Western Australia

Sienna Marramiero

I began dancing at the age of six and quickly fell in love with the freedom and expression it brings. Ballet has always been especially meaningful to me. I love the power of the music and the way movement makes me feel. For me, dance is both a creative outlet and a space to relax.

I am currently in my third year of a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, driven by my passion for helping individuals of all ages and abilities to maintain their independence and engage in meaningful daily activities.

I’m excited to combine my love of ballet with my growing professional knowledge and contribute positively to the Ballet 4 Wellbeing community.

"I’m proud to be part of the team at Ballet4Wellbeing!"

Nicola Berti

Nicola has been dancing since the age of three, training across a range of styles and developing a lifelong love for ballet.

As a third-year Occupational Therapy student, she is passionate about helping people of all abilities experience the joy of movement while promoting wellbeing, confidence, and participation through accessible ballet classes.

"I am proud to be part of the team, delivering meaningful and uplifting seated ballet sessions that bring joy, confidence, and connection to every participant."

Julie Bartoli

Joining the Ballet4Wellbeing Team feels like a natural way to combine my passion for care and my love for ballet.

With a background as a nurse and now working as a counsellor, supporting people’s physical and emotional wellbeing has always been at the heart of what I do.

Ballet has been part of my life since childhood, a space of freedom, expression, and connection.

Through B4W, I create gentle and meaningful experiences where each person can reconnect with their body, feel uplifted, and experience joy, whatever their abilities. For me, movement is not about performance, but about feeling, presence, and human connection.

Candice Adea

Candice is an internationally acclaimed ballet dancer. Former Soloist with West Australian Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet and Principal Dancer with Ballet Philippines.

Throughout her career, she has performed leading roles in celebrated productions including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet and The Nutcracker.

Candice made history as the first Filipina to win Gold medal in the Senior Women’s Division at the 2012 Helsinki International Ballet Competition. She has also received awards at major international competitions in the USA and South Korea, along with the 2021 Best Dancer Award at the Performing Arts WA Awards.

In addition to performing, Candice is a passionate teacher and coach who has led ballet and contemporary masterclasses internationally, inspiring dancers of all ages and levels with her artistry and experience.

Victoria

Sian Stokes

Sian trained at the Graduate College of Dance with Terri Charlesworth before continuing her studies in Monaco on a Princess Grace scholarship. She later joined The Australian Ballet, where she was promoted to Principal Ballerina.

In 1986 she won the Silver Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Sian went on to star in musical theatre productions including Beauty and the Beast, Sweet Charity, and Dancin’ Man as Cyd Charisse. She is a two-time Green Room Award winner and a recipient of the Western Australian Young Achiever of the Year award.

Madaleine Armstrong

Madaleine is a dancer, performer, teacher and somatic practitioner with a passion for accessible and community-based dance. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, she also trained at The Australian Ballet School.

Madaleine has facilitated dance experiences for diverse communities, including older adults, neurodivergent people, people with disability, young people and culturally diverse communities. She currently teaches dance to people with Down syndrome through Dancekin and has previously worked with Dancenorth’s Community Experience program and Inclusion Melbourne.

For the past nine years, Madaleine has worked independently under the name Mad Mover and in collaboration with other artists, performing and creating work across Australia’s East Coast. Her performance credits include Melbourne Fringe, PUNQ, the North Australian Festival of Arts, Splendour in the Grass and Strawberry Fields.

Madaleine is also studying Movement Therapy, further exploring movement as a powerful tool for expression, connection, creativity and wellbeing.

Alice Dixon

Alice is a dancer, performer, choreographer, teacher and movement artist working across contemporary dance, theatre and experimental performance. She has extensive performance credits with leading companies and artists, including Lucy Guerin Inc., Chunky Move (Antony Hamilton), Opera Australia, Reckless Sleepers (UK), Natalie Cursio, APHIDS, Deanne Butterworth, Philip Adams (BalletLab), and Monica Bill Barnes & Co. (NYC). Recent performance highlights include Lucy Guerin’s retrospectives NEWRETRO (ACCA, 2023) and NEWRETRO REDUX (2024), international tours of Pendulum, and performing alongside Mish Grigor in Class Act at the Sydney Opera House.

Alice’s independent choreographic practice has been supported through national and international residencies, commissions and major arts funding. She has been commissioned to create works for Escalator (Stephanie Lake Company) and ASTRA, and in 2026 her full-length work Silver Stocks was presented by Dancehouse to critical acclaim.

Her works with collective alicewillcaroline have been presented at Dance Massive, Next Wave, FOLA, Dancehouse, Carriageworks, the NGV, and for the Keir Choreographic Award. They received the 2020 Green Room Award for Best Ensemble (Dance) and a Fellowship in 2022 from the late Chloe Munro. In 2024, they were Directors in Residence at Lucy Guerin Inc. and recipients of a bespoke residency at The Australian Ballet Centre. 

Alice is a regular class teacher at Chunky Move and Lucy Guerin Inc. She has taught contemporary dance, ballet, movement and yoga to a broad range of participants through organisations and institutions including the Victorian College of the Arts, Transit Dance, Inclusion Foundation, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA), and The Australian Ballet.