Teachers & Coaches

Dance Teachers

Here at Humphreys Dance Studio our focus is on creating a fun and relaxed family atmosphere for both our social dance students and our more committed medal and competitive students. If you are thinking of learning to dance, or perfecting your dance technique, then there is no better place to be than Humphreys.

Our highly trained and experienced team of dedicated teachers and coaches are keen to share their passion for dance with you. Teaching all the traditional Ballroom and Latin American dances as well as all of the popular dance styles, we offer private coaching as well as group classes. We cover all dance abilities from the complete beginner through to advanced and Dancesport Competition. No partner is needed, and zero dance experience is necessary. Just bring your 2 Left Feet and come and join us for a fun-filled experience. To read more or enquire simply click on one of the dance styles below.

Len Humphreys OAM

Founder and Co-Principal

Humphreys Dance Studio Growing up in East Fremantle, as a young teenager Len was focussed on Aussie Rules football and enjoyed a promising football career with the Under 16’s at the East Fremantle

Football Club.

Although Len attended school dances he felt he couldn’t dance like most of his friends. At age 13, and at the suggestion of his friends, he decided to take dance lessons at the Wrightsons Dance Studio in East Fremantle to learn social dancing only. It was during this time he was fortunate to witness an inspirational exhibition by Robert and Shelda Wrightson and it was then that he knew that this was what he wanted to do. He was introduced to Pamela (nee Strickland) and the rest, as they say, is history.

Len Humphreys & Pamela Humphreys-Martin competed for 24 years winning all Western Australian titles plus Australasian and South Pacific titles in Exhibition dancing. They opened the Humphreys Dance Studio in Victoria Park in 1967 and in 1977 they undertook a period of full time study in England.

Len has proven to be one of Australia’s most outstanding Dancesport coaches and mentors having trained multiple champions at all levels including Juvenile, Junior, Youth, Amateur and Professional over many years.

A Life Member of Dance Masters International Association (DMIA) Len was previously an Examiner with DMIA. He now also trains many students for the theory section of Accreditation exams.

Len is considered to be one of Australia’s most experienced and well respected Adjudicators having judged all major National Championships over many years. Amongst his many International Adjudicating appointments, Len was appointed to judge the World Professional Ballroom Championship in Germany.

In 2003 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to dance and to the community.

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Glen Tierney

Co-Principal

Humphreys Dance Studio Glen’s history as an international dance champion includes being twice British Champion (closed), twice West European Amateur Ballroom Champion and Undefeated

Australian, South Pacific and Australasian Professional Ballroom Champion. Glen has been described as one of the elite in the history of Australian dancing.

He is a recipient of an award from the Australian Dancing Board for Outstanding International Achievement and was named “Australian Professional Competitor of the Year”.

He is also the only Australian in history to have won the British Open Modern Sequence Championships at the famous Wintergardens Ballroom at Blackpool in England.

Following on from his retirement from competitive ballroom dancing he continued his success into the world of coaching and teaching. Glen has trained State, National and International Ballroom champions and as recognition for his achievements, was named “Australian Coach of the Year”.

Glen is accredited with Dancesport Australia as a Level 3 Coach and Adjudicator (Dancesport Australia’s highest level). He has judged both Amateur and Professional World Championships in Ballroom, Latin American and Ten Dance on 15 occasions including the World Professional Ballroom Championships Blackpool, England.

Glen is also a regular Adjudicator at local and National Championships within Australia and contributes to the administrative side of Dancesport by sitting on the International Affairs Commission within DanceSport Australia.

He regularly teaches and adjudicates in Asia and has conducted Dance Camps, lectured at Congress and trained National Squad members in many countries throughout Asia for over 30 years.

In addition to coaching and mentoring Dancesport competitors, Glen is available to conduct lectures and Professional Development for dancers and teaching staff. He is also a very accomplished social and medallist teacher

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Debbie-Anne Humphreys

Co-Principal Humphreys Dance Studio

Co-Principal Humphreys Dance Schools Program At age 6, Debbie-Anne commenced her dancing career with the Marilyn Trembath Dance Academy studying Jazz, Ballet and Tap. Two years later, she followed in her parents

footsteps thus commencing a highly successful ballroom dancing career.

