hi and welcome to lisa edwards - ballet and body conditioning. for all things Pilates, dance and conditioning.

Having been a professional ballerina for 18yrs and a qualified pilates instructor, I bring a unique skillset of knowledge and experience into my sessions to help you achieve your goals and further your movement journey. working with clients of all ages from 8-80yrs, i look forward to working with you.

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classes

ballet coaching and guest teaching

1hr pilates sessions

1 on 1, 2 on 1 and small group up to 4, rehabilitation pilates

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ABOUT ME.

  • Former senior soloist at queensland ballet

  • Advanced diploma of dance

  • diploma in pilates movement therapy - qualified on all apparatus

  • queensland ballet academy faculty

  • lisa edwards babc established in 2019.

ballet

the dance academy in my hometown of dubbo NSW

australian ballet school graduate

stadttheater st gallen switzerland

anhalitisches theater dessau germany

stadttheater koblenz germany

queensland ballet retiring in 2018 with snow queen and arabian pas de deux from the nutcracker

career highlights : giselle /queen of the willis in giselle by ai gul gaisina, cinderella/fairygodmother/summer fairy in cinderella by ben stevenson

the sylph/lead sylph in la sylphide by peter schaufuss

fairies of beauty/grace/wisdom in sleeping beauty by greg horsman

Big swans/czardas princess in swan lake by ben stevenson

sugar plum fairy/snow queen/arabian pas de deux in the nutcracker bt ben stevenson

I have been involved with qb’s education programs, adopt a dancer workshops, queensland ballet academy programs , mind/body ballet workshops and community classes

accolades

  • Dance australia critic’s survey dancer to watch 2014 and 2016

  • face of the “it’s live “ campaign for tourism qld

  • received artist of the year at the dream festival in 2016

  • bloch ambassador for queensland ballet 2017

  • education filming for body organics and pilates anytime usa

  • assisted staging the commonwealth games closing ceremony 2018

  • ballet mistress and assistant stager for Paul boyd’s “little green road to fairyland “ ballet

  • modelling for george wu couture

currently

teaching at queensland ballet academy since 2019, working with both upper and lower school students across classical ballet, technique, repertoire, pointe, pilates abd body conditioning, historical dance and workshops. 2024 also teaching for a successful pilot program between artistic swimming aus and qba

i became patron for dance masters international in 2019 and have travelled and taught in person and online to new zealand every year

this year being one of the adjudicators for the first claudia dean scholarships and in 2025 adjudicating the first prudence caldwell young artist scholarship.

images by Kate Taylor