Emma Porteus
Emma Porteus
Teacher
Emma is an independent dancer, choreographer and teacher currently based in Launceston. Emma began her contemporary dance career in 2001 with Stompin Youth Dance where she performed in a Placement as part of the first Ten Days on the Island Festival. After completing her degree in Contemporary Dance at Deakin University, graduating with distinction, she undertook and completed her Honours research into the collaborative process. This is a continuing interest of Emma's, and she constantly is drawn to new experiences that help her further her research. In 2004 Emma created and performed in the Melbourne Fringe Festival show Lamplight verses the Moon, which was selected for the Graduate Showcase at Dancehouse. In 2005 Emma was asked to co-choreograph Tasdance's education project Microscope. Later that year she was assistant director on Dance Path, held at Dancehouse in Melbourne. In 2006 Emma choreographed for Stompin as part of the Outback Fringe Festival in Roxby Downs and choreographed the 2006 annual education project Dry as a Bone for Tasdance. In November she performed and choreographed in Tasdance's Illuminations3, and has been thrilled to choreograph White Light with Jay.