Miss Alana
Director of ADVC Performance Studio
With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Alana De Roma's passion for singing, dancing and acting has led the establishment of ADVC Performance Studio, one of Inner Western Sydney’s most dynamic studios.
In 1999, Alana starred in her first feature film ‘Amy’, where her enthusiasm for acting and singing shone through, winning Best Actress awards in both Italy and Canada and nomination for a People’s Choice Award, alongside Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths.
Alana was offered a recording contract with Festival/Mushroom records and went on to release the single “Ain’t no sunshine”, the soundtrack for the movie ‘Amy’ and “Part of your world” for the re-release of the worldwide hit, The Little Mermaid Movie. Alana’s passion for music also extends to musical theatre, with roles in Cameron Mackintosh’s “Oliver”, Aladdin and various variety shows overseas.
Alana has also performed at many concerts and events, singing alongside Michael Jackson at his Sydney Concert, The Aria Music Awards, the AFI Awards, Saturday Disney, Carols in the Domain and Cheez TV, as well as, starring in several short films and multiple TV commercials airing on Australian TV.
Alana was asked in 2015 to be a soloist singer for the NSW Government’s “Premiers Concert” which toured regional Australia and most recently, has written, produced and starred in the Cabaret show, “From Then To Now” which played as part of the 2018 Sydney sideshow festival.
Miss Stephanie
Vocal Coach @ ADVC Performance Studio
Born in Perth, Stephanie trained at University of Western Australia where she studied classical voice and completed her Bachelor of Music degree. She also attained a certificate in musical theatre through the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She went on to complete further studies under Lisa Gasteen opera singer at Queensland Conservatorium of Music respectively.
Stephanie’s passion of music allowed her to perform in various concerts and shows throughout WA including the West Australian Opera company.
Throughout her time at University Stephanie pursued another passion, teaching private singing at St Hilda’s girl school from years 3-11. She also was the lead conductor of the year 7 girls’ choir. Stephanie moved to Queensland to further her musical studies and there she also taught music and private singing at various schools. Stephanie and her husband moved to London to further their careers where she studied and performed at City Academy choir. Stephanie is a passionate singing tutor and vocal coach who throughout her career has explored various singing styles and techniques through different international and national artists. This has helped shaped the teacher she is today by drawing on the past knowledge learnt and instilling her passion on to her students.
Her lessons include vocal technique and breathing, musicianship and expanding a portfolio of repertoire. Stephanie is experienced in providing appropriate repertoire, preparing students for performances and examinations such as AMEB and HSC. Stephanie is a caring enthusiastic teacher who loves to see her students happy and thriving towards their goals. She will go above and beyond for her students to see them develop and grow.
Miss Hannah
Vocal Coach @ ADVC Performance Studio
Hannah is a passionate performer who has had success nationally and internationally. Originally from Tamworth, Hannah is now in her second-year student at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, undertaking Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice, Performance) and Advanced Studies (Theatre and Performance Studies) after receiving the Green-Burg Gurnsy Scholarship. Hannah is studying under Dr Anke Hoepper-Ryan at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Deric Rosenblat of Vocal Power in New York.
Hannah was awarded the Regional Vocal Scholarship with Opera Australia in 2019 getting to perform and learn from Opera Australia professionals culminating in a performance for Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini. Hannah has also been a part of Opera Australia’s children’s Choir for The Magic Flute and has toured internationally as a soloist and chorister with the West of The Divide in Italy, The Vatican City, Slovenia and Croatia.
For the High School Certificate, Hannah was a featured artist at Schools Spectacular and nominated for Encore in 2019 and has performed with Opera Hunter as a soloist in their production of ‘Love, Life and Opera’ (2019), The National Choral School Gondwana in ‘Gondwana Voices’ (2017) and came third in the Sydney Eisteddfod for Musical Theatre (2018).
In Tamworth, Hannah has been featured and performed at the Country Music Festival and CAPERS.
This year, Hannah is going to be a part of the CoOperative Tosca and Jenufa and is assistant directing and starring in Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell as Second Woman and also starring in Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot as Barigoule. Hannah is very excited to be releasing her first Ep later this year!
Miss Dani
Vocal Coach @ ADVC Performance Studio
Dani Bainbridge is a triple-threat performer trained in Musical Theatre (Master of Music/AMPA, Bachelor of Music/AIM) and Dance (Cert 4 Dance/NPDA), she has worked both on stage and on screen. While completing her Bachelor of Music (Majoring in Music Theatre) at the Australian Institute Of Music, she played Roxie Hart in their production of CHICAGO, since graduating she has starred in FAME! as Iris Kelly/Serena Katz US (Birdie Prod), RENT as Mimi Marquez (MACMS) and various cabaret events around Sydney.
Dani has been lucky enough to be a part of Aussie films RIOT (ABC), Ladies in Black (Lumila Films), and I Am Woman (WestEnd films), where she was the stand-in for the lead actress playing Helen Reddy. She has also worked on TV shows such as A Place To Call Home (Seven Network) and Reckoning (Sony Pictures). While completing her Master of Music degree at AMPA, she performed in the cabaret show La Belle Rose at The Magicians Cabaret, where she was a principal singer/dancer. Most recently, she has been cast in the ongoing production of Forever Gold: The Ultimate ABBA Show as lead singer Frida. Dani has a passion for sharing the art of Music Theatre with children and has been teaching on and off since her four years of full-time dance in the commercial stream at Noosa Professional Dance Academy
