TESSA PUTTICK
Tess danced professionally with National Dance Theatre in Melbourne.
MEREDITH JACKSON
Meredith is based in New Zealand where she is a ‘quadruple threat’ performer; singing, dancing, acting and playing violin. She completed a Diploma of Muscial Theater at Brent Street (Sydney), a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Musical Theater) at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art.
AMELIA SETH
Amelia is in her 8th session dancing with the Theater Krefeld and Monchengladbach Ballet Company based in Northwest Germany. She has played Hermia in Robert North’s ‘A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream. Formerly she danced with the Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest.
JESS PETERS
Jess is entering her fourth season with Opera Comica Pentru Copii in Bucharest, Romania. She formerly was a guest performer with Australian Ballet Company.
GRANT ARIS
Assistant Director Geneva Ballet. Former soloist with the Australian Ballet and soloist principal dancer with Geneva Ballet.
JULIE ANNE TAYLOR (1987 - 2014)
Former dancer with New York Theatre Ballet Company and ballet teacher at Dance Venture. Passed away August 2014.
PHILIPPA ZIEGENHARDT (NEE COOK)
Former dancer with John Neumeier’s Hamburg Ballet. School Counsellor at the Australian Ballet School and founder of StageMinded.
KYNAN HUGHES
Independent dance artist and dance teacher at WAAPA. Former dancer with Leigh Warren and Dancers, Dancenorth, Buzz Dance Theatre and Sydney Dance Company (SDC)
ROBYN BEGG
Artistic Coordinator for the Australian Ballet. Formerly danced with the Victorian State Ballet, the Queensland Classical Ballet under the direction of Li Cunxin and the Melbourne Ballet Company.
SARAH PETERS
Sarah is continuing to pursue her ballet career in Victoria, where she is performing as a dancer and choreographer in partnership with Fever in the Candlelight Concerts, as well as continuing to enjoy freelance dance modelling.
CLARABELLE JANE
Clarabelle trained at Dance Venture from 2010 - 2014, then moved to Melbourne to train full-time at the National Theater Ballet School in Melbourne, graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Dance. She danced professionally with the Victoria State Ballet.