{"id":84,"date":"2026-03-25T19:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:03:10","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Alichia White<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dance Instructor: Ballet-Dancercise-Jazz-Lyrical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Alichia has a career in the dance industry spanning 30 years. She ran a dance school in Hong Kong for 5 years prior to opening her own school here in Brisbane in 2011; where she teaches all styles of dance to a diverse demographic aged between 3 and 80 years. Additionally, Alichia teaches in a number of Special Schools throughout Brisbane. She is passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of her students through the art of dance.<\/p>

Although Alichia teaches a wide variety of styles, her areas of expertise are tap, jazz and ballet.\u00a0 She strives to ensure all her students regardless of their level of ability leave class feeling happy and fulfilled.<\/p>

Alichia says joining the Here\u2019s to Life Faculty has brought her both joy and new and exciting opportunities to explore within the dance world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Amy Davis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Line Dancing Instructor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Amy found her love for line dancing several years ago now; and enjoyed it so much she decided to become an instructor.\u00a0 She has been conducting classes in various suburbs of Brisbane for the last 12 months (2026).\u00a0 Amy loves the feeling of moving her body in a way that is fun and low pressure; and is passionate about giving that same feeling to others.\u00a0<\/p>

When Amy is not teaching, she loves dancing for enjoyment, reading, gardening and spending time with her partner and her friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Angela Schoemaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Buff Bones Instructor - Performance Coordinator<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As a Pilates Practitioner, Ange holds an Advanced Diploma of Professional Pilates. She is an Advanced Buff Bones\u00ae Instructor, has completed Level 2 training with Scolio Pilates Australia, is a fully qualified GGS Menopause Coach, and has also completed specific menopause programming with The Centre for Women\u2019s Fitness.<\/p>

She is passionate about helping her clients achieve the best version of themselves through exercise and is an absolute advocate of the old adage \u2018move it or lose it\u2019.<\/p>

Ange has been an instructor with Here\u2019s to Life since 2015, and a participating member for many more years prior to that.\u00a0 Her experience performing on stage, with costuming, choreography, and her exceptional organisational skills make her the perfect fit to assist both the Manager and Committee with Here\u2019s to Life performances.\u00a0 She was invited and agreed to fill the role of the H2L Performance Coordinator in 2025.<\/p>

Ange\u2019s vivacious yet caring personality shines through in everything she does in life; but particularly at Here\u2019s to Life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joelle Babuin Henry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ballet Barre Instructor \u2013Pilates Instructor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Joelle has been involved in dance for most of her life, having started ballet at the age of 3.\u00a0 After completion of high school in Canada, Joelle attended an academy for Dance Teachers and then attained a science degree in Kinesiology. \u00a0She has had the opportunity to teach dance in Canada, Singapore and Australia.<\/p>

After moving to Australia, Joelle decided to extend her teaching sphere into Pilates Matwork, GYROTONIC\u00ae and GYROKINESIS\u00ae and Pilates for Bone Health\u00ae.\u00a0 These disciplines have enabled her to deepen her knowledge of human movement.\u00a0 Joelle has a special interest in working with osteoporosis and scoliosis and thoroughly enjoys teaching children and adults.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Morgan Cox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Drumming Instructor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Morgan Cox is a highly skilled musician and support worker with over 17 years of experience playing drums and percussion. Alongside an extensive musical background, Morgan brings 4 years of combined experience as a support worker and personal carer across disability and aged-care settings.<\/p>

Morgan is deeply passionate about making music accessible to people of all abilities; and is committed to supporting individuals explore, develop, and achieve their musical goals. With a strong belief that everyone can make music when given the right guidance, encouragement, and support: Morgan creates inclusive, empowering, and engaging musical experiences for all participants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Renee Allotta<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Manager - Dance Instructor: Dancercise-Jazz-Tap<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Renee\u2019s great love of dancing starting at just 4 years of age.\u00a0 She is trained in: Jazz \u2013 CSTD and AMSD syllabus; Tap \u2013 CSTD syllabus; Ballet \u2013 RAD syllabus; Acrobatics \u2013 AMSD syllabus; Theatrical \u2013 CSTD syllabus; and Hip Hop.<\/p>

Her 33-year career started with both state and national eisteddfod and dance competitions where she was able to hone not only her performance skills but also move towards choreographic work.\u00a0 Her impressive resume includes choreography for: music video clips, music concerts, television, cheerleading teams, international stage shows, musical theatre, and theme parks both within Australia and overseas.\u00a0 Renee is also an accomplished adjudicator within the dance industry.<\/p>

Renee joined the Here\u2019s to Life Faculty as a dance instructor and assistant choreographer in 2021; then took over the Manager\u2019s and Choreographer\u2019s roles in 2022.\u00a0 She is passionate about sharing her knowledge with her students and enjoys nothing more than the challenge of finding the performer hidden within everyone.\u00a0\u00a0 Renee not only brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Here\u2019s to Life but also joy, enthusiasm, and encouragement for every participant in every class. Her bubbly personality is infectious and all of the members at Here\u2019s to Life avidly look forward to the new ideas, direction and challenges that she has set for the organisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sally Hallett<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Art with \ud83d\udda4 Instructor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sally worked as an High School Visual Arts teacher for 24 years.\u00a0 She feels that her long career gave her the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in what she states \u2018seems to be a never-ending variety of art and craft forms\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 She has recently completed a Diploma in Creative Arts and Health and is determined to encourage joy and wellbeing through creative expression.<\/p>

Sally loves coaching others in: painting; collage; fibre arts\u2019 sculpture; papercraft; printmaking; needlecraft; and jewellery making.\u00a0 She is always keen to inspire people to take up a crafty hobby.<\/p>

Being absolutely passionate about the contribution that all areas of The Arts can make to people\u2019s lives, Sally happily says \u2018Art is my life.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Warryn James<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Singing Instructor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Warryn came to Here\u2019s to Life with 30 years of music teaching experience at primary and secondary levels.\u00a0 During this time, he musically directed a dozen high school musicals and ran successful choral programs.\u00a0 He also worked professionally as a piano vocalist, and was resident pianist at the Brisbane Hilton for 18 years.<\/p>

Warryn has been actively involved in community theatre for 20 years, as a performer, musical director and orchestra member.\u00a0 His lead roles with Savoyards Musical Theatre productions include Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, Oliver, Beauty and the Beast and the 2025 production of Hello Dolly<\/p>

2026 is Warryn’s 5th<\/sup>\u00a0year as the Here’s to Life singing instructor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our Team Alichia White Dance Instructor: Ballet-Dancercise-Jazz-Lyrical Alichia has a career in the dance industry spanning 30 years. She ran a dance school in Hong Kong for 5 years prior to opening her own school here in Brisbane in 2011; where she teaches all styles of dance to a diverse demographic aged between 3 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/here\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}