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Our Team

Pernille Duckworth

Founder/Director

Pernille's aim is to bring the highest standards of dance to Kenya and offer locals and expats alike the same opportunities in the performing arts as in the developed world. Her idea has been established to provide high quality education and training in order to encourage students to gain self-confidence, discipline and self-motivation. Her vision has been always to inspire and motivate students to be creative, help develop their full potentials and foster appreciation for the performing arts.

Juliet Duckworth

Executive Director

Juliet studied Professional Dance Course Trinity National Diploma at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in UK from 2011 to 2015. She subsequently joined the Central School of Ballet in London where she finished a Foundation Diploma in Professional Dance and Performance. Juliet was featured in some of the music videos that were released commercially in the international scene. She was also commissioned to perform in Mankind Kenyan Music Video and Skunk Anise Vusic Video. She has also choregraphed for UB40 and many more.

Nadine Riehl

Artistic Director

Nadine is a Registered Member of the RAD(RTS) and a member of the CDTA, enabling her to enter students in ballet, tap and jazz exams. She enjoys teaching in different countries in a variety of settings including studios, non-profit organizations, NGOs, and in schools. She owned and operated her own studio in Canada, where she enjoyed teaching a variety of dance styles. She has adjudicated competitions and has received awards for her own choreography.

Arnie Luna

Artistic Director

Aside from being a performer, a teacher and a choreographer, Arnie is a crafted technical director, cinematographer and production designer. He was part of Filipinescas Dance company directed by the Philippine National Artist for Dance Leonor Orosa-Goquingco and a company member of AIRDANCE a top contemporary dance company in the Philippines. He choreographed ballets, contemporary, musical theatre and opera productions in several venues. Arnie is an Associate and Registered Teacher of the Royal of Dance

Rayana Githae

Artistic Director

Rayana has delivered and implemented standardized and packaged educational and entertainment programs that have been used to foster an appreciation of communication and performance. Using a well-established syllabus and examining board from one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). These programs, being standardized, were highly structured and Ms Githae understands the importance of adapting structured modules according to the abilities of different implementation environments.

Said Mgwisho

Gymnastics Coach

He has been with us since 2014 and has shown a lot of enthusiasm in his work thanks to his 10 year expertise as a performer and 9 years as a trainer. His best training areas are floor basics and routine (level 1 to 5) and acrobatic gymnastics. He has also been a performer in gymnastics and acrobatics after having training in China for 1 year at the age of 14. He later joined Mighty Jambo Circus Academy in Nairobi where he performed until 2014 before joining us. He has trained in a number of schools and centers including Braeburn Gitanga Rd, Rusinga School, International School of Kenya (ISK), Brookhouse School and many more. He also currently trains at The Academy of Dance – Karen.

Tabitha

Admin