OUR TEAM
KIMBERLEY JAMES
ADC CREATIVE DIRECTOR
LEAD CHOREOGRAPHER
INSTRUCTOR
Kim is the face of the company and teaches majority of classes at ADC. She is the lead choreographer and an experienced and passionate director.
She directs the message and intention of ADC's media, choreography, and overall place in the art landscape.
She oversees all creative - including media tone, show themes, dance styles and song choice.
​
The team's job is to organise, structure and help to facilitate and bring forth the visual around Kimberley's strong creative vision.
​
​​
​
NICK
ADC MEDIA MANAGER
Nick heads our media by doing multiple edits and big videos, as well as creating incredible set design and productions for ADC - including "Earned It" and "You Should See Me in a crown". He also shot our RISE opening video creating a powder warehouse and a slowmo environment for our dancers.
​
Nick helps lead ADC forward from a tech perspective and keeps the tech side of things on the digital forefront.
​
He is a powerhouse, a former wedding dance client of ours, and a great person!
​
​
MAX
ADC PHOTOGRAPHER
Max is ADC's main photographer and has been part of every 2024 shoot including our Queen St shoot, Espresso & more.
​​​
Rafa moved to Canada in early 2023 to start a job at the award-winning visual FX company that did the Matrix! So he is currently out of comms (although we are on DM with him every so often!)
​
​
​
NATALIE
ADC COMMS,
RECEPTION, BOOKINGS
Nat is one of the newest member of the ADC Team - she is passionate about our company and is our brilliant comms person at ADC HQ info@aucklanddance.co.nz
She does makeup and planning for all of our shoots and shows and helps to set dates and keep our socials up to date.
​​
​​
She is positive, productive, and a beautiful member to have on the team.
​
VEGAS
ADC VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR
Vegas is our BTS videographer and photographer, and videos our RISE live shows. He has edited multiple videos including: "You Should See Me in A Crown", Rise 2023 Opening Video, and many many more.
​
He helps to shoot our digital modules, and can answer your questions about Premiere and edits if he's not out on a shoot.
​
​
ELLE
ADC COMMS/WEDDING BOOKINGS
Elle is main comms for students and acts as the reception for all new and incoming couples and students.
She organises our Wedding Dance bookings, juggling multiple couples and their big days consistently over the year, keeps the Live Calendar up to date, and helps to welcome all of our incoming students.
​
TOBI
ADC DESIGN
Tobi is the newest member of the ADC team joining in 2024 - he also shoots and photographs BTS in all of our ADC Shoots, on set, and helps to create worlds for them in post - including the ADC Goddess Shoots. He also works on our website design, and overall look of the company.
​
​​