OUR TEAM

STEPHANIE

DIRECTOR

La Vérité Dance Projects is the brainchild of Stephanie Georges, an Australian dance teacher, choreographer and performer. After starting dance lessons at 2 ½ years of age, her professional training at elite Victorian academies allowed her to absorb the lessons from some of the world’s leading dance teachers, whilst shaping her vision for La Vérité.

Her experiences throughout these formative years left her with the realization that the performing arts demands vulnerability, and when in the right hands, gives us a unique opportunity to nurture the very human needs of personal discovery and development. While performance and teaching prowess are a common product of the system, it is also important to allow for the opportunity to understand and explore.

Stephanie’s ambition to acknowledge these intricacies has inevitably formed her reputation as a unique and inspiring teacher. As well as being an accomplished performer, she is also the creative and organisational inspiration behind each of La Vérité’s four Projects, holding the position of Company Director, and fully qualified Creative Arts Therapist (MSc Miecat). Each of these projects, although varied in their goals, draws from the company’s founding vision; to explore the truth behind our lives and the relationships we share.

OPAL

CORE TEACHER

Opal is a contemporary dance artist, educator, and choreographer with a rich and diverse training background across both classical and contemporary practices. She completed the Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Year in 2019 and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Dance Art from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2024, where she was awarded the prestigious Norma De Crunchy Award for Most Talented in Classical Ballet.

Throughout her training and professional career, Opal has performed works by leading choreographers including Rafael Bonachela, Stephanie Lake, Merce Cunningham, and Scimm Dance Company. Alongside her performance practice, she is an emerging choreographic voice, producing and presenting her own works at various festivals and events across Melbourne.

Opal has trained extensively in a wide range of styles, from classical ballet and contemporary dance to street and freestyle forms including hip hop and krump. This breadth of experience informs her teaching approach, which values both technical rigour and individual expression.

Currently, Opal is studying a degree in Psychology at the University of Melbourne, further deepening her interest in human behaviour, learning, and wellbeing. She believes dance is a deeply community-based and practice-driven art form, and that culture, connection, and inclusivity are essential to fostering a lifelong passion for movement.