Peta is a proud Dharug woman from the Booroberongal clan, of New South Wales. She began her performing arts journey at thirteen, studying all styles of dance at the castlereagh school of theatrical Dance then going on to train at NAISDA Dance College completing 2 years then later joining Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre under the direction of Raymond Blanco touring Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Latin America.
Peta became a member of the celebrated Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2000, appearing in the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics Arts Festival, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and dancing n Skin, Corroboree and Walkabout And the opening of Canberra’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Since leaving Bangarra Dance Theatre, Peta has worked as a freelance Performer, Choreographer, and Dance Teacher, and a Designer for costumes, props, and scenery.
Peta formed Jannawi Dance Clan in 2008 Jannawi Dance Clan is based at Murama Healing Space on wangal country. Jannawi is all about the continuation and revitalisation of Dharug language stories song and dance Jannawi is an intergenerational dance company with four generations, Peta’s Mother Pauline has played a pivotal role in Jannawi Dance clan working endlessly on Costuming and cultural adornments Peta is Cultural leader in her community.
Peta has worked closely with Matthew Doyle and Rhoda Roberts for over 20 years on many different projects.
Her extensive credits include Sydney Dreaming Festival, Rugby World Cup, Sydney Swans Reconciliation Match, Canberra’s World Leaders Conference, Woodford Dreaming Festival, artistic director of Woggan-ma-gule ceremonies for 6 years, the opening of the Musée du Branly in Paris, and the Utzon Memorial Ceremony. Also including the Blues festival and Boomerang festival for 6 years opening ceremony of Alliance Stadium, Ground loop film Art Gallery of NSW, and Judy Watson’s Skull Duggery response at Art Space Message Stick festival, Home ground festival Dance Rites Judges, performers and competitors winning the wild card, Badu Gili opening, Blacktown Native institute hand over to Dharug, Burramatta Naidoc celebrations, Warami program Parramatta, Lucy Guiren residency, Rainbow Serpent festival Melbourne, World Pride & Mardi Gras with Moogahlin performing Arts Vivid and Elevate festivals, Sydney festivals Dyin Nura, Military Tattoo, Fire fighter concert, Welcoming ceremony Sydney Olympic park ,The Vigil, Wugulora- ora and Mother’s Day ceremonies Barangaroo, various New Year’s Eve performances Sydney Opera House, The Boomerang Project touring New Zealand Womad festival Scotland and the Sydney Opera House, an Industry participant for the Coastal Dance festival with the dancers of Damelahamid, Vancouver Canada in January 2023.
Peta and Jannawi Dance clan have done many many more various performances all around Darug lands too many to mention. Peta has made costumes for Naisda dance college for over 10 years and has made many other costumes for various different works.
Peta is also a proud mother of five children and grandmother of 3.