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Daniele Baccala was born in London, UK, and started dancing at a young age, when she was 12 she won a scholarship to study with the charismatic Laverne Meyer at the Legat School of Russian Ballet. She has been living in Far North Queensland since 1999 working as a performance artist, choreographer and dance teacher at the Regional Institute of Performing Arts. Daniele’s main focus in contemporary dance and collaborative performance led her to found Cairns dance collective Diverse Dance in 2004. Daniele has been involved as a performer, teacher and choreographer in various arts projects in Far North Queensland, including Festival Cairns, Carnival on Collins, Australian Dance Week and Upholstery Art exhibitions to name a few. Over the past few years Daniele has been invited as a guest teacher to Hopevale State School, Cooktown State High School, Gordonvale State School, Yarrabah State High School, Freshwater State School and Kuranda State High School. |