Alexandra Darnley-Stuart
Director: Allegra Studios
Alexandra Darnley-Stuart (Alex) completed her initial dance training in Canberra, performing for National Capital Dancers. A highlight was the lead role in Coppelia. Alex furthered her training and performance experience in America at The Boston Ballet School, Tulsa Ballet Centre, and The Tulsa Ballet, having been awarded the 2004 Australian American Scholarship and full tuition scholarship to The Tulsa Ballet Centre for Dance Education. Alex performed Corp de Ballet roles in Romeo and Juliet with The Boston Ballet and in The Nutcracker with The Tulsa Ballet. A highlight of Alex’s career in Australia included the lead role in choreographer Jane Porani’s eloquently re-mastered contemporary version of the famous ballet Giselle, in Townsville in 2011.
Alex was honoured to have her role choreographed specifically for her.
Where it all began
Alexandra Darnley-Stuart has been studying the mechanics of the human body as it moves, dances, and grows since 2005 when she endured a dance related injury causing her to take a break from dance and commence her studies in Physiotherapy. Alexandra graduated with honours in 2011, delivering a study on Forming a Wholistic Framework for Developing and Sustaining Healthy Dancers. Alex was later awarded the Physiotherapy Research Foundation prize for her research conducted with the Australian Ballet. With a special interest in foot and ankle injuries in the dance arena, Alex is committed to supporting dancers to make it back to the dance floor for a long and successful life of movement, health and well-being.
To view an excerpt of Alex's research, click here.
Live Productions
As an avid advocate for preventative care and management, Alex, also is passionate about providing live performance opportunities for her students, and for the wider community to enjoy. She strongly believes that live productions of dance, theatre, music, and drama are powerful cultural experiences for all ages, and bring joy and confidence, as well as have positive impacts on mental health and overall health and well-being.