Sky Bailey
Samba Instructor
Sky Bailey is a technically trained dancer, choreographer and instructor with a background in commercial dance. Her forte now lies in Brazilian and Latin dance which she has been focused on for the past 9 years. Sky is one of the directors of the Australia Samba Congress and Prana Entertainment. She is an official Passista of Sao Clemente in Rio and parades annually in Carnaval.
Sky is an accomplished Brazilian Samba performer with an extensive level of experience in Brazilian entertainment. She has performed at most of the major Brazilian events in Sydney over the past 7 years including The Australian Olympic Committee’s Rio 2016 events, South Juniors auditorium, Brazilian Carnaval events, The Sydney Mardi Gras, CarnivArgyle, The Brazilian Festival, Darling Harbour Fiesta, Bondi Latin Festival and FIFA World Cup events in Sydney.
With professional training at the Australian Dance Performance institute (Brisbane) in musical theatre and Urban Dance Centre (Sydney) in performing arts, Sky’s extensive dance conditioning and experience has provided her with a sound technical base and a diverse stylistic background. Her versatility has allowed her to perform, choreograph and teach across a variety of genres including jazz, hip hop, tap, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, street Latin, Brazilian and Afro.
Sky has been an active figure in the Latin dance scene performing and choreographing in major events and competitions such as the Australian Bachata Championships, where her team achieved 2nd place. Sky has also performed for Juliette Verne (choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance Australia) in her company ‘J Foxx Productions’, performing a Russian Cabaret show around Sydney. She performed at the Australian Dance Festival 2009 in Veronica Beattie’s piece ‘What Is Jazz’ and has performed for many other choreographers such as Travers Ross and Tiana Canterbury.
Sky’s forte also lies in digital marketing, brand and social media consultancy. She works with various artists and creative brands to build and promote their profiles across a range of digital platforms.