Elena Lambrinos is a dance teacher and the proud owner of Dance Domain – a dance studio situated in the Inner West that is all about ‘dance done different’.

Having recently completed a PhD at the University of Sydney in the Sociology of Education, her study explores the different practices being taught and valorised in children’s dance classes and how they are developed over time. The research highlights how often taken-for-granted educational experiences can be both enabling and limiting.

As an advocate for inclusive and accessible dance education, she promotes progressive teaching strategies that help develop respectful individuals into communities that embrace being different.

This year, she was awarded a place on the Inner West Council’s International Women’s Day Honour Roll for empowerment, equality, social justice and inclusion.