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Like most daughters, Nadiah’s mother insisted that she participate in Ballet classes. She drove her to class every Saturday morning, however all she did, was sit in the corner and sulk! What a turn around!
Nadiah relocated to Brisbane from Malaysia in 2005 to continue dancing and further her studies at University. She diligently attended classes at every opportunity, nearly forfeiting her degree in the process. In 2008, Amelia Lynch introduced Dancehall to MDH, that is when Nadiah discovered her true niche. She competed in the Brisbane Dancehall Queen competition and flew to Sydney to represent Brisbane in the national finals. She was crowned Dancehall Queen of Australia. Since then she has performed at various events and conducts Dancehall workshops. She recently taught at Island Vibe Festival.
Nadiah’s style has scored her many a position dancing as a podium dancer at many Brisbane and Gold Coast Night Clubs. was also offered her very first position as a freestyle podium dancer with the Family Nightclub.
Nadiah has a ‘Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Marine Biology’ degree however is satisfied to focus on building her career as a performance artist instead. In 2010, she immersed herself completely by undertaking the year long Professional Performers Course offered by the Raw Dance Company. As a result, Nadiah has extensive training in Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop, Technical Jazz, Funk Tap, Afro Jazz, Samba, Ballet, Acrobatics and many more. She has also extended her skills into circus arts where her apparatus of choice are the Lyra, Static Trapeze and Silks.
