Meet The Team
Bree Munnery
Director
Bree is an experienced studio owner and director with seven years of experience leading dance and performing arts studios; building welcoming, supportive and passionate communities. She is passionate about creating an environment where students feel valued, teachers feel supported, and families feel confident in their choice of studio.
Her approach to studio ownership combines quality dance education with a strong focus on confidence, creativity and belonging. Bree believes a successful studio gives every dancer the opportunity to grow, express their individuality and feel proud of their achievements, from their first preschool class through to their teenage years and beyond.
With a dance background spanning over 20 years, including eight years of professional training and experience, Bree brings extensive industry knowledge to her leadership. Her international training includes Broadway Dance Center and Millennium Dance Complex in the USA, alongside performance and choreography experience across music videos, artist collaborations and live entertainment.
Bree holds a Diploma in Elite Performance in Dance and a Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management, along with Ready Set Dance and Acrobatic Arts accreditations. These qualifications underpin her commitment to thoughtful programming, progressive training and supporting her teaching team to deliver engaging, high-quality classes.
As a studio director, Bree takes pride in bringing together dedicated teachers, creating meaningful performance opportunities and maintaining clear, caring communication with families. Her vision is to build a studio that students love attending and families feel proud to be part of, where a love of dance grows alongside lasting friendships, confidence and a sense of community.
Mikayla Wisneske
Head of Theatrical
Mikayla Wisneske has been dancing since the young age of 6 in her hometown of Mildura. She then moved to Melbourne at age 16 to complete a Diploma of Dance at Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance. Since graduating in 2021, Mikayla has continued to train and work with Stella Youth Dance Company and Lionheart Dance Company.
Some of her credits include, Stella Youth Dance Company - FIVE, Romaeo EP Launch and Music Video - "How To Be Honest", Lionheart Dance Company - Underlight & Enduring and Sparks Youth Dance Company - Satellite.
Mikayla loves to challenge and inspire students to be unique and individual while being in a supportive and safe environment!
Kirralee Oliver
Competitions, Hip Hop & Acrobatics
Kirralee comes from a small town in Riverina NSW. She has been dancing since she was 9 years old training predominantly in Hip Hop, Contemporary and Jazz. she has been teaching for 6 years and for 3 of those years ran her own studio. Kirralee holds a Cert IV in Dance Teaching & Management completed through Transit Dance and holds a Certification in Acrobatic Arts. She is currently studying her Diploma of Dance at Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance. Kirralee has a strong passion for creating confident and passionate dancers and ensuring all students have the best time in class!
Katie Little-Hales
Ballet & Lyrical
Katie began ballet at the age of 11 with Ringwood Ballet Group under Rosemary Frost completing RAD Advanced 2 and had opportunities to perform roles such as the Lilac Fairy in her final year.
She continued her studies at the Melbourne Conservatoire of Ballet (dir. John Sandurski). In 2019 she performed Nymphs and Aurora's friends with the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet in Christine Walsh's production of Sleeping Beauty at the Play House theatre. In 2021 she graduated the conservatoire, gaining an Advanced Diploma of Dance.
Following covid Katie returned to full time ballet first with the National Theatre Ballet School and then joining Victorian State Ballet Pre Professional Year program in July of 2022.
In 2026 Katie is now a company artist with the company.
Connor Bevis
Head Of Ballet
Connor has danced in ballet, tap, jazz, acro and contemporary from age 7. With a strong focus on ballet he successfully auditioned for the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) in 2022.
Connor is a Royal Academy of Dance member where he received a high distinction in both his Advanced 1 and 2 exams. During his time in the RAD syllabus, Connor competed in the Kathleen Gorham memorial awards where he won the Martin Rubenstien most potential award.
He has also competed in the Ballet Teachers Workshop, where in 2025 received the Artistry award and the 3rd place prize. In 2025, he successfully danced the role of the Prince in the Sleeping Beauty, and also successfully auditioned and performed the role of Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Connor has also been invited to dance at Palucca Holschule for Dans Dresden, Germany for a number of weeks as a guest student.
Recently in late 2025, Connor joined the Victorian State Ballet as a Corps de Ballet member for the 25/26 season.
Jocelyn Wee
Ballet & Lyrical
Jocelyn began dancing at the age of 4 at Essentially Dance. With her love for dance particularly in ballet, she was accepted into the Victorian College of The Arts Secondary School (VCASS) for Year 7. Since then, she has been training and performing in various dance styles including ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, tap, character and commercial.
Jocelyn is a member of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and achieved a High Distinction in her Advanced 1 and 2 examinations. She was also 2023/2024/2025 Mabel Pryde finalist in the Ballet Teacher’s Workshop competition. In 2023 she auditioned and performed in the dance ensemble for the Performing Artists Company (PAC), where she performed ‘A Chorus Line’. In 2024 she auditioned for her schools major performance ‘Romeo and Juliet’ where she successfully performed as Juliet. In 2025 she also auditioned for ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ where she performed as a lead fairy and Hermia.
She has also recently been invited to work with Singapore Ballet for 2 weeks, participating in class and observing rehearsals.
Stephanie Little-Hales
Ballet & Pointe
Stephanie began ballet at age 11 at Ringwood Ballet Group under Rosemary Frost. During this time she completed the Royal Academy of Dance Advanced 2, and competed in numerous competitions winning the SFD championship. She also had the opportunity to perform a number of major roles such as Clara in 'The Nutcracker', Raymonda in 'Raymonda' and Aurora in 'The sleeping beauty'.
She continued into full-time training at the Melbourne Conservatoire of Ballet (dir. John Sandurski) graduating with an Advanced Diploma of Dance. In 2019 she performed with the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet in Christine Walsh's production of The Sleeping Beauty at the Play House theatre.
In her third year at MCB she completed her senior level exam with the ballet conservatoire syllabus, examined by Christine Walsh. In 2022 Stephanie joined the Victorian State ballet in the pre-professional program and is currently a company artist. She is excited to grow and expand her repertoire with the company and share her love of ballet with the greater community.