Sixteen-year-old Maddy Murphy, who grew up in the remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, is set to travel nearly 15,000 kilometres to Switzerland after earning a place at the prestigious Tanz Akademie Zurich. After years of balancing ballet, distance education and multiple moves for training, she hopes to become a professional company dancer while inspiring other children from rural communities to follow their dreams.
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Maddy Murphy, 16, travels 15,000km to join Swiss ballet academy
- by The News Vista
- August 2, 2026
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