<p><img alt="Lisa Linton-Ffrost" style="float: left; padding: 0 15px 5px 0;" src="./sites/all/themes/wdb/im/tpl/lisa.jpg" /></p>
<p>Lisa began Ballet(Cecchetti)&nbsp;as a young child&nbsp;with Karen Kerkhoven developing a love of Ballet, Dance &amp; Choreography.</p>
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<p>In 1981 Lisa studied fulltime Dance to develop skills for professional Dance.&nbsp;She was enrolled at the Australian Academy of Ballet (Cecchetti) and was trained by the late Valrene Tweedie gaining Cecchetti Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced and later Cecchetti Teachers Associate.&nbsp;Lisa had a short and successful Performance career performing professionally for 3 years with The Contemporary Dance Company which had Federal Funding for a Dance Education Programme that toured throughout NSW for hundreds of Schools whilst teaching Ballet and Jazz in Private Studios on the Northern Beaches.When TCDC Company disbanded Lisa moved to Coffs Harbour and taught Dance for Coffs Harbour Dance Studio with Principal Louise Nouveau and taught extra curricular Dance for local Coffs Harbour High schools as well as Choreographed and performed for Aruba Dance Company a small group of Dancers, directed by Antonia Erskine, who performed at local Festivals in Bellingen.</p>
<p>After returning to Sydney and completing Adult Matriculation HSC Lisa chose to develop her Dance Education and auditioned for Brisbane College of Advanced Education (in 1990 QUT) graduating with a BA Dance. During the 3 years living in Brisbane and attending college, Lisa auditioned for and performed with Queensland Lyric Opera, performed own student choreography as well as performed in Associate Diploma student choreography for Graduation Performances . Lisa then moved back to Sydney and studied a Graduate Diploma Education graduating with Grad Dip Ed (Dance) from University Western Sydney. As well as teaching  Dance for Into Dance at Berowra and working with Independent Choreographer Karen Kerkhoven  performing &lsquo;Aurora Australis&rsquo; at the Independent Artists Festival, Newtown.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In 1992 Lisa was employed by Department of Education for a fulltime teaching position with Northmead High School, School of Excellence in Creative and Performing Arts. She gained her Department of Education Teacher&rsquo;s Certificate and developed Northmead&rsquo;s Dance program. She assisted in developing the Dance program from years 7-12 teaching 2 Unit Dance and developed the extra curricular Dance program entering Dance groups into MetWest Dance Festival, State Dance Festival and Rock Eisteddfod. Lisa also choreographed for MetWest Dance Ensemble for MetWest Dance Festival and State Dance Festival.</p>
<p>After the birth of Lisa&rsquo;s first child she relinquished her fulltime position in 1995. &nbsp;and worked, closer to home, part time casual for Ku ring gai Creative Arts High school.    She assisted establishment for School Certificate Dance and Higher School Certificate Dance as well as extracurricular Dance Ensemble for performance in Met North Dance Festival. Again rehearsing and performing Dance for Karen Kerkhoven for Jean Dembitzka&rsquo;s Book Launch and performing in the Sydney Fringe Festival at Bondi Pavilion. Eighteen months after the birth of her second child Lisa choreographed for Deborah Fairbrother at Hornsby Girls, taught Dance for Recreation at Masada College and began teaching Ballet for the Senior students at Natalie Magus Dance Company choreographing one Dance item for the End of Year Concert 1999.    Also returning to performing dancing &lsquo;Waking Dreamer&rsquo; with Artinmotion. Between  2001-2006 Lisa returned to part time casual Teaching at Ku ring gai Creative Arts High school to teach Dance for NOVA (Creative Arts Program) and in 2002 gave birth to a third child returning in 2004 to Secondary Dance teaching at Ku ring gai Creative Arts High as well as teaching Dance for Natalie Magus Dance Company.</p>
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<p>In 2007 Lisa made the decision to take leave from Secondary Teaching and focus once again upon studying Dance technique at Sydney Dance Company Studio Dance Classes and workshops held through Ausdance. Whilst to continue teaching Dance in the Hornsby Community in Private Dance Studio Business working for Natalie Magus Dance Company.        In 2008 Lisa sent the first Junior Cecchetti Ballet students from Natalie Magus Dance Company for Ballet Exams with over 80% receiving Honours.For the past three years they have been achieving and steadily improving and in 2010 94% achieved Honours.       In 2012 Lisa is looking forward to further study in Ballet through Cecchetti Ballet Licentiate. &nbsp;Currently Lisa has the opportunity to develop her long awaited dream to establish her own Dance Program through Willow Dance Base.</p>
<p>But... best of all Lisa is delighted to have the opportunity to share her Dance knowledge and expertise with children, teens and adults.</p>
