The Royal Academy of Dance Western Australia Regional Advisory Panel and Cecchetti Ballet Australia Inc. - WA Branch are pleased to present Summer Dance 2016 27 - 31 January Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley Join Queensland Ballet Artistic Associate, Rachael Walsh and Australian Dance Theatre dancer Jake McLarnon among other guest teachers at this year’s summer school for a week of inspired classes in classical ballet, pointe & repertoire, contemporary, hip hop and jazz. Rachael Walsh Rachael Walsh was a Principal Dancer at Queensland Ballet for 13 years of her 17-year professional dance career. Following her retirement from the stage in July 2014, she continues to work with the Company in business development, and as a mentor and coach for dancers in Australia. Rachael graduated from The Australian Ballet School and joined Queensland Ballet in 1998. She was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2003. During her career with the Company, she has performed a diverse range of principal roles in classical and contemporary ballets, and enjoyed many works being created upon her by Australian and international choreographers. Rachael was awarded several scholarships to travel and study overseas, including a Lord Mayor’s Fellowship. Her signature roles have been Carmen, Juliet and Giselle, however highlights have included works by Nils Christe, Natalie Weir, Stephan Thoss, Mario Schroeder, Davide Bombana, Young Soon Hue, Stephen Baynes, Paul Boyd and Kim McCarthy. Rachael has toured internationally with Queensland Ballet to Europe on three occasions, as well as to Japan, China and Singapore. She was also invited to dance at The Asia-Pacific Ballet Festival in Seoul, Korea. Jake McLarnon Born in Perth, Western Australia Jake started dancing at the age of 11 at Valerie Heston School of Dance. Jake attended high school at John Curtin College of the Arts, studying in the specialist contemporary dance and ballet program. He graduated in 2010 with the Western Australian Performing Excellence award. He continued his training at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in the Advanced Diploma course majoring in Ballet. During his time there Jake performed in numerous Contemporary and Ballet shows with works by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Raewyn Hill and Xiaoxing Zhang. After Graduating Jake joined Australian Dance Theatre in 2014 for the European tour of Proximity. Later that year he also performed Be Yourself in Jakarta, Indonesia as a part of the Salihara festival and the return season of Proximity in Adelaide. In June 2015 Jake performed in a national tour of Be Yourself, performing in Perth, Western Australia.

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TheRoyalAcademyofDanceWesternAustraliaRegionalAdvisoryPanelandCecchettiBalletAustraliaInc.-WABrancharepleasedtopresent

SummerDance2016

27-31January

WesternAustralianAcademyofPerformingArts2BradfordSt,MtLawley

JoinQueenslandBalletArtisticAssociate,RachaelWalshandAustralianDanceTheatredancerJakeMcLarnonamongotherguestteachersatthisyear’ssummerschoolforaweekofinspiredclassesinclassicalballet,

pointe&repertoire,contemporary,hiphopandjazz.RachaelWalshRachaelWalshwasaPrincipalDanceratQueenslandBalletfor13yearsofher17-yearprofessionaldancecareer.FollowingherretirementfromthestageinJuly2014,shecontinuestoworkwiththeCompanyinbusinessdevelopment,andasamentorandcoachfordancersinAustralia.RachaelgraduatedfromTheAustralianBalletSchoolandjoinedQueenslandBalletin1998.ShewaspromotedtoPrincipalDancerin2003.DuringhercareerwiththeCompany,shehasperformedadiverserangeofprincipalrolesinclassicalandcontemporaryballets,andenjoyedmanyworksbeingcreateduponherbyAustralianandinternationalchoreographers.Rachaelwasawardedseveralscholarshipstotravelandstudyoverseas,includingaLordMayor’sFellowship.HersignatureroleshavebeenCarmen,JulietandGiselle,howeverhighlightshaveincludedworksbyNilsChriste,NatalieWeir,StephanThoss,MarioSchroeder,DavideBombana,YoungSoonHue,StephenBaynes,PaulBoydandKimMcCarthy.RachaelhastouredinternationallywithQueenslandBallettoEuropeonthreeoccasions,aswellastoJapan,ChinaandSingapore.ShewasalsoinvitedtodanceatTheAsia-PacificBalletFestivalinSeoul,Korea.

JakeMcLarnonBorninPerth,WesternAustraliaJakestarteddancingattheageof11atValerieHestonSchoolofDance.JakeattendedhighschoolatJohnCurtinCollegeoftheArts,studyinginthespecialistcontemporarydanceandballetprogram.Hegraduatedin2010withtheWesternAustralianPerformingExcellenceaward.HecontinuedhistrainingatWesternAustralianAcademyofPerformingArts(WAAPA)intheAdvancedDiplomacoursemajoringinBallet.DuringhistimethereJakeperformedinnumerousContemporaryandBalletshowswithworksbychoreographerssuchasGeorgeBalanchine,RaewynHillandXiaoxingZhang.AfterGraduatingJakejoinedAustralianDanceTheatrein2014fortheEuropeantourofProximity.LaterthatyearhealsoperformedBeYourselfinJakarta,IndonesiaasapartoftheSaliharafestivalandthereturnseasonofProximityinAdelaide.InJune2015JakeperformedinanationaltourofBeYourself,performinginPerth,WesternAustralia.