Our Teachers

Ms Jamie Hwang ARAD

Associate of Royal Academy of Dance

RAD Registered Teacher

BA (Hons) Dance Education

Ballet & Contemporary Teacher

Jamie started her training in classical ballet when she was 7 and quickly developed a keen interest in dance. Under the tutelage of Ms Tan Eng Ai and Ms Teo Ching Ching, she has completed The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Graded and Vocational Syllabus up to Advanced 2, achieving multiple distinctions across the levels. Jamie graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), but her passion towards dance and teaching led her to begin her dance teaching career and eventually pursued a degree with the RAD (BA(Hons) Dance Education) under the mentorship of Ms Wong Liang Pei. Having trained under renowned educators like Mr Peter Teo, Mr Dan Kwoh and Ms Wong Liang Pei, Jamie is also well versed in contemporary and lyrical dance. She has competed in various local, regional and international competitions and placed top 3. Jamie has been teaching ballet, lyrical dance and contemporary dance since 2019 and has also been choreographing for and training students for competitions. Her award winning choreography includes solos and group items (Classical, Lyrical and Contemporary). Jamie’s commitment and passion towards teaching has allowed her students to clinch Top 3 placings in local and international competitions such as Masterpiece International Ballet Competition, Youth American Grand Prix, Get The Beat, CSTD Asia Pacific Dance Competition, Dance Grand Prix Europe (Barcelona), Singapore Challenge Cup and AASCF Winterfest Dance Championship, amongst others. In addition, Jamie had been exposed to several years of performance experience in dance productions such as Element, Breath and dSPACE. She was also heavily involved in a myriad of dance performances (2015 – 2019) by the National University of Singapore (NUS), where she also choreographed. Jamie’s passion for dance, coupled with her outgoing personality, is one of the many reasons why she loves to share the knowledge of dance and has also become an inspiration to many younger dancers.

Ms Nathasia Chin

BA (Hons) in Performance Making (Dance Specialism)

Ballet & Contemporary Teacher

Nathasia graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) with a BA (Hons) in Performance Making (Dance Specialism). She began her journey in classical ballet from the age of 5, and went on to explore competitive dancing in classical ballet, lyrical dance and contemporary dance at 13 years old. In NAFA, Nathasia has choreographed dance and interdisciplinary pieces featured in NAFA's The Third Space and Dancers at Work 2022. Her performance experiences include Beauty Forms by Fragments (Crossings 2024), choreographed by Nguyen Ngoc Ahn. She was also part of many interdisciplinary performances, such as Less Than Half (M1 Fringe Festival 2023) and Animalia (INterSPACE). Throughout her dance journey, Nathasia’s flair and talent in dance, together with her hardworking attitude in learning has led her to clinch top 3 places in local, regional and international competitions continuously over her years in competitive dancing. She has participated in dance competitions such as International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore, where she was awarded 1st in Contemporary and 2nd in Classical. She has also achieved straight distinctions in her Royal Academy of Dance Classical Ballet examinations up to Advanced 1 and is now completing her Advanced 2. Nathasia’s passion for dance led her to pursue teaching so as to share her knowledge and love for dance. In her 4 years of teaching, she has taught RAD and Elite Programmes, and also choreographed competition items. Students under her wing have clinched top 3 in local and regional competitions.

Ms Kwek Yixuan

BA (Honours) Dance and Choreography (First Class)

Dance Artist with T.H.E Second Company

Contemporary Teacher

Yixuan is a multi-hyphenate who enjoys a broad creative practice. She holds a BA Honours (First Class) in Dance and Choreography from Falmouth University, United Kingdom, and has since found herself exploring the field of dance and performance through making, writing, producing, and teaching. Born and raised in Singapore, she has trained under local practitioners and artists Kuik Swee Boon, Zhuo Zihao, Marcus Foo, and Albert Tiong; abroad, she has worked with practitioners Kuldip Singh-Barmi, Emily Dobson, Simon Birch, and Katrina Brown, amidst others. She has also performed with local dance company RAW Moves, and is presently a dance artist with The Human Expression (T.H.E) Second Company. Most recently, Yixuan also helmed Singapore’s largest contemporary dance festival as its festival manager. With years of teaching students of various ages and learning abilities, Yixuan's teaching practice is informed by her experiences across the local dance landscape. She sees contemporary dance as a crucial tool for learning about oneself and the world around, as well as for developing holistic body awareness and a somatic-cognitive connection. Sharing the joy of movement with her students has been an incredibly rewarding journey, and she hopes to continue help more find the freedom in moving, and to incorporate movement into their ways of life.

Ms Winnie Poh

Diploma in Dance

Certified STOTT Pilates Instructor

Ballet & Contemporary Teacher

Winnie graduated with a Diploma in Dance from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), where she majored in ballet and contemporary dance under the tutelage of Dr. Filomar Cortezano Tariao, Goh Shou Yi, Jeffrey Tan, Toru Okada, and many others. She consistently received Dean’s List award throughout her academic years at NAFA and collaborated with notable choreographers such as Christina Chan, Jenny Neo, Son Yu Joung, and Supatchai Lappakornkul in productions such as The Third Space, Crossings, and da:ns festival. Prior to NAFA, she had learned Chinese Contemporary dance at Dance Ensemble Singapore (DES), where she had the opportunity to perform with DES Arts Company at prominent venues like the Esplanade Theatre and collaborated with Mediacorp. After graduating, Winnie honed her skills and deepened her knowledge as a teaching assistant at NAFA under the mentorship of Susan Yeung. At present, she teaches the RAD ballet syllabus and Elite Programme, and also private coaching for the elite students. In addition to her dance background, she is a certified STOTT Pilates instructor. By integrating her ballet and pilates knowledge, Winnie delivers a well-rounded training experience that enhances her students' technique and artistry, promotes injury prevention, and supports optimal physical conditioning, ultimately improving their overall performance.

Ms Janelle Choi

Assistant Teacher (Ballet)

RAD Advanced 1

Janelle started her ballet from the age of 5 with the Royal Academy of Dance multiple distinctions up till Advanced 1, and is now completing her Advanced 2. With her passion in dance, she has competed in regional and international dance competitions like the International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore and World Ballet Grand Prix under the tutelage of Ms Wong Liang Pei. In her 5 years of competitive dancing, she has won top 3 placings in the classical and lyrical solo categories. Other than classical ballet and lyrical dance, Janelle has also done competitive dancing in Contemporary Dance and was part of the Contemporary Training Programme of Pei School of Dance. Janelle’s passion in dance has sparked an interest in teaching and she has taken up the role of assistant teacher in Pei School of Dance. With Janelle’s bubbly demeanour and experience in dance, she hopes to help students achieve their goals in dance with joy and the correct technique.