The Australian Ballet School

Exciting announcement! Five of our students have been seconded for The Australian Ballet's Brisbane season of John Cranko's Romeo & Juliet.

Congratulations to Ronan Cameron-Gleeson, Brendan Goldsmid, Dante Minassian and Colton Craig in Level 7, and Samuel Holmes in Level 8.

This incredible opportunity comes as many of our Level 8 students are performing with The Australian Ballet On Tour, opening the door for some of our talented Level 7 students to step into this professional experience.

We are so proud of these students and wish them every success as they take to the stage with The Australian Ballet. We can't wait to follow their journey 👏

📸 E. Baxter, S. Konstantinov
2026 Level 7 and 8 Students of The Australian Ballet School

Don’t miss The Nutcracker Act II, adapted by Paul Knobloch 🩰

See in The Australian Ballet On Tour, featuring our talented students on stage.

New seats have just been released for the Ballarat performances this Saturday — book now: https://bit.ly/4bxUIXn

📸 K. Longley
2026 Level 8 Students of The Australian Ballet School
Chrysalis is supported by Canny Quine Foundation and The Ballet Society Victoria.

"Part herd, part machine." See Chrysalis; a new commission by renowned choreographer Stephanie Lake in The Australian Ballet: On Tour.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/4bxUIXn

📸 K. Longley
2026 Level 8 Students of The Australian Ballet School
Chrysalis is supported by Canny Quine Foundation and The Ballet Society Victoria.

Beautiful Le Bal!

Throwback to this captivating ballet choreographed by Stephen Baynes. We can't wait to perform Le Bal again at The Round, Nunawading in August!

📸 E. Baxter, K. Longley
2026 Level 7 Students of The Australian Ballet School

Male Intensive Week!

It was fantastic to welcome talented young dancers from across the country for a week of classes, training, and inspiration at The Australian Ballet School.

Congratulations to all the dancers for their hard work, commitment, and enthusiasm throughout the week.

📸 E. Baxter, K. Longley

Exciting news! We’re delighted to welcome Lucinda Dunn OAM back to The Australian Ballet School for Terms 3 and 4.

After working with our Level 8 students earlier this year, Lucinda will continue to guide and inspire the graduating cohort, as well as join part of the National Tour in support of the students.

Alongside recent coaching from Leanne Benjamin OBE AM, these opportunities to learn from some of ballet’s most respected artists are incredibly meaningful for our young dancers. We can’t wait to welcome Lucinda back to the studio!

📸 K. Longley

Meet Zachary Medved, one of our 2026 Level 8 students!

Originally from Canberra, Zachary began ballet at four years old after watching his older sister perform and deciding he wanted to dance too. After moving to Melbourne at eight, he continued his training and later joined the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS), where he developed under the guidance of dedicated teachers, including Timothy Harbour.

In 2025, Zachary joined The Australian Ballet School, working with renowned choreographers, ending the year on a high where over the Summer break, he was seconded to The Australian Ballet to dance in their Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker, which was created in collaboration with the company’s former artistic director, David McAllister AC. Now in his graduate year, he is excited to perform works by Lucas Jervies and Stephanie Lake, as well as working with Sydney Dance Company as apart of their 2026 secondment program.

Alongside ballet, Zachary has a strong passion for choreography and enjoys creating his own work, drawing inspiration from both his training and personal experiences. He is fascinated by ballet’s pursuit of precision and expression through movement, and loves performing because the stage feels like a place where he can fully be himself.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3PnHW5C

📸 S. Konstantinov
2026 Level 8 Student of The Australian Ballet School

Chrysalis- a new commission by renowned choreographer, Stephanie Lake - The Australian Ballet's Resident Choreographer, Artistic Director of Stephanie Lake Company and Artist in Residence (AiR) of Semperoper Ballet, Dresden. The Australian Ballet School's graduate students are honoured to have worked closely with Steph - and honoured to have a work specially created on them, to be performed as part of The Australian Ballet: On Tour.

Set to music by composer Robin Fox, with costumes designed by Kate Davis, we cannot wait to share Stephanie Lake's Chrysaliswith audiences across Australia.

First stop, Narre Warren on 17 July!
🎟️ Tickets available via the link in bio.

📸 K. Longley
Level 8 Students of The Australian Ballet School