Meet the Teachers
Katrina Hawse (Creer)
TCRG (DUBLIN), REG. TEACHER IDC
Katrina has been involved with dance and drama all her life and has had a passion for Irish dancing since her first Irish competition at the age of six. Katrina has competed in both Irish State and National Championships from a young sub minor until Senior Ladies in both solo and Ceili competitions and has been a top place winner at both the State and National Championships. Katrina has also trained in RAD Classical Ballet; Tap and is a qualified Jazz Teacher through ADA. Katrina was trained at the Ransley studio until their relocation to the Gold Coast where she completed her irish dancing training with the Halloran studio in Sydney.
Katrina is a qualified teacher through the Irish Dance commission in Dublin (TCRG) and was one of the original members and soloist of the Australian Irish Dance show Gaelforce.
Katrina has trained students who have gone on to win state, national and world titles in solo work as well as state and national titles in Ceili work.
Highlights have been her four trips to the World Championships to watch her students compete in 2004, 2013, 2017 and 2018 as well as a private lesson with Irish great Michael Flatley when on assignment with News Ltd.
Katrina also has her Associate Diploma in Speech and Drama and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, Macquarie University.
Elena Barrett-Hough
TCRG (DUBLIN), REG. TEACHER IDC
Elena has taken Irish dance classes since she was young and her love for this unique style of dance has taken her all over Australia and the World to dance and compete.
Elena has competed in both solo and Ceili competitions at both State and National level. She has placed at the Top 5 at the NSW State Championships and danced at the World Championships in 2013 (Boston), 2014 (London) and 2015 (Montreal) as well as support teacher at the World Championships in 2017 (Dublin). Dancing highlights have included dancing at the Tamworth Music Festival (2014 - 2018), Parkes Elvis Festival, AFL Multi-cultural days and performing in Disneyland Tours in 2014 and 2017.
Elena has received the AIDA (NSW) dedication award for competing from Sub-Minor through to Senior Ladies.
Elena has a Bachelor of Education and has taken her Irish Dance Exams through (CLRG) Ireland and has been awarded TCRG (NSW) after passing her teaching exam in November 2017.