EXPLORE LYRICAL DANCE WITH SABA
SABA offers both Junior and Lyrical Open classes where students can feel free to explore this fluid and lyrical style of dance. Traditionally based in Jazz SABA offers a fusion of Jazz, Lyrical and contemporary styles to make up the many different aspects of Lyrical Dance.
This is an open class so no examinations just a chance to learn create and grow in this beautiful emotive style.
LYRICAL TEACHERS
Summer Bradley
Contemporary, Ballet, Lyrical and Troupe
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Summer Bradley
Contemporary, Ballet, Lyrical and Troupe
Summer has been teaching dance since 2018 and joined the SABA family at the start of 2021. Her formal dance qualifications include RAD Advanced Two Ballet and NZAMD Solo Seal Jazz, Contemporary, and Tap.
Summer was the winner of both the Ora Burnett (2017) and the Noel Burnett (2018) major awards at Auckland Caledonian Competition and was a Grounded Battle of the Arts Next Generation choreographer (2017). Summer has been a finalist at PACANZ (2016) and part of the winning MEBA troupe (2016, 2017). She competed at the USASF Dance Worlds in Florida with the MEBA Senior Team winning 3rd in 2015 and 2nd in 2017. In 2020, Summer trained full-time at Village Nation Performing Arts in Sydney, Australia.
She has worked on gigs with Dubai Expo, Kenzo, Harcourts, Human Agency, Momentum Productions, and she is a competition adjudicator. Summer is currently an international fitness presenter and choreographer for Les Mills. She has filmed masterclasses in New Zealand and Shanghai, China. Summer is passionate about being a creative and loves to see young New Zealanders develop their artistic abilities.
Holly Finch
Jazz and Lyrical
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Jazz and Lyrical
Holly’s love of dance is centred around her passion for music and storytelling. She is trained in many styles including Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary and Street Dance; which all influence her unique style of movement and choreography.
Holly trained professionally at Ettingshausens Pro (Sydney), and in the Broadway Dance Centre ISVP programme (New York), as a scholarship recipient. Some of her further training includes NZX Next (Aotearoa), Deltebre Dansa (Spain) and Crystal Pite Master Workshop (Perth).
Some of her recent dancer credits include ‘Lorde’ music videos ‘Solar Power’ and ‘Mood Ring’, ‘Sachi’ music video ‘Down on Your Luck’, TV shows ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Shortland Street’, and Dance Theatre show ‘The Most Naked’ by ‘Hannah Tasker-Poland’. Earlier in her career Holly performed in 'Jillian Myers’ work ‘Questions and Answers’ (Tokyo, Japan).
Holly has worked extensively with ‘Momentum Productions NZ’, featuring in theatre shows ‘Duality’ ‘Soundscape’ and ‘Autonomy’. She has also worked with choreographers ‘Kiel Tutin’ and ‘Todd Williamson’ as a skeleton crew dancer for K-pop artists including ‘Lisa’ and ‘Twice’.
Some more of Holly’s choreography credits include being an artist-in-residence with Northern Dance Networks ‘Tūrama’, presenting work at Tempo dance festival, and guest choreographing at night club event ‘The Blank Kanvas’.
Holly believes in the ability art has to connect us to our humanity… above all, this is what drives her to dance and create.
Hayz Pincheira Rowe
Musical Theatre , Jazz, Lyrical Competitions
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Hayz Pincheira Rowe
Musical Theatre , Jazz, Lyrical Competitions
Hayz is a free-lance Choreographer, Teacher and Creative Director. Her professional training took place in London at The Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts where she graduated with joint qualification’s; a H.Dip in Theatre Arts and ISTD Dance Instruction.
Professionally she has performed both with seasonal and touring companies as well as shows with longstanding residence in London Theatres, including leading roles of Alice in ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’, Penguin in The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre, Elsie in ‘The Wind and the Willow’s. She also performed alongside a variety of international pop artists on stage and in Music Videos such as Rachel Stevens, Outcast, Beyoncé and The Black Eyed Peas. She has had the pleasure of working with highly acclaimed stunt performers in a various blockbuster movies such as Blood Diamond and National Treasure.
Since moving to New Zealand she has had the joys of working with many of the larger scale productions being filmed here such as Legend of the Seeker and Spartacus both in front and behind the camera, as well as working closely with The Stage Co. and KISS Theatre. performing in and choreographing for productions on a regular basis. She has since taken more of a mentoring role, forming 'The Arts Factory' Youth Dance Company offering young and upcoming dancers a chance to work in the professional forum.
She has choreographed Music Videos for NZ artists Amara Duru, Julia Turner and Arma Del Amor and Redacy. NZ Body Arts 2018 Awards, (Q Theatre) Dance Captained for the NZ dancers for Salman Khans World Tour 2017 (Spark Arena), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pop Up Globe) 2019 - 2020, and Co-Director and Chorographer for Imaginerium with West City Band and the infamous Lesley Bandy for stage 2019. She continues to create works for both stage and screen around the country. In 2023 she will have the pleasure of Choreogrpahing for one of AMT's production of A Chorus
For details please email emma@saba.co.nz
My daughter started dancing with Saba as a Dancing Dot. 5 years later and she is loving every single minute of dancing with Saba. She is normally an anxious child but with the confidence ballet has given her, you wouldn’t know it to meet her today. The teachers and other pupils are all so supportive and encouraging. From lessons, to exams and stage shows - the limits are endless.
Tracey
My kids love SABA! Attending ballet is the highlight of their week - both my daughter and son love their teacher and always come out of class buzzing. As a parent, I love that the class sizes are at a level where they can provide guidance to each individual and the level of professional knowledge all the teachers have about developing not only a lifelong passion for dance but also providing a great programme that will set them up if they want to take dancing further in the future.
Katrina
Our two daughters have both been dancing with SABA since they were preschoolers. The SABA teachers have fostered such a strong love of dance in them. The girls have enjoyed the variety of classes on offer and they have always been encouraged to not only progress their skills but also try new things and do their best. This has given them a great confidence in all aspects of their lives. SABA sets high standards but also provides a friendly and welcoming environment.
Emma H
Great new location at 382/386 Manakau Rd. I especially like being able to drop off the kids safely. Designated parking is fantastic to stop in an view the girl's lessons through enormous studio windows. Amazing teachers who really enjoy their roles.
Rachel Smith