Tiziana Bertaglia

Tiziana began dancing at the age of 5 under the guidance of Tessa Maunder, in Newcastle,NSW. After completing her RAD exams, she competed in the Genee’ awards in London and was a finalist. She then danced in Opera ballet companies throughout parts of Europe, and Asia.

Having studied Jazz, character and Contemporary dance in both Graham and Ailey styles, she has extensive knowledge in all styles of dance however, her true passion lies with Classical Ballet.

After travelling the world extensively dancing and teaching, she returned to Australia 14 years ago, and started her own successful Dance School in Lake Macquarie.

She successfully completed her postgraduate with the Royal Academy of Dance in 2023. She is a registered teacher, Silver Swans Licensee and an Assistant Teacher Mentor for the RAD.

She is also a Licenciate teacher with the AICD, Borovansky syllabus and mentors aspiring teachers in the Borovansky syllabus. A very dear and precious part of her weekly teaching involves teaching dance to children with disabilities in her hometown of Newcastle.

She loves to see competitors enjoy their time on stage and believes that a sound technique is the key to a dancers success.