Our Teachers
Lenore Bullock - Director
Lenore studied Ballet, Jazz and Character from age 7. She passed all her Royal Academy of Dance Examinations to Advanced Level. In 1978 she was awarded her provisional teaching certificate through Royal Academy of Dance (London), and in 1980 received her full teaching registration. She spent time on cruise ships (Sitmar lines) teaching and performing. And from 1978 to 1989 successfully sat over 1,000 children for RAD ballet exams. She is a registered teacher under the following disciplines : TDI, PBT and APDA.
Lenore’s past students have gone on to dance with the Australian Ballet School, the Australian Ballet Company, Les Ballet de Monte Carlo, Nederlands Dance Theatre, Queensland Ballet Company and more. Her students gained employment on Cruise lines, dancing in Korea, Japan, France and at Disneyland in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. Many students competed very successfully at Eisteddfods throughout Australia, and are now teachers themselves around the world. Lenore has adjudicated throughout NZ and Australia. She has been teaching Dance to young people for over 40 years.
Mel Bullock - Head of Jazz, Head of Competition Teams
Melanie trained in RAD ballet, ISTD jazz and tap, as well as contemporary, funk, lyrical and gymnastics.
She gained excellence in NCEA at all levels for Dance, and was awarded 1st in Dance and the “Excellence in Dance" trophy in her final year at Westlake Girls
She was lucky enough to perform at Disneyland, as a Kids Crew member for Coca Cola Christmas in the park and in numerous local musical theatre productions. Although Mel enjoyed performing, she made a decision very early on that teaching was her passion.
She has adjudicated at competitions in NZ and has sat over 500 students for TDI examinations.
Her choreography credits include: Studio 246 Disneyland Performance items, Auckland Coca Cola Christmas in the Park and Farmers Santa Parade.
She is a registered teacher under the following disciplines : TDI, PBT and APDA; and also holds an honours degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
At Studio 246, she is in charge of the junior and intermediate troupes, and over 30 soloists. Her soloists have gained many top awards around NZ and Australia, and her troupes, continually bring home first places at competitions, including coveted overall awards; such as overall highest scoring troupes, awards for technique and excellence and “Most entertaining” troupes.
Tyler Johnston - Head of Ballet, Head of Contemporary
Tyler is an adjudicator, guest teacher and workshop tutor across New Zealand, holding her ARAD qualification, Silver Swans, PBT, and NZAMD certifications. She trained at Mount Eden Ballet Academy before continuing as a full-time classical major at the New Zealand School of Dance. She trained in RAD and Vaganova Ballet, NZAMD Jazz and Contemporary, as well as Ballroom, Latin, Musical Theatre and Tap and has competed in International and National Competitions.
Following graduation, Tyler was selected to perform with the Royal New Zealand Ballet in their season of Swan Lake under the direction of Ethan Stiefel. She has also performed internationally in Australia and Vienna.
Tyler has choreographed musical theatre productions with the National Youth Theatre Company, including Shrek the Musical, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, and The Little Mermaid. She also has film experience in a New Zealand feature alongside Rena Owen and Keisha Castle-Hughes. She founded Auckland Ballet Theatre (2019–2021), which closed due to COVID-19, and has trained students who have competed at YAGP, AGP, Alana Haines Awards, the 14+ Scholarship, and the Aus Prix.
Hayley Austin - Tap Teacher
Hayley began dancing at age three, beginning with ballet and jazz, then discovering her passion for tap. She has competed as a soloist in tap competitions around NZ for several years and in 2022, was a tap semi-finalist at PACANZ, and placed second at the Auckland Caledonians Competition with her own choreography, putting her among the top tap dancers in the country.
Hayley has attended the Australian Tap Dance Festival four times, learning from the best in Australia and international headliners and performing in festival showcases. She has completed the TDI Tap (Solo Seal) and Jazz syllabi, has completed Level 8 NZAMD tap and was awarded two scholarship nominations.
Hayley has competed with 246 crews in tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, lyrical and musical theatre and has performed at Christmas in the Park, in the Farmers Santa Parade and in music videos with her troupes.
She has been a studio intern for several years, assisting in classes and with tap troupe, and also teaches private lessons. Hayley graduated from Westlake Girls High School in 2022 and is looking forward to sharing her love of tap with her students.
