Telstra has been nurturing young ballet dancers through its Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards since 2002.
Talent, hard work and a passion for the magic of dance have seen these six performers make their mark in a highly competitive and demanding arena. The Telstra People's Choice Ballet Dancer Award aims to support and reward these dancers for their creative accomplishments.
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Laura was born in Whangarei, New Zealand and grew up in Northland, NZ, as well as living in Singapore and London.
She started dancing at four when she began going along with her older sister to ballet and piano lessons. Laura studied with Maureen Ax, Phillipa Campbell and Joye Lowe in New Zealand, then at the English National Ballet School from 1998 to 2000. Upon graduation Laura entered the English National Ballet before joining The Australian Ballet in 2004.
Key roles she performed with the English National Ballet include White Ladies in Etudes, lead Swans in Swan Lake, Soloist in Paquita, Raymonda, Prayer in Coppélia, Winter Fairy in Cinderella, as well as roles in Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker, Giselle, Rite of Spring, Les Sylphides, Trapeze and Square Dance.
