Diana Loosmore

Diana trained at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Her performance career spans 20 years internationally performing with Alston, James, Bonachela, Bruce, and Douglas. Joining Scottish Ballet as a soloist in 2003 under Ashley Page, Diana danced many of his works alongside Alston, Petronio, Davies,Forsythe, Spink, Ashton, Brown, Pastor, Meckler/Lopez Ochoa, Lawrance and Bourne. Diana received a Herald Angel award for excellence during the Edinburgh Festival in 2005.

Diana’s choreographic career began under Ashley Page at Scottish Ballet with her first work Sirocco, premiering in 2006, following that she was awarded the Peter Darrell Choreographic Award for Chasing Ghosts, which was performed at the Peter Darrell Gala, and as part of Scottish Ballet’s Autumn Season in 2007. Diana was then commissioned to create Lull in 2008 for Scottish Ballet.

In 2013 Diana created Astray for YDance and in 2015 Creative Scotland supported Diana with High Heart Dance Company and Daniel’s Beard Musicians to create Fray for an evening at Cottiers Dance Festival performed again in 2016. Diana has worked as a Mentor and facilitated in professional dancer development programmes, taught at Yorkshire Ballet Seminars, The Dance School of Scotland and Scottish Ballet Company and is currently teaching the Scottish Ballet Associates.

Diana was involved in the development of the BA Modern Ballet programme in 2009 and since has worked as a Lecturer on the programme teaching contemporary, repertoire, choreography and improvisation. Completing her Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Arts Education in 2016. Diana is also a fully qualified Gyrotonic instructor. Diana has created many works for the BA Modern Ballet graduating students over the years, for 2026 Diana has had the pleasure of creating Submerge with the students. This project has been supported by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ‘s Athenaeum Awards.