2025 Season Faculty
2025 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM FACULTY
2024 ANNUAL SEASON FACULTY
2023 ANNUAL PRODUCTION FACULTY
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Leanna Del Basso, the Director of Vogue Entertainment, is a highly esteemed and accomplished teacher known for her exceptional dedication and leadership. She embarked on her dance journey at the age of nine, receiving guidance from renowned mentors including Norma Atkinson, Peta Norton, and Shirley Halliday. Her remarkable talent earned her several prestigious accolades, including the Australasian Ballerina Cup, Open Solo Ballet Dancer, Jazz and Tap Champion, and the title of Dancer of the Ballarat Festival. Over the years, she consistently secured victories in Cabaret Jazz, Tap Championships, Open Ballet Scholarships, Demi Character, National & Neo Classical Awards.
Leanna's commitment to excellence led her to earn a C.S.T.D. Diploma in Theatrical Dance, the coveted C.S.T.D. Blue Sash Award, and an achievement in the Royal Academy of Dance Adv.
With a rich history in the entertainment industry, Leanna has collaborated with both national and international luminaries, including Human Nature, Kate Ceberano, Todd McKenney, Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Daryl Somers, and Marcia Hines, among others.
In the Musical theatre side she played Chastity Angel in Anything Goes at His Majesty’s Theatre under direction of John Milson and with her sister Marina has worked as a producer and choreographer of Guys and Dolls, The Pyjama Game and producer of their own musical of Pinocchio for a terrific season at the Regal Theatre.
Notably, Leanna has nurtured numerous budding stars who have found success in the entertainment industry, including Lucy Durack (Wicked, Mama Mia, Strange Bedfellows), Allyce Martins (Hi-5, Wicked), Taneel Van Zyl (Wicked, Dr Zhivago), Michael Johns (American Idol), Justin McNamara (Cats Australia , Germany), Rohan Senior (Chicago West End, Sunset Boulevard, A Chorus Line, Joseph and the Technicolour dream coat) , Daniella Bernardini (dancer for Prinnie, Jessica Mauboy, Wynter Gordon, The Great Gatsby), Cristina Federici (Kirov ballet Russia), Shane Collard (Moulin Rouge, Top 20 So You Think You Can Dance UK).
Leanna's unwavering belief in the potential of Western Australian performers has translated into many of her students excelling in academies across Australia, such as W.A.A.P.A, N.I.D.A, V.C.A., and ED5 International.
With access to the right opportunities, Leanna believes all performers can reach their full potential.
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Alexander McKinnon an extremely talented Perth dancer, after having commenced ballet at TheGraduate College of Dance, was accepted into the Australian Ballet School at the age of 13.
Working with The Australian Ballet in 2010, as part of the Dance Education Ensemble, teaching dance to more than 80,000 students at 180 schools throughout Australia.
In 2013, Alexander moved to Germany to accept a soloist contract with Balletam Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg,
Alexander performed with Staatsballett Hannover, dancing numerous principal & soloist roles under the direction of Jörg Mannes.
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Lauren Murray trained at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and subsequently graduated in 2006. Lauren has worked with a number of independent choreographers and companies including the West Australian Ballet, Skadada the Dresden SemperOper and the Staatsballett Hannover.
Throughout her career she has been actively engaged in teaching and assisting in productions and classes for children and adults in the West Australian Ballet and Staatsballet Hannover.
She is currently a teaching artist for the West Australian Ballet and a sessional lecturer in Classical Ballet at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Alongside her performance and teaching career she is also a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer.
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Declan Allen is an accomplished performer from Perth, Western Australia.
Growing up, he has undertaken classes in all facets of the arts including dance, acting, singing and music. Commencing dance at the age of 6, with Vogue Performers, going on to win a number of awards interstate and throughout the region of Western Australia from regional champion of acrobatics Get the Beat 2019, to being both dance and chorale captain at Trinity College.
Performing in musicals has always been his passion, leading study a Diploma of Musical Theatre under the direction of Nicole Stinton at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
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Kiara has extensive dance training and experience from; The Australian Ballet School, WAAPA and Charlesworth Ballet Institute, where she enjoyed teaching before dancing overseas.
Kiara has performed with The West Australian Ballet, Cirque du Soleil, and the Nevada Ballet Theatre.
Professional Dancer and trained Yoga teacher, Kiara has taught in Victoria, Queensland and Perth.
