classical Ballerina roles and her interpretations have been recognised for their remarkable range of artistic and dramatic qualities and strong technical expertise.
Her repertoire includes - Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in Nutcracker, Giselle, Aurora, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Desdemona, Marguerite and Prudence in La Traviata and the elder sister in Frank Staff's Transfigured Night.
The Stuttgart Ballet, English National Ballet Aterbelleto (Italy) and London City Ballet have all experienced Beverly's prodigious talent.
Her teaching experience includes: Kathleen Gorham's Ballet School, The National Theatre Ballet School, The Australian Ballet School, The Victorian College of the Arts, Australian Dance Theatre, Pineapple/Danceworks Studios (London), London City Ballet, The Re-animators Company Ballet Mistress 1999(London)
Administrator - Georgie Butler
Stage Workshops
Intermediate Foundation
Annual Performances
Beverly Jane Fry
Laura Hamilton
Melenie Crowe
Karen Crump
Joanne Canning
Terese Power
Daniela Manche
Don Bridges
Masami Sato
Alida Segal
Diane Palmer
Matthew Thomson
Spencer Parker
Barbara Nimmo
Jazz
Contemporary Dance
Dance History , VCE Dance, VCE VET
Classical
Classical, Pilates
Diet & Nutrition
Drama
Classical
Character
Music
Classical
Classical, Character
Benesh Notation
GUEST TEACHERS
The National Theatre Ballet School calls upon guest teachers throughout the year. These guests are either visiting professional dancers/teachers from companies such as The Australian Ballet or overseas visitors and artists.