About Move It Danceworks
Our Studio
We are a family friendly dance studio who have been operating in Island Bay, Wellington, for the last 16 years. We specialise in teaching jazz, ballet, tap, and contemporary. Our goal is to inspire a love of dance in all our students. We have a class to suit everyone whether you have a preschooler looking to take their first ballet class, or an experienced dancer wanting to extend themselves with competitions.
We offer exams for jazz, ballet, and tap under NZAMD, and lyrical/contemporary under FDS as well as a variety of open classes. Students are given opportunities to compete in teams and as soloists in local and national competitions. A highlight for any dancer is always our end-of-year showcase where students get to perform on stage and share their hard work with their friends and whānau.
Chloe Spedding - Director
Chloe is trained in tap, jazz and ballet, having completed her Solo Seal exams in both the NZAMD and TDI syllabi for tap and jazz, and Pre-Advanced TDI ballet. She trained in Tauranga, before moving to Wellington in 2007. She competed for 12 years and attended PACANZ nationals in 2004 and 2006. Chloe grew up in a musical theatre family and this still remains a passion of hers.
In 2008, Chloe started Move It Danceworks, with a handful of jazz classes a week. 16 years later, she's proud to see it grown to around 40 classes a week, in 5 different genres. Chloe enjoys all styles of dance, and dabbles in ballroom and latin from time to time, alongside the styles she teaches. Her favourite genre is tap.
Chloe enjoys the dance competition scene, and as well as teaching solo and troupe work to her students, she runs Upper Hutt Competition Society. Chloe loves sharing her passion for dance with the next generation, and hopes to inspire them.
Teachers
Brie O'Malley
Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary
Brie’s passion for dance began at age 2, when she was enrolled in her first ballet class. From then, she developed a love for performing and competing, which progressed from local competitions to competing at a national and Australasian level in competitions such as Alana Haines and PACANZ. Brie has been trained in Palmerston North in ballet, jazz, lyrical, & contemporary, with her favourite style to teach and perform being lyrical.
Ayva McOnie
Jazz, Acro, Stretch and Conditioning
Ayva has trained extensively in a wide range of dance styles, including jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, tap, musical theatre, and acro, from a young age. She has competed in New Zealand and Australia, earning recognition at events such as the NZ Dance Awards and the National Young Performer Awards. Ayva has completed advanced exams with NZAMD, BBO, and Acrobatic Arts and has choreographed competitive routines, with her work being nominated for national awards. She began teaching at 16 and enjoys sharing her passion for dance with others. Now based in Wellington, Ayva balances her university studies with teaching and performing as a professional dancer.
Ashleigh Wootton
Tap, Ballet, and Jazz
Ashleigh has trained in every style from tap and ballet to hip hop and sport aerobics. She gained stage experience at ballet, tap, and jazz competitions across the North Island, and trained in BBO syllabi through Advanced 2. Ashleigh holds a Diploma in Dance Teaching (Distinction) through BBO. She has taught dance for over fifteen years, across all styles and ages. She is Treasurer of Upper Hutt Competitions Society, and adjudicates dance competitions across New Zealand.
Locations
We operate from several church and community halls in Island Bay including the Presbyterian church, Island Bay Community Centre, St Hilda's, and Wellington South Baptist Church. Please see the map below to find our locations. Check the 2023 timetable to see which venue your class is at.
