Rheannan Port is a Lama Lama, Ayapathu and Kuku Yalanji woman with over 20 years of experience working within Indigenous arts and culture as a dancer, choreographer and educator. She is currently a Lecturer in Dance (Indigenous) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development with a special interest in Indigenous dance pedagogy.

An alum of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Rheannan participated on cultural residencies learning traditional songs and dances from Warmun (WA) and Ngukurr (NT) Aboriginal communities and Badu and Iama Torres Strait Island communities. Whilst at NAISDA Rheannan also learned traditional songs and dances from Mer Island (QLD) and Yirrkala community (NT). During her time at NAISDA she danced at the Sydney Olympic Games Opening (Awakening) and Closing Ceremony (Island Home, Christine Anu) and participated on two international residencies performing at JakArt International Arts Festival, and EKI Dance Company Jakarta Indonesia

A former professional dancer with Bangarra Dance Theatre from 2003-2006 (4 years) Rheannan toured with the company to regional and metropolitan destinations including collaborations with The Australian Ballet. International tours with the company included Nagoya JPN, Auckland NZ, London, Manchester and Aldeburgh UK, Washington D.C (The Kennedy Center), Honolulu, Kamuela, Maui, Raleigh, Hampton and New York (Brooklyn Academy of Music) USA.

Other dance achievements include Shanghai World Expo China, Gomuka Pecan Summer Melbourne Arts Centre and Womindjeka Elements 2 MPavilion for Short Black Opera, Worawa Aboriginal College Healesville, Stingray Story and LINE inspired by Lin Onus' Fruitbats installation for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduation Season VCA, dance residency at Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore, and dance educator for The Living Pavilion, Next Wave.

In the 2024 development of Global Atelier: Travelling Studio, Rheannan was dance tour coordinator and choreographer at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Surakarta, and rehearsal director for Fractal by Nicole Corea and Nonesuch by Anna Smith at Solo International Performing Arts Festival (SIPA), and Artjog Yogyakarta Indonesia. She is also the dance mentor and cultural development lead for the First Nations' dance mentor and Anne Kantor Travel Scholarship program, supporting dance experiences for First Nations' dance students at VCA Dance. Dance experiences include participating at Praque Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space conference and festival, Czech Republic in 2023 and masterclasses with Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Rheannan holds a Master of Fine Arts (Dance) with First Class Honours at The University of Melbourne, a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Arts Management at The Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development the University of Melbourne, a Diploma and Certificate in Dance at the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association Inc, (NAISDA).

Rheannan is a member of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music International Committee (Indigenous Internationalisation), Indigenous Cultural Advisory Committee Bangarra Dance Theatre and First Nations Consultation Group Merri-Bek City Council.

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