Trained: Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy, Qld Now: The Joffrey Ballet, USA.

Trained: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Now: Dancer in ‘Jurrungu Ngan-ga: Straight Talk’ for Marrugeku

Trained: Tanya Pearson Academy Now: Croatian National Theatre (HNK, Zagreb)

Trained: Queensland College of Dance Now: Apprentice, Stuttgart Ballet, Germany

Trained: National College of Dance, Newcastle Now: Trainee at Alonzo King Lines Ballet, San Francisco

Ukrainian-born Natalia Kusch, on tour as Aurora in 'The Sleeping Beauty', tells of her grief for her homeland.

Studied: Queensland Ballet Academy Now: Queensland Ballet Young Artist

Studied: Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year 2014. Now: Freelance, various projects

Studied: The Conlan College Now: Second year, WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)

Studied: Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne Presently: The Project Space Resident Artist

Belle Beasley meets the dynamic duo driving this central Australian dance organisation.

Studied: New Zealand School of Dance Now: Dancenorth Australia

Trained: Transit Dance Contemporary, Melbourne Now: Dancenorth Australia

Studied: The Australian Ballet School Now: Artistic teacher at The Australian Ballet School

Studied: The National Ballet School Now: Company Artist with Queensland Ballet

Fact or fable? Vaslav Nijinsky is a part of ballet legend, but gossip and myth should not be taken as truth, writes Ariette Taylor.