About Us
Tanglin Arts Studio (since 2005) focuses firstly on the development of self-esteem and confidence & secondly on technique also in a range of styles – ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and combination classes. We work hard to instill a love of dance and fitness in all of our students. This is what we believe creates dancers!
Location
We are located in Horsecity (close to Turf City). Horsecity is a step closer to nature and a nice break from Singapore's crowded sidewalks. It is home to a spa, Picotin restaurant, a yoga studio, karate, a music school and much more. While you wait or after you exercise (yoga or gym or Brazilian cultural center in Horsecity), you can enjoy an espresso in a relaxing, traffic free garden that is also home to a small playground.
Studios
Climate controlled studios equipped with premium sprung floors and Harlequin mats.
About the Teachers/Staff
Recital 2010
Nutcracker 2009
Director, Kathleen Quinn started dance at the age of seven with the Lilburn School of Ballet. In 1985, she became a member of the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. As a senior member of this company, she performed various
lead roles in ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and several
locally developed shows. Kathleen was a member of the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association and
performed in Call To the Sea choreographed by Vickie Vitum. Kathleen trained under Pennie Abel, former principle dancer of the Atlanta Ballet. She also
trained at the Atlanta Ballet under Tom Pasik. She then studied under Pavel Rotaru of Rotaru Ballet. Kathleen received a dance scholarship
to Ballet West in her early teens. Kathleen spent her later teens dancing with DeKalb Dance Theatre,
where she began her dance teaching career. She won several dance competitions with DeKalb Dance Theatre and then attended Birmingham-Southern College on a ballet scholarship. At
Birmingham-Southern, she studied pedagogy, choreography and much more under
Ruth Henry as well as Mira Popovich who was the leading Prima Ballerina with the Serbian National Ballet
of Yugoslavia for 18 years. She holds a degree in Business Management from Georgia State University. She received Governor’s Honors for the state of Georgia in Dance. As director of
Happy Feet Dance in Asia, Kathleen looks forward to sharing her love of dance with your child.
Teacher,
Petrina Arneson
is from the United States and graduated from
Texas Christian
University with a BFA in ballet.
At TCU, she had
the opportunity to perform in works choreographed by Li-Chou Cheng,
Elizabeth Gillaspy, Chung-Lin Tseng, Stephanie Milling-Robbins,
Stephen Mills, as well as
George Balanchine’s
Valse Fantaisie, and soloist roles in the
classical ballets Giselle and Paquita.
She also had the chance to study with notable guest artists
such as the late
Fernando Bujones, Alonzo King,
Ben Stevenson, Sharon Story, and Clara Cravey as well as
studying at the Professional Division of the
Atlanta Ballet summer
intensive. Prior to TCU, Petrina studied at the Pure
Movement Dance Institute under the direction of Rhea Gill as well as
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the direction of Dr. Lisa
Fusillo and spent summers studying at the Virginia School of the
Arts, Joffrey Midwest Ballet, Ballet Met, and
Ballet Austin. She has performed with the
Lincoln Midwest Ballet
Company and the Omaha Dance Project and after moving to
Singapore in
2008, served as Guest Choreographer for the dance program at the
Singapore American School.
She has experience in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and
modern dance, and is excited to start her third year at
Tanglin Arts Studio.
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Teacher, Shaan Battersby
was
born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Shaan began performing
at a young age as a singer, dancer, actor and musician. Prior to
coming to Singapore, Shaan worked extensively as a freelance singer
and dancer for corporate functions and in a number of productions
including Alice in Wonderland
as Alice and Guys and Dolls
as Miss Adelaide. She began her teaching experience in Australia as
a young teenager, assisting with younger students and quickly moving
on to independent teaching of students ranging from age four to
adults. Trained in the I.S.T.D. syllabus, Shaan has been with
Tanglin Arts Studio for five years and is experienced in Tap, Jazz
and Modern as well as Classical Ballet and Acrobatics. She has a BA
(Hons) in musical theatre from LaSalle College of the Arts, where
she appeared in a wide range of productions including
A Grand Night For Singing – A
Rodgers and Hammerstein Revue;
List;
I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change; Urinetown; Into The Woods; Lucky Stiff and
Nine. Shaan has a passion
for teaching and hopes to pursue post-graduate studies in arts
education.
Teacher, Elinor Coulson trained at Mountview Theatre School, London. She performed professionally for a number of years in the UK, before discovering her love of teaching. Prior to leaving the UK, Elinor ran a very successful dance school, Don't Stop Movin'!, teaching Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop and Cheerleading. She also taught dance as part of a government led initiative to promote health and fitness in local schools, and choreographed for 3 children's musical theatre groups. Elinor relocated to Singapore with her husband in September 2009, and continues to enjoy teaching and performing, most recently appearing in Fried Rice Paradise at the Esplanade Theatre.
Teacher, Kristy Griffin is from
Teacher,
Elle-May Patterson
has studied dance since the age of 4 at
the prestigious Brent Street Studios in Sydney, Australia. Before
moving to Singapore to study musical theatre at LaSalle College of
the Arts, Elle-May performed on Australian Idol, MTV Video Music
Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, The Disney Channel,
Australia’s Got Talent, Channel 7 Network, The Kerrie-Ann Show and
many more. She also played ‘Kylie’
in the AFI Award winning film ‘The Black Balloon,’ and has appeared
in several television commercials.
She hopes to pursue a career in musical theatre upon graduating from
LaSalle in 2012.
Teacher, Weicheng Yang - bio coming soon
Office Manager, Karn Wong - We
are also lucky to have Karn join Tanglin Arts Studio. She
brings great energy and enthusiasm and we look forward to taking
advantage of her organizational skills. She has worked with
the US government in several foreign posts while maintaining a
career as a flight attendant. She comes to us with glowing
references and we know she'll be an asset to the studio!
Office Manager, Katja Paus has been with us for a good while now and we are loving having her at Tanglin Arts Studio. She is very on top of things as I'm sure some have realized. It's great to have her in the office. She is very caring toward all of our students and brings many wonderful ideas to the studio.
Choreographer, Philip Sobrielo is teaching Hip-hop and jazz. He has several years experience in teaching dance in Singapore as well as all around the world. He has won several competitions and comes up with the cutest choreography! He has a unique style of teaching that is a hit!