Trainers

Teaching passionately for 24 years gives Ms Pang Ling great satisfaction and pride in seeing all her students very happy in their weekly ballet lesson.

Mentoring her senior students in their Royal Academy of Dance teaching certificate gives her the greatest sense of achievement, knowing that her current young teachers are continuing to bring more joy and passion in the next generation of ballet classes.

Training, guiding and inspiring her ballet students towards a professional dance career has always been Ms Pang’s passion and focus.

Ms Edna Khor began dancing at the age of 5 at Crestar School of Dance with Ms Pang Ling. She has since completed all her Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) graded and vocational examinations with high merits and distinctions.

Edna completed her Advanced 2 vocational examination in October 2014, which makes her an official Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance(ARAD). She has been an official certified RAD teacher since 2015.

Edna joined the Summer School programme hosted by RAD in 2004, took part in a New Zealand dance exchange in the year 2005 and 2006, and recently in June 2014 to Brisbane with Annette Roselli Dance Academy. She participated in the Crestar School of Dance competition 2014 and came in 2nd with her group in the Freestyle category.

Edna strongly feels that teaching Ballet is more than just imparting technique & musical counts – it’s also about moulding the next generation, teaching them what it means to be disciplined & resilient whilst having fun. She believes that everyone can achieve anything, as long as they maintain a positive mindset and have faith in themselves – something she has successfully taught many of her girls.

Edna is currently teaching Ballet at Punggol CC & Punggol Park CC to girls ranging from 3 years – 17 years old.

At a tender age of 4, Joelynne began her Classical Ballet Training under Ms Pang Ling. Having completed her majors in RAD and CSTD, She was also offered a scholarship to be trained professionally under the Artistic Director of Singapore Dance Theatre, Janek Schergen where she had performed in full-length classical pieces such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. At the same time, studying under renowned teachers and professional dancers such as Janek Schergen, Mohamed Noor Sarman, Rosa Park, Chihiro Uchida and more.

Her love and passion for nurturing young dancers had led her to begin teaching since 2010, preparing students for their classical examination in both RAD and CSTD and training dancers in National and International Dance competitions. Invited as a guest teacher, Joelynne has held masterclasses, training young children through professional dancers with various renowned ballet schools in Birmingham and in Ireland.

With her experience in Pilates and deep understanding of body anatomy, she has enabled both young and professional dancers to work better to achieve their personal best safely and effectively. Joelynne is also a certified and experienced Xtend Barre instructor, targeted for adults and has taught both Xtend Barre Fitness and Barre Technique classes for adults.

More than just ballet, during her free time, she loves to let loose and enjoy exploring other genres such as contemporary, hip-hop and street jazz.

“Nurturing and watching my students grow remains something very close to my heart and I hope that I can be a part of their journey while enabling them to achieve their best is what motivates me

Michelle started her ballet training at age 5 under the CSTD syllabus and subsequently did the RAD syllabus where she completed her graded and vocational syllabus exams from Grade 5 till Advance 1.

During her polytechnic years, Michelle joined Temasek Polytechnic Dance Ensemble where she was exposed to Contemporary, Hip Hop, Bboy and Jazz and was actively involved in various school events and annual productions. In 2017, she performed at Gateway Theatre for TPDE’s alumni concert.

Michelle took part in a dance exchange programme in Brisbane with Annette Roselli Dance Academy in 2014 and the RAD summer school in 2016.

In 2018, Michelle graduated from the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies and currently holds a Registered Teacher Status with the RAD. She also holds a certification in the Progressing Ballet Technique developed by Marie Walton-Mahon that is recognized internationally and by the RAD.

Whilst teaching, Michelle takes ballet classes regularly to keep her technique in check and is looking to take her RAD Advance 2 exam.
Through her teaching, Michelle aspires to lead her students into becoming kind, determined and hardworking individuals.

Ms Tan Xue Ying took up classical ballet at the age of five, under the guidance of Ms Pang Ling. She has cleared all the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Graded Examinations with high merits and distinctions. She has also completed RAD Advance 1 major examination. Apart from taking numerous examinations and classes, she participated and performed in Crestar School of Dance concerts: “There Can Be Miracles’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.

