RECENT GRADUATE | TRAINEE
Shinate Haynes
NACHO DUATO ACADEMY, MADRID | TPA GRADUATE
We are delighted to share that TPA graduate Shinate Haynes has joined the Nacho Duato Trainee Program in Madrid, Spain, performing with Compañía Nacho Duato.
Shinate began her training at Dance Institute in Tauranga, New Zealand, and joined us at Tanya Pearson Academy in 2025, where she completed her Diploma of Professional Dance. In 2025 she was a finalist at the Youth America Grand Prix, and in 2026 she won Silver in the Ruby Division at the World Ballet Crown. At the Australasian Classical Gala she was awarded a scholarship to the Nacho Duato Academy, as well as the Senior Cash Scholarship and the Diana de Vos Scholarship.
Shinate moved to Madrid in September, and in October she gave her first performance as a trainee, dancing L’amoroso.
Shinate, the whole TPA family is so proud of you, and we love following your journey on stage.
Photo: Australian Youth Ballet