FLEXIBILITY. STRENGTH. ENDURANCE
Elevate Movement
Collective
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Meet Our Instructors
Welcome to Elevate Movement Collective! Our team of experienced and passionate instructors is dedicated to helping you achieve your fitness and wellness goals through pilates and adult dance lessons. Each instructor brings a unique blend of expertise and enthusiasm to create a supportive and empowering environment for all our clients.
Elizabeth is a highly experienced Pilates instructor with over 25 years of teaching across Pilates and dance settings in NSW and Victoria. Her work focuses on functional movement, strength development and helping individuals better understand how their bodies move with efficiency and ease.
Elizabeth has extensive experience working alongside dance physiotherapists and allied health professionals, supporting clients to build stability, mobility and confidence in their movement at all stages of life. Her teaching approach is supportive, individualised and grounded in long-term physical wellbeing.
Elizabeth’s pathway into Pilates began during her professional dance training at the Australian Ballet School, where Pilates formed an integral part of her strength and conditioning development. She later completed formal Pilates teacher training following her performing career.
Before transitioning fully into teaching, Elizabeth enjoyed an international ballet career spanning companies including Singapore Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet (guest artist) and West Australian Ballet, and toured Australia and New Zealand with The Phantom of the Opera.
As a mother of two, Elizabeth brings warmth, empathy and a lifelong passion for movement to her teaching, supporting clients to stay strong, mobile and active throughout every stage of life.
Nikki O’Shea is a highly experienced ballet educator with a special passion for adult ballet and Silver Swans teaching. She is dedicated to sharing the joy, fitness and artistic expression of ballet with adults of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in a welcoming and supportive environment.
A Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher and accredited Silver Swans instructor, Nikki specialises in creating ballet programs that develop strength, mobility, posture and confidence while nurturing the expressive and uplifting qualities of dance. She has extensive experience teaching adult beginners through to advanced dancers, as well as inclusive ballet programs for diverse communities and abilities.
Nikki’s professional performing career spanned 23 years internationally, dancing with West Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company and touring throughout Europe in ballet, contemporary dance and musical theatre. After returning to Australia, she performed with Opera Australia and Opera Queensland before transitioning fully into teaching and artistic leadership roles.
Since retiring from the stage, Nikki has devoted her career to broadening access to ballet — teaching adults, vocational students and inclusive dance communities, and developing specialised ballet programs across multiple sectors.
Nikki holds a Diploma of Performing Arts (Dance), Diploma of Dance Teaching and Management, RAD Postgraduate Certificate in Dance Teaching, and has recently completed her Master’s of Arts in Dance Teaching. She is also a qualified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor.
Nikki brings warmth, expertise and a deep belief in the lifelong benefits of ballet, helping adults discover movement that is strengthening, expressive and enriching at every stage of life.
Lisa Cullinane is a highly experienced dance educator with over 25 years of teaching across Melbourne and a lifelong passion for tap dance as a joyful, energetic form of movement for all ages.
At Elevate Movement Collective, Lisa specialises in adult tap classes that combine rhythm, coordination and cardiovascular fitness in a fun and supportive environment. She is passionate about helping adults rediscover dance, build confidence and enjoy movement that is both uplifting and physically engaging.
Lisa trained at the May Downs School of Dance in tap, jazz and classical ballet, and has taught the Australian Teachers of Dancing (ATOD) tap syllabus since 1997 as an affiliate teacher. Her classes emphasise musicality, technique and enjoyment, welcoming both beginners and experienced dancers returning to tap later in life.
Lisa holds a Diploma of Dance Teaching and Management, Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management, and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She is committed to ongoing professional development and brings warmth, encouragement and enthusiasm to every class, creating a positive community where adults can move, laugh and thrive together
Ruby brings a dynamic and engaging approach to movement, combining strength, mobility and body awareness to help adults move with confidence and control. With over four years of experience teaching functional fitness and movement classes across Melbourne, she is passionate about supporting clients of all levels to build strength, improve flexibility and reconnect with their bodies. Her teaching style is encouraging, inclusive and technique-focused, with a strong emphasis on safe progressions and long-term movement development. Ruby’s classes blend bodyweight strength, mobility training and functional conditioning, making them both accessible and effective for a wide range of abilities.
Ruby holds a Diploma of Circus Arts from the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in partnership with Swinburne University. As a professional performer, she has toured with Circus Latino, specialising in contortion and hand balancing — disciplines that underpin her deep understanding of strength, alignment and control. Alongside her studio teaching, Ruby has extensive experience delivering workshops in schools across Victoria, where she teaches acrobatics and circus skills. She is particularly known for her engaging handstand workshops, where she helps students break down what can feel like an intimidating skill into achievable, confidence-building steps. Ruby’s passion lies in helping people discover what their bodies are capable of — whether that’s mastering a new skill, building strength, or simply moving better in everyday life.