Bel Moore - Open Classes
Bel Moore is a dancer, dance teacher and competition judge with over 25 years’ experience in the industry. She’s worked throughout NZ, Australia and the United States for some of the biggest companies in entertainment including NBC Universal, Comcast and Disney.
Bel has performed in events alongside Kesha, Lorde, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Halle Berry, Ty Herndon, Linda Eder, Miss Americas 2016-2019 and many superstars of Dancesport and Ballroom. She danced in the Emmy Award-winning Nashville Christmas Parade, Universal Studio’s Macys Christmas Parade, the Pro Bowl, operas Carmen and La Traviata and national tours with The Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
Bel was a cheerleader for all the major NZ sports teams, worked as a featured dancer in multiple television series, feature films and music videos and has acted and modelled in numerous ad campaigns.
Prior to dancing, Bel competed in rhythmic gymnastics for 11 years, representing NZ throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and North America including the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 1995 World Championships and was twice NZ National Champion.
Alongside judging and teaching dance, Bel is a yoga and Pilates instructor, personal trainer and continues to work as a freelance performer.
Claire Barrett - Open Classes
Bio to come …
Aly Snowsill - Toddler Toes Manager and Open Classes
Aly has been dancing since she was 3 years old in Wellington, and she is currently in her final year at Unitec completing a Bachelor of Screen and Performing Arts, majoring in Contemporary Dance.
Aly has trained in all styles of dance including Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Hiphop, Ballet and Lyrical and has successfully completed NZAMD solo diploma in Jazz, Contemporary and Hiphop. She has gained NZAMD national scholarship nominations in Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip Hop multiple times. Aly has competed as a soloist around the country and in troupes since she was 7 years old.
In 2019 Aly competed as a soloist at PACANZ and has competed in troupes at PACANZ since 2016.
Aly has had opportunities through her dance training with Extreme Dance to go and dance in the Disneyland Christmas Parade in LA during December of 2019, and while she was there attended many classes at Brea Space, The Playground, The Edge, Millennium, and then at The Broadway Dance Centre in NYC.
Aly has successfully choreographed her own solos for competitions including DanceNZMade Interschools where she was the 2019 Year 12 Manawatu Regional and National Champion and the 2020 Year 13 National Champion.
In 2020 she performed with Society Entertainment in Wellington before moving to Auckland in 2021.
Aly was an elite junior competitive gymnast and has coached a range of ages in gymnastics for the last ten years since retiring. She holds qualifications as a foundation and elementary coach in gymnastics.
Chloe Jane - Musical Theatre Teacher
Chloe has been involved in the performing arts since the age of 5 and has been privileged to be on and around stages all over the world since then.
She has trained in many styles including Musical Theatre, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, and Lyrical - and has worked with notable choreographers such as Mary-Jane O’Reily (Limbs Dance Company) and Nikki Snelson (Broadway’s ‘Legally Blonde’, ‘A Chorus Line’ and many others).
Chloe is educated in Opera and Classical Voice as well as Musical Theatre - and has performed in over 8 countries at Venues such as The Musikverein in Vienna, St Stephens Cathedral in Austria, Vörösmarty Tér in Budapest, Széchenyi Square in Pécs, Theatre Royal in London, The Civic Theatre in Auckland and many more.
Some of her Musical Theatre credits include ‘Ursula’ in The Little Mermaid, ‘Narrator’ in Joseph, ‘Jafar’ in Aladdin, ‘Baby June’ in Gypsy, and ‘Mayzie La Bird’ in Suessical.
Chloe is proud to be a part of the Studio 246 family, and is looking forward to passing on her knowledge and talents to her students in 2024!
Hannah Golebiowskii - Open Classes
Bio to come …
Hana Hamamoto - Hip Hop and K Pop
With a strong background in hip hop and street styles, Hana performed with Identity Dance Company as part of MASQUE and YUNGID. During that time, Hana placed 2nd at the Hip Hop International Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2022 and 2023. Hana performed as a guest dancer at World of Dance and was part of teams that placed 1st at the Project Dance Competition and the Blueprint Dance Competition in Auckland. Hana has also worked as a background dancer for commercial campaigns alongside performing. Hana has taught young children and adults hip hop and k-pop at local studios and schools, focusing on building confidence, musicality, and a strong performance presence.
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