Turning Professional at 18, Debbie-Anne’s commitment to dance has always been at the highest level. Her career included competing, demonstrating, adjudicating and teaching nationally and internationally. After becoming an Australian Professional Rising Star Champion she retired from competition to focus on family and teaching.

Debbie-Anne is currently a Co-Principal of Humphreys Dance Studio and Co-Principal of the Humphreys Dance Schools Program. The Schools Program operates throughout the metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia teaching on average 1000 students each week. This program also offers dance scholarships to promising students who wish to further their dancing knowledge.

Her highly successful Saturday Kids Classes offer general dancing and medal classes for children aged from 4 years to teens. Several former students from these classes currently enjoy successful dancing and teaching careers and are a testament to the quality of dance tuition offered in these classes.

An accomplished professional, Debbie-Anne enjoys teaching all ages be it a social dancer, medallist or bridal couple. She is competent in all styles and has a natural gift for choreography.

‘I am proud to be sharing my knowledge and love of dance with my students. I am constantly rewarded with great enjoyment in their achievements, not just improving their dance skills but mostly growing in confidence and self-esteem. Bringing people together – inclusiveness through music and dance is so gratifying’ … Debbie-Anne Humphreys

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Craig Denham

Teacher – Ballroom and DanceSport Coach Craig has been a National and International Dancesport Champion through all age categories since beginning his dancing career at Humphreys at the age of 7.

He is qualified and accredited with Dancesport Australia and is an outstanding teacher for all levels in Ballroom, Latin American and New Vogue.

His achievements include:

Australian Juvenile Champion
Australian Junior Champion
Australian Youth Champion
World Championship Finalist (Youth)
British Open Championship Semi-Finalist (Youth)
South Pacific Open Amateur Champion
South Pacific Open Amateur Champion
South Pacific Open Amateur Champion
Australian Championship Finalist
World Championship (Moscow), Australia’s Representative
W.A. Sports Star of the Year Nominee.
Professional Australian Championship Finalist
South Pacific Professional Ballroom Champion
Australia’s Representative to the World Professional Ballroom Championships 2011,2012 & 2013
Australian Professional Champion 2012, 2013

Craig commenced teaching at Humphreys Dance Studio in 2002 and is dedicated to sharing his knowledge and passion for dancing. He is available to coach competitive couples and enjoys teaching many of the advanced classes on offer at the Studio.

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Todd Annetts

Teacher – Ballroom, Latin, Medals, New Vogue and Social Dancing

Todd was first introduced to dancing when Humphreys Dance Studio presented their school dance program to Lesmurdie High School back in the early 1980’s, and we are

fortunate that he is still with us to this day.

Todd studied for his degrees over several years and it has often been said that with his knowledge and experience he is one of the most accomplished teachers of Adult and Children Social and Medal level dancers in Australia.

A true Professional, Todd is most at home teaching large classes and medal exam candidates. Such is his depth of knowledge and versatility that whenever necessary he can also be relied upon to help coach graded competitors.

With his expertise and teaching style, not to mention his quick wit and sense of humour, lessons and classes with Todd are always loads of fun.

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Jodie Baxter

Teacher – Ballroom, Latin, New Vogue, Medals and Social Dancing

Jodie has been dancing for over 12 years and teaching for more than six. She first discovered her love of dance in high school before returning after an extended break

– an experience that shaped her passion for helping adults realise it’s never too late to start dancing.

Jodie enjoys all three styles, but she’s a true Ballroom and New Vogue girl at heart. Jodie can often be found teaching our popular New Vogue Dance Classes on a Friday evening.

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Jacky Shue

Teacher – Salsa , Social Dancing and Wedding BridalJacky began her dance career as a salsa dancer and has since moved into the world of social Latin & Ballroom with ease. A valued member of our studio family,

Jacky also teaches and assists in social and medal group classes. Her bubbly personality, together with her relaxed and easy going teaching style makes her a popular social dance teacher. Jacky is available for social beginner, Salsa and bridal private lessons.

Admin support, promotions and customer service are also among her responsibilities and we invite you to send Jacky an email any time if you have any queries about Humphreys Dance Studio.

