Our Teaching Staff
Amie Davies
(Principal)
Started out as a student at Reps School of Dance in 1995 at the age of 10. Miss Amie went to Sydney in 2001 to further her dancing career. She attended Georges River College Oatley Senior High School Campus which is where dance was a 2 unit HSC course.
She attended Ettinghausens Dynamic Arts in Kirrawee where she learnt hip hop / funk, jazz and contemporary styles which lead her to performances at Shark Park at the Cronulla Sharks NRL home games and competing in huge City Eisteddfods with many placings.
She was also disciplined at a very high quality Ballet school in Lucas Heights called The Allison Nestor School of Dance where she learnt Education in Dance and Theatre Arts (EDTA) Ballet Syllabus reaching a level of Associates ( teachers course ) then moved on to Ciccheti Ballet until finishing year 12. The Allison Nestor School of Dance gave Amie the opportunity to perform on The Disney Channel with Monica Trapega.
Miss Amie was also in a modeling agency in Bondi which lead her to photo shoots and print modeling.
After year 12 Miss Amie moved back to Mudgee to fulfill her dreams of becoming a dance teacher, which lead to being the Principal of Reps School of Dance. Miss Amie introduced hip hop/funk and contemporary to Mudgee. Since then Reps has increased their number of students by 25%.
Robyn Newton
Mrs Robyn Newton N.D.A. President Elected 1998
F.B.A.L., O.D.T. S., Teaching Cert. (Elem) U.K.
A.P.T.D. Highland Branch U.K.1966
Solo Danseuse Dipl. 1967
S.O.B.H.D. Adjudicators Examination 1975
N.D.A. Teaching Dipl. 1980
Teaching Member of the Organization 1960
Appointed Examiner 1980
Elected B.A.L..Director 1998
B.A.L. General Secretary 1998-2007
Presented B.A.L. Fellowship 2006
Robyn studied ballet, tap, Highland, Irish and dramatic dance with Miss Pamela Shield in Sydney, from the age of 6.
She became interested in competitive Highland dancing at the rather late age of 21 and took lessons from well known Highland dance teacher, the late Mrs Dorothy Kerr B.E.M. In 7 years Robyn had become the Open Grand Australasian Highland Dance Champion and the Champion of Champions of Australia. During those years she performed for a season in the UK on BBC TV in “The White Heather Club”, theatres in Scotland and as a soloist in a special display for the British Royal Family with World Highland Champion, the late Mr Bobby Watson and his dancers.
Upon returning to Australia she was privileged to teach with Pamela Shield who helped her to pass her Solo Danseuse Diploma examination in classical ballet as well as gain teaching qualifications. She was able to teach and dance semi professionally in Sydney as one of Mrs Kerr’s Highland dancers for many years. Mrs Kerr also encouraged her to sit for her Highland Adjudicators exam.
She eventually conducted her own school and went on take over Mrs Kerr’s position of General Secretary of Ballet Australasia and the Presidency of the National Dancing Association from 1998 to 2007.
Robyn moved to Gulgong in August 2007 and remains an active Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Judge, a Ballet Australasia and National Dancing Association examiner, a Director of the Board of Control of Ballet Australasia and President of the National Dancing Association of Australasia.