In 1989 Padma moved to Australia. The same year, her first major work in Australia had an unprecedented premiere at the prestigious National Gallery of Australia. In 1992 the Kailash Dance Company led by her as Artistic Director was incorporated with funding from the Australian state and federal governments. The company soon established its reputation as the foremost non-western dance company in Australia. It had a wide touring program within Australia and internationally . During this time, she also established one of the largest dance schools in Australia teaching Indian dance. It grew to be a centre for Indian dance studies with its own library and magazine focusing on South Asian art called “Lekha”. Padma herself stopped teaching due to her choreographic commitments in 1995, but many of the graduates of the school continue to teach in centres across Australia. From 1994, Padma began working with professional modern dancers. In 1995 she collaborated with Meryl Tankard to create "Rasa" which premiered at the Adelaide International Festival of the Arts. In 1996 the company was renamed Padma Menon Dance Theatre. Padma created two ground breaking works under the new name- "The Woman is for Burning" and
"Laya- Women who Dare".
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