Trained: National College of Dance in Newcastle. Now: member of the National Youth Ballet Company. He is travelling to San Francisco in August to join the San Francisco Ballet School.

Studied: New Zealand School of Dance Now: Royal New Zealand Ballet

Trained: Annette Roselli Dance Academy Now: Training in Second Year at Elmhurst Ballet School, England

Studied: West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Now: Netherlands Dance Theatre I, season 22/23

Trained: Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance in Melbourne. Now: Professional Dancer

Studied: Alegria Dance Studios Now: Queensland Ballet Pre-Professional Program

Trained: National Theatre Ballet School in St.Kilda, Melbourne Victoria. Now: Senior Artist with the Australian Ballet.

Trained: Terry Simpson Studios Now: Dancer with Sydney Dance Company

Bethany Cordwell is a junior costumier for the Queensland Ballet.

This graduate is now performing on a luxury cruise ship.

This dancer took a sharp change in career direction following her dance studies.

Studied: Queensland Ballet Academy. Now: Queensland Ballet Jette Parker Young Artist

We asked: With fewer than usual auditions and performance opportunities at present, have you found other outlets for your talents or artistic expression?

Studied: Ev and Bow and Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Year. Now: in Punchdrunk's 'Sleep No More' in Shanghai.

Contemporary Indigenous or Indigenous ballet? Gary Lang doesn't mind - he just wants to tell his stories and share culture, writes Karen van Ulzen.

When Thomas James was 15 his mother gave him an ultimatum. Either he takes up dance properly or he has to stop. His love of dance won the day.