NAOMI SCHLAEPFER

Naomi began her dance training when she joined The Graduate College of Dance in Year 5 2004.  After being accepted into the Queensland University of Technology for 2012 Bachelor of Dance Performance course she was selected by Perth Modern School for the Dean’s Entry Award for Law at Murdoch University, which she eventually became the recipient and has accepted the award.  Congratulations Naomi, the College is very proud of your achievements both in dance and academically.

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CHLOE COTRILL

Chloe has been a student of The Graduate College of Dance since 2009 as an Introductory Dance Performance Course student.  Chloe’s talent was recognised this year when in Term 2 she was moved from Year 6 to the Year 7 level.  In October, Chloe successfully auditioned for Elmhurst School of Dance, a vocational dance establishment in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK.  Chloe is a recipient of the school’s Music and Dance Scheme which helps identify and assist children with exceptional potential.  We wish Chloe and her parents Michelle and John every success in their move back to the UK.

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TIMOTHY HARFORD
Congratulations to Timothy Harford, former student of The Graduate College of Dance, who will be taking up a position in The Australian Ballet this year. Tim commenced training with the College in Year 5 2001 and after completing Year 9 in 2005 Tim was offered a full-time position with The Australian Ballet School where he continued his dance training until he graduated last year. Our congratulations also go to another former student Alexander McKinnon who graduated from The Australian Ballet School last year.


Pictured L-R: James Treweek, Timothy Harford and Alexander McKinnon (2005)

Timothy Harford was born in Perth and moved to Melbourne at the age of 14. He started swimming at the age of four and then moved onto dancing, football, cricket and basketball until he finally committed to ballet at the age of ten, studying at the Graduate College of Dance at Perth Modern School. He received the Simon Lee Foundation Scholarship in 2005 and was accepted into The Royal Ballet White Lodge Summer School the same year. He was accepted into The Australian Ballet School in 2006; in his time there he received the Level Five Encouragement Award and the Level Seven Award for Excellence. Tim toured with The Dancers Company in 2009 and 2010 and joined the Australian Ballet in 2011.

You may not know... Tim likes playing guitar and football and is learning Japanese.

Courtesy of The Australian Ballet.  Photography James Braund.