Tahlia Szumowski

Born in Brisbane (Australia), Tahlia began her dance training at the Promenade Dance Studio before completing her professional education at the Queensland College of Dance in 2025. Tahlia was part of the Queensland Ballet Associate Program (2019) and has had scholarships for secondments with the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart (2021), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (2023), Houston Ballet Academy (2024), American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Onassis School (2024), Dortmund Ballett (2024), Australian Ballet School (2024) and Queensland Ballet Academy (2024). Tahlia was a finalist in the Alana Haines Awards (2023/2024) and the Fonteyn Dance Competition (2024), she won the National Claudia Dean Scholarship (2024) and the Australian RAD Advanced 1 Bursary (2024) as well as being selected as a candidate for the Prix de Lausanne (2025). In the 2025/26 season, Tahlia was a member of Bayerisches Junior Ballett München. Starting with the 2026/27 season, she is a corps de ballet dancer with Bayerisches Staatsballett.

(Information as of September 2026)

Productions in the 2025/26 season:
The Nutcracker (John Neumeier)
La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Taglioni)
Illusions – like Swan Lake (John Neumeier)