La Trobe's partnership with The Australian Ballet

Optimising dancer performance and health

What happens when Australia's most renowned ballet company joins forces with a university known for excellence in research and learning experiences? A multifaceted partnership that's making gravity-defying leaps in the realms of sport, art and education.

Our partnership unites La Trobe University’s world-class sports and exercise medicine researchers with The Australian Ballet’s internationally respected injury prevention and rehabilitation team to optimise dancer performance and health.

La Trobe and The Australian Ballet: an impactful partnership

La Trobe and The Australian Ballet: an impactful partnership

As The Australian Ballet's Research Partner, we have brought together La Trobe's acclaimed researchers in exercise medicine with The Australian Ballet's internationally recognised medical team.

Optimising dancer performance and health with research

Optimising dancer performance and health with research

We’re using our research findings to improve ballet training, injury rehabilitation, and wellbeing and development programs.

A joint effort: Understanding what’s good for your joints

A joint effort: Understanding what’s good for your joints

Discover the latest developments in research into protecting and treating your joints in a discussion by leading experts from La Trobe University and The Australian Ballet.

Meet our Australian Ballet ambassador

Meet our Australian Ballet ambassador

We're pleased to announce our ambassador Benedicte Bemet.

La Trobe and The Australian Ballet have informally collaborated on research since 2015 and we officially partnered in 2017. View some of our collaborative research projects, like our latest Swan Lake Achilles tendon study.

Find out about our Swan Lake research