Our Team
Alisha
Admin Superstar | Social Media | Show Coordinator
Originally from a small French town, Alisha is an undergraduate Bachelor of Laws student at Victoria University here in Wellington.
She has danced since the age of 3, and at 16 begun full-time pre-professional training with the Alberta Ballet School in Canada. With such a passion at hand, Alisha has taught dance for younger ballet students in RAD and for disabled children with StarJam Wellington.
As Studio L’amour’s amazing Admin person, Alisha handles all the email communications, coordinates our fabulous Burlesque Baby shows, manages the studio’s social media presence, and ensures smooth operations behind the scenes.
Erin
Hens Parties
Erin has been dancing her entire life, beginning with ballet at the age of five. Her passion for dance expanded as she added tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and lyrical styles to her tool belt.
In 2022, Erin joined Studio L’amour, starting with the Burlesque Level-1 class, and has been dedicated ever since. Now, you can find Erin teaching our hens party lessons, sharing her love for dance and burlesque with others!
Jayne
Owner | Burlesque Courses | Performance Courses | Specialty Workshops | Private Lessons | Hens Parties
Jayne (AKA Courtney L'amour) has been working in the entertainment and dance industries for over two decades. She has performed and taught at shows and festivals around the world, and opened Studio L'amour in Wellington in 2013 to share her love of burlesque and dance with the community.
When she’s not behind-the-scenes at Studio L’amour, she produces shows including The Burlesque Masquerade Ball, Cabaret L'amour and Burlesque Baby. She is also the founder of cabaret dance troupe Les Folies de L’amour.
Follow Jayne/Courtney L’amour on Instagram here and Facebook here.
Kayla
Hens Parties | Private Lessons
Kayla leapt on stage at the age of 3 for her first ballet recital, and tapped, shimmied, twirled her way through many different genres of dance over the coming years. But after 13 years of dance training and a short break, she found herself stage kittening at a burlesque show where she fell in love with the costumes and unique art form. A few years later and with a bit of help from some patrons at her second offical burlesque show the persona of Cici von Rouge was born!
Cici is known for her fan veil tricks, improv dance skills, and captivating stage presence. Cici not only performs in shows but produces them too. She also runs a variety performance competition called Open Call that is for all performance genres. Kayla grew up in Napier but now calls New Plymouth home, which is lucky for the locals, because she teaches hen’s parties on behalf of Studio L’amour.
Jena
Hens Parties | Private Lessons
Jena is an award winning burlesque performer under the stage name Lady Sane. She has entertained all around New Zealand and is a member of Les Folies de L’amour dance troupe.
Jena teaches hens party lessons at Studio L’amour, specialising in our burlesque and feather fan offerings. She is also our go-to performer for corporate and party entertainment!