Hope Keogh is a young, emerging artist and proud JOKSOD alumni who has returned from Western Australia after completing her bachelor’s degree in dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Hope began her dance journey at the age of six and fell in-love with the JOKSOD family, during the 10 years under Joanne O’Kelly’s tutorage Hope received excellence in all Cecchetti examinations from Grade 1 to Advance 2, and she was Cecchetti scholar for many years. In 2015, Hope also had the privilege of attending under scholarship the Cecchetti summer program at Victoria Academy of Ballet in Canada. She spent her final years of high school studying at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. One of the many highlights of her time at VCASS was being one of the few Australians to have completed the Maestro Enrico Cecchetti Diploma examination at the young age of 17, this extensive syllabus taught Hope that anything can be achieved with a bit of passion, grit and determination.
In 2019, Hope moved across the country to further her training in dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Throughout her three years, Hope has enjoyed exploring her versatility in dance, studying the bodies limitless capacity to move and create new pathways and sensations. Hope’s repertoire includes classical ballet, contemporary, improvisation, Cunningham techniques, contact movement and choreography.
