About our dancers....
Meg Rafinian
Meg grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and trained at Turning Point Dance under Michelle Hoffmann and her mum, Miki, who is also a dance teacher! She is a Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) graduate, completing her studies in 2023. Whilst at WAAPA she was able to perform remounts of the works Tannhauser Bacchanal (1972) by Pina Bausch, and 2 One Another (2012) Rafael Bonachela. Meg created the role of the Little Llama in the original cast of Lost Little Llama (2022). In 2024 she performed as the Llama once again, and as Granny in Little Red Riding Hood in a season at the State Theatre. Meg toured both roles through regional WA on the AWESOME Little Ballet Tour in 2025. Meg is currently studying Biomedical Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA), while working at Satchmo Cafe in North Perth. In her spare time, she enjoys film photography, painting and reading. On stage, Meg loves telling stories through dance and seeing the audiences’ joy when watching to Big Little Ballet productions.
Ruby Brazzalotto
Ruby began studying ballet at the age of three, attending classes at both the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy (TPCCA) and The McDonald College in Sydney, NSW. Ruby also trained at Atelier Australia in the Gold Coast, QLD, and the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education, where she performed alongside the main company and Atlanta Ballet 2, appearing in Serenade by George Balanchine, Beauty and the Beast and The Swan Princess by Bruce Wells, and the premiere of Yuri Possokov’s The Nutcracker. After returning to Australia, Ruby joined Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Year and graduated with a Diploma of Dance in 2021. In 2022, Ruby enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Dance) in 2024, and a Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours in 2025, achieving First Class Honours for her choreography and research. While at WAAPA, she was awarded the WAAPA Scholarship for Dance (2022), an Artist Relief Fund’s Student Endowment supported by Minderoo Foundation (2023) and attended a secondment in Germany at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz (2024).
Ruby has performed the Kookaburra in The Lost Little Llama and Little Red in Little Red Riding Hood, both in Perth and on Barking Gecko Arts’ AWESOME Little Ballet Tour 2025. Ruby’s favourite part about performing in children’s ballets is helping to encourage children’s enthusiasm about the performing arts through bringing characters to life on stage. Ruby also teaches ballet and contemporary dance at Charlesworth Ballet School and is an emerging choreographer who is passionate about creating theatrical dance-based works. In her free time, Ruby enjoys crocheting, listening to rock and alternative music, exploring fashion, and discovering the work of avant-garde/surrealist/expressionist artists.
Jerome Jordan
Jerome started dancing at the age of four. After training at Youth Ballet WA under Terri Charlesworth, he completed a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Dance) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Jerome created the role of the Wolf in Litte Red Riding Hood and has since also performed the Crocodile in The Lost Little Llama at the State Theatre Centre and on The AWESOME Little Ballet Tour in 2025. In his spare time, he enjoys visual arts, has a keen interest in aviation and any kind of sport you can think of! Jerome is passionate about storytelling and bringing his favourite childhood characters to life for little audiences far and wide.
Molly Ashleigh
Originally from Canberra, Australia, Molly began dancing at the age of two at Classical Ballet Centre Canberra. In 2022, she moved to Perth to complete her Bachelor of Arts (Dance) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2024. While at WAAPA, she performed the role of Clara in The Nutcracker and was awarded both the Dame Peggy van Praagh Award and the Paulette Carson Scholarship. After graduating, Molly toured through regional WA with The Lost Little Llama and Little Red Riding Hood on The AWESOME Litle Ballet Tour in 2025 and took part in two developmental projects with Claire Voss, alongside other freelance work. Outside of dance, Molly enjoys musical theatre, spending time with her friends and family, playing the piano, and going to the beach. Molly is a high-energy dancer who loves performing for Big Little Ballet audiences and giving them lots of thrills and laughs!
Leilani Connolly
Leilani grew up on the Gold Coast, Queensland, where her love of dance began at just four years old at Danielle’s Studio of Dance. She continued her training there throughout high school before completing a Diploma of Elite Performance at Queensland College of Dance in 2021. In 2022 she moved to Perth and graduated from the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts (Dance), completing her Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours) with Link Dance Company in 2025. She first performed in The Lost Little Llama in 2023 and toured with the AWESOME Little Ballet Tour through regional WA in 2025. She also competed in the Brisbane International Contemporary Dance Prix and is currently creating a new contemporary dance work with fellow Big Little Ballet member, Amelia Oddy. She loves performing in children’s ballets, sharing the stage with her friends and hearing the joyful responses from young audiences.
Amelia Oddy
Amelia is from Bunbury in Western Australia’s Southwest. She started ballet at five years old at Studio of Classical and Contemporary Dance, completed her RAD graded and vocational exams, and was even an ambassador for the Bunbury dance store, Stepping Out Dance World! She graduated from the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and has been a part of the children's ballet since the premiere of The Lost Little Lama in 2022. She was a cast member of The AWESOME Little Ballet Tour through regional WA in 2025 and got to perform the role of Mrs. Tick for her hometown audience! Amelia has also been a finalist in the Brisbane International Contemporary Dance Prix (2025), is a qualified Zumba instructor and an emerging choreographer. Her favourite part of being a Big Little Ballet member is engaging with young audiences, especially those who also live in regional areas.
Our repertoire...
The Lost Little Lama
An original story from the Big Little Ballet Company, the Lost Little Lama follows an adventurous llama who loves nothing more than running, jumping, and dancing! When one spectacular leap takes her far from home, she finds herself on an unexpected journey through the Australian bush. Alongside a mischievous kookaburra and a cast of crafty characters, our dancing llama discovers that sometimes getting lost is the best way to find yourself!
Little Red Riding Hood
In this empowering reimagining, our brave heroine, Little Red, takes matters into her own hands when she encounters a "vegetarian" Wolf and saves her hippie Granny. With classical ballet interwoven with poetry and song, along with plenty of surprising twists and turns, this heartwarming production will delight audiences of all ages. Prepare to be dazzled by our dancers, and awestruck by Emma Jayakumar's score.