Since its founding in 1971, the Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA) has established itself as Australia’s leading ballet academy, with a distinguished international reputation. Founded by the highly respected Tanya Pearson OAM—awarded the Order of Australia Medal for her outstanding contributions to the arts—the academy continues her legacy of excellence in dance education.

Today, TPA flourishes under the visionary executive and creative leadership of owners Gregor Thieler and Xanthe Geeves. Their shared mission is to deliver premier ballet classes and elite dance training, developing young dancers into accomplished, distinctive artists who succeed on the world stage.

TPA is immensely proud of our graduates, many of whom now excel on the world stage with renowned professional ballet schools and companies, turning their talent into extraordinary careers. Our alumni have joined prestigious organisations worldwide including The Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Canadian National Ballet, Scottish National Ballet, National Ballet of Portugal, Introdans Netherlands, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Hong Kong Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet Company, West Australian Ballet, Opera de Nice, Victorian State Ballet, and Atlantic Ballet Atlantique, Canada.