Originally from Geelong, Tayla began her dance training at Infinite Dance Studios at a young age. Tayla commenced full-time training at Patrick Studios Australia Academy program in 2018 before undertaking the Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year in 2022, where she performed works by choreographers including Melanie Lane, Stephanie Lake, Jenni Large, Tobiah Booth-Remmers, Gabrielle Nankivell and Rafael Bonachela. After graduating from the Pre-Professional Year, Tayla joined Sydney Dance Company as Trainee in 2024, performing and touring around Australia and internationally repertoire and new creations from Rafael Bonachela, Antony Hamilton, Melanie Lane, Amber McCartney and Piran Scott.
Tayla has been involved in numerous movement and fashion campaigns for brands such as Last Layer, Indosole, JOSLIN, Myer and Carla Zampatti and has featured in adverts for Junior Eurovision, ABC and the Sydney Opera House. After relocating to Melbourne, 2025 saw Tayla perform in Oli Mathiesen’s “The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave” for it’s Melbourne Rising Festival season, and alongside Jenni Large in the duet “Wet Hard Long” for The Australian Ballet’s Dance X program.