Shaun Parker

Where were you born and what was your parents’ occupation?

I was born in Mildura, which is on the border of Victoria and NSW, and sits on the beautiful Murray River. My father Chester ran our farm as we had 30 acres of grapes, and my mother Beverley raised my brother, Cory, my sister, Kim, myself, several dogs and 12 chickens.

What is your first memory of dancing?

I truly experienced dance first when I went to see my which was put on by the Mildura & District Ballet Guild. I was 13 years old and I remember feeling absolutely compelled by the dancing and the production. I remember feeling a strange sense of déjà vu. I remember having visions of creating entire ballets in my mind, all dances that I wanted to do one day.