During her tertiary studies in Temasek Polytechnic, she was in the Temasek Polytechnic Dance Ensemble where she was exposed to contemporary and lyrical jazz under the direction of Mr Ryan Tan. She was exposed in performing and choreographing for various school events and annual dance concerts. In 2011, she danced and choreographed in a team of 4 called Vertical Challenge in “The Royal Dance Off Competition” where they reached the finals.

Xue Ying joined Raw Moves Dance Company as a part time pre-professional dancer for 2 years. Under the direction of Artist Director Mr Ricky Sim, she performed in numerous productions: RAW (2012), Helix (2013), Optical Appetitie (2013). She was given an opportunity to choreograph an item: Emotion-less (2013).

Besides dance, she finds an immense joy and satisfaction to share her experiences and has been teaching classical Ballet to young children. Xue Ying has completed RAD Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies program and is a registered teacher with RAD. Currently, she is teaching at Rivervale Community Club, Tampines East Community Club and Punggol Park Community Club.

Ms Huda started dancing at the age of 12. She was the Chairwoman the school’s modern dance club headed by Mdm Liao (Singapore) & Ms Berlinda (Australia). Throughout her five years in this club, she picked up ballet, contemporary jazz and line dancing. Her first exposure to dance competitions was Singapore Youth Festival Year 2000.

In year 2005 she joined the Nanyang Polytechnic dance club, School of Groove better known as ‘Foreign Bodies’. She picked genres like Asian/ Western Hip-Hop dance style, Reggae, Locking, Popping, Breaking and Ghetto. She won during her first Hip Hop Dance competition ‘Anti-Drug Dancework’ in 2006 for the Most Energizing Award Group.

Huda’s forte is Hip Hop, in 2006 she was in-charge for the junior girls in Foreign Bodies. She also joined many external competitions like Overdrive (Finalist), Suntec Dance, Funkamania, Lime Magazine (1st runner-up) and Dance Crown of Honor (Finalist). She performed for many Hip Hop events like O School’s The Big Groove Concert, FB Production and School Musicals. She was even appointed to choreograph a section of Foreign Bodies first Dance Production for Nanyang Polytechnic.

Huda is inspired to share her knowledge of dance to others and creating her own unique style. Looking forward to further her dance technicality overseas and locally.

Ms Xinying was inspired to be a dancer by her brother who also dances in his polytechnic years. An opportunity was given to her, to assured her passion for dancing when her PE lesson in her third year of secondary school was to learn hip-hop. From then on, her love for dancing grew even more and has eventually gave her the courage to take up lesson in tru dance under Ms Huda.

Xinying joined her first hip hop lesson in early 2010, and in 2011 together with a few dancers from the course, they formed a dance crew called Barcode. The crew has then performed in several occasion at Punggol CC, SengKang CC, Punggol 21 CC. In addition, they has also participate themselves in the Punggol 21 CC party countdown 2011 and has been awarded a 1st runner up. Subsequently, they work with urban spade to form UrbanCode to participate in the Dancework competition, as well as the teenage Kpop Dance Battle 2013.

Her passion and hardwork payoff when she was given the opportunity to assist in a kids hip hop class and eventually taught her own class of 20. She will continue to improve her skills and to also inspired and encourage those who have passion for dancing.

Xuezhen took up Hip Hop course under Trudance in 2011. Since then, she has had a large variety of experiences in dance performances and competitions. Her strength lies in Hip Hop and Girls Hip Hop, and she has choreographed for several performances and dance productions.

She was in Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s renowned dance club, NRA for 3 years and was involved in events such as Super24 Dance (2nd), NRA Production – Danzation (2013, 2014) and Flashmob.

In 2015, Xuezhen joined Nanyang Technological University Hip Hop Club (NTUMJ) and was appointed as the Dance Captain in 2016. She led the club in weekly basic trainings and choreographed for numerous internal and external events such as Tri-Uni Workshop. She also actively participated in NTUMJ’s biennial production – Dancetitude (2015-2017) and was appointed as one of the leads during her final year. To top it off, she also took part in All Babes Cineleisure Dance (ABCD) Competition (Finalist).

Besides dancing, Xuezhen also enjoys singing and acting on stage. She believes that learning is a continuous process and constantly attends classes to improve her skills and knowledge of dance. She enjoys sharing what she likes to her students and watch them improve under her tutelage. ”