Rhiannon Tappenden has completed her Advanced Diploma (Elite Performance) course while training at The National Ballet School. Rhiannon has completed RAD Intermediate, Advanced 1 and Advanced 2 in Ballet with Distinction. She is experienced in ballet, contemporary, character dance, jazz and musical theatre.

She has competed in numerous ballet competitions, highlights being: a nominee and competitor in the New Zealand Young Performer of the Year, a finalist in the Ballet Teachers Workshop in Victoria, and a competitor at the World Ballet Competition in Florida, USA.

Rhiannon loves to share her passion for the arts with the younger up and coming generations of students.