Meet the director, Sarah
Sarah McQuarrie comes from a background of performing, beginning when she was just six years old in South Australia. Now living in Melbourne’s inner west with her partner Jeremy and two beautiful children Ivy & Hunter, is the proud owner of Stomp Dance Co.
Running a dance company while raising two young children is no easy feat, however Sarah’s determination and dedication to her family, her team and to delivering high quality dance programs into schools is unwavering.
My name is Fiona and I am the Account Manager for Stomp Dance Company. My husband Daniel and I have 2 children, Harrison and Matilda as well as 2 very spoilt dogs named Gus and Summer.
I really enjoy working for Stomp, especially when I receive amazing feedback from schools on a regular basis about our passionate Stomp team visits – it is always the highlight of my day!
Madeleine is a Melbourne based dancer who began teaching at the age of 15. After completing high school Madeleine went on to study and train for 2 years at Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance, where her love for dancing and choreographing developed further. As an enthusiastic performer she has danced in many events in Melbourne and is also apart of the hiphop company ‘The Legacy & Co’. As a new member of Stomp Dance Company Madeleine is eager to help children find their passion for dance, and/or to encourage them to be active.
Kira has been a stomp teacher since 2021. She grew up in country South Australia where she began dancing from the age of 3. To pursue her dance she moved to Melbourne at 18 to train full time at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of dance for 2 years.
Since then she has performed at many events around Melbourne and currently performs for the AFLW Hawthorn team and also dances for the NBL South East Melbourne Phoenix dance group ‘Phoenix Flames’.
Kira is a passionate teacher and loves to “hype” up her students by encouraging them to do their best and have fun. Her favourite part is watching the children’s confidence grow throughout a program and the enjoyment on their faces that dance brings.
Hailing from South Australia, Michaela began dancing at the ripe age of 3. After spending numerous of hours in the studio at MJ Dance, Michaela commenced her studies of a Bachelor of Music Theatre in Ballarat. During her years at University, her greatest achievement was having the privilege to play Velma Kelly from Chicago in her final year. After completing, she moved to Melbourne to begin her life-long dream of dancing on stage. Michaela joined Lion Heart Dance Company, a contemporary company, where she featured in their show, Clash.
Whilst during rehearsals, Michaela received a contract on Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas. Late 2019 she relocated to Miami to commence rehearsals and join the ship for a period of 8 months. Since returning from overseas, Michaela obtained her Masters of Teaching, which she believes works hand-in-hand with teaching at Stomp.
Michaela loves connecting with the schools and students, and ultimately believes that everyone can dance if they give it a go. Michaela’s most favourite part is when she sees the students having fun and building connections and friendships with their peers.
Amy started her dance journey at the age of 7 where she absolutely fell in love with it. Through her primary and secondary years her outside of school hours and school holidays consisted of endless classes and dance competitions.
After finishing year 12 Amy went straight into full time dance at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance where she performed at Crown Palladium for multiple events, at Sydney’s Olympic Park for the NRL Grand Final as well as the AFL Footy Review at Rod Laver Arena.
After graduating in 2017, Amy gained dance opportunities with Ctrl Entertainment before directing her focus to teaching. She worked as a choreographer for Mentone Grammar’s Creative Dance Program as well as teaching for multiple dance schools, putting her teaching skills to the test with online classes as we navigated our way through the pandemic before face to face classes we’re back in action!
Becoming a teacher for Amy has been one of the most rewarding opportunities, passing on her extensive knowledge and love for dance to children all around Melbourne.
Madeline is a Geelong & Melbourne based dancer who began to dance as soon as she could walk.
For 17 years, she immersed herself in the world of dance. Her dance journey spans diverse styles such as classical ballet in which she has completed all graded and major examinations in the RAD syllabus, musical theatre, contemporary, tap, jazz commercial & hip-hop.
Maddie has performed in many shows & concerts over her years although her highlight has always been teaching kids through movements of dance. “The most joyful part of my job is seeing kids believe in themselves and come out of the experience smiling from ear to ear!”
Jessica's love and passion for dance started at the young age of 9 where she trained in numerous styles including hip hop, tap, ballet, contemporary and jazz to name a few. After focusing heavily on the technical aspects of dance, Jessica went on to receive the highest credited score in her ballet exam in all of Australia awarding her not only that title but a scholarship for her dance tuition. Continuing her dance education Jessica went on to study at Spectrum Full Time Studio where she received a 2-year scholarship to keep elevating her dance experience.
Since Graduating Jessica has gone on to work professionally and perform alongside stars such as, Natalie Bassingthwaite , Daryl Braithwaite, Isaiah Firebrace, Tones and I, Sara Alice Burns and more.
Jessica continues to work professionally both choreographing and performing, currently mentoring kids to follow their love for dance like herself and representing the NBL performing for thousands.