Jacqui Dumont - Director ISS

Jacqui is a former Professional Dancer and highly qualified and respected dance teacher with over 30 years experience in administration, teaching, examining, choreographer and Dance Consultancy work.  Jacqui trained in New Zealand under Sara Neil and Walter Trevor at 15 was invited to join the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Her distinguished career in teaching followed as Principal of The Dunedin School of Ballet. Appointed an Examiner of the Royal Academy of dance in 1981 and formed her own company ‘Dance Co-ordinates’ in 1983. She was awarded a Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts Council Bursary as recognition of her achievements. Jacqui directed and taught on the Australian Ballet School’s Teacher Training Program for Professional Dancers and Practising Teachers, and from 2000 to 2005 directed the Outreach program for The Royal Ballet School in London that included the Associates, Teacher Link, International Summer Schools, and Education in the Community Departments.

Jacqui returned to Australia to live in 2005 and continues to be invited as a Guest Teacher, Tutor and Adjudicator, including for dance organisations, ballet companies and summer programs and courses Nationally and Internationally.

Jacqui is Director at International Summer School (ISS) held annually in January at The McDonald College and in 2008 was appointed Director of The Australian International Ballet Academy (AIBA) at The McDonald College.