Joanne Bobrow has been the Principal of Dancers studio in Bryanston for 29 years. Her school offers RAD ballet training, Alianza Flamenco, AIDT modern and BASI pilates classes. She is a qualified teacher of RAD Ballet and Alianza Flamenca.
Joanne initially studied Dance, specializing in teaching at Pretoria Technikon where she entered her choreographic works in the AA Life Vita Dance Umbrella Awards in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. She not only achieved an RAD teaching Diploma with distinction but also successfully completed all the Spanish Dance Society and Alianza Flamenca examinations and assessments.
Joanne was employed by Moving Into Dance for 5 years (1991-1996) and worked with the CDTTC and company, training classical ballet as well as music theory and practical.
Joanne served on the NSDT main and sub-committees for 8 consecutive years, and now is appointed onto their Governing Council.
She has also been invited to adjudicate numerous ballet and spanish competitions/ festivals around the country.
In 2003, after serving on the Alianza Flamenco committee for five years, Joanne was appointed chairperson, a position she held for 18 consecutive years.
She studied with a number of flamenco maestros both locally and in Spain, and has danced in many stage productions, cabarets and promotional functions. She is Artistic Director of her Flamenco company El Rincon Flamenco, which originated from Hazel Acosta.
Joanne has also been invited 8 times to choreograph the prestigious Val Whyte Junior Ballet, as well as serving on the adjudication panel.
Joanne has choreographed and rehearsed many childrens parts for the South African Ballet Theatre and Joburg Ballets’ seasons including ‘Nutcracker’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Coppelia’ ‘Giselle’ ‘Snow White’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Carmen’.
In 2020, Joanne started Dancers Junior Company, which focuses on training and exposing young dancers to stage work and prepares them for joining a professional dance company.
Joanne is married to Robby Stoller and has two children, Georgia and Daniel.
