ABOUT OUR CLUB
Gungahlin Physie and Dance was launched in 2012 and we are a proud foundation club of the Australian Physie and Dance Association (APDA), Australia's most progressive Physie and dance movement. 2024 is our 13th year in operation and we continue to grow our membership and the quality of our dancers each year. Being a member of our club extends beyond your class each week and makes you apart of our Physie family.
In addition to classes and competitions, we run a yearly camp for our girls aged 9 and above where we go away for 4 days to practice physie and also build our friendships, challenge ourselves and learn about being an all-round great Physie girl. Camp is the highlight for many girls plus the teachers and helpers who come along! We also run discos, cake stalls and other social events to further build the community within the club. We have a team of experienced Physie mums (STRICTLY no crazy dance mums allowed) who are here to assist all new families with learning how Physie works and how your daughter can get the most out of it.
Our club prides itself on having a fun, safe and engaging environment to learn Physie and dance. We encourage participation and giving it a go at every chance and have very high expectations of excellent sportsmanship from all members and their families. We cheer loudly and proudly for every member of Gungahlin and expect all members to be supportive and encourage all girls and ladies on the floor. Physie is a sport you can do for life and we hope by joining Gungahlin Physie and Dance our members take their first step in a lifetime association with Physie. Our club has many mother / daughter participants and being able to share the joy of dancing with your daughter is a highlight for many of our ladies. In fact, many of our ladies joined after seeing their daughter's dancing and having fun!
MEET THE TEACHING TEAM
Megan
Club Principal
2024 will be Megan's 37th year of Physie and she teaches the junior classes for girls aged between 3-8 years and the Ladies Classes. Megan enjoys teaching girls of all ages and strives to develop the technical skills of all students. Megan loves the challenge of both individual and team competitions and in addition to teaching Physie, is a qualified gymnastics coach, focusing on teaching kindergym at Gungahlin Gymnastics.
Megan has a daughter, Tash, who you will no doubt see around the studio during classes. Megan and her husband Joel own the Gungahlin Gymnastics & Dance Centre where all of our classes are held in a purpose built Physie studio.
Lisa
Lisa started physie as a 4 year old in Brisbane, and apart from a year off to join a school rhythmic gymnastics team, has been participating as a student and occasional teacher ever since.
Lisa joined Gungahlin Physie & Dance in 2012, and has competed as an individual and team member each year, reaching national finals and receiving national places.
Lisa will be teaching all senior classes in 2024, and team teaches the Open Ladies.
In her spare time, Lisa is a senior executive in the public service and physie mum to Georgie.
Kyira
Kyira started her love of Physie at 3 years old and has carried her passion all through her adult life. Kyira started teaching back in 2018 and says her favourite thing about Physie now is watching her students learn and develop, not just through the year's syllabus, but through their whole Physie life. This includes their technique and self confidence. The fact that it brings generations of families together for the same love of sport is important to Kyira as well as her mother, sister and niece share the love of Physie. In her spare time Kyira also umpires softball and she attended the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a softball umpire for Australia!
Sam
Sam joined our teaching team in 2022 after 6 years with the club. Sam has studied jazz and ballet before joining Gungahlin Physie and Dance. She has placed twice in the novice section of APDA competitions and is a role model to all juniors within the club. Sam is studying at ANU, and now competes in the Open Elite section.
Ash
Ash has been a dedicated member of Gungahlin Physie and Dance for a number of years.
In 2024 she will move from seniors into Open Ladies as a competitor, and Ash is part of the teaching team for the 9-12 years, and Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Ladies classes.
Ash is studying primary teaching, and works as an Out of School Hours educator, complementing her physie teaching perfectly!
Bella
Bella has been an integral member of Gungahlin Physie and Dance for over 10 years, and has been an assistant teacher for our junior classes for several years. In 2024, she joins us as a teacher for the 4-8 years classes, where her excellent technique and patience with our youngest members will definitely shine!
Bella finished Year 12 in 2023, and is taking a gap year in 2024.
Emily
Emily has been an APDA member from the get-go, and has danced with Gungahlin Physie and Dance as an individual and team competitor since 2016. She has trained in multiple styles of dance, but has settled on physie as her go-to!
We're excited to welcome Em to the teaching team in 2024, for the 9-12 years and Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Ladies classes.