 Edna
Reinhardt is the principal and founder of Over the Moon Studios
in Castlemaine Victoria.
She
studied yoga and creative dance under the highly esteemed educator,
Dorothea Mangiamele; at Mangala Studios in
Melbourne in the early 1970s.This association profoundly influenced
Edna’s approach to yoga and dance education.
Edna has been
teaching yoga and creative dance to students from 2 ½ to
20 years old since 1975. She is a regular presenter at conferences
for early childhood educators,
as well as teachers of primary and secondary students in Australia
and overseas.
Edna is the author of the card kit Creative Yoga Games
for Kids,
the book Creative Yoga for Teenagers. And the
audio recording Guided Relaxation for
Teenagers.
Sharing the fun of yoga and dance, with young people, is an
on-going passion.
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 Liz has been teaching the ballet classes
at Over the Moon for about 12 years. The style of ballet taught at OTM
is gentle to young bodies and does not emphasise the 180° turn of
the feet or include point work. Liz teaches Creative Dance as well as
the ballet and conducts the adults' class each week.
Liz trained with Kathy Gorham in Melbourne and studied the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus to Advanced Level.
As well as being a Dance Teacher, Liz works as a Printmaker and exhibits her etchings both in Australia and Overseas.
See her website at www.lizcaffinprintmaker.com |
 Marie Feigl conducts International Folk
Dance Classes for adults at Over the Moon. Marie holds a Graduate
Diploma in Movement and Dance, IECD (now Univervsity of Melbourne), and
a Recreational Folk Dance Teachers Certificate, Austrralian Dance
Council (Ausdance)/Margaret Walker Institute. With over 20 years of
experience in dance teaching, Marie loves to share her love of dance
with others
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 Seung Hi Lee is a Bendigo based
performer, teacher and choreographer, originally from South Korea. She
has trained extensively in modern/contemporary dance and obtained
advanced training in traditional dance,from the Korean Dance education
system at the Busan Woman's College. After finishing her training, she
has worked on a variety of projects and toured nationally with the
'Hang Kyung' Modern Dance Company based in Busan, Korea, before coming
to Australia to complete her Post-graduate & Master of
Choreography, at the Victorian college of the Arts from 2003-2004.
Since arriving in Australia, Seung Hi has
performed in works by many choreographers as well as creating her own
dance performances. A highlight of her Australian career was obtaining
a scholarship of Choreography at the Performing Arts Centre of Box-Hill
TAFE.
Seung Hi currently teaches contemporary dance and is also a member of KITA Performing Arts Company www.kitacompany.com,
a Melbourne based group, which presents Asian traditional &
contemporary cultural experiences, performing and teaching in schools,
at community, corporate events and creating original professional works. |
 Megan has taught contemporary dance
at Over the Moon since 2006. She is a graduate from the Victorian
College of the Arts School of Dance and also holds a Graduate Diploma
in Choreography and a Masters Degree from the College. In 2006
she completed a Diploma of Education.
Since 2001 she has developed several works for both
the Melbourne Festival and Melbourne Fringe festival and is an integral
member of two Central Victorian contemporary arts organizations –
Punctum and Fourcast. She has choreographed and performed in 5 Punctum
works since 2003, performed in the Castlemaine State Festival 2005/07,
and is a freelance 3D digital animator whose work is now being commissioned
nationally. Megan is currently teaching VCE and VET dance at Bendigo
Senior Secondary School whilst developing her contemporary dance works
in Central Victoria. |
 B App Sci, Dip Ed (Dance), Grad Dip Cultural Interpretation
Thais has trained and performed in a range of physical modalities including traditional African dance, indigenous Australian, classical, contemporary, contact improvisation, acrobalance and creative dance.
She currently teaches dance, physical theatre, performing arts in Melbourne and Castlemaine (where she lives and loves!).
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 Joe & Julia have been involved with the Over The
Moon annual performance for the past few years, creating dances with
their particular groups of teenage students. They have an extensive
background in dance as performers, choreographers and teachers. They
have worked in contemporary and ballet companies around the world
and have taught in various tertiary dance courses including the Victorian
College of the Arts. Joe is also a Shiatsu Therapist and a teacher
of T’ai Chi. Julia is a Feldenkrais Practitioner working with
people to improve their ease of movement.
Joe Scoglio
Dip Shiatsu & Oriental Therapies S.T.A.A.
T’ai Chi Teacher. M.A. Dance Education
Julia Scoglio
Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner M.A.F.G.
B.Ed. Grad Dip Movement & Dance |
