Bella Hood

Bella Hood is a contemporary dance artist, teacher, choreographer, and community facilitator based in Gurambilbarra (Townsville). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) with First Class Honours from Queensland University of Technology and has worked professionally across performance, teaching, and community engagement for nearly a decade.

Bella was a Company Dancer with Australasian Dance Collective from 2017–2020 and has continued working extensively as an independent artist, teacher, and maker across Australia, alongside creating and presenting work through Kin dance company.

Alongside her performance career, Bella has experience teaching contemporary dance, improvisation, and yoga with professional dancers, youth, mature-aged participants, and community groups throughout Queensland. Her practice explores the intelligence of the body and our vital relationship to one another as part of a larger living ecosystem.

Bella is also a practicing Zenthai Shiatsu therapist and enjoys multi-day hikes, studying nutritional medicine, and getting her hands dirty in the garden.