Alumni Success Across the Globe
Written by Chris Curran
Transit Dance Graduate Laure Petrie backstage at Le Moulin Rouge.
We've had the pleasure of seeing many Transit Dance alumni working professionally across the globe: from Australia to America, from Europe to Asia, we've got an alum working in every continent!
We are always happy to see our former students succeed, whether they're performing in sold-out shows or working as professional dancers. We've been fortunate enough to be able to watch many of our dancers grow into successful performers, choreographers, and teachers.
Here are some of the latest news and success:
Marni Green
Transit Dance alumni Marni Green has taken the contemporary dance world by storm, working as a professional dancer with two of the most prestigious companies in the country. Since graduating from Transit Dance’s TrIPP program in 2018, Marni has worked with companies such as Chunky Move and most recently Stephanie Lake Company’s production of ??.
Straight from training into a job!
Campbell Phelan, Michael Sherry, Olivia McCarthy and Georgie Brokenshire are the latest four graduates to secure their dream contracts straight out of training! After attending the Norwegian Cruise lines audition at the Victorian Dance Festival, each were offered contracts to join Norwegian Cruise lines as dancer/performers. They are all now scattered across the globe living their dream and we couldn’t be more proud.
Three contracts, no worries.
Three contracts, no worries. Cassidy graduated from the PreProfessional Performing ARts pathway in 2018 and walked straight into a contract with Royal Caribbean Cruise lines. Four years on, Cassidy has just secured her third contract with the cruise liner that sees her performing numerous shows all across the Caribbean.
“Studying at Transit was an absolute dream! I never imagined myself evolving so much as an all round dancer and person anywhere. No matter what was going on outside of studying you always had a home to go everyday and a family who will give you a hug when needed but also the tough love when they knew you could take it. I never once regretted the big move interstate by myself to do what I love every single day. Without Transit I would never have landed my dream Job”
You really can-can have it all.
Transit Dance Graduate Laure Petrie is currently residing as a showgirl at the world famous Moulin Rouge. Performing the world famous can-can every evening, Laure reflects on here training at Transit
“Studying at Transit Dance allowed me to explore and solidify for training in a vast array of styles such as jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, showgirl, musical theatre, acrobatics to name a few. My mentors there taught me to always continue learning and never stop being a student. And most importantly, never to box yourself into one category, but to keep expanding. I was able to discover different passions in other avenues of dance.”
From classroom to company.
Contemporary course graduate Damian meredith has certainly made his mark on the contemporary industry. Since graduation the Pre-Professioanl pathway, Damian has been employed as a dancer by Chunky Move, Matthew Bourne, Sean Parker Co., Stephanie Lake Co. and most recently as a company dancers for Queenslands DanceNorth.
“I am so grateful for my time at Transit. The incredible training and ongoing mentorship has been instrumental to my success in the industry.”
No matter where you are in the world, Transit Dance may be the place for your dance career to fly. Click here to learn how you can get involved.