Virtue

Emily (they/them) started dance lessons when they were three years old at NRG Allstars in Wollongong and attended dance and cheerleading lessons there for fifteen years. In 2014 they started traditional Scottish Highland dance lessons in New Zealand and continued them in Australia for seven years. In 2019 and again in 2023 they participated in the Dragons Dance Spectacular at WIN stadium. In 2024 they were a part of the first Australian open all-girl jazz team to place top three at The Dance Worlds international dance competition. In 2025 Emily successfully auditioned for a full-time dance course at Village Nation Performing Arts in Sydney. Emily has experience in stage and screen acting, singing, ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, lyrical, Highland, pom, musical theatre, acro, commercial, competitive cheerleading, and sideline cheerleading.

Bryna Glass (she/her) is an independent dance artist based in Brisbane, dancing since the age of five. She has thirteen years of ballet technique training, and seven years of modern and contemporary training. Bryna attended Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) from 2017 until 2021, where she was educated in dance theory, history, technique, and practice. During her time at the conservatory, she performed in and choreographed for eight dance productions. She graduated with the Most Outstanding in CoSA Dance award. Bryna has been a part of Phluxus2 Dance Collective’s annual Independance showcase since 2023. She featured in Colossus by Stephanie Lake alongside the Queensland Ballet Young Artists in 2024. She performed Somnium at Anywhere Festival Brisbane and North Australian Festival of the Arts in 2024. She toured her work Oblique as a part of Counterparts at the Phoenix Theatre in 2025.

As a Sydney-born performer, Jessy has based herself in the Illawarra for the past year, finding inspiration and grounding in nature as a powerful catalyst for her movement. After completing both a Certificate IV and a Diploma of Dance through Ev and Bow Full-Time Dance Training Centre (2017 – 2018), she has gone on to perform in contemporary works by various choreographers, including projects through One Dance Collective (2019 and 2022). Alongside her creative practice, Jessy works professionally in the mental health field. She holds a particular interest in the intersection of movement and mental health, having completed an Honours thesis investigating the relationship between dance and emotional intelligence. As a company member of Glasshouse Dance Collective, Jessy is excited to perform and continue exploring her reconnection to live performance.