Peta Strachan

PETA STRACHAN is a descendant of the Dharug people from the Kurrajong area of NSW. She studied at NAISDA and in 1994 joined Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre touring Australia, Indonesia, NZ and Latin America. Peta joined Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2000, appearing in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games, Skin and Corroboree and Walkabout. Since then she has worked as a freelance dancer teaching and choreographing for young people in communities such as Yirrikala and Katherine.