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


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


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



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

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



JADE SMITH
MDC NORTH ASSISTANT TEACHER
NATIONAL FINALIST
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
MDC NORTH FOUNDATION MEMBER

ALEASHA KNIGHT
MDC SOUTH ADULTS TEACHER
NATIONAL TOP 6 PLACE GETTER
MULTIPLE NATIONAL FINALIST
OVER 10 YEARS MDC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
