Ash is the founder of Avant Garde Method, a Pilates Instructor who has spent the past three and a half years teaching and connecting with the Central Coast community. 

Before stepping into the studio, she toured and performed as a professional dancer, where her love for musicality, precision and embodied movement grew fonder with age! 

Today, Ash blends her background in Dance, Barre and Pilates to create classes that are strong, intentional and creatively led.

Erin is a qualified naturopath with a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) and over two decades of experience in the health industry. She takes an evidence-based, whole-body approach to care, focusing on the powerful connection between gut health, mental health, and lifestyle.

Her clinical philosophy centres on addressing the root causes of health concerns through nutrition, herbal medicine, and lifestyle interventions, supported by the latest research in integrative and natural medicine. Erin empowers her clients to make informed choices, understand their bodies, and take an active role in their own health.

Drawing on years of study and hands-on experience, Erin has developed a practice that blends compassion with clinical insight. She is passionate about helping clients restore balance and energy, and nurture habits that support body and mind.

Find out more at instinctivehealth.com.au.

Jake is 12 years old, in Year 7, and one of the very few boys competing in Australian physie. Representing Bangor Georges River (BGR) EP Physie, Jake has been part of the physie world for four years and has already built an impressive list of achievements, including interclub wins, and even making it to Grands at Town Hall in 2025. 

Known for being determined, energetic, humble and endlessly passionate about physie, Jake has become a much-loved face within the EP community. Whether he’s on the competition floor or cheering on his teammates, Jake proves that physie is for everyone, and we reckon the future of the sport is brighter because he’s in it. 👑

29-year-old, Kia Morgan is an Open Senior and Open Elite competitor and one of the most respected multi-code athletes in Australian physie. In 2026, she is representing clubs across four associations: Wallarah Point (BJP), South Coast Physie (United), Camden Valley Physie (Burns), and Central Coast Physie & Dance (APDA). 

Over the years, Kia has competed at Grand Champion level across every major code, including Edith Parsons Physical Culture and Western Zone, cementing her reputation as a true powerhouse of the sport. 

Known for her versatility, work ethic and deep love of physie in all its forms, Kia brings an incredible depth of knowledge, experience and passion to every competition floor she steps onto.

Montana Blanch has been immersed in physie since she was just two years old and has grown into one of the most versatile and accomplished dancers across associations.

Currently an APDA Open Ladies dancer, Montana began her APDA journey in Novice Elite before progressing to Ladies in 2026, and is also a Senior in BJP Physie. 

In 2024, she made National Final in both APDA and BJP, an achievement that speaks to her adaptability, technical strength and performance quality across very different physie styles.

Beyond competing, Montana is an APDA teacher and choreographer, mentoring the next generation while continuing to refine her own craft. She brings a rare ability to move seamlessly between associations, understanding both the technical demands and performance expectations of each.

Nikki Gayner has been part of the physie world for so long it’s joked she started in the womb, but officially began at just three years old and hasn’t taken a year off since.

A true lifer, Nikki is part of her own EP Physie Royal Family and is one of the most recognisable and well-loved faces in the code. Whether you’re from her club or not, chances are you know her.

An accomplished EP dancer and choreographer, Nikki brings decades of experience and is a walking encyclopaedia of all things EP Physie.

Passionate about teaching, she is dedicated to inspiring girls of all sizes and abilities to step into physie, build confidence and find their place on the floor.

Tina Harridge has been part of the physie world since she was four and, 34 years later, she’s still showing up, evolving, and loving it just as much.

Now a BJP Open Lady, Associate, Seniors Teacher, and proud physie mum of two beautiful girls, Tina represents everything that makes physie so special. It’s not just a sport for her, it’s a lifelong thread that runs through family, friendship, growth, and identity.

Tina dances alongside her mum and sister, and her two nieces, making physie something that spans generations, not seasons.

In 2025, Tina made it to the BJP Open Ladies O33 National Final, a career highlight and a moment that reflected decades of commitment, resilience, and love for the sport.

Tina is proof that physie isn’t something you grow out of, it’s something you grow with.