Instructor
Ashleigh Qiann has on average at least 200 students, aged 3 to 50, per year being guided under her wings. Throughout her 8 years of teaching experience, she has conducted classes internally in the studios and externally at childcare centres, MOE schools, tertiary institutes and corporate sectors. She is known for her ability to deeply connect with her students by adding value into their lives beyond dance. She also has a special touch with teaching children.
At a tender age of 3, she started with Ballet as the foundation and never stopped dancing since. In 2010, her self-trained K-POP dance crew – SWAGirls – started competing actively and eventually achieved recognition through championships / top 3 placements. In 2013, she was recruited as a K-POP dance instructor by DF Academy director, Jacky Lim.
Being a strong believer that even when one becomes a teacher, learning continues, her hunger to grow as a dancer has led her to expanding into Street Dance such as Hip Hop, Dancehall, Street Jazz, and Waacking. She has primarily been influenced by her teachers such as Sean Goh, Keisha Srinivasan, Ryezal Rahim, Orange Seah and Lum Lum.
In her recent years, she continued to be active in competitions as a choreographer, trainer and dancer and has had promising achievements. Now, she trains a handful of new generation homegrown apprentice instructors.
Top 3 Achievements (Personal):
- 5th Place – UPGRADE DC 2019 Mega Div (AUS)
- 2nd Place – UPGRADE DC 2019 Mega Div (SG)
- Best Dance Award – Pulse! Streetdance, 2014
Top 3 Achievements (In Coaching):
- Champion – ASHplicit (DTS Finals 2019)
- 1st Runner Up – NANOS (Hip Hop Jr. PULSE! Street Dance 2019)
- Champion – YLT (PULSE! Street Dance 2017)