Brianna is a proud Darkinjung and Latje Latje woman, born and raised on Wannaruah land in Muswellbrook. Brianna started her cultural dancing in kindergarten, performing multiple dances for her primary school and her local community. Brianna then moved onto Darkinyung land in 2019, instantly being drawn to her High School Aboriginal dance group, where she then performed her schools’ welcome dance “The Dreaming” for multiple other schools and around the community.
Brianna then furthered her dancing by participating in Starstruck’s yearly show, performing for 4 years, 2 of them being a featured dancer in 2023 and 2024, which included former NAISDA graduate Neville Boneys Aboriginal piece. She had also danced and performed with another former graduate Juanita Duncan at the Lake Macquarie Naidoc ceremony at Speers Point. Brianna participated in NAISDA’S Kinship and Connection program with Tahlia Watton in 2024.
Brianna is currently studying her certificate III in Dance Practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at NAISDA. After graduating NAISDA in 2030, Brianna wants to create dance stories about her world, her stories and her mob while also wanting to travel the world, learning different Indigenous history and dancing, while sharing her knowledge and stories along the way.