Niamh O’Meara trained at Chilton Ballet Academy in Lower Hutt and the New Zealand School of Dance. In 2020, Niamh was a finalist in the RAD 14 plus awards and won the bronze medal in the senior division of the Asian Grand Prix finals. Niamh was a part of the RNZB’s National Mentor Programme in 2020 and in 2022 joined the RNZB as a guest dancer for Tutus on Tour. Niamh joins the RNZB as one of two Friedlander Foundation Scholars for 2023.