Past KHSD Students
where are they now?
KHSD Graduates with Careers in Professional Dance
Cadi McCarthy
Artistic Director & Founder of Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub
Australian Dance Award for Outstanding achievement in Film and New Media
Awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Community/Regional Dance at the WA Dance Awards
The 2010 Arts and Aboriginal Health Awards
Churchill Fellowship Recipient
WAAPA Graduate
Antonia Hewitt - Former dancer with the Rambert Dance Company UK
Royal New Zealand Ballet
Prix de Lausanne Semi Finalist
City of Sydney Ballet Scholarship Finalist
Genee Semi Finalist
New Zealand School of Dance Graduate 2006
Sophie Ryan - Currently Dance Conditioning instructor at New Zealand School of Dance, Physio and Pilates instructor for Te Aro Physiotherapy and Pilates Wellington
Former teacher for Auckland Academy of Dance
Genee Semi Finalist
New Zealand School of Dance Graduate 2006
Black Grace Dance Company
Dimity Azoury - Currently dancing as Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet Company
Prix de Lausanne Semi Finalist 2007
Australian Ballet School Graduate (Dux) 2007
Telsta Ballet Dancer of the Year - Winner 2014
Telsta Ballet Dancer of the Year - Nominee 2012
Caitlin-Rae Crook - Currently dancing with the Tanzcompagnie Gießen / Stadttheater Gießen (Germany)
WAAPA Graduate 2008
Genee Semi Finalist 2005
Mystic Ballet Company (USA) 2010-2011
Caitlin Stawaruk - Former dancer with the Zurich Ballet Company
Prix de Lausanne Prize Winner 2010
Silver Medallist Berlin Dance Olympics 2011
Finalist Youth America Grand Prix 2010
Trained at Tanz Akademie Zürich
City of Sydney Ballet Scholarship Finalist
William Fitzgerald - Former dancer with of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
Currently working with Ballet Collective Aotearoa
City of Sydney Ballet Scholarship Quarter Finalist 2011
Genee Finalist 2011
2nd Runner Up Alana Haines Australasian Awards 2013
New Zealand School of Dance Graduate 2013
Eliza Sanders - New Zealand School of Dance Graduate 2014
With her brother Charles Sanders they have established a new company. ‘House Of Sand’ creates work through and across art-forms including dance, theatre, cabaret and visual art.
Jack Whiter - Currently dancing with the West Australian Ballet
New Zealand School of Dance Graduate 2017
Recent Professional Graduates
Mikayla Brady - ED5 International Graduate 2020
Anjelica Nikias - Brent Street Graduate 2020
Olivia Hendry - WAAPA Graduate 2018
Natalie Whalley - Federation University Australia Arts Academy Graduate 2018 (Musical Theatre)
Cassady Mann - WAAPA Graduate 2016, Link Dance Company (Perth) 2017
Tessa Dunn - VCA Graduate 2016
Isabelle Knevett - Ev & Bow Graduate 2016, Brent Street Graduate 2017
Chloe Lindbeck - QUT Graduate 2015
Natalie Kolobaric - QUT Graduate 2014, Link Dance Company (Perth) 2015
Vanessa Lawson - Ev & Bow Graduate 2014
Alyssa Londos - ED5 International Graduate 2014
Pierce Jackson - Jason Colemans Ministry of Dance Graduate 2014
Megan Exton - WAAPA Graduate 2012, Link Dance Company (Perth) 2013
Daisy Sanders - WAAPA Graduate 2013
Elysia Muirhead - Brent Street 2012 & 2013 Graduate
In 2011 Elysia spent a year dancing with Ajkun Ballet Theatre in the USA
Former performer at Universal Studios, Japan 2015 & 2016 and Tokyo Disney Resort, Japan 2016 - 2018
Emma Randell - UNSW - Dance Education Graduate 2014
Amelia Skin - QUT Graduate 2013
Kathleen Lott - Currently dancing in Melbourne, VCA Graduate 2011
Alison Decak - Currently dancing with Norwegian Cruise Lines and Immaculate Productions
Fushia Bullot - Currently dancing at The Lido, Paris
Previously danced at the Moulin Rouge in Paris
Melissa Anderson - Adelaide College of the Arts Graduate 2008 with a Bachelor of Dance Performance
Diploma of Polestar Pilates Studio & Rehabilitation Method - Director of Korpermotus Pilates, SA
Lucy Smith - Dance teacher at Daramalan College, QUT Dance Education Graduate
Lucy Sedlacek - Dance teacher at Melrose High School, WAAPA Graduate 2007
Jessica Briggs - Dance and Drama teacher at Capalaba State College, QUT Dance Education Graduate
Charlie Sanders - Adelaide College of the Arts Graduate. Recetly completed Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) Charles also regularly teaches acting at AC Arts and NIDA.
With his sister Eliza Sanders they established a new company. ‘House Of Sand’ creates work through and across art-forms including dance, theatre, cabaret and visual art.
Patrice Smith - WAAPA Graduate 2006
KHSD Graduates in Professional Training
Emily Mulholland - WAAPA Graduate 2020
Elliot Dunn - Current Link Dance Company member 2021 - WAAPA Graduate 2020
Sabrina Madaffari - Current Link Dance Company member 2021 - WAAPA Graduate 2020
Wendy Seo - Currently training at WAAPA (3rd Year)
Madilynn Bayliss - Currently training at WAAPA (2nd Year)