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Steven Greenwood

Teacher – Latin and Dancesport Coach

Steven is qualified with DanceSport Australia and is available for private lessons at Humphreys Dance Studio. He has been dancing since he was 8 years old and

some of his career highlights in recent years include:

2 x Australian Latin Champion
6 x West Australian Latin Champion

Steven specializes in coaching elite level Latin American dance working with couples, and individuals, in preparation for competition (Dancesport.) He is also a highly trained and very skilled Pilates teacher.

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Callum Hawes

Teacher – Ballroom, Latin, Medals and Social Dancing

I started dancing at Humphreys Dance Studio after winning a full year scholarship through the Humphreys Schools’ Program in 2001. From there, I regularly attended the kid’s

classes on Saturday mornings, moving up through the medal system. I extended my understanding of Ballroom and Latin American Dancing by completing the Level 0 Teaching Accreditation exam, teaching alongside the school program staff, and entering competitive DanceSport competitions. Since then, I developed my knowledge of dancing further by completing the level 1 coaching accreditation in the Ballroom style and I now teach regularly at the studio, coaching social and competitive students.

Through my competitive career, some of the significant results I have achieved with my dance partners include:

Placed in the top 48 for the Ballroom style at the 2010 Australian DanceSport Championships.
Placed in the top 48 for the Latin American style at the 2009 & 2010 Australian DanceSport Championships.
Finalist in the Western Australian State Championships in the Amateur Open Ballroom Event in 2012.
Regularly making the finals and placing in graded events from 2009 to 2012 in State and National Championships.

I am available to coach competitive and social couples/individuals primarily on Tuesday evenings, however I am flexible with times and days. I am also happy to teach bridal couples in preparation for their first dance or those just wishing to learn a new skill.

I have a passion for dancing and also education. I am a qualified primary school teacher and during the days you will find me teaching Dance as a specialist teacher at a northern suburbs primary school. I thoroughly enjoy watching people develop and find success at any level, and I hope to continue teaching and dancing for many years to come.

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Amanda Metcalf

Teacher – Salsa, Latin, West Coast Swing and Argentine Tango Amanda has been teaching dance professionally for over 20 years and has trained in Australia, the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom and Cuba.Originally from Perth,

Australia, she runs her own company Dance Amanda. She has previously taught and was co-principal at JRDA for 10 years, and trained and taught in Houston Texas during 2013.

Amanda is well loved for her friendly and energetic demeanour, and it’s very evident in her teaching style. Her philosophy for dance focuses on developing sound dance technique, partner connection and the enjoyment of dance.
Amanda particularly loves the styles of partner dances she teaches because they are great fun, provide an uplifting experience for all involved, social, and intricate.
Her dance repertoire includes Argentine Tango, West Coast Swing, Salsa, and Brazilian Samba no Pe. Availability for lessons is limited.

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Deanna Russo

Teacher – Medals, Coach-Student Competition and Social Dancing

I first stepped onto the dance floor at age seven and haven’t stopped moving since. Trained across all three styles—Standard, Latin, and New Vogue—I’ve fallen most deeply in love with the elegance and precision of Standard.

Over the years, I’ve competed at both state and interstate levels across Australia, continually pushing myself to grow as a dancer and performer. My passion also took me abroad, spending five transformative months in London refining my ballroom technique under the guidance of some of the city’s most elite coaches.

I began teaching medal and technique classes as a teenager and still love sharing my knowledge through group classes today.

I am available for private lessons, bridal couples and groups, as well as coach–student competition partnerships.

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Vicky Barden

Teacher – Ballroom, Latin, New Vogue and Bridal Lessons | Adjudicator and Qualified Examiner

Vicki commenced dancing in 1976 and enjoyed a successful career over a period of twenty years before retiring from competition in 1996.

Her history as a competitive dancer includes being a State Champion, a National finalist and an international competitor. She also travelled overseas with the Perth Formation Team for three years.

Vicki is a qualified examiner, an accredited Coach and Adjudicator and is a regular Adjudicator at local and National competitions.

As well as coaching competitive couples in New Vogue, Ballroom and Latin styles, Vicki is available for social beginner and bridal private lessons.

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