ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | SOLOIST
Katherine Sonnekus
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET | TPA ALUMNA
We are proud to celebrate TPA alumna Katherine Sonnekus, a Soloist with The Australian Ballet.
Katherine trained with us at Tanya Pearson Academy, and also studied at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of American Ballet Theatre in New York.
Katherine was promoted to Soloist with The Australian Ballet in 2023. Her roles include Helena in The Dream, Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and Carabosse in The Sleeping Beauty, and she has been nominated for the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award.
This year Katherine came home to dance Odette in Swan Lake Act II with the Australian Youth Ballet in our Triple Bill 2026, a wonderful moment for our students to share the stage with her.
“A quality that my full-time studies helped me develop was definitely resilience. … I’m grateful to have had that experience at TPA.”KATHERINE SONNEKUS, DANCE AUSTRALIA
Katherine, the whole TPA family is so proud of you, and we love following your journey on stage.
Photo: courtesy of Katherine Sonnekus