Bella Lopes de Oliveira – Dancer
Bella (she/they) is an Australian/Brazilian dancer and choreographer, raised in the Illawarra. A background of classical ballet is where her passion for the art began, leading her to study ballet full time in Sydney at Classical Ballet 121. Bella then accepted places both at The European School of Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada where she took her training overseas for 2021 – 2022. Bella then returned home in search of contemporary training and accepted a place at AUSTI. Dance and Physical Theatre 2023 – 2024. In 2025, Bella was an actor and dancer in music videos for Mikayla Pasterfield, joined Bonnie Curtis Projects, and choreographed her own work (Clownface) in collaboration with two other Illawarra based-choreographers (Mara Glass and Elizabeth Apter) in the show TURNOUT. This year Bella continues their training with Bonnie Curtis Projects, recently performing their own solo project about gender exploration and has joined the new company, Glasshouse Dance Collective.
