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Banana Bunchee Team

Jaycob Beven-Delaney

Jaycob ShotJaycob’s zest for life and positive personality is infectious and definitely leaves his audiences happier and a little cheerier thanks to his witty personality.Graduating from the University of Southern Queensland in 2019 with a Bachelor of Creative arts (Theatre), Jaycob has been a loyal member of the Cheeky monkey club since 2016. Jaycob first joined Cheeky Monkey Club’s family in 2016 as Goldie the Elf, in the annual Cheeky Monkey Club Christmas show. Always available and most excited to hang out, Jaycob’s enthusiasm and dedication to his performances have made him a valued member of the team and fun loving ‘Banana Bunchee’.

Performing for over 10 years, Jaycob has been developing his artistic flair while entertaining audiences as a member of the Queensland Theatre Youth Ensemble and many different community theatres in the South East. During the senior years of his schooling, Jaycob assisted in developing a Drama Youth program at his college, sharing his passion and skills through mentoring and encouraging the Junior students. 

                                                             We all agree the world is definitely his stage!

 

Chelsea Uppman

Chelsea ShotCurrently studying primary education at university, Chelsea sung her way through High School; studied many musical instruments, and starred in the leading role of her high school’s musical. Chelsea started as a junior ‘Banana Bunchee’ at the age of 10, gaining experience and ‘Cheeky' knowledge growing up alongside Juanita.

Making it into the final stages of ‘The Voice’ and ‘Australia’s Got Talent’, with her creativity and musical pizazz, Chelsea adds colour and fun to the Cheeky Monkey Club shows and Interactive Musical Adventures. Also currently working as a teacher-aide to a State Special School, her experience and dedication towards children is shown through everything she does. Her energetic, passionate, fun-loving, - and sometimes a little bit goofy - personality makes her a valued member of the Banana Bunchee team!

 

 

 

 

 

Evie Ford   

Evie ShotEvie has been dancing and performing her whole life and brings an enthusiastic energy to everything she does. When she is not hanging out with the Banana Bunchees, she is busy studying a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting) Degree. Evie has been involved in many musical productions through school and the Toowoomba Choral Society. She loves to go on adventures like Cheeky Monkey and has even been lucky enough to dance and perform abroad in Italy and Greece, with the National Conservatoire Ballet Company.

Evie loves having fun with Cheeky Monkey and the Banana Bunchees and her caring nature, bubbly personality and beautiful smile makes everyone feel special. She’s always up for a song and dance and is the first to ask where Cheeky Monkey is going next!  

 

 

 

Bella Gordon  

Bella GordonMore information COMING SOON

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

Hayden Ryder 

Hayden RyderMore information COMING SOON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophie Gordon   

Sophie GordonFor over 19 years Sophie has been dancing and performing (with Juanita being one of her first dance teachers) and loves bringing her bright and bubbly energy to the Banana Bunchee team. Having completed a full time dance course, receiving a Cert IV in dance and III and IV in fitness and completed over 30 dance examinations as well as being a registered teacher with the Australasian Dance Association is now also working as a Dance Teacher and Dance Performer. 

Some of her performance experiences include Cheering for the Gold Coast Titans, Movie World White Christmas, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and much more. 

Sophie loves performing alongside her fellow Banana Bunches to passing on her dynamic energy to her audience! 

 

 

 

 

 

About Us

An imaginative fun place where you can help your friends, experience new songs and stories, interact through performance, explore problem solving content and discover fun facts.

Our Purpose

Inspire teachers and guide parents to entertain and engage children with original fun learning content and ideas.

  • Encourage imagination
  • Move to rhythms & sing rhymes
  • Discover fun facts
  • Explore, sort & solve
  • Build confident & caring children