Instructors
Ros Boyer (JETS Principal and Drama Specialist)
BA in Communications, Theatre and Media Murdoch University. Dip Ed Drama and English ECU. Project Manager for the GURD Theatre in Education Drug Awareness Project (affiliated with WA Police). Teacher and Mother!
Love of Drama and working with youth have been the motivating factors behind JETS. We are in our sixth year and yet again we feel blessed and confident that this year promises to be bigger and better. Students have grown with us over the last 6 years and have been very successful in the industry ie WAAPA, short film, Channel 10 TV series, plays, etc We are so fortunate to have so many talented students as part of the Jets team.
I am constantly thriving to expand my knowledge of the dramatic art form and undertake many theatre workshops (acting and backstage). Many contacts have been made in the industry, which extends our network not just to the Eastern States but to the USA as well. Our casting registration has proved to be exceptionally successful for students.
My focus is on student centered learning and promoting a positive fun environment where everyone is treated equal and given a voice to be heard. Our dynamic classes give students a forum to express themselves whilst having fun in a non-threatening environment.
My greatest reward as a teacher is student success and I still cry every time one of our students does something that I have helped them have the confidence to undertake. I always follow through with each student’s dreams and goals and hope I have helped make their wings strong enough to fly and to soar to greater heights.
I am truly excited to have such a fantastic team as we enter another great year. We promote a friendly family atmosphere at JETS and hold true to the fact that everyone will “Be Scene and Heard”!
Alyssia Boyer (Hip Hop TEACHER and Junior Acting Student Teacher, Mini Jets Acting and Singing Student Teacher)
Lia Stokes (Hip Hop Assistant Teacher)
Lia has been dancing for the past 12 years and has competed and placed in all competitions held throughout Perth. Lia has a strong gymnastic background, training for many years at West Australian Institute of Sport. Lia has been a student teacher for Jets for the past 3 years. Her dream is to show younger students how to create a passion for Hip hop.
Lia will team teach with Alyssia this year and is in her second year of choreographing.
Lia competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Layla Wallace (Hip Hop Student Teacher and Singing Student Teacher)
Layla has been dancing for four years and has been a student teacher 3 years in hip hop and now her first year in singing. Layla has previously done jazz, but is dedicating her dancing life to hip-hop. She is a great student and student teacher, she is a very unique student and we hope that she stays dancing at JETS for many years to come. Layla loves to interact with children and see them dance to their greatest abilities.
Layla will team teach with Alyssia and choreograph this year in hip hop.
Layla competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Kieran Jiwa (Hip Hop Assistant Teacher)
Kieran is now in his 3rd year of student teaching at JETS. This year he will team teach with Alyssia and Choreograph.
Kieran competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Dante Stylez (HIp Hop TEACHER)
Kah “MrDanteStylez” Dante
Dante has been a self-taught dancer most of his life, and in 2011 started to attend casual dance classes in studios such as The Dance Collective, Cipher Dance Academy, Peppermint Dance Company and others.
He started a YouTube Channel
(www.youtube.com/MrDanteStylez)
in February 2011 and has skyrocketed to 3,800+ subscribers within only 11 months. Because of his YouTube rising success, it has made him known in the dance market and started teaching children from the ages of 5 all through to 15 years old at Arena Joondalup, Challenge Stadium, Joondalup Entertaimners Theatre School, the Platinum Zone in Gnangara, Miss Nats Dance School in Cockburn and others. He also performed in several shows and nightclubs due to his YouTube Channel’s rising success.
Dante is a versatile dancer and teaches a range of styles including HipHop/RnB, Popping, Liquid, Dubstep, Krump and Hiphop Grooves such as the Dougie and Jerking. Dante strives in continuously learning new styles and improving the styles he already know so that he may be able to teach more in every new workshop or class.
Jasmine Calabrese (Hip Hop TEACHER)
Jasmin Calabrese aka ‘Jazz’ was born in Bunbury & starting dancing at 5 years old. She trained in Jazz, hiphop/funk & tap at Wendy Morgan’s School Of Dance.
Jazz studied scholarship dance at John Curtin College of the Arts & won dance comps & awards at the Bunbury Eisteddfod & South West Dance Festival.
She moved to Melbourne to train full time at Dance Factory achieving Certificate 3 in Dance & Performance, whilst also training in Hip Hop at Unitd Styles!
Jazz has choreographed, performed & worked as a freestyle dancer at nightclubs with Atomic dance Agency.
Jazz started teaching hip hop & jazz dance classes at the dance workshop from 2004 ~ 2011.
Over the years she has performed in & choreographed concerts, music videos, clubs, comps, festivals & dance crews
‘Edge Dancers, Rhythm Factory, Magnetic Dance FX, Lucr8iv, Urban Measures & her own ‘Sweat Dance Crew’
Jasmin has had the honour to perform at the Choreographers Ball ‘Carnival’ in USA & at Caesar’s nightclub in London.
She was the Winner of Dance Idol & Winner of Liquid Freestyle Dance Comp, WA.
She has trained at Pineapple Dance studios London, Debbie Reynolds, Millenium Dance Studios and The Space Arts & Dance Centre in Melbourne 2010.
Jazz has been professionally teaching in Perth & Melbourne as a freelance dance teacher for 10 years & specialises in a creative mixture of Hip Hop Styles.
Lewis Rose (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
This is Lewi’s first year as a student teacher at JETS.
He will join the Senior Performance Group this year and we know he will be dedicated to teaching students and be a great role model.
Saffron Owen (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Saffron has been a student at JETS since we began in 2005. Her dedication to be a part of the Arts has seen her grow into a great performer.
This is her 1st year as a student teacher for hip hop and we know her infectious smile and passion for hip hop will inspire all students.
Saffron competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Phoebe Kefford (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Phoebe competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Nicholas Stevenson (Acting Assistant Teacher)
Damien Thomas (Acting/singing Mini Jets Student Teacher)
Brooke Lloyd (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Brooke competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Pattrice Rafferty (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Patrice competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Emma Richards (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Emma competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Ellie Aldred (Hip Hop Student Teacher)
Ellie competed in the Groove Hip Hop Battle Australasian Finals 2011.
Sarah Wordsworth (Mini Jets Acting and Singing Student Teacher)
Sarah is an amazing student at Jets and a true role model for students. Her passion for performance in the Acting and Singing department is such a joy to see.
This is Sarah’s 2nd year as a student teacher and she works so well with the students. It helps to remember how to play and have fun!
