HawthornSTUDIO

Jacquie holds a Diploma in Dance, a DFTA Certification (Dance Factory Teachers Associate Certificate), Pilates Mat and Reformer certificates. She  has worked professionally as a dancer for many commercial and corporate events in Melbourne and overseas.  Whilst also having taught ballet, jazz and cheerleading for a variety of dance schools.  Her profesional career  saw her perform for 5 years as a Character Actress and Aerialist at Tokyo Disney Resort. After marrying her Prince Charming in Tokyo, Jacquie moved back to Melbourne to establish her career and start their family. After having her first child, she fell in love with Pilates all over again and became a certified instructor, spending the good part of a year working in Sydney. A fellow instructor introduced her to Xtend Barre knowing Jacquie and Xtend Barre “would be a match made in heaven!” She fell in love immediately and became a qualified instructor.  She had previously worked as an instructor for Xtend Barre in both Melbourne and Sydney before opening Xtend Barre Hawthorn in February 2014.  “I am passionate about bringing movement, strength, confidence and support to our Xtend Barre Hawthorn community.  I love what I do and cant wait for you to love it too!”

Carnie has been a dance enthusiast / teacher for many years, training with Melbourne’s Dance Factory and completing her Associate Teachers Certificates. With many years teaching jazz and technical jazz dance classes was eager to expand her knowledge in movement, fitness and dance and there found Xtend Barre! She thrives on the opportunity to share her passion, enthusiasm of dance, core control, endurance and movement in her classes, and with her friendly manner makes for a really fun and energetic workout.

Born and raised in North Queensland, Kiara moved to Melbourne to pursue her career as a professional dancer. Since moving, Kiara has attained her Advanced Diploma in Dance at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet and her Diploma in Music Theatre under the direction of Kelly Aykers. Kiara has performed around the world in many theatre productions, music videos, tv shows, television commercials, at corporate events and fashion shows. Her highlights include performing for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, at the Miss India Finals, in Parklife Productions of ‘Pippin’ and ‘Bombshell’ and appearing in the TV shows ‘Neighbours’ and ‘The Doctor Blake Mysteries.’

Kiara has attained her Certificate IV in Pilates and Fitness and is a qualified personal trainer and reformer pilates instructor. Now a devoted Xtend Barre and Pilates instructor, with over 20 years of dance experience and training and a diverse set of skills across teaching and performing, she loves passing on her passion of health and fitness and inspiring each and every one of her clients to reach their goals.

Originally from rural Victoria, Julia made the move to Melbourne to pursue an Advanced Diploma of Dance. Upon its completion she returned her focus to an earlier love of art, completing a Diploma of Visual Art and most recently a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art). Currently she maintains an art practice alongside her regular classes with Xtend Barre. She of course enjoys the elements of dance and the (always!) challenging workout, but most importantly loves to be a part of and contribute to the strong sense of community the studio prides itself on, all the while helping individual clients work towards and achieve their individual goals.

Sarah has returned home to Melbourne after years of dancing and singing around the world with companies such as Norwegian Cruise Lines, Broadway Meets Vegas and most recently Crystal Cruise Lines. Sarah is a graduate of Patrick Studios Australia and is also circus arts trained in Toronto Canada. Sarah has performed around Australia on TV Shows, corporate events, fashion shows and video clips including Dancing with the Stars, The Footy Show, The Australian Production Companies ‘Boy From Oz’ in both the Melbourne and Sydney tour and cheerleading for various sporting teams around the world. While dancing Sarah completed her qualifications in fitness and pilates gaining her Cert III & IV in Fitness and Group training plus is a qualified reformer Pilates instructor. Looking to combine her love of dance and fitness Sarah came across Xtend Barre and instantly fell in love with the style of workout and felt at home at the barre. Sarah is so excited to be apart of the Xtend Barre family and help others to achieve their goals at the barre.

Sarah’s passion for classical ballet began at an early age, training through the RAD syllabus and successfully completing all her examinations. Through this, she discovered and developed a love for Pilates…. “Before Pilates I had no concept of how vital core stability was for a dancer when performing, a strong core is the foundation to your movement”. Discovering the Xtend Barre workout gave me the best of both worlds.

Lauren’s background in in dance and ballet. Practicing Pilates throughout her years of dancing she found and enormous love for all the benefits it bought her body. In more recent years, Lauren has a new love, Xtend Barre which incorporates both dance and Pilates. She has a strong passion for health, fitness and wellbeing which has seen her attain a certificate in Pilates (reformer and mat) and a Diploma of Remedial of Massage. Favourite thing about Xtend Barre? “Helping clients grow and challenge themselves”.

Adelaide-born Alexandra began her extensive dance training at the age of 5 and has never looked back! With professional credits including Opera Australia and ABC, Alexandra was accepted into the prestigious Music Theatre degree at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in Perth.  Alexandra was introduced to Xtend Barre by an instructor friend and immediately fell in love, completing her own instructor training whilst in her second year at WAAPA. Having now finished her degree, Alexandra has relocated to Melbourne and is excited to continue Xtending on the eastern coast!

Originally from country NSW, Sara moved to Melbourne to pursue her love of dance performance and teaching. She currently works teaching a range of dance styles from ballet and tap, to cheerleading, at schools and studios all over Melbourne, in her spare time performing as a children’s entertainer. For Sara, Xtend Barre was love at first sight, the perfect challenging workout with an essence of dance. With her enthusiastic and energetic vibe she wishes to bring the health and fitness benefits of this fusion to her clients.

I have always wanted to help people feel good about themselves and through fitness I learnt how to be grateful for my health and my body even if there were things I wanted to change about the way I looked. I found the connection between moving my body physically and the clarity it gave my mind and realised I wanted to help others feel strong physically and emotionally.  I fell in love with Pilates as a client while living in Sydney and decided I wanted a career change. After moving home to Melbourne I enrolled in my certificate IV of Pilates through Breathe Edu and also came across Xtend Barre. After my first class with Xtend Barre I fell in love with the workout and couldn’t wait to come back. I wake up everyday grateful to work with such amazing and supportive women who love what they do and truly care about the people they have in their classes.

Nadege discovered Buddhist meditation as a teenager and took her first Hatha Yoga class 14 years ago. Experiencing deep peace and a connection with something greater resulted in a practice that has been part of her life ever since.  She enjoys the mental and physical strength and flexibility entwined within yoga, and cherishes its self-discovery possibilities.  Nadege welcomes you to a safe space and allows you to slow down, let go and simply be. Her gentle and compassionate style encourages students to turn within to tap into their inner wisdom. Her classes are nurturing and an invitation to explore your inner space to connect with your soul.  Nadege has a background in Foreign Language Education and is trained in Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa. After suffering a back injury, she was guided to explore slower and more supportive practices and went on to study formally Yin and Supported Restorative Yoga. She is also a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and an Intuitive Life Coach.

Kirsty brings her passion for mindful movement practices and yoga philosophy, from a young age having a deep love for dancing, creative expression and nature connection.  Discovering Yoga has had a profound impact on her life and she loves inspiring others with new discoveries along their journeys.  In classes she wishes to offer a nurturing and fun space for students to connect with themselves.  Kirsty has an Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching from The Australian Yoga Accademy.  She is a lifelong learner and continues to immerse herself in embodiment workshops in yoga, creative dance, nature connection and also personal leadership and development.