Miss Rumble first started dancing when she was six and by the end of year 8 she was dancing full-time.

By age 13, Miss Rumble was attending the Projection Dance School in Albury-Wodonga with one goal in mind - to become a professional dancer.

However, it has been no easy task for the teenager and chucking a pandemic into the mix has proven challenging.

"I set my sights on finding a school. I can't join a dance company or get a job as a professional dancer at 16, so I had to find a way to get there, a bit like a stepping stone," Miss Rumble said.

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And that stepping stone is attending Conlan College, a pre-eminent dance training facility.

Miss Rumble said although the transition from a regional location like Wagga to a city like Sydney had been daunting, it was necessary.

"In Australia the dance industry is tiny compared to Europe or America," she said.

"Then put a pandemic on top of it, the odds weren't necessarily in my favour."

And, so far, Miss Rumble isn't regretting having taken a leap of faith.

"I love it and I've even picked up a course to get a Certificate IV in dance," she said.

"I had a bit of a culture shock moving from a country house in Wagga to a Sydney apartment but everything settles with time."

Next, Miss Rumble will set her sights on one of Sydney's three major dance companies.

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