A popular and well loved ballet teacher,examiner and adjudicator Principal Lydia Cagney Morris has been involved in dance for 40 years.Lydia started her early dance training in the R.A.D Ballet syllabus in Ulverstone, Tasmania. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies from Victoria University of Technology in 1993 and is a qualified Licentiate Diploma teacher with Cecchetti Ballet Australia. Lydia was the state organiser of the Cecchetti Ballet Victoria’s Choreographic Competition from 2003-2022.In addition to her extensive experience and qualifications Lydia also obtained a Diploma of Dance Teaching and Management- CUA50311 with the A.T.O.D- Australian Teachers of Dancing in 2014.Alongside her dance teaching work Lydia has worked as an Adjudicator of Dance,Speech and Drama all over Australia and New Zealand since the year 2000.Previously a dance a teacher at the MLC-Methodist Ladies College in Kew Lydia also trained as a W.A.G (Womens Artistic Gymnastics) Beginner Gymnastics Coach in 2019.In addition to her work in performing arts Lydia works as a Kindergarten educator and has a Diploma of Early Childhood Education is an AMEB PAA (Performing Arts Awards) Examiner.

Heath Anthony own his own creative project company called DIRECTION MGMT & has been working between New York City & Melbourne for the last 9 years. Heath has trained & studied with the Australian Ballet School, Victorian College of the Arts & has an Advanced Diploma from graduating the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2011. Working with the The Australian Ballet & the West Australian Ballet & WAPPA on stage, Heath has extensive performance experience with some credits including Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, (Australian Ballet) Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, La Fille Mall Gardee (West Australian Ballet) KORA choreographed by international choreographer Amaury Lebrun, RITES, choreographed by international choreographer Jo Funaki & Rite Of Spring, touring Being with international choreographer Xiaoxong Zhan while studying at WAAPA. Heath was also accepted into the Joffrey Ballet school in New York & is now entering his 9th year of teaching. While working in NY Heath learned & created choreography for his own company but also for musical theatre including Billy Elliot, Hairspray, Pippin’, Honeymoon in Vegas, 42nd Street & more.

Ellie Martin is a very talented and popular teacher at Bayside Ballet Academy joining the team in 2021. She has experience in both musical theatre and dance with extensive training in all areas.Ellie trained in the R.A.D syllabus with Jane Moore up to Intermediate level which she obtained in 2009 with Distinction, also undertaking a 2 year full time Musical Theatre training with Robert Sturrock and full time acting course at the Acting Performance Studio graduating in 2018.Ellie has performed in numerous shows with both CLOC and the Beaumaris Theatre Company since 2011.She was also a dancer in both the Starlight Foundations Charity Ball and with Rob Mills at Crown Casino in  2008.We love having Ellie onboard every Tuesday at BBA and look forward to a fantastic year.