EAUTIFUL, talented and driven, Ako Kondo and Chengwu Guo are definitely an Australian glamour couple. Both principles of the Australian Ballet, where they met in 2010, and now about to have their first child, they have shared a little of their home life with Dance Australia.
Home for the pair is a Southbank apartment, in the same neighbourhood as the company headquarters. But it wouldn’t be a home without their beloved toy poodles, Teddy and Choco. Describing the ’hood, Chen tells me: “Our favourite places are the South Melbourne Market, the Port Melbourne dog beach, those locations are just so perfect. Middle Park, Albert Park Lake – that’s where I proposed to her”. Apparently, Choco dropped the ring on the path in front of Ako one day on a walk. How could she refuse?
Ako says: “I like living close to work because we want to be 100 percent ready, but also, I love the location. There are so many beautiful cafes and shops. Chen adds:
“Most importantly, when the company need us, we can be there”. Will their choice of home-base change
