Joan Halliday was his first inspiring, unforgettable teacher at the Halliday Dance Centre in Sydney. He danced until he was 29-years-old, it was then he said he realised that he needed a stable job and became a hairstylist. That job took Mr Daulnais all over the world before settling here on the Sunshine Coast where he began exploring his passion again though FitBarre-fitness classes. Former Ukrainian ballerina and teacher Angelika Burroughs said it is inspirational to have Leon in her class. "He is such a gentleman, as all male ballet dancers are," she said. "Male dancers have been trained from a very young age how to treat a lady well, support and take care of her and this training hasn't changed in 600 years.