1Xin Ji: The Hero's Journey When he discovered dancing at just eight years old, Xin knew he'd found his passion for life. He was at primary school when a tutor offered the opportunity of dance classes at the weekend. Xin secretly attended the class on a Saturday morning for three months without telling his parents. Eventually, the teacher said he needed to be paid so he told his mum, who was shocked. She didn't think he would continue for long but agreed to pay for another three months of classes and Xin has been dancing ever since.

2Rina Chae: K-Pop Queen Rina moved to NZ with her conservative family from Korea in 1994 at the age of 10. Her two sisters became doctors and she turned out to be the artsy, black sheep of the family.

3Swaroopa Prameela Unni: Breaking the Patriarchy Swaroopa Prameela Unni is a performing artist and a dance educator. In 2011, she founded her dance school Natyaloka School of Indian Dance in Dunedin, where she teaches Bharatanatyam, the oldest classical dance tradition in India.