Teaching
Teaching philosophy
Drawing upon more than two decades of experience as a professional performer, choreographer, lecturer, and movement educator, his approach integrates contemporary dance, somatic practice, functional movement principles, creative inquiry, and embodied learning. He is fascinated by the relationship between movement, perception, emotion, identity, and human potential, and seeks to create learning environments that encourage participants to explore not only how they move, but why they move.
Scott's classes balance technical development with curiosity, creativity, self-awareness, and critical thinking. Whether teaching professional dancers, university students, young performers, educators, community participants, or older adults, he encourages individuals to develop a deeper understanding of their bodies, cultivate movement confidence, and discover new possibilities for expression, performance, health, and wellbeing.
Central to his practice is the belief that movement is far more than physical action. It is a tool for communication, self-discovery, resilience, adaptation, and lifelong growth. Through his teaching, Scott aims to empower people to move with greater freedom, intention, creativity, and understanding, while fostering an appreciation for the profound role movement plays throughout the human lifespan.
Who Scott teaches
Professional companies
Universities & tertiary institutions
Youth companies & pre-professional programs
Primary & secondary schools
Community participants
Older adults & healthy ageing programs
Teaching Experience
With over 20 years of teaching experience, Scott has taught extensively throughout Australia and internationally across professional dance companies, universities, pre-professional training organisations, schools, and community settings. His teaching experience spans contemporary dance technique, choreography, improvisation, performance development, somatic practice, creative process, movement research, and functional movement education.
He has taught for leading professional companies including Australian Dance Theatre, Expressions Dance Company (Australasian Dance Collective), Chunky Move, Bangarra Dance Theatre, New Zealand Dance Company, Tasdance, Dancenorth, Iceland Dance Company, Circle Dance (Netherlands), Strut Dance, and Buzz Dance Theatre. He has also delivered workshops, lectures, and choreographic developments for tertiary institutions including WAAPA, Queensland University of Technology, Adelaide College of the Arts, New Zealand School of Dance, Codarts, Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts, Norges Dansehøyskole, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Alongside his work within professional and tertiary sectors, Scott has taught extensively within schools, youth dance companies, pre-professional training programs, and community settings. His current work also extends into movement for healthy ageing, falls prevention, and lifelong movement participation, reflecting his ongoing interest in the role movement plays in supporting physical, cognitive, emotional, and social wellbeing across the lifespan.
What Scott teaches
Contemporary Dance Technique
Dynamic contemporary technique, floorwork, safety release technique, athletic movement, performance quality, movement efficiency, contemporary partnering, acrobatic tumbling, improvisation & contact improvisation.
Choreography & Creative Practice
Composition, improvisation, task-based creation, devising, performance making.
Performance Development
Stage presence, artistic interpretation, creative confidence, physical storytelling.
Somatic & Embodied Practice
Yoga practices, body awareness, movement perception, embodied learning, movement efficiency.
Functional Movement
Movement capacity, mobility, coordination, movement confidence, healthy ageing.
Professional Development
Teacher training, artist development, creative process mentoring.
Offerings & Services
Choreographic commissions
Contemporary dance workshops
Choreographic intensives
Creative development residencies
Teaching residencies
Youth dance programs
Teacher professional development
Movement & healthy ageing workshops
Falls prevention & functional movement programs
Adjudication services
