Staff Profile

Marilyn Larsen has had extensive ballet training and experience over a forty five year period in both the Cecchetti and R.A.D methods of training. She studied initially with Rosslyn Charlesworth, then continued her classical training at the National Theatre Ballet School. Marilyn worked as a professional actress for six years in the Australian film, theatre and television industry during the mid to late seventies appearing in many locally made television dramas (such as ‘Bellbird’, ‘Homicide’, ‘Cop Shop’ and ‘The Box’). In 1976 she enjoyed a season performing with the Melbourne Theatre Company. Marilyn is a registered teacher with the Classical Dance Education Board. She holds a Diploma of Teaching in Early Childhood from the University of Melbourne and has worked for many years as a kindergarten teacher in private schools (At Christchurch Grammar School, Toorak College in Mt Eliza, Shelford Girls Grammar and Haileybury College at Newlands.) Marilyn spent two and a half years studying for a Diploma of Dance Teaching and Management at Box Hill Institute for Performing Arts from 2003-2005. She took Majors in Dance at both Melbourne University and Monash at Peninsula. Marilyn is a member of the Classical Dance Education Board and is a full member of the teaching fraternity of the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet.