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Tamara Zurvas | 2023 Speaker
Feeling, learning and becoming our bodies through ballet
Tamara was a professional dancer for over a decade with the Queensland Ballet and internationally. Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia, Tamara now works closely with Queensland Ballet to deliver programs across broader community ballet and arts health contexts. She is completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree with Queensland University of Technology exploring how ballet teachers can use embodied methodologies to foster more constructive ways of striving among students. Tamara is an advocate for the powerful impacts of ballet and she envisions a future that includes more expansive outreach and participation in dance across diverse communities.