ABOUT KRISTY JAYNE

Artistic Director Kristy Jayne Love (formally known as Kristy Jayne Rickert) has dedicated many years to the community as a performer, choreographer, mentor, advocate and educator in the field of Dance.
Her Performing Arts career has been particularly influential for the Darwin community. The cast of Rix Kix Arts are always rehearsing for their next exciting project.

After completing a Bachelor of Dance, Kristy Jayne was employed as a professional dancer and teacher throughout Singapore, Mexico, Egypt, India, Italy and France. Professional employment has included dancing for commercial film clips, The MTV Awards, The Wiggles, Track’s Dance Company, The Australian Shakespeare Company and as a full-time showgirl dancer for two all-inclusive family resorts across Mexico. Also a qualified gym instructor, Kristy intends to continue creating a dynamic Darwin Dance scene for the well-being of every aspiring dancer that crosses her path.

Previously she worked full time as a Dance specialist teacher in Middle School Years for 5 years but now operates as an Independent Dance Artist through her organisation Rix Kix Arts. She often works remotely with Indigenous Communities in the Top End and Outback Australia and has previously delivered educational programs at Don Dale with youth under 18. She was trained by Shauna Ricardo from Ricardo Dance Studio and collaborates with Tracks Dance Company, N.T Dance Company, Accomplice, Party Passport & Karibu Collective.

Performing arts was studied at John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle, W.A, and she studied a Certificate IV in Performing Arts in dancing, singing and acting at Brent Street Studios in Sydney, NSW. It was at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and The University of North Carolina U.S.A as an exchange student where she attained her Bachelor of Dance Degree in 2008. She then studied a Post-Graduate Diploma of Teaching & Learning at Charles Darwin University.

Rix Kix Arts – Darwin’s Own Dance Collective was created almost a decade ago to artistically challenge and showcase the abilities of aspiring dancers. The award-winning studio only employs registered teachers who inspire students from 3 years to professional adults across both Casuarina & Woolner locations.

Rix Kix Arts also operates as an entertainment agency, offering high-quality dance performance for various N.T Events. Our highly experienced performance cast has been leading the dance entertainment for N.T’s major events since it began. Previous corporative events include the Cancer Council Gala Ball, Sky City Darwin, October Business Month, Hottest 7’s Rugby Darwin, Arafura Games, Channel 7’s Awards Night, The Pearl’s Bastille Day, T.I.O and more.

AWARDS

• NT Young Achiever Small Business Finalist
• NT Young Achiever Arts Finalist
• Channel 9s Team Of The Year
• Peter La Pira Memorial Award
• John Curtin College Of the Arts Scholarship Recipient