Mr. Palmer began his career in musical theater and television in Australia as a youth and went on to dance with the Australian Ballet rising quickly to the soloist ranks. He then went on to dance as a Principal Dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Koninklijk Ballet Van Vlaanderen (Royal Flanders Ballet), San Francisco Ballet and Maximum Dance Company. As a choreographer, Mr. Palmer has created some thirty-five works to date, many performed by major dance companies world-wide. Mr. Palmer, in collaboration with Yanis Pikieris, has created several works including The Rite of Spring (Sun Post Winner–Best Original Work of the 2002-03 Season), Spectrum, Adiemus, and The Elements for Maximum Dance Company, the company they founded together in 1996. Mr. Palmer's awards include the Choo-San Goh Award for choreography for a completed commissioned work for San Francisco Ballet in 2000. He was the runner-up in The Peter Stuyversant International Ballet Competition, In 1999, 2000 and 2001 Mr. Palmer was named South Florida's "Best Male Dancer" by the Miami Beach Sun Post, and in 2004, he was awarded The New World School of The Arts Achievement Award for his work as founding Artistic Director of Maximum Dance Company who he led on international and national tours. During his eight years as Artistic director, Maximum Dance Company presented some eighty works, thirty world premieres and three full-evening works. Mr. Palmer has taught companies, master classes and workshops all over the world. He specializes in classical ballet, contemporary ballet and jazz techniques. In 2005, he was appointed the program director for two new series at Miami City Ballet, the Contemporary Dance and Young People's series.