Renee Grinsted ​

Renee began her ballet training at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet until she was fifteen, when she was accepted into the Australian Ballet School, where she undertook full-time dance training. She completed her academic studies at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCASS) before continuing into tertiary education, completing a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts with a major in Dance at Deakin University.  She then went on to complete a postgraduate degree through Melbourne University and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in ‘Classical Ballet Teaching and Pedagogy’. Renee is now a qualified teacher of the BC Training Program, a qualified VCE dance teacher, and the owner and director of En Pointe Studios, Kew, Vermont & Hawthorn. 

Renee has had a vast array of performing experience, performing with the Queensland Ballet Company, the Australian Ballet School, and in the works of many prestigious independent choreographers. She has also travelled the globe with her students to teach and participate in many international events, including the BC 25th Anniversary Gala in the Philippines, the Bolshoi summer intensives in New York City, the Youth American Grand Prix, and many more.

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Renee is delighted to continue her teaching and business journey, now embarking on her newest venture in the adult dance space. She is very much enjoying working with those new to the art form and helping them to discover the joy of dance and movement and sharing her passion with this community.