Angela Geoghegan
Owner/Director & Teacher
Angela completed a Bachelor of Dance Education through the Australian College of Physical Education in 2013.
As an educational professional, Angela believes the greatest influences on student learning is the quality of teaching. As a teacher, Angela is passionate about dance as an art form and supporting individuals in their own journey of dance.
Angela began her dance training at a young age in Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop and Ballet on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. In 2007, Angela was privileged to be accepted into DanceTANK Youth Company, which was a collaboration of 23 dancers selected to workshop and create a performance at the Sydney Opera House with one of Australia’s prominent creatives, Anton. This was where Angela’s passion for composition and dance collaboration began. In 2008, Angela was accepted into Pulse8 Dance Company in Manly working with artistic director Kay Armstrong and many other influential choreographers including Sarah Vyne Vassallo and Mike Van Loon. These opportunities were key to paving a way of exploring dance as an artform. Angela performed professionally in a range of live performance and advertisement opportunities through 2010-2013 whilst studying at University.
Whilst completing studies at University, Angela taught at Van Loon Dance Academy in Manly & St Ives, where she shared her passion for teaching Contemporary and Jazz. Here she taught a range of year groups over the 4 years with Van Loon Dance Academy ranging from ages 6-13 years old.
Angela made the move to the Far North Coast in 2014 to teach Dance as a Secondary School Teacher. She has taught Stage 4 – 6 Dance in Lismore for 9+ years now, still a current full-time teacher. Since 2014, Angela has guided many students through their HSC Dance journey, each having their own significant journey. Through this time, 19+ nominations have been awarded to her students for “Callback” – a showcase of exemplary HSC works. Most recently one student was selected for Major Study Performance to perform at Callback 2022 and Core Performance in 2024 at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.
Angela founded AS Dance Co in 2021 with the vision of providing a non-competitive and supportive environment where students can flourish in personal style.and a place where people could continue to dance post school.
Tia Purdy
Teacher
Tia’s passion for dance has naturally evolved into a deep love for teaching. She has trained in all styles of dance from a young age and later went on to complete full-time training at both Brent Street and Ev & Bow.
Over the past few years, Tia has worked as a Troupe Teacher at K&V Dance Corp, where she focused on nurturing both the technical growth and creative individuality of her students.
Tia is passionate about creating a safe, positive, and inspiring space for dancers to explore their own unique movement and artistry. She finds joy in watching her students grow not just as dancers, but as confident individuals—free to express themselves without comparison or pressure.
Tia is thrilled to be joining a studio that values creativity, connection, and community, and she is excited to share her love for dance with the students in 2025.
Bronte Dunning
Teacher
Bronte’s love for dance has carried her through over 15yrs of dance training and has led her to creating a passion for teaching dance and sharing the medicine and joy of movement. Bronte has had training in a wide range of styles with technique being the forefront of her focuses.
She has been lucky enough to learn from a variety of industry professionals, her most valuable being two trips to America to dance at Disney land and Universal studios as apart of Dance Around the World Tour. Bronte hopes to instil a love for storytelling in her students and a confidence that allows them to be the best version of themselves possible
Patience James
Teacher
Patience completed her HSC in 2024 and is excited to commence her teaching journey with AS Dance Co. Patience started dancing at the age of 4 years old training the styles of Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary & Musical Theatre. She completed her Preliminary Ballet and Tap exams receiving an Honours Distinction in Tap. Through her dance journey she has competed in local eisteddfods and performed in many showcase opportunities. Patience commenced training with AS Dance Co in 2022 and we are excited to support her in dance teaching journey