OUR STUDIO
Crazy Feet encourages a love of dance. We believe that dance should be accessible to all children for enjoyment, confidence and co-ordination. We deliver professional dance training in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Catering to the recreational student as well as aspiring dance professionals.
OUR FOUNDER
Crazy Feet was founded in 1992 by Katie Rappel. Katie is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts and a qualified Cecchetti ballet teacher. Katie enjoyed a successful career overseas and around Australia in the dance and entertainment industry before establishing Crazy Feet.
OUR TEAM
The staff at Crazy Feet Dance Studio are professional, passionate and dedicated to delivering high quality education, in a fun and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on providing highly trained staff who have demonstrated excellence within their own areas of expertise.
OUR TALENT AGENCY
Crazy Feet has an alliance with Triple Talent Management agency. Selected students audition for television, film and theatre. Triple Talent Management has had great success with our talent and our close alliance allows us to assist our students follow their dreams!
STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL STAGE CREDITS
- Strictly Ballroom
- Oliver
- The Wizard Of Oz
- Annie
- Opera Australia
- Fiddler On The Roof
- An Inspector Calls
- The Balinese Princes
- Billy Elliot
- The Boy From Oz
- Love Never Dies
- Mary Poppins
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Disney Live Shows
- Numerous Television Series & Television Commercials
Students have also been accepted into the Australian Ballet School and The Victorian College of the Arts.
Child Safety
Crazy Feet values the safety of all children attending the studio. Our Child Safety Policy outlines the processes which foster a safe and inclusive learning environment for all children.
Meet Our Dance
Teachers
Crazy Feet has become one of Melbourne's most renowned schools, sharing the joy of dance with thousands of students over the past three decades. Crazy Feet alumni have attended the Australian Ballet School, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Spectrum Dance, VCA, and WAPPA. Whilst learning at Crazy Feet past, students have seized opportunities in professional musicals and live performances. After graduation, some have gone on to have successful careers in all areas of the performing arts, including classical and contemporary dance companies, musical theatre, and television acting.
Katie Molan-Rappel
Industry leader Katie Molan-Rappel has had 40 years of experience in dance and across all facets of the Performing Arts. After training at the Victorian College of the Arts, Katie has had an extensive career performing and choreographing throughout Australia and overseas. Katie returned to Melbourne, and while continuing a
professional career as a dancer, in 1992, founded Crazy Feet Dance Studio.
Crazy Feet has become one of Melbourne’s most renowned schools, sharing the joy of dance with thousands of students over the past three decades. Crazy Feet alumni have attended the Australian Ballet School, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Spectrum Dance, VCA, and WAPPA. Whilst learning at Crazy Feet past, students have seized opportunities in professional musicals and live performances. After graduation, some have gone on to have successful careers in all areas of the performing arts, including classical and contemporary dance companies, musical theatre, and television acting. (read more)
Elly Creevey
Elly’s professional dance career has spanned a wide variety of dance genres and media platforms. She has performed with a number of Australian and International artists, including Stan Walker, DJ Havana Brown, Katy Perry, Timmy Trumpet, and MKTO. She was also the choreographer of the Melbourne Storm Cheerleaders and Street Crew, choreographing for over 80 games.
Elly has been teaching dance for 15 years and has a passion to encourage the younger generations and future stars to have a strong work ethic and love for their craft. After studying all forms of dance, singing and acting from a young age, she graduated from Spectrum Dance Studios full-time course. Committed to her own education and professional development, Elly has continued her education to include a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Aiming to ensure that Crazy Feet is a training ground for teaching excellence.