Do you have an acquired brain injury, live in a regional or rural area in Queensland and want to join an online exercise program?
Wednesdays, 11:30am–12:00pm | 26 August – 21 October 2026
Queensland Ballet is teaming up with researchers from The University of Queensland to pilot and deliver
the successful Ballet for Brain Injury program as a live online program.
What’s the Ballet for Brain Injury program?
A tailored dance program for people living with a brain injury, underpinned by research and delivered by
Queensland Ballet’s experienced Teaching Artists. You can participate even if you have never danced
before - it’s about trying something new and fun, reducing isolation and meeting others with similar lived
experience!
What’s involved in the study?
- 10x weekly group sessions of the Ballet for Brain Injury program delivered online on Wednesdays, 11:30am–12:00pm | 26 August – 21 October 2026
- 3x online surveys (completed before and after the 10-week program) and one interview about your experiences in the study
Who can participate?
To participate, you must be 18 years old or over and;
Living with an acquired brain injury, post-stroke, or post-brain cancer
- Be medically stable
- Have experienced your injury more than 6 months ago
- Be living at home or in a community setting in regional or rural Queensland
- Be willing to participate in a 10-week Ballet for Brain Injury dance program
- Have access to a mobile device or computer with Internet access and a webcam
- Have not previously attended more than 4 in-person Ballet for Brain Injury classes
Get Involved
For more information or to register your interest, please contact us via email.
Ms Zara Gomes zgomes@queenslandballet.com.au
Dr Riley Brown riley.brown@uq.edu.au
Research Team telebraintrial@uq.edu.au
This project has been approved by The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee [Approval No. 2026/HE010207].