Taking her first ballet class at age three in the small, West Australian town of Esperance, Natalie was one of those children who thrived on ballet and never looked back. She completed her vocational examinations at Perth’s Academy of Ballet and Performance, becoming an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance as well as being a candidate for Solo Seal. The daughter of a school teacher and music specialist, teaching was in her blood and she jumped at any chance to assist in teaching younger students throughout her own training.