Meet The Team

At Brisbane Dance Theatre, we are lucky to have a team of wonderful dance teachers who have a passion for teaching children.

 

Sally Muntz

Sally Muntz has a long and rich career in dance, with a deep love of ballet and jazz. Graduating from The Queensland Dance School of Excellence with a Diploma of Dance, she then moved to Sydney to train at ED5 International in their Full-Time Course, completing her Certificate IV in Performing Arts.

Her professional dance credits include the 2006 MTV Music Video Awards, dancing for Ashlee Simpson, Snoop Dogg, The Darkness and The Rogue Traders. She performed with Kylie Minogue at the 2006 Mardi Gras, and in music videos for Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll before venturing to the USA to become a featured dancer on the Carnival Cruise Line ship, Carnival Paradise. Once back in Australia, she performed in the Wildlife Warrior Shows at Australia Zoo and was a Brisbane Broncos cheerleader.

Carrying forward her extensive professional performance experience, Sally is now the proud owner of Brisbane Dance Theatre and the resident Ballet Teacher at Griffith University’s Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre. Sally is also an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level Five of the ABT® National Training Curriculum, one of only 3 people in Australia to do so.

Jacinta Pasco

Jacinta Pasco’s foundations as a professional dancer are rooted in contemporary, having completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at QUT as an elite scholarship recipient. During this time she was the head choreographer/featured dancer for major Christmas productions with audiences of 2000+ people. She then went on to train and perform at the world-renowned Broadway Dance Centre NYC in their professional semester program. She worked daily with the industries top dancers and choreographers, and performed in off Broadway showcases and was an assist/dance captain for Broadway choreographers such as Marc Kimelman and Matthew Steffens.

Since returning to Australia, she is working professionally across the Musical Theatre and Contemporary industry, continuing to share her depth of experience with elite, full time and competition students all across Melbourne and Brisbane. Most recently, she was a pro dancer for LOcREaDO Dance Company’s original contemporary work “ONE”, which debuted in Brisbane 2024.

Currently she is on faculty at QLD National Ballet School and Brisbane Dance Theatre for jazz, lyrical and contemporary, and has worked with Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe as one of their professional teaching artists.

She frequently returns to NYC to expand her career opportunities and is now incredibly excited to be embarking on this new journey with BYDC, stepping into her deep passion for choreography and directing, developing new, exciting work for Queensland’s next generation of dancers.

Hannah Rogerson

Hannah Rogerson is a versatile performer and dance teacher with extensive experience across contemporary, jazz, tap, and ballet. With over 14 years of training at Logan Dance Academy, she completed her CSTD Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary examinations, as well as RAD Ballet examinations. Hannah furthered her training with RAW Dance Company, studying part-time for three years and achieving a Certificate III in Dance and a Diploma in Musical Theatre. Before graduating high school in 2020, Hannah performed in numerous live productions including Innate Dance Company, Locreado Dance Program, Creative Generation—State Schools on Stage (select featured tapper and ballet dancer working with Queensland Ballet), and the David Jones Christmas Parades.

Since graduating, Hannah has continued to expand her professional portfolio. She participated in Sunday Sessions Pro Series 3 (2023) to further her training and has worked as a part-time performer for Village Roadshow Theme Parks (Movie World, Sea World, and Paradise Country) since 2023. In 2024, Hannah performed as a backup dancer for Levinge Events and a Christmas Carol Elf/Dancer for Killer Creative Entertainment. Currently, Hannah works with TS Talent and McDonald’s Australia performing across the Gold Coast and South Brisbane. Alongside her performance career, she has 8 years of teaching experience specialising in Jazz, Tap, Contemporary and Acrobatics. Hannah is represented by Evolution Agency for background extra work. 

 

Paiige Ferrando

Paiige brings over 25 years of dance experience to her teaching, with formal training and examinations in Tap and Jazz, and extensive experience across Hip Hop, Dancehall, Commercial Jazz, Latin and Heels. Her teaching approach is grounded in musicality, clean technique, and strong foundational movement skills.

With more than 15 years of teaching experience, Paiige has worked extensively with dancers aged 4–18, coaching beginners through to competitive students and supporting young performers as they build confidence, coordination, and technical understanding. She is known for breaking movement down clearly, prioritising correct technique over speed, and helping dancers develop skills that are safe, transferable, and sustainable.

Alongside her teaching, Paiige is the founder of PR Urban Dance, an adult-focused dance education brand specialising in structured training and confidence-building technique. This work strongly informs her youth teaching, reinforcing a consistent emphasis on clarity, fundamentals, and long-term dancer development.

Paiige is passionate about creating a positive, structured, and encouraging classroom environment, where students feel supported to try, grow, and progress at their own pace — while developing both strong technical foundations and a genuine love of dance.