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Our Teachers 

Meet the teachers behind the magic at MDC that inspire & motivate your students every day.

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ALANA THIRKETTLE

MDC CO DIRECTOR

3 x APDA LADY GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION

9 X NATIONAL CHAMPION

24 YEARS ASSOCIATE TEACHER

APDA CHOREOGRAPHER

APDA DVD PERFORMER 

NATIONAL ACCREDITED JUDGE 

ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE 

SPECIALISED EARLY EDUCATION MOVEMENT

OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING MDC

TAHLIA BRETTELL

MDC CO DIRECTOR 

3 X NATIONAL CHAMPION 

AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL ITP

WINNER BALLET & CONTEMPORARY IN WORLD DANCE COMPETITION, BOLONGA ITALY 

MOST PROMISING BALLERINA, WORLD DANCE COMPETITION

BALLET THEATRE OF QUEENSLAND

HIGH DISTINCTION IN ALL MAJOR RAD EXAMS UP TO ADVANCED 2

15 X NATIONAL TOP 5 PLACEGETTER

COMPETED IN GRAND EVERY ELIGIBLE YEAR

APDA CHOREOGRAPHER 

APDA DVD PERFORMER

MDC ASSOCIATE TEACHER 7 YEARS 

DIPLOMA OF DANCE (ELITE PERFORMANCE)

TRAINED FULL TIME DANCE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM 

OVER 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING MDC

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CAROL BRETTELL

MDC FOUNDER AND TEACHER

4TH GENERATION PHYSIE FAMILY

ACHIEVED 60 NATIONAL CHAMPION TITLES

22 NATIONAL TITLES IN BJP 

38 NATIONAL TITLES IN APDA 

PROUDLY CELEBRATING 25 SUCCESSFUL YEARS

LAURA DONALDSON 

MDC TEACHER

3 X NATIONAL CHAMPION

BRENT STREET SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT 

APDA DVD PERFORMER

NATIONAL TOP 5, 12 TIMES

NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 

COMPETED IN GRAND 

OVER 6 YEARS AS AN MDC TEACHER 

STUDYING BACHELOR OF RADIATION THERAPY

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AURORA SAFFERY

MDC NORTH ASSISTANT TEACHER

3 X NATIONAL PLACEGETTER

NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

APDA DVD PERFORMER

10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN PHYSIE

MDC NORTH FOUNDATION MEMBER

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CHLOE SRBINOVSKI

MDC SOUTH ASSISTANT TEACHER

2 X NATIONAL CHAMPION

6 X NATIONAL PLACEGETTER

NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

APDA DVD PERFORMER

10 YEAR MEMBER OF MDC

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JADE SMITH

MDC NORTH ASSISTANT TEACHER

NATIONAL FINALIST

NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

MDC NORTH FOUNDATION MEMBER

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ALEASHA KNIGHT

MDC SOUTH ADULTS TEACHER

NATIONAL TOP 6 PLACE GETTER

MULTIPLE NATIONAL FINALIST

OVER 10 YEARS MDC TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

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